diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLUDPClient.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLUDPClient.cs
index 5a69851b3c..7be8a0ae59 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLUDPClient.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLUDPClient.cs
@@ -440,6 +440,16 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
                 OpenSim.Framework.LocklessQueue<OutgoingPacket> queue = m_packetOutboxes[category];
                 TokenBucket bucket = m_throttleCategories[category];
 
+                // Don't send this packet if there is already a packet waiting in the queue
+                // even if we have the tokens to send it, tokens should go to the already
+                // queued packets
+                if (queue.Count > 0)
+                {
+                    queue.Enqueue(packet);
+                    return true;
+                }
+                
+                    
                 if (!forceQueue && bucket.RemoveTokens(packet.Buffer.DataLength))
                 {
                     // Enough tokens were removed from the bucket, the packet will not be queued
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/TokenBucket.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/TokenBucket.cs
index e4d59ff829..07b0a1df7a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/TokenBucket.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/TokenBucket.cs
@@ -255,11 +255,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
             // If we have enough tokens then remove them and return
             if (m_tokenCount - amount >= 0)
             {
-                if (m_parent == null || m_parent.RemoveTokens(amount))
-                {
-                    m_tokenCount -= amount;
-                    return true;
-                }
+                // we don't have to remove from the parent, the drip rate is already
+                // reflective of the drip rate limits in the parent
+                m_tokenCount -= amount;
+                return true;
             }
 
             return false;