diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
index 7ff30ca844..a559683d51 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
@@ -2353,8 +2353,17 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
         {
             m_host.AddScriptLPS(1);
 
+
+            SceneObjectPart rootPart = m_host.ParentGroup.RootPart;
+
+            
+            // Teravus:  if (m_host.ParentID == 0) is bug code because the ParentID for the Avatar will cause this to be nonzero for root prim attachments
+            // which is then treated like a child prim rotation and it's offset gets cumulatively multiplied against.
+            // to fix the scripted rotations we also have to check to see if the root part localid is the same as the host's localid.
+            // RootPart != null should shortcircuit
+            
             // try to let this work as in SL...
-            if (m_host.ParentID == 0)
+            if (m_host.ParentID == 0 ) //|| (rootPart != null && m_host.LocalId == rootPart.LocalId))
             {
                 // special case: If we are root, rotate complete SOG to new rotation
                 SetRot(m_host, rot);
@@ -2362,7 +2371,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
             else
             {
                 // we are a child. The rotation values will be set to the one of root modified by rot, as in SL. Don't ask.
-                SceneObjectPart rootPart = m_host.ParentGroup.RootPart;
+                
                 if (rootPart != null) // better safe than sorry
                 {
                     SetRot(m_host, rootPart.RotationOffset * (Quaternion)rot);