diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMain.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMain.cs
index 297c9b28f8..730e53a876 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMain.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMain.cs
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ namespace OpenSim
                 config.Set("serverside_object_permissions", false);
                 config.Set("storage_plugin", "OpenSim.Framework.Data.SQLite.dll");
                 config.Set("storage_connection_string", "URI=file:OpenSim.db,version=3");
+                config.Set("storage_prim_inventories_experimental", false);
                 config.Set("startup_console_commands_file", "");
                 config.Set("shutdown_console_commands_file", "");
                 config.Set("script_engine", "OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.DotNetEngine.dll");
@@ -242,6 +243,8 @@ namespace OpenSim
                 m_storageDll = startupConfig.GetString("storage_plugin", "OpenSim.DataStore.MonoSqlite.dll");
                 m_storageConnectionString
                     = startupConfig.GetString("storage_connection_string", "URI=file:OpenSim.db,version=3");
+                m_storagePersistPrimInventories
+                    = startupConfig.GetBoolean("storage_prim_inventories_experimental", false);
 
                 m_startupCommandsFile = startupConfig.GetString("startup_console_commands_file", "");
                 m_shutdownCommandsFile = startupConfig.GetString("shutdown_console_commands_file", "");
@@ -465,7 +468,7 @@ namespace OpenSim
 
         protected override StorageManager CreateStorageManager(string connectionstring)
         {
-            return new StorageManager(m_storageDll, connectionstring);
+            return new StorageManager(m_storageDll, connectionstring, m_storagePersistPrimInventories);
         }
 
         protected override Scene CreateScene(RegionInfo regionInfo, StorageManager storageManager,
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/RegionApplicationBase.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/RegionApplicationBase.cs
index e9331e9db8..e74873d31c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/RegionApplicationBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/RegionApplicationBase.cs
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack
 
         protected StorageManager m_storageManager;
         protected string m_storageConnectionString;
+        
+        // An attribute to indicate whether prim inventories should be persisted.
+        // Probably will be temporary until this stops being experimental.
+        protected bool m_storagePersistPrimInventories;
 
         public SceneManager SceneManager
         {
@@ -152,4 +156,4 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack
         protected abstract Scene CreateScene(RegionInfo regionInfo, StorageManager storageManager,
                                              AgentCircuitManager circuitManager);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/StorageManager.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/StorageManager.cs
index 811e452a95..1c41373495 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/StorageManager.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/StorageManager.cs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment
             m_dataStore = storage;
         }
 
-        public StorageManager(string dllName, string connectionstring)
+        public StorageManager(string dllName, string connectionstring, bool persistPrimInventories)
         {
             MainLog.Instance.Verbose("DATASTORE", "Attempting to load " + dllName);
             Assembly pluginAssembly = Assembly.LoadFrom(dllName);
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment
                     {
                         IRegionDataStore plug =
                             (IRegionDataStore) Activator.CreateInstance(pluginAssembly.GetType(pluginType.ToString()));
-                        plug.Initialise(connectionstring, false);
+                        plug.Initialise(connectionstring, persistPrimInventories);
 
                         m_dataStore = plug;
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Examples/SimpleApp/Program.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Examples/SimpleApp/Program.cs
index d872bf64e0..9844f9ec5f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Examples/SimpleApp/Program.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Examples/SimpleApp/Program.cs
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ namespace SimpleApp
 
         protected override StorageManager CreateStorageManager(string connectionstring)
         {
-            return new StorageManager("OpenSim.DataStore.NullStorage.dll", "simpleapp.yap");
+            return new StorageManager("OpenSim.DataStore.NullStorage.dll", "simpleapp.yap", false);
         }
 
         protected override PhysicsScene GetPhysicsScene()
@@ -215,4 +215,4 @@ namespace SimpleApp
             app.Run();
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/OpenSim/Tools/Export/OpenSimExport.cs b/OpenSim/Tools/Export/OpenSimExport.cs
index 765f6a2a79..e260dc0716 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Tools/Export/OpenSimExport.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Tools/Export/OpenSimExport.cs
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Tools.Export
 
             sman = new StorageManager(
                 startup.GetString("storage_plugin", "OpenSim.DataStore.NullStorage.dll"),
-                startup.GetString("storage_connection_string", "")
+                startup.GetString("storage_connection_string", ""),
+                false
                 );
         }
 
@@ -113,4 +114,4 @@ namespace OpenSim.Tools.Export
             return config;
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}