diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/LoginService.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/LoginService.cs
index 08b071f3c5..8fcb4f5027 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/LoginService.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/LoginService.cs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications
         /// <param name="userID"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
         /// <exception cref='System.Exception'>This will be thrown if there is a problem with the inventory service</exception>
-        protected abstract InventoryData GetInventorySkeleton(LLUUID userID);
+        protected abstract InventoryData GetInventorySkeleton(LLUUID userID, string inventoryServerUrl);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Called when we receive the client's initial XMLRPC login_to_simulator request message
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications
 
                         try
                         {
-                            inventData = GetInventorySkeleton(agentID);
+                            inventData = GetInventorySkeleton(agentID, userProfile.UserInventoryURI);
                         }
                         catch (Exception e)
                         {
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications
                         LLUUID agentID = userProfile.ID;
 
                         // Inventory Library Section
-                        InventoryData inventData = GetInventorySkeleton(agentID);
+                        InventoryData inventData = GetInventorySkeleton(agentID, userProfile.UserInventoryURI);
                         ArrayList AgentInventoryArray = inventData.InventoryArray;
 
                         Hashtable InventoryRootHash = new Hashtable();
diff --git a/OpenSim/Grid/UserServer/UserLoginService.cs b/OpenSim/Grid/UserServer/UserLoginService.cs
index 165700ce92..a4dce5e8a5 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Grid/UserServer/UserLoginService.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Grid/UserServer/UserLoginService.cs
@@ -419,15 +419,21 @@ namespace OpenSim.Grid.UserServer
         }
 
         // See LoginService
-        protected override InventoryData GetInventorySkeleton(LLUUID userID)
+        protected override InventoryData GetInventorySkeleton(LLUUID userID, string serverUrl)
         {
+            string invUrl = m_config.InventoryUrl;
+            if (serverUrl != String.Empty)
+            {
+                invUrl = serverUrl;
+            }
+            
             m_log.DebugFormat(
                  "[LOGIN]: Contacting inventory service at {0} for inventory skeleton of user {1}",
                  m_config.InventoryUrl, userID);
 
             List<InventoryFolderBase> folders
                 = SynchronousRestObjectPoster.BeginPostObject<Guid, List<InventoryFolderBase>>(
-                    "POST", m_config.InventoryUrl + "RootFolders/", userID.UUID);
+                    "POST", invUrl + "RootFolders/", userID.UUID);
 
             if (null == folders || folders.Count == 0)
             {
@@ -440,7 +446,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Grid.UserServer
                 // exist.
                 bool created =
                     SynchronousRestObjectPoster.BeginPostObject<Guid, bool>(
-                        "POST", m_config.InventoryUrl + "CreateInventory/", userID.UUID);
+                        "POST", invUrl + "CreateInventory/", userID.UUID);
 
                 if (!created)
                 {
@@ -456,7 +462,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Grid.UserServer
                 }
 
                 folders = SynchronousRestObjectPoster.BeginPostObject<Guid, List<InventoryFolderBase>>(
-                    "POST", m_config.InventoryUrl + "RootFolders/", userID.UUID);
+                    "POST", invUrl + "RootFolders/", userID.UUID);
             }
 
             if (folders != null && folders.Count > 0)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
index 8b42e2ec55..60e00a2109 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
@@ -602,6 +602,13 @@ namespace OpenSim
                     }
 
                     break;
+
+                case "Add-InventoryHost":
+                    if (cmdparams.Length > 0)
+                    {
+                        m_commsManager.AddInventoryService(cmdparams[0]);
+                    }
+                    break;
                 default:
                     string[] tmpPluginArgs = new string[cmdparams.Length + 1];
                     cmdparams.CopyTo(tmpPluginArgs, 1);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Communications/Local/LocalLoginService.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Communications/Local/LocalLoginService.cs
index 5f4558dfe2..30a639a299 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Communications/Local/LocalLoginService.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Communications/Local/LocalLoginService.cs
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Communications.Local
         }
 
         // See LoginService
-        protected override InventoryData GetInventorySkeleton(LLUUID userID)
+        protected override InventoryData GetInventorySkeleton(LLUUID userID, string serverUrl)
         {
             List<InventoryFolderBase> folders = m_Parent.InventoryService.GetInventorySkeleton(userID);