diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/InventoryItemBase.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/InventoryItemBase.cs
index d165d862cd..25cef3f350 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/InventoryItemBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/InventoryItemBase.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
  * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
+using System;
 using OpenMetaverse;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Framework
@@ -236,5 +237,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             get { return _creationDate; }
             set { _creationDate = value; }
         }
+        
+        public InventoryItemBase()
+        {
+            _creationDate = (int)(DateTime.UtcNow - new DateTime(1970, 1, 1)).TotalSeconds;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/TaskInventoryItem.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/TaskInventoryItem.cs
index 45b806ef2f..fdb1137890 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/TaskInventoryItem.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/TaskInventoryItem.cs
@@ -336,5 +336,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             _itemID = UUID.Random();
             _parentPartID = partID;
         }
+
+        public TaskInventoryItem()
+        {
+            _creationDate = (uint)(DateTime.UtcNow - new DateTime(1970, 1, 1)).TotalSeconds;
+        }
     }
 }