diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs
index ff1f5fddff..8edd1465f0 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs
@@ -2160,6 +2160,31 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
             return result;
         }
 
+        public LSL_String osReplaceString(string src, string pattern, string replace, int count, int start)
+        {
+            CheckThreatLevel(ThreatLevel.High, "osReplaceString");
+            m_host.AddScriptLPS(1);
+
+            // Normalize indices (if negative).
+            // After normlaization they may still be
+            // negative, but that is now relative to
+            // the start, rather than the end, of the
+            // sequence.
+            if (start < 0)
+            {
+                start = src.Length + start;
+            }
+
+            if (start < 0 || start >= src.Length)
+            {
+                return src;
+            }
+
+            // Find matches beginning at start position
+            Regex matcher = new Regex(pattern);
+            return matcher.Replace(src,replace,count,start);
+        }
+
         public string osLoadedCreationDate()
         {
             CheckThreatLevel(ThreatLevel.Low, "osLoadedCreationDate");
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Interface/IOSSL_Api.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Interface/IOSSL_Api.cs
index dbc1dfc804..82a6caf282 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Interface/IOSSL_Api.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Interface/IOSSL_Api.cs
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api.Interfaces
 
         LSL_String osFormatString(string str, LSL_List strings);
         LSL_List osMatchString(string src, string pattern, int start);
+        LSL_String osReplaceString(string src, string pattern, string replace, int count, int start);
 
         // Information about data loaded into the region
         string osLoadedCreationDate();
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Runtime/OSSL_Stub.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Runtime/OSSL_Stub.cs
index cc8d417d64..4341246f07 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Runtime/OSSL_Stub.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Runtime/OSSL_Stub.cs
@@ -472,6 +472,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.ScriptBase
             return m_OSSL_Functions.osMatchString(src, pattern, start);
         }
 
+        public LSL_String osReplaceString(string src, string pattern, string replace, int count, int start)
+        {
+            return m_OSSL_Functions.osReplaceString(src,pattern,replace,count,start);
+        }
+        
+
         // Information about data loaded into the region
         public string osLoadedCreationDate()
         {