diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/InstantMessage/MessageTransferModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/InstantMessage/MessageTransferModule.cs
index 77c714710f..29a862916e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/InstantMessage/MessageTransferModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/InstantMessage/MessageTransferModule.cs
@@ -446,7 +446,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.InstantMessage
         }
 
 
-        protected virtual void SendGridInstantMessageViaXMLRPC(GridInstantMessage im, MessageResultNotification result)
+        //protected virtual void SendGridInstantMessageViaXMLRPC(GridInstantMessage im, MessageResultNotification result)
+        //DSG: make this function public, so that we can call from outside to 
+        //use the Grid Service to send the instant message.
+        public virtual void SendGridInstantMessageViaXMLRPC(GridInstantMessage im, MessageResultNotification result)
         {
             GridInstantMessageDelegate d = SendGridInstantMessageViaXMLRPCAsync;
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/RegionSync/RegionSyncModule/RegionSyncAvatar.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/RegionSync/RegionSyncModule/RegionSyncAvatar.cs
index 758943f59e..87d26689ee 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/RegionSync/RegionSyncModule/RegionSyncAvatar.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/RegionSync/RegionSyncModule/RegionSyncAvatar.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ using OpenSim.Framework;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Client;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes;
 
+using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Interfaces;
+
 namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.RegionSync.RegionSyncModule
 {
     public class RegionSyncAvatar : IClientAPI, IClientCore
@@ -509,7 +511,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.RegionSync.RegionSyncModule
 
         public void SendInstantMessage(GridInstantMessage im)
         {
-            
+            IMessageTransferModule m_msgTransferModule = m_scene.RequestModuleInterface<IMessageTransferModule>();
+
+            if (m_msgTransferModule != null)
+            {
+                m_msgTransferModule.SendGridInstantMessageViaXMLRPC(im, delegate(bool success) { });
+            }
         }
 
         public void SendGenericMessage(string method, List<string> message)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IMessageTransferModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IMessageTransferModule.cs
index b0b47a787b..1ecb85df92 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IMessageTransferModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IMessageTransferModule.cs
@@ -37,5 +37,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Interfaces
         event UndeliveredMessage OnUndeliveredMessage;
 
         void SendInstantMessage(GridInstantMessage im, MessageResultNotification result);
+
+        //DSG: add this to the interface to enable outsiders to call it
+        void SendGridInstantMessageViaXMLRPC(GridInstantMessage im, MessageResultNotification result);
     }
 }