diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/IInventoryServices.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/IInventoryServices.cs
index f2e5cc52c5..15a2f02ab5 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/IInventoryServices.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/IInventoryServices.cs
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications
         void AddNewInventoryItem(LLUUID userID, InventoryItemBase item);
         void DeleteInventoryItem(LLUUID userID, InventoryItemBase item);
         void CreateNewUserInventory(LLUUID user);
+        bool HasInventoryForUser(LLUUID userID);
+        InventoryFolderBase RequestRootFolder(LLUUID userID);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns the root folder plus any folders in root (so down one level in the Inventory folders tree)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/InventoryServiceBase.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/InventoryServiceBase.cs
index 2f466a32b0..a48988d10b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/InventoryServiceBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/InventoryServiceBase.cs
@@ -194,6 +194,16 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications
             }
         }
 
+        public virtual bool HasInventoryForUser(LLUUID userID)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        public InventoryFolderBase RequestRootFolder(LLUUID userID)
+        {
+            return RequestUsersRoot(userID);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// 
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Communications/Local/LocalInventoryService.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Communications/Local/LocalInventoryService.cs
index 730c40f13c..da4e473f6c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Communications/Local/LocalInventoryService.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Communications/Local/LocalInventoryService.cs
@@ -83,6 +83,20 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Communications.Local
             DeleteItem(item);
         }
 
+        public override bool HasInventoryForUser(LLUUID userID)
+        {
+            InventoryFolderBase root = RequestUsersRoot(userID);
+            if (root == null)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Send the given inventory folder and its item contents back to the requester.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Communications/OGS1/OGS1InventoryService.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Communications/OGS1/OGS1InventoryService.cs
index 0d97074930..17807079db 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Communications/OGS1/OGS1InventoryService.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Communications/OGS1/OGS1InventoryService.cs
@@ -163,6 +163,16 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Communications.OGS1
                 "POST", _inventoryServerUrl + "/DeleteItem/", item);
         }
 
+        public bool HasInventoryForUser(LLUUID userID)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        public InventoryFolderBase RequestRootFolder(LLUUID userID)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
         public void CreateNewUserInventory(LLUUID user)
         {
         }