diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/General/Interfaces/IClientAPI.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/General/Interfaces/IClientAPI.cs
index 2cedea038c..e78cfb7d10 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/General/Interfaces/IClientAPI.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/General/Interfaces/IClientAPI.cs
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Interfaces
     public delegate void RequestMapBlocks(IClientAPI remoteClient, int minX, int minY, int maxX, int maxY);
     public delegate void TeleportLocationRequest(IClientAPI remoteClient, ulong regionHandle, LLVector3 position, LLVector3 lookAt, uint flags);
     public delegate void DisconnectUser();
+    public delegate void RequestAvatarProperties(IClientAPI remoteClient, LLUUID avatarID);
 
     public delegate void GenericCall(IClientAPI remoteClient);
     public delegate void GenericCall2();
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Interfaces
         event RequestMapBlocks OnRequestMapBlocks;
         event TeleportLocationRequest OnTeleportLocationRequest;
         event DisconnectUser OnDisconnectUser;
+        event RequestAvatarProperties OnRequestAvatarProperties;
 
         event GenericCall4 OnDeRezObject;
         event GenericCall OnRegionHandShakeReply;
@@ -226,5 +228,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Interfaces
         bool AddMoney( int debit );
 
         void SendViewerTime(int phase);
+        void SendAvatarProperties(LLUUID avatarID, string aboutText, string bornOn, string charterMember, string flAbout, uint flags, LLUUID flImageID, LLUUID imageID, string profileURL, LLUUID partnerID);
     }
 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/General/NullClientAPI.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/General/NullClientAPI.cs
index e001549a1e..ebb670d5e0 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/General/NullClientAPI.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/General/NullClientAPI.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
        public event RequestMapBlocks OnRequestMapBlocks;
        public event TeleportLocationRequest OnTeleportLocationRequest;
        public event DisconnectUser OnDisconnectUser;
+       public event RequestAvatarProperties OnRequestAvatarProperties;
 
        public event GenericCall4 OnDeRezObject;
        public event GenericCall OnRegionHandShakeReply;
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
        }
 
        public void SendViewerTime(int phase) { }
+       public void SendAvatarProperties(LLUUID avatarID, string aboutText, string bornOn, string charterMember, string flAbout, uint flags, LLUUID flImageID, LLUUID imageID, string profileURL, LLUUID partnerID) { }
    }
 }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/ClientView.API.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/ClientView.API.cs
index c67ecb5810..beb83af73a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/ClientView.API.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/ClientView.API.cs
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack
         public event RequestMapBlocks OnRequestMapBlocks;
         public event TeleportLocationRequest OnTeleportLocationRequest;
         public event DisconnectUser OnDisconnectUser;
+        public event RequestAvatarProperties OnRequestAvatarProperties;
 
         public event CreateNewInventoryItem OnCreateNewInventoryItem;
         public event CreateInventoryFolder OnCreateNewInventoryFolder;
@@ -735,7 +736,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack
             int sunPhase = (phase + 2) / 2;
             if ((sunPhase < 12) || (sunPhase > 36))
             {
-
                 viewertime.TimeInfo.SunDirection = new LLVector3(0f, 0.8f, -0.8f);
                 //Console.WriteLine("sending night");
             }
@@ -759,6 +759,22 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack
             OutPacket(viewertime);
         }
 
+        public void SendAvatarProperties(LLUUID avatarID, string aboutText, string bornOn, string charterMember, string flAbout, uint flags, LLUUID flImageID, LLUUID imageID, string profileURL, LLUUID partnerID)
+        {
+            AvatarPropertiesReplyPacket avatarReply = new AvatarPropertiesReplyPacket();
+            avatarReply.AgentData.AgentID = this.AgentID;
+            avatarReply.AgentData.AvatarID = avatarID;
+            avatarReply.PropertiesData.AboutText = Helpers.StringToField(aboutText);
+            avatarReply.PropertiesData.BornOn = Helpers.StringToField(bornOn);
+            avatarReply.PropertiesData.CharterMember = Helpers.StringToField(charterMember);
+            avatarReply.PropertiesData.FLAboutText = Helpers.StringToField(flAbout);
+            avatarReply.PropertiesData.Flags = 0;
+            avatarReply.PropertiesData.FLImageID = flImageID;
+            avatarReply.PropertiesData.ImageID = imageID;
+            avatarReply.PropertiesData.ProfileURL = Helpers.StringToField(profileURL);
+            avatarReply.PropertiesData.PartnerID = partnerID;
+            OutPacket(avatarReply);
+        }
         #endregion
 
         #region Appearance/ Wearables Methods
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/ClientView.ProcessPackets.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/ClientView.ProcessPackets.cs
index e73b2e2b2a..a6cb28185b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/ClientView.ProcessPackets.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/ClientView.ProcessPackets.cs
@@ -97,19 +97,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack
                     #region  Scene/Avatar
                     case PacketType.AvatarPropertiesRequest:
                         AvatarPropertiesRequestPacket avatarProperties = (AvatarPropertiesRequestPacket)Pack;
-                        AvatarPropertiesReplyPacket avatarReply = new AvatarPropertiesReplyPacket();
-                        avatarReply.AgentData.AgentID = this.AgentID;
-                        avatarReply.AgentData.AvatarID = avatarProperties.AgentData.AvatarID;
-                        avatarReply.PropertiesData.AboutText = Helpers.StringToField( "OpenSim crash test dummy");
-                        avatarReply.PropertiesData.BornOn = Helpers.StringToField("Before now");
-                        avatarReply.PropertiesData.CharterMember = new byte[0];
-                        avatarReply.PropertiesData.FLAboutText = Helpers.StringToField("First life? What is one of those? OpenSim is my life!");
-                        avatarReply.PropertiesData.Flags = 0;
-                        avatarReply.PropertiesData.FLImageID = LLUUID.Zero;
-                        avatarReply.PropertiesData.ImageID = LLUUID.Zero;
-                        avatarReply.PropertiesData.ProfileURL = new byte[0];
-                        avatarReply.PropertiesData.PartnerID = new LLUUID("11111111-1111-0000-0000-000100bba000");
-                        OutPacket(avatarReply);
+                        if (OnRequestAvatarProperties != null)
+                        {
+                            OnRequestAvatarProperties(this, avatarProperties.AgentData.AvatarID);
+                        }
                         break;
                     case PacketType.ChatFromViewer:
                         ChatFromViewerPacket inchatpack = (ChatFromViewerPacket)Pack;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.PacketHandlers.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.PacketHandlers.cs
index 6b8ddc6363..a35140d002 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.PacketHandlers.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.PacketHandlers.cs
@@ -757,6 +757,20 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// 
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="remoteClient"></param>
+        /// <param name="avatarID"></param>
+        public void RequestAvatarProperty(IClientAPI remoteClient, LLUUID avatarID)
+        {
+            string about = "OpenSim crash test dummy";
+            string bornOn = "Before now";
+            string flAbout = "First life? What is one of those? OpenSim is my life!";
+            LLUUID partner = new LLUUID("11111111-1111-0000-0000-000100bba000");
+            remoteClient.SendAvatarProperties(avatarID, about, bornOn, "", flAbout, 0, LLUUID.Zero, LLUUID.Zero, "", partner);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// 
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 85479a7684..7834230b94 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -711,6 +711,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             client.OnXferReceive += commsManager.TransactionsManager.HandleXfer;
            // client.OnRequestXfer += RequestXfer;
 
+            client.OnRequestAvatarProperties += RequestAvatarProperty;
+
             client.OnGrabObject += ProcessObjectGrab;
         }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Examples/SimpleApp/MyNpcCharacter.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Examples/SimpleApp/MyNpcCharacter.cs
index ccb4d11094..09b00651fc 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Examples/SimpleApp/MyNpcCharacter.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Examples/SimpleApp/MyNpcCharacter.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ namespace SimpleApp
         public event RequestMapBlocks OnRequestMapBlocks;
         public event TeleportLocationRequest OnTeleportLocationRequest;
         public event DisconnectUser OnDisconnectUser;
+        public event RequestAvatarProperties OnRequestAvatarProperties;
 
         public event GenericCall4 OnDeRezObject;
         public event GenericCall OnRegionHandShakeReply;
@@ -216,5 +217,6 @@ namespace SimpleApp
         }
 
         public void SendViewerTime(int phase) { }
+        public void SendAvatarProperties(LLUUID avatarID, string aboutText, string bornOn, string charterMember, string flAbout, uint flags, LLUUID flImageID, LLUUID imageID, string profileURL, LLUUID partnerID) { }
     }
 }