diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/IClientAPI.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/IClientAPI.cs
index c85e599e26..c57497f28d 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/IClientAPI.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/IClientAPI.cs
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
         /// The scene agent for this client.  This will only be set if the client has an agent in a scene (i.e. if it
         /// is connected).
         /// </summary>
-        ISceneAgent SceneAgent { get; }
+        ISceneAgent SceneAgent { get; set; }
 
         UUID SessionId { get; }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLClientView.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLClientView.cs
index d98ff68d39..2c7b0795e0 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLClientView.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLClientView.cs
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
             set { m_startpos = value; }
         }
         public UUID AgentId { get { return m_agentId; } }
-        public ISceneAgent SceneAgent { get; private set; }
+        public ISceneAgent SceneAgent { get; set; }
         public UUID ActiveGroupId { get { return m_activeGroupID; } }
         public string ActiveGroupName { get { return m_activeGroupName; } }
         public ulong ActiveGroupPowers { get { return m_activeGroupPowers; } }
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
 
         public virtual void Start()
         {
-            SceneAgent = m_scene.AddNewClient(this, PresenceType.User);
+            m_scene.AddNewClient(this, PresenceType.User);
 
             RefreshGroupMembership();
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Friends/FriendsModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Friends/FriendsModule.cs
index 96abef499f..7a7b0f7665 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Friends/FriendsModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Friends/FriendsModule.cs
@@ -261,6 +261,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Friends
             client.OnTerminateFriendship += (thisClient, agentID, exfriendID) => RemoveFriendship(thisClient, exfriendID);
             client.OnGrantUserRights += OnGrantUserRights;
 
+            // We need to cache information for child agents as well as root agents so that friend edit/move/delete
+            // permissions will work across borders where both regions are on different simulators.
+            //
             // Do not do this asynchronously.  If we do, then subsequent code can outrace CacheFriends() and
             // return misleading results from the still empty friends cache.
             // If we absolutely need to do this asynchronously, then a signalling mechanism is needed so that calls
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/EventManager.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/EventManager.cs
index 7993abed72..fe3438e175 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/EventManager.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/EventManager.cs
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// Triggered when a new client is added to the scene.
         /// </summary>
         /// <remarks>
+        /// This is triggered for both child and root agent client connections.
         /// Triggered before OnClientLogin.
         /// </remarks>
         public event OnNewClientDelegate OnNewClient;
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         public delegate void ClientClosed(UUID clientID, Scene scene);
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Fired when a client is removed from a scene.
+        /// Fired when a client is removed from a scene whether it's a child or a root agent.
         /// </summary>
         /// <remarks>
         /// At the point of firing, the scene still contains the client's scene presence.
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 6d46d36c15..c51c986087 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -2675,6 +2675,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                     sp.IsChildAgent ? "child" : "root", sp.Name, RegionInfo.RegionName);
             }
 
+            // We must set this here so that TriggerOnNewClient and TriggerOnClientLogin can determine whether the
+            // client is for a root or child agent.
+            client.SceneAgent = sp;
+
             m_LastLogin = Util.EnvironmentTickCount();
 
             // Cache the user's name
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Agent/InternetRelayClientView/Server/IRCClientView.cs b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Agent/InternetRelayClientView/Server/IRCClientView.cs
index d3c96e27ae..bcf82cbaa6 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Agent/InternetRelayClientView/Server/IRCClientView.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Agent/InternetRelayClientView/Server/IRCClientView.cs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Agent.InternetRelayClientView.Server
 
         private UUID m_agentID = UUID.Random();
 
-        public ISceneAgent SceneAgent { get; private set; }
+        public ISceneAgent SceneAgent { get; set; }
 
         private string m_username;
         private string m_nick;
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Agent.InternetRelayClientView.Server
 
         public void Start()
         {
-            SceneAgent = m_scene.AddNewClient(this, PresenceType.User);
+            m_scene.AddNewClient(this, PresenceType.User);
 
             // Mimicking LLClientView which gets always set appearance from client.
             AvatarAppearance appearance;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/World/NPC/NPCAvatar.cs b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/World/NPC/NPCAvatar.cs
index be0d56e0dc..82d9794362 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/World/NPC/NPCAvatar.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/World/NPC/NPCAvatar.cs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.World.NPC
             get { return m_ownerID; }
         }
 
-        public ISceneAgent SceneAgent { get { throw new NotImplementedException(); } }
+        public ISceneAgent SceneAgent { get; set; }
 
         public void Say(string message)
         {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Mock/TestClient.cs b/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Mock/TestClient.cs
index 14c12874e2..ace33434ee 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Mock/TestClient.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Mock/TestClient.cs
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Tests.Common.Mock
         /// </value>
         private UUID m_agentId;
 
-        public ISceneAgent SceneAgent { get { throw new NotImplementedException(); } }
+        public ISceneAgent SceneAgent { get; set; }
 
         /// <value>
         /// The last caps seed url that this client was given.