diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 482e803795..ab1d22cc21 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -247,6 +247,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// </summary>
         public float ClientVelocityUpdateTolerance { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// If greater than 1, we only send terse updates to child agents on every n updates.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int ChildTerseUpdatePeriod { get; set; }
+
         protected float m_defaultDrawDistance = 255.0f;
         public float DefaultDrawDistance 
         {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
index 18a0491145..73a5c256ff 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
@@ -859,6 +859,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             get { return Util.GetViewerName(m_scene.AuthenticateHandler.GetAgentCircuitData(ControllingClient.CircuitCode)); }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Count of how many terse updates we have sent out.  It doesn't matter if this overflows.
+        /// </summary>
+        private int m_terseUpdateCount;
+
         #endregion
 
         #region Constructor(s)
@@ -3222,17 +3227,24 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
         #region Update Client(s)
 
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Sends a location update to the client connected to this scenePresence
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="remoteClient"></param>
         public void SendTerseUpdateToClient(IClientAPI remoteClient)
         {
+            m_terseUpdateCount++;
+
             // If the client is inactive, it's getting its updates from another
             // server.
             if (remoteClient.IsActive)
             {
+                if (Scene.ChildTerseUpdatePeriod > 1 
+                    && remoteClient.SceneAgent.IsChildAgent
+                    && m_terseUpdateCount % Scene.ChildTerseUpdatePeriod != 0 
+                    && !Velocity.ApproxEquals(Vector3.Zero, 0.001f))
+                        return;
+
                 //m_log.DebugFormat("[SCENE PRESENCE]: " + Name + " sending TerseUpdate to " + remoteClient.Name + " : Pos={0} Rot={1} Vel={2}", m_pos, Rotation, m_velocity);
 
                 remoteClient.SendEntityUpdate(
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/World/SceneCommands/SceneCommandsModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/World/SceneCommands/SceneCommandsModule.cs
index e49c95c9ce..9e4f344876 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/World/SceneCommands/SceneCommandsModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/World/SceneCommands/SceneCommandsModule.cs
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Avatar.Attachments
                     + "client-pos-upd - the tolerance before clients are updated with new rotation information for an avatar.\n"
                     + "client-rot-upd - the tolerance before clients are updated with new rotation information for an avatar.\n"
                     + "client-vel-upd - the tolerance before clients are updated with new velocity information for an avatar.\n"
+                    + "client-upd-per - if greater than 1, terse updates are only sent to child agents on every n updates.\n"
                     + "collisions     - if false then collisions with other objects are turned off.\n"
                     + "pbackup        - if false then periodic scene backup is turned off.\n"
                     + "physics        - if false then all physics objects are non-physical.\n"
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Avatar.Attachments
                     + "client-pos-upd - the tolerance before clients are updated with new rotation information for an avatar.\n"
                     + "client-rot-upd - the tolerance before clients are updated with new rotation information for an avatar.\n"
                     + "client-vel-upd - the tolerance before clients are updated with new velocity information for an avatar.\n"
+                    + "client-upd-per - if greater than 1, terse updates are only sent to child agents on every n updates.\n"
                     + "collisions     - if false then collisions with other objects are turned off.\n"
                     + "pbackup        - if false then periodic scene backup is turned off.\n"
                     + "physics        - if false then all physics objects are non-physical.\n"
@@ -153,6 +155,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Avatar.Attachments
             cdl.AddRow("client-pos-upd", m_scene.ClientPositionUpdateTolerance);
             cdl.AddRow("client-rot-upd", m_scene.ClientRotationUpdateTolerance);
             cdl.AddRow("client-vel-upd", m_scene.ClientVelocityUpdateTolerance);
+            cdl.AddRow("client-upd-per", m_scene.ChildTerseUpdatePeriod);
             cdl.AddRow("pbackup", m_scene.PeriodicBackup);
             cdl.AddRow("physics", m_scene.PhysicsEnabled);
             cdl.AddRow("scripting", m_scene.ScriptsEnabled);
@@ -245,6 +248,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Avatar.Attachments
                     m_scene.ClientVelocityUpdateTolerance = newValue;    
             }
 
+            if (options.ContainsKey("client-upd-per"))
+            {
+                int newValue;
+
+                // FIXME: This can only come from the console at the moment but might not always be true.
+                if (ConsoleUtil.TryParseConsoleNaturalInt(MainConsole.Instance, options["client-upd-per"], out newValue))
+                    m_scene.ChildTerseUpdatePeriod = newValue;    
+            }
+
             if (options.ContainsKey("pbackup"))
             {
                 bool active;