diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/HGInventoryAccessModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/HGInventoryAccessModule.cs
index 8c99983a95..52791cb046 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/HGInventoryAccessModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/HGInventoryAccessModule.cs
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.InventoryAccess
                 if (name == Name)
                 {
                     m_Enabled = true;
+                    
+                    InitialiseCommon(source);
+                        
                     m_log.InfoFormat("[HG INVENTORY ACCESS MODULE]: {0} enabled.", Name);
 
                     IConfig thisModuleConfig = source.Configs["HGInventoryAccessModule"];
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/InventoryAccessModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/InventoryAccessModule.cs
index a716326924..e030ba11f7 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/InventoryAccessModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/InventoryAccessModule.cs
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.InventoryAccess
                 return m_UserManagement;
             }
         }
-
+        
+        public bool CoalesceMultipleObjectsToInventory { get; set; }
 
         #region INonSharedRegionModule
 
@@ -87,10 +88,28 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.InventoryAccess
                 if (name == Name)
                 {
                     m_Enabled = true;
-                    m_log.InfoFormat("[INVENTORY ACCESS MODULE]: {0} enabled.", Name);
+                    
+                    InitialiseCommon(source);
+                        
+                    m_log.InfoFormat("[INVENTORY ACCESS MODULE]: {0} enabled.", Name);                                        
                 }
             }
         }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Common module config for both this and descendant classes.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="source"></param>
+        protected virtual void InitialiseCommon(IConfigSource source)
+        {
+            IConfig inventoryConfig = source.Configs["Inventory"];
+            
+            if (inventoryConfig != null)
+                CoalesceMultipleObjectsToInventory 
+                    = inventoryConfig.GetBoolean("CoalesceMultipleObjectsToInventory", true);
+            else
+                CoalesceMultipleObjectsToInventory = true;
+        }
 
         public virtual void PostInitialise()
         {
@@ -206,20 +225,30 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.InventoryAccess
         public virtual UUID DeleteToInventory(DeRezAction action, UUID folderID,
                 List<SceneObjectGroup> objectGroups, IClientAPI remoteClient)
         {
-            UUID ret = UUID.Zero; 
-
-            // The following code groups the SOG's by owner. No objects
-            // belonging to different people can be coalesced, for obvious
-            // reasons.
-            Dictionary<UUID, List<SceneObjectGroup>> deletes =
-                    new Dictionary<UUID, List<SceneObjectGroup>>();
-
-            foreach (SceneObjectGroup g in objectGroups)
+            Dictionary<UUID, List<SceneObjectGroup>> deletes = new Dictionary<UUID, List<SceneObjectGroup>>();
+            
+            if (CoalesceMultipleObjectsToInventory)
             {
-                if (!deletes.ContainsKey(g.OwnerID))
-                    deletes[g.OwnerID] = new List<SceneObjectGroup>();
-
-                deletes[g.OwnerID].Add(g);
+                // The following code groups the SOG's by owner. No objects
+                // belonging to different people can be coalesced, for obvious
+                // reasons.
+                foreach (SceneObjectGroup g in objectGroups)
+                {
+                    if (!deletes.ContainsKey(g.OwnerID))
+                        deletes[g.OwnerID] = new List<SceneObjectGroup>();
+    
+                    deletes[g.OwnerID].Add(g);
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // If we don't want to coalesce then put every object in its own bundle.
+                foreach (SceneObjectGroup g in objectGroups)
+                {
+                    List<SceneObjectGroup> bundle = new List<SceneObjectGroup>();
+                    bundle.Add(g);
+                    deletes[g.UUID] = bundle;                    
+                }
             }
 
             // This is method scoped and will be returned. It will be the
diff --git a/bin/OpenSimDefaults.ini b/bin/OpenSimDefaults.ini
index 107e859827..2e0a22bc8a 100644
--- a/bin/OpenSimDefaults.ini
+++ b/bin/OpenSimDefaults.ini
@@ -453,6 +453,13 @@
     ; ForwardOfflineGroupMessages = true
 
 
+[Inventory]
+    ; Control whether multiple objects sent to inventory should be coaleseced into a single item
+    ; There are still some issues with coalescence, including the fact that rotation is not restored
+    ; and some assets may be missing from archive files.
+    CoalesceMultipleObjectsToInventory = true
+
+
 [ODEPhysicsSettings]
     ;##
     ;## World Settings