diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 73daab8321..638187b1fa 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         private volatile bool shuttingdown = false;
 
         private int m_lastUpdate = Environment.TickCount;
+        private int m_maxPrimsPerFrame = 200;
 
         private object m_deleting_scene_object = new object();
 
@@ -229,6 +230,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             get { return m_timedilation; }
         }
 
+        public int MaxPrimsPerFrame
+        {
+            get { return m_maxPrimsPerFrame; }
+            set { m_maxPrimsPerFrame = value; }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// This is for llGetRegionFPS
         /// </summary>
@@ -372,6 +379,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 m_persistAfter *= 10000000;
 
                 m_defaultScriptEngine = startupConfig.GetString("DefaultScriptEngine", "DotNetEngine");
+
+                m_maxPrimsPerFrame = startupConfig.GetInt("MaxPrimsPerFrame", 200);
             }
             catch
             {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs
index 4b4461f6e7..7f23b7ab3d 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs
@@ -617,6 +617,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
             newAvatar = new ScenePresence(client, m_parentScene, m_regInfo, appearance);
             newAvatar.IsChildAgent = true;
+            newAvatar.MaxPrimsPerFrame = m_parentScene.MaxPrimsPerFrame;
 
             AddScenePresence(newAvatar);
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
index 50cebfb8a1..7e1063d61c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
         private Vector3 m_lastVelocity = Vector3.Zero;
 
+        private int m_maxPrimsPerFrame = 200;
+
         // Default AV Height
         private float m_avHeight = 127.0f;
 
@@ -392,6 +394,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             set { m_parentPosition = value; }
         }
 
+        public int MaxPrimsPerFrame
+        {
+            get { return m_maxPrimsPerFrame; }
+            set { m_maxPrimsPerFrame = value; }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Absolute position of this avatar in 'region cordinates'
         /// </summary>
@@ -747,7 +755,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 }
             }
 
-            while (m_pendingObjects != null && m_pendingObjects.Count > 0 && m_partsUpdateQueue.Count < 60)
+            while (m_pendingObjects != null && m_pendingObjects.Count > 0 && m_partsUpdateQueue.Count < m_maxPrimsPerFrame)
             {
                 SceneObjectGroup g = m_pendingObjects.Dequeue();
 
@@ -763,8 +771,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                     g.ScheduleFullUpdateToAvatar(this);
             }
 
-            int updateCount = 0;
-
             while (m_partsUpdateQueue.Count > 0)
             {
                 SceneObjectPart part = m_partsUpdateQueue.Dequeue();
@@ -798,7 +804,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
                         update.LastFullUpdateTime = part.TimeStampFull;
 
-                        updateCount++;
                     }
                     else if (update.LastTerseUpdateTime <= part.TimeStampTerse)
                     {
@@ -809,7 +814,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                         part.SendTerseUpdateToClient(ControllingClient);
 
                         update.LastTerseUpdateTime = part.TimeStampTerse;
-                        updateCount++;
                     }
                 }
                 else
@@ -833,11 +837,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
                     part.SendFullUpdate(ControllingClient,
                             GenerateClientFlags(part.UUID));
-                    updateCount++;
                 }
-
-                if (updateCount > 200)
-                    break;
             }
 
             m_scene.StatsReporter.AddAgentTime(Environment.TickCount - m_perfMonMS);
diff --git a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
index 506265d37b..7f7bcf498f 100644
--- a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
+++ b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@
     ; YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!
     TrustBinaries = false
 
+    ; How many prims to send to each avatar in the scene on each Update()
+    ; MaxPrimsPerFrame = 200
+
     ; ##
     ; ## STORAGE
     ; ##