diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
index 7359011f39..6badaf5d0d 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
@@ -2589,7 +2589,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 {
                     foreach (SceneObjectPart part in m_parts.Values)
                     {
-                        if (part.Scale.X > 10.0 || part.Scale.Y > 10.0 || part.Scale.Z > 10.0)
+                        if (part.Scale.X > m_scene.RegionInfo.PhysPrimMax || 
+                            part.Scale.Y > m_scene.RegionInfo.PhysPrimMax ||
+                            part.Scale.Z > m_scene.RegionInfo.PhysPrimMax)
                         {
                             UsePhysics = false; // Reset physics
                             break;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODEPrim.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODEPrim.cs
index 9e9c36f3ff..d24157473c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODEPrim.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODEPrim.cs
@@ -723,6 +723,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
                         break;
                 }
             }
+            if (returnMass > _parent_scene.maximumMassObject)
+                returnMass = _parent_scene.maximumMassObject;
             return returnMass;
         }// end CalculateMass
 
@@ -733,6 +735,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
             if (Body != (IntPtr) 0)
             {
                 float newmass = CalculateMass();
+
                 //m_log.Info("[PHYSICS]: New Mass: " + newmass.ToString());
 
                 d.MassSetBoxTotal(out pMass, newmass, _size.X, _size.Y, _size.Z);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/OdePlugin.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/OdePlugin.cs
index a0aba2a892..0384d6edc1 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/OdePlugin.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/OdePlugin.cs
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
         private float avMovementDivisorWalk = 1.3f;
         private float avMovementDivisorRun = 0.8f;
         private float minimumGroundFlightOffset = 3f;
+        public float maximumMassObject = 10000.01f;
 
         public bool meshSculptedPrim = true;
         public bool forceSimplePrimMeshing = false;
@@ -480,6 +481,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
 
                     m_NINJA_physics_joints_enabled = physicsconfig.GetBoolean("use_NINJA_physics_joints", false);
                     minimumGroundFlightOffset = physicsconfig.GetFloat("minimum_ground_flight_offset", 3f);
+                    maximumMassObject = physicsconfig.GetFloat("maximum_mass_object", 10000.01f);
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
index 3accee0048..8efbcb41c1 100644
--- a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
+++ b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
@@ -594,6 +594,9 @@
     body_motor_joint_maxforce_tensor_linux = 5
     body_motor_joint_maxforce_tensor_win = 5
 
+    ; Maximum mass an object can be before it is clamped
+    maximum_mass_object = 10000.01
+
     ; ##
     ; ## Sculpted Prim settings
     ; ##