diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
index f569d21af5..6e662344c7 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
@@ -4358,8 +4358,16 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
         public void SendAppearanceToAgentNF(ScenePresence avatar)
         {
-            avatar.ControllingClient.SendAppearance(
-                UUID, Appearance.VisualParams, Appearance.Texture.GetBytes());
+            if(avatar.UUID == UUID)
+            {
+                avatar.ControllingClient.SendAppearance(
+                    UUID, Appearance.VisualParams, Appearance.Texture.GetBytes());
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                avatar.ControllingClient.SendAppearance(
+                    UUID, Appearance.VisualParams, Appearance.Texture.GetAvatarPublicBytes());
+            }
         }
 
         public void SendAnimPackToAgent(ScenePresence p)