diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 833b765970..4b8df370ea 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -72,14 +72,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
 
         public InnerScene m_innerScene;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The last allocated local prim id.  When a new local id is requested, the next number in the sequence is
-        /// dispenced.
-        /// </summary>
-        private uint m_lastAllocatedLocalId = 720000;
-
-        private readonly Mutex _primAllocateMutex = new Mutex(false);
-
         private int m_timePhase = 24;
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -1618,21 +1610,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             m_log.Info("[SCENE]: Loaded " + PrimsFromDB.Count.ToString() + " SceneObject(s)");
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Returns a new unallocated local primitive ID
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns>A brand new local primitive ID</returns>
-        protected internal uint AllocateLocalPrimId()
-        {
-            uint myID;
-
-            _primAllocateMutex.WaitOne();
-            myID = ++m_lastAllocatedLocalId;
-            _primAllocateMutex.ReleaseMutex();
-
-            return myID;
-        }
-
         public Vector3 GetNewRezLocation(Vector3 RayStart, Vector3 RayEnd, UUID RayTargetID, Quaternion rot, byte bypassRayCast, byte RayEndIsIntersection, bool frontFacesOnly, Vector3 scale, bool FaceCenter)
         {
             Vector3 pos = Vector3.Zero;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneBase.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneBase.cs
index bf0e211aae..bba31f7413 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneBase.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Reflection;
+using System.Threading;
 using OpenMetaverse;
 using log4net;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
@@ -48,6 +49,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
 
         #region Fields
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The last allocated local prim id.  When a new local id is requested, the next number in the sequence is
+        /// dispensed.
+        /// </summary>
+        private uint m_lastAllocatedLocalId = 720000;
+
+        private readonly Mutex _primAllocateMutex = new Mutex(false);
+        
         private readonly ClientManager m_clientManager = new ClientManager();
 
         public ClientManager ClientManager
@@ -212,6 +221,21 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
 
             return null;
         }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns a new unallocated local ID
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>A brand new local ID</returns>
+        protected internal uint AllocateLocalId()
+        {
+            uint myID;
+
+            _primAllocateMutex.WaitOne();
+            myID = ++m_lastAllocatedLocalId;
+            _primAllocateMutex.ReleaseMutex();
+
+            return myID;
+        }        
 
         public virtual T RequestModuleInterface<T>()
         {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
index bb80fd04df..949ac3d1ad 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             RegionHandle = m_scene.RegionInfo.RegionHandle;
             
             m_rootPart.ParentID = 0;
-            m_rootPart.LocalId = m_scene.AllocateLocalPrimId();
+            m_rootPart.LocalId = m_scene.AllocateLocalId();
             
             // No need to lock here since the object isn't yet in a scene
             foreach (SceneObjectPart part in m_parts.Values)
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
                 if (Object.ReferenceEquals(part, m_rootPart))
                     continue;
                 
-                part.LocalId = m_scene.AllocateLocalPrimId();
+                part.LocalId = m_scene.AllocateLocalId();
                 part.ParentID = m_rootPart.LocalId;
                 //m_log.DebugFormat("[SCENE]: Given local id {0} to part {1}, linknum {2}, parent {3} {4}", part.LocalId, part.UUID, part.LinkNum, part.ParentID, part.ParentUUID);
             }
@@ -1394,7 +1394,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
         /// <param name="cGroupID"></param>
         public void CopyRootPart(SceneObjectPart part, UUID cAgentID, UUID cGroupID, bool userExposed)
         {
-            SceneObjectPart newPart = part.Copy(m_scene.AllocateLocalPrimId(), OwnerID, GroupID, m_parts.Count, userExposed);
+            SceneObjectPart newPart = part.Copy(m_scene.AllocateLocalId(), OwnerID, GroupID, m_parts.Count, userExposed);
             newPart.SetParent(this);
 
             lock (m_parts)
@@ -1514,7 +1514,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
         /// <param name="cGroupID"></param>
         public void CopyPart(SceneObjectPart part, UUID cAgentID, UUID cGroupID, bool userExposed)
         {
-            SceneObjectPart newPart = part.Copy(m_scene.AllocateLocalPrimId(), OwnerID, GroupID, m_parts.Count, userExposed);
+            SceneObjectPart newPart = part.Copy(m_scene.AllocateLocalId(), OwnerID, GroupID, m_parts.Count, userExposed);
             newPart.SetParent(this);
 
             lock (m_parts)
@@ -2676,7 +2676,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             scriptPosTarget waypoint = new scriptPosTarget();
             waypoint.targetPos = target;
             waypoint.tolerance = tolerance;
-            uint handle = m_scene.AllocateLocalPrimId();
+            uint handle = m_scene.AllocateLocalId();
             lock (m_targets)
             {
                 m_targets.Add(handle, waypoint);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
index 65565a52d7..5958a4168e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             m_scene = world;
             m_uuid = client.AgentId;
             m_regionInfo = reginfo;
+            m_localId = m_scene.AllocateLocalId();
 
             IGroupsModule gm = m_scene.RequestModuleInterface<IGroupsModule>();
             if (gm != null)