diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Common/LSL_Types.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Common/LSL_Types.cs
index 7274fa5a4b..9bde177543 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Common/LSL_Types.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Common/LSL_Types.cs
@@ -1189,6 +1189,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Common
             {
                 return new Vector3(s.m_string);
             }
+            public static implicit operator LSLFloat(LSLString s)
+            {
+                return new LSLFloat(Convert.ToDouble(s.m_string));
+            }
 
             #endregion