diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.PacketHandlers.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.PacketHandlers.cs
index cddf8189b1..ea242f5609 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.PacketHandlers.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.PacketHandlers.cs
@@ -144,6 +144,21 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             SimChat(message, ChatTypeEnum.Say, 0, fromPos, fromName, fromID, targetID, fromAgent, false);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        ///
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="message"></param>
+        /// <param name="type"></param>
+        /// <param name="channel"></param>
+        /// <param name="fromPos"></param>
+        /// <param name="fromName"></param>
+        /// <param name="fromAgentID"></param>
+        /// <param name="targetID"></param>
+        public void SimChatToAgent(UUID targetID, byte[] message, int channel, Vector3 fromPos, string fromName, UUID fromID, bool fromAgent)
+        {
+            SimChat(message, ChatTypeEnum.Region, channel, fromPos, fromName, fromID, targetID, fromAgent, false);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Invoked when the client requests a prim.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
index 7c384b268f..e7ba7a4f1e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
@@ -968,6 +968,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
 
             m_host.AddScriptLPS(1);
 
+            World.SimChat(Utils.StringToBytes(text),
+                          ChatTypeEnum.Region, channelID, m_host.ParentGroup.RootPart.AbsolutePosition, m_host.Name, m_host.UUID, false);
+
             IWorldComm wComm = m_ScriptEngine.World.RequestModuleInterface<IWorldComm>();
             if (wComm != null)
                 wComm.DeliverMessage(ChatTypeEnum.Region, channelID, m_host.Name, m_host.UUID, text);
@@ -988,6 +991,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
             UUID TargetID;
             UUID.TryParse(target, out TargetID);
 
+            World.SimChatToAgent(TargetID, Utils.StringToBytes(msg),
+                          channel, m_host.ParentGroup.RootPart.AbsolutePosition, m_host.Name, m_host.UUID, true);
+
             IWorldComm wComm = m_ScriptEngine.World.RequestModuleInterface<IWorldComm>();
             if (wComm != null)
                 wComm.DeliverMessageTo(TargetID, channel, m_host.AbsolutePosition, m_host.Name, m_host.UUID, msg);