diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/EstateSettings.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/EstateSettings.cs
index 98052fcd0c..efb55fe8f7 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/EstateSettings.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/EstateSettings.cs
@@ -159,6 +159,18 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             }
         }
 
+        private LLVector3 m_sunPosition;
+
+        public LLVector3 sunPosition
+        {
+            get { return m_sunPosition; }
+            set
+            {
+                //Just set - does not need to be written to settings file
+                m_sunPosition = value;
+            }
+        }
+
         private float m_terrainRaiseLimit;
 
         public float terrainRaiseLimit
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/SunModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/SunModule.cs
index 37519ede1c..e6801e8cd3 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/SunModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/SunModule.cs
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules
             {
                 avatar.ControllingClient.SendSunPos(SunPos(HourOfTheDay()), new LLVector3(0, 0.0f, 10.0f));
             }
+            // set estate settings for region access to sun position 
+            m_scene.RegionInfo.EstateSettings.sunPosition = SunPos(HourOfTheDay());
+
             m_frame = 0;
         }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Common/LSL_BuiltIn_Commands.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Common/LSL_BuiltIn_Commands.cs
index 41c395691c..f4a3bd37dd 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Common/LSL_BuiltIn_Commands.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Common/LSL_BuiltIn_Commands.cs
@@ -2444,8 +2444,18 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Common
         public LSL_Types.Vector3 llGetSunDirection()
         {
             m_host.AddScriptLPS(1);
-            NotImplemented("llGetSunDirection");
-            return new LSL_Types.Vector3();
+
+            LSL_Types.Vector3 SunDoubleVector3;
+            LLVector3 SunFloatVector3;
+
+            // sunPosition estate setting is set in OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules.SunModule
+            // have to convert from LLVector3 (float) to LSL_Types.Vector3 (double)
+            SunFloatVector3 = World.RegionInfo.EstateSettings.sunPosition;
+            SunDoubleVector3.x = (double)SunFloatVector3.X;
+            SunDoubleVector3.y = (double)SunFloatVector3.Y;
+            SunDoubleVector3.z = (double)SunFloatVector3.Z;
+
+            return SunDoubleVector3;
         }
 
         public LSL_Types.Vector3 llGetTextureOffset(int face)