diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/RegionInfo.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/RegionInfo.cs
index daf0a256d6..239ce3d067 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/RegionInfo.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/RegionInfo.cs
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
         private int m_physPrimMax = 0;
         private bool m_clampPrimSize = false;
         private int m_objectCapacity = 0;
+        private int m_agentCapacity = 0;
         private string m_regionType = String.Empty;
         private RegionLightShareData m_windlight = new RegionLightShareData();
         protected uint m_httpPort;
@@ -547,6 +548,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             get { return m_objectCapacity; }
         }
 
+        public int AgentCapacity
+        {
+            get { return m_agentCapacity; }
+        }
+
         public byte AccessLevel
         {
             get { return (byte)Util.ConvertMaturityToAccessLevel((uint)RegionSettings.Maturity); }
@@ -821,6 +827,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
 
             m_objectCapacity = config.GetInt("MaxPrims", 15000);
 
+            m_agentCapacity = config.GetInt("MaxAgents", 100);
+
 
             // Multi-tenancy
             //
@@ -857,6 +865,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             if (m_objectCapacity != 0)
                 config.Set("MaxPrims", m_objectCapacity);
 
+            if (m_agentCapacity != 0)
+                config.Set("MaxAgents", m_agentCapacity);
+
             if (ScopeID != UUID.Zero)
                 config.Set("ScopeID", ScopeID.ToString());
 
@@ -943,6 +954,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             configMember.addConfigurationOption("object_capacity", ConfigurationOption.ConfigurationTypes.TYPE_INT32,
                                                 "Max objects this sim will hold", m_objectCapacity.ToString(), true);
 
+            configMember.addConfigurationOption("agent_capacity", ConfigurationOption.ConfigurationTypes.TYPE_INT32,
+                                                "Max avatars this sim will hold", m_agentCapacity.ToString(), true);
+
             configMember.addConfigurationOption("scope_id", ConfigurationOption.ConfigurationTypes.TYPE_UUID,
                                                 "Scope ID for this region", ScopeID.ToString(), true);
 
@@ -1055,6 +1069,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
                 case "object_capacity":
                     m_objectCapacity = (int)configuration_result;
                     break;
+                case "agent_capacity":
+                    m_agentCapacity = (int)configuration_result;
+                    break;
                 case "scope_id":
                     ScopeID = (UUID)configuration_result;
                     break;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Estate/EstateManagementModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Estate/EstateManagementModule.cs
index ab90e90b78..3aed6bac8d 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Estate/EstateManagementModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Estate/EstateManagementModule.cs
@@ -125,7 +125,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Estate
             else
                 Scene.RegionInfo.RegionSettings.AllowLandResell = true;
 
-            Scene.RegionInfo.RegionSettings.AgentLimit = (byte) maxAgents;
+            if((byte)maxAgents <= Scene.RegionInfo.AgentCapacity)
+                Scene.RegionInfo.RegionSettings.AgentLimit = (byte) maxAgents;
+			else
+                Scene.RegionInfo.RegionSettings.AgentLimit = Scene.RegionInfo.AgentCapacity;
 
             Scene.RegionInfo.RegionSettings.ObjectBonus = objectBonusFactor;
 
diff --git a/bin/RegionConfig.ini.example b/bin/RegionConfig.ini.example
index d45fe9de2e..ff00ddf022 100644
--- a/bin/RegionConfig.ini.example
+++ b/bin/RegionConfig.ini.example
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ ExternalHostName = "SYSTEMIP"
 ; PhysicalPrimMax = 10
 ; ClampPrimSize = False
 ; MaxPrims = 15000
+; MaxAgents = 100
 
 ; *
 ; * Multi-Tenancy. Only set if needed