diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Cache/CachedUserInfo.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Cache/CachedUserInfo.cs
index 15066cd734..c5bbd6a22b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Cache/CachedUserInfo.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Cache/CachedUserInfo.cs
@@ -202,6 +202,25 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Cache
                 m_rootFolder = null;
             }
         }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Fetch inventory for this user.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// This has to be executed as a separate step once user information is retreived.  
+        /// This will occur synchronously if the inventory service is in the same process as this class, and
+        /// asynchronously otherwise.
+        public void FetchInventory()
+        {
+            if (m_commsManager.SecureInventoryService != null)
+            {
+                m_commsManager.SecureInventoryService.RequestInventoryForUser(
+                    UserProfile.ID, SessionID, InventoryReceive);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                m_commsManager.InventoryService.RequestInventoryForUser(UserProfile.ID, InventoryReceive);
+            }           
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Callback invoked when the inventory is received from an async request to the inventory service
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Cache/UserProfileCacheService.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Cache/UserProfileCacheService.cs
index ef190c8970..b1ce3e78c4 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Cache/UserProfileCacheService.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Cache/UserProfileCacheService.cs
@@ -104,36 +104,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Cache
             return false;
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Request the inventory data for the given user.  This will occur asynchronously if running on a grid
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="userID"></param>
-        /// <param name="userInfo"></param>
-        public void RequestInventoryForUser(UUID userID)
-        {
-            CachedUserInfo userInfo = GetUserDetails(userID);
-            if (userInfo != null)
-            {
-                if (m_commsManager.SecureInventoryService != null)
-                {
-                    m_commsManager.SecureInventoryService.RequestInventoryForUser(userID, userInfo.SessionID, userInfo.InventoryReceive);
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    m_commsManager.InventoryService.RequestInventoryForUser(userID, userInfo.InventoryReceive);
-                }
-                //IInventoryServices invService = userInfo.GetInventoryService();
-                //if (invService != null)
-                //{
-                //    invService.RequestInventoryForUser(userID, userInfo.InventoryReceive);
-                //}
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                m_log.ErrorFormat("[USER CACHE]: RequestInventoryForUser() - user profile for user {0} not found", userID);
-            }
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Get cached details of the given user.  If the user isn't in cache then the user is requested from the 
         /// profile service.  
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Tests/Cache/UserProfileCacheServiceTests.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Tests/Cache/UserProfileCacheServiceTests.cs
index cda9d5c66f..e2576ef86f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Tests/Cache/UserProfileCacheServiceTests.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Tests/Cache/UserProfileCacheServiceTests.cs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Tests
         /// Test requesting inventory for a user
         /// </summary>
         [Test]
-        public void TestRequestInventoryForUser()
+        public void TestFetchInventory()
         {
             TestCommunicationsManager commsManager = new TestCommunicationsManager();
             CachedUserInfo userInfo = UserProfileTestUtils.CreateUserWithInventory(commsManager);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Tests/Cache/UserProfileTestUtils.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Tests/Cache/UserProfileTestUtils.cs
index 85cc940881..93ce9167bf 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Tests/Cache/UserProfileTestUtils.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Tests/Cache/UserProfileTestUtils.cs
@@ -59,9 +59,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Tests
 
             lus.AddUser("Bill", "Bailey", "troll", "bill@bailey.com", 1000, 1000, userId);
             
-            commsManager.UserProfileCacheService.RequestInventoryForUser(userId);
+            CachedUserInfo userInfo = commsManager.UserProfileCacheService.GetUserDetails(userId);
+            userInfo.FetchInventory();
             
-            return commsManager.UserProfileCacheService.GetUserDetails(userId);            
+            return userInfo;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
index e366c791fb..847d32d3df 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                     if (recipientUserInfo != null)
                     {
                         if (!recipientUserInfo.HasReceivedInventory)
-                            CommsManager.UserProfileCacheService.RequestInventoryForUser(recipient);
+                            recipientUserInfo.FetchInventory();
 
                         // Insert a copy of the item into the recipient
                         InventoryItemBase itemCopy = new InventoryItemBase();
@@ -1202,7 +1202,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                         avatarId);
                 }
                 if (!profile.HasReceivedInventory)
-                    CommsManager.UserProfileCacheService.RequestInventoryForUser(avatarId);
+                    profile.FetchInventory();
+                
                 InventoryItemBase agentItem = CreateAgentInventoryItemFromTask(avatarId, part, itemId);
 
                 if (agentItem == null)
@@ -1841,8 +1842,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 // Async inventory requests will queue, but they will never
                 // execute unless inventory is actually fetched
                 //
-                CommsManager.UserProfileCacheService.RequestInventoryForUser(
-                        userInfo.UserProfile.ID);
+                userInfo.FetchInventory();
             }
 
             if (userInfo != null)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
index 0ed35afe68..2dd305a916 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
@@ -847,7 +847,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             //SendAnimPack();
 
             m_scene.SwapRootAgentCount(false);
-            m_scene.CommsManager.UserProfileCacheService.RequestInventoryForUser(m_uuid);            
+            
+            CachedUserInfo userInfo = m_scene.CommsManager.UserProfileCacheService.GetUserDetails(m_uuid);
+            if (userInfo != null)
+                userInfo.FetchInventory();
+            else
+                m_log.ErrorFormat("[SCENE]: Could not find user info for {0} when making it a root agent", m_uuid);
+            
             //m_scene.CapsModule.AddCapsHandler(m_uuid);
 
             // On the next prim update, all objects will be sent
@@ -2504,8 +2510,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    // Restore the user structures that we needed to delete before asking the receiving region to complete the crossing
-                    m_scene.CommsManager.UserProfileCacheService.RequestInventoryForUser(UUID);
+                    // Restore the user structures that we needed to delete before asking the receiving region 
+                    // to complete the crossing
+                    userInfo.FetchInventory();
                     m_scene.CapsModule.AddCapsHandler(UUID);
                 }
             }