diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/CachedGetAssetStreamHandler.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/CachedGetAssetStreamHandler.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a9030c3dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/CachedGetAssetStreamHandler.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Contributors, http://opensimulator.org/
+ * See CONTRIBUTORS.TXT for a full list of copyright holders.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *       documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *     * Neither the name of the OpenSimulator Project nor the
+ *       names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
+ *       derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE DEVELOPERS ``AS IS'' AND ANY
+ * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+ * DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+ * DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+ * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+ * LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
+ * ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+ * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using System.Xml;
+using System.Xml.Serialization;
+using log4net;
+using OpenMetaverse;
+using OpenSim.Data;
+using OpenSim.Framework;
+using OpenSim.Framework.Servers;
+using OpenSim.Framework.Statistics;
+using System.Net;
+
+namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers
+{
+    public class CachedGetAssetStreamHandler : BaseStreamHandler
+    {
+        private static readonly ILog m_log = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
+
+        // private OpenAsset_Main m_assetManager;
+        private IAssetCache m_assetProvider;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Constructor.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="assetManager"></param>
+        /// <param name="assetProvider"></param>
+        public CachedGetAssetStreamHandler(IAssetCache assetProvider)
+            : base("GET", "/assets")
+        {
+            m_log.Info("[REST]: In Get Request");
+            // m_assetManager = assetManager;
+            m_assetProvider = assetProvider;
+        }
+
+        public override byte[] Handle(string path, Stream request,
+                                      OSHttpRequest httpRequest, OSHttpResponse httpResponse)
+        {
+            string param = GetParam(path);
+            byte[] result = new byte[] { };
+
+            string[] p = param.Split(new char[] { '/', '?', '&' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
+
+            if (p.Length > 0)
+            {
+                UUID assetID = UUID.Zero;
+
+                if (!UUID.TryParse(p[0], out assetID))
+                {
+                    m_log.InfoFormat(
+                        "[REST]: GET:/asset ignoring request with malformed UUID {0}", p[0]);
+                    return result;
+                }
+
+                if (StatsManager.AssetStats != null)
+                    StatsManager.AssetStats.AddRequest();
+
+                AssetBase asset = m_assetProvider.GetAsset(assetID,true); // TODO IsTexture should be deduced from loaded asset. It is not used in this case.
+
+                if (asset != null)
+                {
+//                    if (asset.ContainsReferences)
+//                    {                       
+//                        asset.Data = ProcessOutgoingAssetData(asset.Data);
+//                    }
+                    if (p.Length > 1 && p[1] == "data")
+                    {
+                        httpResponse.StatusCode = (int)HttpStatusCode.OK;
+                        httpResponse.ContentType = SLAssetTypeToContentType(asset.Type);
+                        result = asset.Data;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        XmlSerializer xs = new XmlSerializer(typeof(AssetBase));
+                        MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream();
+                        XmlTextWriter xw = new XmlTextWriter(ms, Encoding.UTF8);
+                        xw.Formatting = Formatting.Indented;
+                        xs.Serialize(xw, asset);
+                        xw.Flush();
+
+                        ms.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
+                        //StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(ms);
+
+                        result = ms.GetBuffer();
+
+                        Array.Resize<byte>(ref result, (int)ms.Length);
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    if (StatsManager.AssetStats != null)
+                        StatsManager.AssetStats.AddNotFoundRequest();
+
+                    m_log.InfoFormat("[REST]: GET:/asset failed to find {0}", assetID);
+                }
+            }
+
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        // private byte[] ProcessOutgoingAssetData(byte[] assetData)
+        // {
+        //     string data = Encoding.ASCII.GetString(assetData);
+
+        //     data = ProcessAssetDataString(data);
+
+        //     return Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(data);
+        // }
+
+        public string ProcessAssetDataString(string data)
+        {
+            Regex regex = new Regex("(creator_id|owner_id)\\s+(\\S+)");
+
+            // IUserService userService = null;
+
+            data = regex.Replace(data, delegate(Match m)
+            {
+                string result = String.Empty;
+
+//                string key = m.Groups[1].Captures[0].Value;
+//
+//                string value = m.Groups[2].Captures[0].Value;
+//
+//                Guid userUri;
+//
+//                switch (key)
+//                {
+//                    case "creator_id":
+//                        userUri = new Guid(value);
+//                        //         result = "creator_url " + userService(userService, userUri);
+//                        break;
+//
+//                    case "owner_id":
+//                        userUri = new Guid(value);
+//                        //       result = "owner_url " + ResolveUserUri(userService, userUri);
+//                        break;
+//                }
+
+                return result;
+            });
+
+            return data;
+        }
+
+        private string SLAssetTypeToContentType(int assetType)
+        {
+            switch (assetType)
+            {
+                case 0:
+                    return "image/jp2";
+                case 1:
+                    return "application/ogg";
+                case 2:
+                    return "application/x-metaverse-callingcard";
+                case 3:
+                    return "application/x-metaverse-landmark";
+                case 5:
+                    return "application/x-metaverse-clothing";
+                case 6:
+                    return "application/x-metaverse-primitive";
+                case 7:
+                    return "application/x-metaverse-notecard";
+                case 8:
+                    return "application/x-metaverse-folder";
+                case 10:
+                    return "application/x-metaverse-lsl";
+                case 11:
+                    return "application/x-metaverse-lso";
+                case 12:
+                    return "image/tga";
+                case 13:
+                    return "application/x-metaverse-bodypart";
+                case 17:
+                    return "audio/x-wav";
+                case 19:
+                    return "image/jpeg";
+                case 20:
+                    return "application/x-metaverse-animation";
+                case 21:
+                    return "application/x-metaverse-gesture";
+                case 22:
+                    return "application/x-metaverse-simstate";
+                default:
+                    return "application/octet-stream";
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/Services/RegionAssetService.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/Services/RegionAssetService.cs
index 7fac3191cf..dd0223a866 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/Services/RegionAssetService.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/Services/RegionAssetService.cs
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.Services
         private static readonly ILog m_log = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
         private static bool initialized = false;
         private static bool enabled = false;
-
+        
+        private bool m_gridMode = false;
         Scene m_scene;
 
         #region IRegionModule interface
@@ -58,9 +59,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.Services
                 m_scene = scene;
 
                 // This module is only on for standalones in hypergrid mode
-                enabled = ((!config.Configs["Startup"].GetBoolean("gridmode", true)) && 
+                enabled = ((!config.Configs["Startup"].GetBoolean("gridmode", true)) &&
                     config.Configs["Startup"].GetBoolean("hypergrid", true)) ||
                     ((config.Configs["MXP"] != null) && config.Configs["MXP"].GetBoolean("Enabled", true));
+                m_gridMode = config.Configs["Startup"].GetBoolean("gridmode", true);
             }
         }
 
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.Services
             {
                 m_log.Info("[RegionAssetService]: Starting...");
 
-                new AssetService(m_scene);
+                new AssetService(m_scene,m_gridMode);
             }
         }
 
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.Services
     {
 //        private IUserService m_userService;
         private bool m_doLookup = false;
+        private bool m_gridMode = false;
 
         public bool DoLookup
         {
@@ -105,8 +108,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.Services
 //        private static readonly ILog m_log
 //            = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
 
-        public AssetService(Scene m_scene)
+        public AssetService(Scene m_scene, bool gridMode)
         {
+            m_gridMode = gridMode;
             AddHttpHandlers(m_scene);
 //            m_userService = m_scene.CommsManager.UserService;
         }
@@ -117,7 +121,16 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.Services
                 = ((AssetServerBase)m_scene.CommsManager.AssetCache.AssetServer).AssetProviderPlugin;
 
             IHttpServer httpServer = m_scene.CommsManager.HttpServer;
-            httpServer.AddStreamHandler(new GetAssetStreamHandler(m_assetProvider));
+            
+            if (m_gridMode)
+            {
+                httpServer.AddStreamHandler(new CachedGetAssetStreamHandler(m_scene.CommsManager.AssetCache));
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                httpServer.AddStreamHandler(new GetAssetStreamHandler(m_assetProvider));
+            }
+
             httpServer.AddStreamHandler(new PostAssetStreamHandler(m_assetProvider));
 
         }