diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/IInventoryServices.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/IInventoryServices.cs
index ddb19baae9..0e0961368b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/IInventoryServices.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/IInventoryServices.cs
@@ -88,5 +88,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications
         /// <param name="userID"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
         List<InventoryFolderBase> RequestFirstLevelFolders(LLUUID userID);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the named folder in that users inventory, returns null if folder is not found.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="userID"></param>
+        /// <param name="folderName"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        InventoryFolderBase RequestNamedFolder(LLUUID userID, string folderName);
     }
 }
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diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/InventoryServiceBase.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/InventoryServiceBase.cs
index 74c07e1ef5..c8748fa03c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/InventoryServiceBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/InventoryServiceBase.cs
@@ -140,6 +140,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications
             return RequestUsersRoot(userID);
         }
 
+        // See IInventoryServices
+        public virtual InventoryFolderBase RequestNamedFolder(LLUUID userID, string folderName)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
         // See IInventoryServices
         public void CreateNewUserInventory(LLUUID user)
         {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Communications/Local/LocalInventoryService.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Communications/Local/LocalInventoryService.cs
index 35eb89ae5b..77a2a6e405 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Communications/Local/LocalInventoryService.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Communications/Local/LocalInventoryService.cs
@@ -100,6 +100,23 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Communications.Local
             }
         }
 
+        public override InventoryFolderBase RequestNamedFolder(LLUUID userID, string folderName)
+        {
+             List<InventoryFolderBase> folders = RequestFirstLevelFolders(userID);
+             InventoryFolderBase requestedFolder = null;
+
+            //need to make sure we send root folder first
+            foreach (InventoryFolderBase folder in folders)
+            {
+                if (folder.name == folderName)
+                {
+                    requestedFolder = folder;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return requestedFolder;
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Send the given inventory folder and its item contents back to the requester.
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Communications/OGS1/OGS1InventoryService.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Communications/OGS1/OGS1InventoryService.cs
index 81689edb7f..8ff62d022c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Communications/OGS1/OGS1InventoryService.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Communications/OGS1/OGS1InventoryService.cs
@@ -175,6 +175,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Communications.OGS1
             return null;
         }
 
+        public virtual InventoryFolderBase RequestNamedFolder(LLUUID userID, string folderName)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
         public void CreateNewUserInventory(LLUUID user)
         {
         }