diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/SQLite/SQLiteRegionData.cs b/OpenSim/Data/SQLite/SQLiteRegionData.cs
index b5644195da..f63d35e3bd 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/SQLite/SQLiteRegionData.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/SQLite/SQLiteRegionData.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ using System.Data;
 using System.Drawing;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Reflection;
-using System.Xml;
 using log4net;
 using Mono.Data.Sqlite;
 using OpenMetaverse;
@@ -1862,28 +1861,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.SQLite
             s.ExtraParams = (byte[]) row["ExtraParams"];
             
             if (!(row["Media"] is System.DBNull))
-            {
-                using (StringReader sr = new StringReader((string)row["Media"]))
-                {
-                    using (XmlTextReader xtr = new XmlTextReader(sr))
-                    {            
-                        xtr.ReadStartElement("osmedia");     
-                        
-                        OSDArray osdMeArray = (OSDArray)OSDParser.DeserializeLLSDXml(xtr.ReadInnerXml());
-                        
-                        List<MediaEntry> mediaEntries = new List<MediaEntry>();
-                        foreach (OSD osdMe in osdMeArray)
-                        {
-                            MediaEntry me = (osdMe is OSDMap ? MediaEntry.FromOSD(osdMe) : new MediaEntry());
-                            mediaEntries.Add(me);
-                        }
-                        
-                        s.Media = mediaEntries;               
-                        
-                        xtr.ReadEndElement();
-                    }
-                }
-            }
+                s.MediaRaw = (string)row["Media"];
                         
             return s;
         }
@@ -1928,36 +1906,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.SQLite
 
             row["Texture"] = s.TextureEntry;
             row["ExtraParams"] = s.ExtraParams;
-            
-            if (null != s.Media)
-            {
-                using (StringWriter sw = new StringWriter())
-                {
-                    using (XmlTextWriter xtw = new XmlTextWriter(sw))
-                    {                
-                        xtw.WriteStartElement("osmedia");
-                        xtw.WriteAttributeString("type", "sl");
-                        xtw.WriteAttributeString("major_version", "0");
-                        xtw.WriteAttributeString("minor_version", "1");
-                        
-                        OSDArray meArray = new OSDArray();
-                        foreach (MediaEntry me in s.Media)
-                        {
-                            OSD osd = (null == me ? new OSD() : me.GetOSD());
-                            meArray.Add(osd);
-                        }              
-                        
-                        xtw.WriteStartElement("osdata");
-                        xtw.WriteRaw(OSDParser.SerializeLLSDXmlString(meArray));
-                        xtw.WriteEndElement();
-                        
-                        xtw.WriteEndElement();
-                        
-                        xtw.Flush();   
-                        row["Media"] = sw.ToString();                
-                    }
-                }
-            }
+            row["Media"] = s.MediaRaw;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/PrimitiveBaseShape.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/PrimitiveBaseShape.cs
index 85638ca243..03ddb3394e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/PrimitiveBaseShape.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/PrimitiveBaseShape.cs
@@ -173,6 +173,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             }
         }
         
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Raw media data suitable for serialization operations.  This should only ever be used by an IMoapModule.
+        /// </summary>
+        [XmlIgnore]
+        public string MediaRaw { get; set; }
+            
         /// <summary>
         /// Entries to store media textures on each face
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Media/Moap/MoapModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Media/Moap/MoapModule.cs
index 263ee579e7..0e03318643 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Media/Moap/MoapModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Media/Moap/MoapModule.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ using System.Collections.Specialized;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Web;
+using System.Xml;
 using log4net;
 using Mono.Addins;
 using Nini.Config;
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using Caps = OpenSim.Framework.Capabilities.Caps;
+using OSDArray = OpenMetaverse.StructuredData.OSDArray;
 using OSDMap = OpenMetaverse.StructuredData.OSDMap;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Media.Moap
@@ -162,12 +164,76 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Media.Moap
         public void OnSceneObjectLoaded(SceneObjectGroup so)
         {
             m_log.DebugFormat("[MOAP]: OnSceneObjectLoaded fired for {0} {1}", so.Name, so.UUID);
+            
+            so.ForEachPart(OnSceneObjectPartLoaded);
         }
         
         public void OnSceneObjectPreSave(SceneObjectGroup persistingSo, SceneObjectGroup originalSo)
         {
-            m_log.DebugFormat("[MOAP]: OnSceneObjectPreSave fired for {0} {1}", persistingSo.Name, persistingSo.UUID);
-        }        
+            m_log.DebugFormat("[MOAP]: OnSceneObjectPreSave fired for {0} {1}", persistingSo.Name, persistingSo.UUID);            
+            
+            persistingSo.ForEachPart(OnSceneObjectPartPreSave);          
+        }              
+           
+        protected void OnSceneObjectPartLoaded(SceneObjectPart part)
+        {
+            if (null == part.Shape.MediaRaw)
+                return;
+            
+            using (StringReader sr = new StringReader(part.Shape.MediaRaw))
+            {
+                using (XmlTextReader xtr = new XmlTextReader(sr))
+                {            
+                    xtr.ReadStartElement("osmedia");     
+                    
+                    OSDArray osdMeArray = (OSDArray)OSDParser.DeserializeLLSDXml(xtr.ReadInnerXml());
+                    
+                    List<MediaEntry> mediaEntries = new List<MediaEntry>();
+                    foreach (OSD osdMe in osdMeArray)
+                    {
+                        MediaEntry me = (osdMe is OSDMap ? MediaEntry.FromOSD(osdMe) : new MediaEntry());
+                        mediaEntries.Add(me);
+                    }
+                
+                    xtr.ReadEndElement();
+                    
+                    part.Shape.Media = mediaEntries;                                            
+                }
+            }       
+        }
+        
+        protected void OnSceneObjectPartPreSave(SceneObjectPart part)
+        {
+            if (null == part.Shape.Media)
+                return;
+
+            using (StringWriter sw = new StringWriter())
+            {
+                using (XmlTextWriter xtw = new XmlTextWriter(sw))
+                {                
+                    xtw.WriteStartElement("osmedia");
+                    xtw.WriteAttributeString("type", "sl");
+                    xtw.WriteAttributeString("major_version", "0");
+                    xtw.WriteAttributeString("minor_version", "1");
+                    
+                    OSDArray meArray = new OSDArray();
+                    foreach (MediaEntry me in part.Shape.Media)
+                    {
+                        OSD osd = (null == me ? new OSD() : me.GetOSD());
+                        meArray.Add(osd);
+                    }              
+                    
+                    xtw.WriteStartElement("osdata");
+                    xtw.WriteRaw(OSDParser.SerializeLLSDXmlString(meArray));
+                    xtw.WriteEndElement();
+                    
+                    xtw.WriteEndElement();
+                    
+                    xtw.Flush();  
+                    part.Shape.MediaRaw = sw.ToString();         
+                }
+            }            
+        }
         
         public MediaEntry GetMediaEntry(SceneObjectPart part, int face)
         {