diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Inventory/InventoryServiceConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Inventory/InventoryServiceConnector.cs
index 4907015412..5d94eaca5a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Inventory/InventoryServiceConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Inventory/InventoryServiceConnector.cs
@@ -163,20 +163,47 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
         /// <returns></returns>
         public Dictionary<AssetType, InventoryFolderBase> GetSystemFolders(string userID, UUID sessionID)
         {
+            List<InventoryFolderBase> folders = null;
+            Dictionary<AssetType, InventoryFolderBase> dFolders = new Dictionary<AssetType, InventoryFolderBase>();
             try
             {
-                List<InventoryFolderBase> folders = SynchronousRestSessionObjectPoster<Guid, List<InventoryFolderBase>>.BeginPostObject(
+                folders = SynchronousRestSessionObjectPoster<Guid, List<InventoryFolderBase>>.BeginPostObject(
                     "POST", m_ServerURI + "/SystemFolders/", new Guid(userID), sessionID.ToString(), userID.ToString());
 
-                Dictionary<AssetType, InventoryFolderBase> dFolders = new Dictionary<AssetType, InventoryFolderBase>();
                 foreach (InventoryFolderBase f in folders)
                     dFolders[(AssetType)f.Type] = f;
+
                 return dFolders;
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                m_log.ErrorFormat("[INVENTORY CONNECTOR]: GetSystemFolders operation failed, {0} {1}",
+                // Maybe we're talking to an old inventory server. Try this other thing.
+                m_log.ErrorFormat("[INVENTORY CONNECTOR]: GetSystemFolders operation failed, {0} {1}. Trying RootFolders.",
                      e.Source, e.Message);
+
+                try
+                {
+                    folders = SynchronousRestSessionObjectPoster<Guid, List<InventoryFolderBase>>.BeginPostObject(
+                        "POST", m_ServerURI + "/RootFolders/", new Guid(userID), sessionID.ToString(), userID.ToString());
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    m_log.ErrorFormat("[INVENTORY CONNECTOR]: RootFolders operation also failed, {0} {1}. Give up.",
+                         e.Source, ex.Message);
+                }
+
+                if ((folders != null) && (folders.Count > 0))
+                {
+                    dFolders[AssetType.Folder] = folders[0]; // Root folder is the first one
+                    folders.RemoveAt(0);
+                    foreach (InventoryFolderBase f in folders)
+                    {
+                        if ((f.Type != (short)AssetType.Folder) && (f.Type != (short)AssetType.Unknown))
+                        dFolders[(AssetType)f.Type] = f;
+                    }
+
+                    return dFolders;
+                }
             }
 
             return new Dictionary<AssetType, InventoryFolderBase>();
@@ -192,13 +219,52 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
         {
             try
             {
+                // normal case
                 return SynchronousRestSessionObjectPoster<Guid, InventoryCollection>.BeginPostObject(
                     "POST", m_ServerURI + "/GetFolderContent/", folderID.Guid, sessionID.ToString(), userID.ToString());
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                m_log.ErrorFormat("[INVENTORY CONNECTOR]: GetFolderForType operation failed, {0} {1}",
+                // Maybe we're talking to an old inventory server. Try this other thing.
+                m_log.ErrorFormat("[INVENTORY CONNECTOR]: GetFolderForType operation failed, {0} {1}. Trying RootFolders and GetItems.",
                      e.Source, e.Message);
+
+                List<InventoryFolderBase> folders = null;
+                try
+                {
+                    folders = SynchronousRestSessionObjectPoster<Guid, List<InventoryFolderBase>>.BeginPostObject(
+                        "POST", m_ServerURI + "/RootFolders/", new Guid(userID), sessionID.ToString(), userID.ToString());
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    m_log.ErrorFormat("[INVENTORY CONNECTOR]: RootFolders operation also failed, {0} {1}. Give up.",
+                         e.Source, ex.Message);
+                }
+
+                if ((folders != null) && (folders.Count > 0))
+                {
+                    folders = folders.FindAll(delegate (InventoryFolderBase f) { return f.ParentID == folderID ; });
+
+                    try
+                    {
+                        List<InventoryItemBase> items = SynchronousRestSessionObjectPoster<Guid, List<InventoryItemBase>>.BeginPostObject(
+                                        "POST", m_ServerURI + "/GetItems/", folderID.Guid, sessionID.ToString(), userID.ToString());
+
+                        if (items != null)
+                        {
+                            InventoryCollection result = new InventoryCollection();
+                            result.Folders = folders;
+                            result.Items = items;
+                            result.UserID = new UUID(userID);
+                            return result;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    catch (Exception ex)
+                    {
+                        m_log.ErrorFormat("[INVENTORY CONNECTOR]: QueryFolder and GetItems operation failed, {0} {1}. Give up.",
+                             e.Source, ex.Message);
+                    }
+                }
             }
 
             return null;