diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IEntityInventory.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IEntityInventory.cs
index d893890d83..1e2f60bbe9 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IEntityInventory.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IEntityInventory.cs
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Interfaces
         /// in this prim's inventory.</param>
         /// <returns>false if the item did not exist, true if the update occurred successfully</returns>
         bool UpdateInventoryItem(TaskInventoryItem item);
+        bool UpdateInventoryItem(TaskInventoryItem item, bool fireScriptEvents);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Remove an item from this entity's inventory
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPartInventory.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPartInventory.cs
index f875224d6a..bc3225a1cc 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPartInventory.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPartInventory.cs
@@ -734,6 +734,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// in this prim's inventory.</param>
         /// <returns>false if the item did not exist, true if the update occurred successfully</returns>
         public bool UpdateInventoryItem(TaskInventoryItem item)
+        {
+            return UpdateInventoryItem(item, true);
+        }
+
+        public bool UpdateInventoryItem(TaskInventoryItem item, bool fireScriptEvents)
         {
             m_items.LockItemsForWrite(true);
 
@@ -765,7 +770,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
                 m_items[item.ItemID] = item;
                 m_inventorySerial++;
-                m_part.TriggerScriptChangedEvent(Changed.INVENTORY);
+                if (fireScriptEvents)
+                    m_part.TriggerScriptChangedEvent(Changed.INVENTORY);
                 HasInventoryChanged = true;
                 m_part.ParentGroup.HasGroupChanged = true;
                 m_items.LockItemsForWrite(false);