diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
index 879cd79468..e5ab41ffef 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
@@ -415,10 +415,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             this.AddEntity(group);
             group.AbsolutePosition = pos;
             SceneObjectPart rootPart = group.GetChildPart(group.UUID);
-            rootPart.PhysActor = phyScene.AddPrim(
-                   new PhysicsVector(rootPart.AbsolutePosition.X, rootPart.AbsolutePosition.Y, rootPart.AbsolutePosition.Z),
-                   new PhysicsVector(rootPart.Scale.X, rootPart.Scale.Y, rootPart.Scale.Z),
-                   new Axiom.Math.Quaternion(rootPart.RotationOffset.W, rootPart.RotationOffset.X,
+            if ((rootPart.ObjectFlags & (uint)LLObject.ObjectFlags.Phantom) == 0)
+                rootPart.PhysActor = phyScene.AddPrim(
+                    new PhysicsVector(rootPart.AbsolutePosition.X, rootPart.AbsolutePosition.Y, rootPart.AbsolutePosition.Z),
+                    new PhysicsVector(rootPart.Scale.X, rootPart.Scale.Y, rootPart.Scale.Z),
+                    new Axiom.Math.Quaternion(rootPart.RotationOffset.W, rootPart.RotationOffset.X,
                                               rootPart.RotationOffset.Y, rootPart.RotationOffset.Z));
         }
     }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 4f8d60bc15..17b01d5d46 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -528,10 +528,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             {
                 AddEntityFromStorage(prim);
                 SceneObjectPart rootPart = prim.GetChildPart(prim.UUID);
-                rootPart.PhysActor = phyScene.AddPrim(
-                       new PhysicsVector(rootPart.AbsolutePosition.X, rootPart.AbsolutePosition.Y, rootPart.AbsolutePosition.Z),
-                       new PhysicsVector(rootPart.Scale.X, rootPart.Scale.Y, rootPart.Scale.Z),
-                      new Axiom.Math.Quaternion(rootPart.RotationOffset.W, rootPart.RotationOffset.X,
+                if ((rootPart.ObjectFlags & (uint)LLObject.ObjectFlags.Phantom) == 0)
+                    rootPart.PhysActor = phyScene.AddPrim(
+                        new PhysicsVector(rootPart.AbsolutePosition.X, rootPart.AbsolutePosition.Y, rootPart.AbsolutePosition.Z),
+                        new PhysicsVector(rootPart.Scale.X, rootPart.Scale.Y, rootPart.Scale.Z),
+                        new Axiom.Math.Quaternion(rootPart.RotationOffset.W, rootPart.RotationOffset.X,
                                                  rootPart.RotationOffset.Y, rootPart.RotationOffset.Z));
             }
             MainLog.Instance.Verbose("Loaded " + PrimsFromDB.Count.ToString() + " SceneObject(s)");
@@ -567,7 +568,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
                 SceneObjectGroup sceneOb = new SceneObjectGroup(this, this.m_regionHandle, ownerID, PrimIDAllocate(), pos, shape);
                 AddEntity(sceneOb);
                 SceneObjectPart rootPart = sceneOb.GetChildPart(sceneOb.UUID);
-                rootPart.PhysActor = phyScene.AddPrim(new PhysicsVector(pos.X, pos.Y, pos.Z), new PhysicsVector(shape.Scale.X, shape.Scale.Y, shape.Scale.Z),
+                if ((rootPart.ObjectFlags & (uint)LLObject.ObjectFlags.Phantom) == 0)
+                    rootPart.PhysActor = phyScene.AddPrim(new PhysicsVector(pos.X, pos.Y, pos.Z), new PhysicsVector(shape.Scale.X, shape.Scale.Y, shape.Scale.Z),
                     new Axiom.Math.Quaternion());
             }
         }
@@ -648,11 +650,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
                     AddEntity(obj);
 
                     SceneObjectPart rootPart = obj.GetChildPart(obj.UUID);
-                    rootPart.PhysActor = phyScene.AddPrim(
-                          new PhysicsVector(rootPart.AbsolutePosition.X, rootPart.AbsolutePosition.Y, rootPart.AbsolutePosition.Z),
-                         new PhysicsVector(rootPart.Scale.X, rootPart.Scale.Y, rootPart.Scale.Z),
-                          new Axiom.Math.Quaternion(rootPart.RotationOffset.W, rootPart.RotationOffset.X,
-                                                    rootPart.RotationOffset.Y, rootPart.RotationOffset.Z));
+                    if ((rootPart.ObjectFlags & (uint)LLObject.ObjectFlags.Phantom) == 0)
+                        rootPart.PhysActor = phyScene.AddPrim(
+                              new PhysicsVector(rootPart.AbsolutePosition.X, rootPart.AbsolutePosition.Y, rootPart.AbsolutePosition.Z),
+                              new PhysicsVector(rootPart.Scale.X, rootPart.Scale.Y, rootPart.Scale.Z),
+                              new Axiom.Math.Quaternion(rootPart.RotationOffset.W, rootPart.RotationOffset.X,
+                                                        rootPart.RotationOffset.Y, rootPart.RotationOffset.Z));
                     primCount++;
                 }
             }