diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs
index 408474178b..37cfe1d25f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs
@@ -700,6 +700,7 @@ namespace OpenSim
             scene.LoadWorldMap();
 
             scene.PhysicsScene = GetPhysicsScene(scene.RegionInfo.RegionName);
+            scene.PhysicsScene.RequestAssetMethod = scene.PhysicsRequestAsset;
             scene.PhysicsScene.SetTerrain(scene.Heightmap.GetFloatsSerialised());
             scene.PhysicsScene.SetWaterLevel((float) regionInfo.RegionSettings.WaterHeight);
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
index d18fffde04..a2016dac04 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
@@ -2131,7 +2131,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 if ((item.CurrentPermissions & (uint)PermissionMask.Copy) == 0)
                     sourcePart.Inventory.RemoveInventoryItem(item.ItemID);
             }
-                                    
+
+            group.RezzingObjectID = sourcePart.UUID;
             AddNewSceneObject(group, true, pos, rot, vel);
             
             // We can only call this after adding the scene object, since the scene object references the scene
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index eb4ba41d7b..c77457c764 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -5421,5 +5421,21 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 m_SpawnPoint = 1;
             return m_SpawnPoint - 1;
         }
+
+        // Wrappers to get physics modules retrieve assets. Has to be done this way
+        // because we can't assign the asset service to physics directly - at the
+        // time physics are instantiated it's not registered but it will be by
+        // the time the first prim exists.
+        public void PhysicsRequestAsset(UUID assetID, AssetReceivedDelegate callback)
+        {
+            AssetService.Get(assetID.ToString(), callback, PhysicsAssetReceived);
+        }
+
+        private void PhysicsAssetReceived(string id, Object sender, AssetBase asset)
+        {
+            AssetReceivedDelegate callback = (AssetReceivedDelegate)sender;
+
+            callback(asset);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
index 52469a2302..13cc5cd559 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
  */
 
 using System;
+using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Drawing;
 using System.IO;
@@ -610,6 +611,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// </remarks>
         public UUID FromItemID { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Refers to the SceneObjectPart.UUID property of the object that this object was rezzed from, if applicable.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// If not applicable will be UUID.Zero
+        /// </remarks>
+        public UUID RezzingObjectID { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The folder ID that this object was rezzed from, if applicable.
         /// </summary>
@@ -633,6 +642,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// </summary>
         public SceneObjectGroup()
         {
+            RezzingObjectID = UUID.Zero;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -640,7 +650,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// The original SceneObjectPart will be used rather than a copy, preserving
         /// its existing localID and UUID.
         /// </summary>
-        public SceneObjectGroup(SceneObjectPart part)
+        public SceneObjectGroup(SceneObjectPart part) : this()
         {
             SetRootPart(part);
         }
@@ -648,9 +658,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// <summary>
         /// Constructor.  This object is added to the scene later via AttachToScene()
         /// </summary>
-        public SceneObjectGroup(UUID ownerID, Vector3 pos, Quaternion rot, PrimitiveBaseShape shape)
+        public SceneObjectGroup(UUID ownerID, Vector3 pos, Quaternion rot, PrimitiveBaseShape shape) :this(new SceneObjectPart(ownerID, shape, pos, rot, Vector3.Zero))
         { 
-            SetRootPart(new SceneObjectPart(ownerID, shape, pos, rot, Vector3.Zero));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/Manager/PhysicsScene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/Manager/PhysicsScene.cs
index b32cd30bec..6a0558a35e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/Manager/PhysicsScene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/Manager/PhysicsScene.cs
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.Manager
     public delegate void JointDeactivated(PhysicsJoint joint);
     public delegate void JointErrorMessage(PhysicsJoint joint, string message); // this refers to an "error message due to a problem", not "amount of joint constraint violation"
 
+    public delegate void RequestAssetDelegate(UUID assetID, AssetReceivedDelegate callback);
+    public delegate void AssetReceivedDelegate(AssetBase asset);
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Contact result from a raycast.
     /// </summary>
@@ -73,6 +76,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.Manager
             get { return new NullPhysicsScene(); }
         }
 
+        public RequestAssetDelegate RequestAssetMethod { private get; set; }
+
         public virtual void TriggerPhysicsBasedRestart()
         {
             physicsCrash handler = OnPhysicsCrash;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs
index 44de176609..e5a4fe855a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs
@@ -3314,5 +3314,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
 
             return Math.Max(a, b);
         }
+
+        public LSL_Key osGetRezzingObject()
+        {
+            CheckThreatLevel(ThreatLevel.None, "osGetRezzingObject");
+            m_host.AddScriptLPS(1);
+
+            return new LSL_Key(m_host.ParentGroup.RezzingObjectID.ToString());
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Interface/IOSSL_Api.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Interface/IOSSL_Api.cs
index f73a85e3e7..1f000a3e77 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Interface/IOSSL_Api.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Interface/IOSSL_Api.cs
@@ -299,5 +299,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api.Interfaces
         /// <param name="b"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
         LSL_Float osMax(double a, double b);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get the key of the object that rezzed this object.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>Rezzing object key or NULL_KEY if rezzed by agent or otherwise unknown.</returns>
+        LSL_Key osGetRezzingObject();
     }
 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Runtime/OSSL_Stub.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Runtime/OSSL_Stub.cs
index 53daa13d49..94405d2b5d 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Runtime/OSSL_Stub.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Runtime/OSSL_Stub.cs
@@ -945,5 +945,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.ScriptBase
         {
             return m_OSSL_Functions.osMax(a, b);
         }
+
+        public LSL_Key osGetRezzingObject()
+        {
+            return m_OSSL_Functions.osGetRezzingObject();
+        }
     }
 }