diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
index 44e8fdf7c9..e0ea344d2e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
@@ -1951,6 +1951,16 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         {
             PhysicsActor pa = PhysActor;
 
+            if (pa != null)
+                return new Vector3(pa.GeometricCenter.X, pa.GeometricCenter.Y, pa.GeometricCenter.Z);
+            else
+                return new Vector3(0, 0, 0);
+        }
+
+        public Vector3 GetCenterOfMass()
+        {
+            PhysicsActor pa = PhysActor;
+
             if (pa != null)
                 return new Vector3(pa.CenterOfMass.X, pa.CenterOfMass.Y, pa.CenterOfMass.Z);
             else
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
index db5add19e6..507c3997f5 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
@@ -4923,7 +4923,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
         public LSL_Vector llGetCenterOfMass()
         {
             m_host.AddScriptLPS(1);
-            Vector3 center = m_host.GetGeometricCenter();
+            Vector3 center = m_host.GetCenterOfMass();
             return new LSL_Vector(center.X,center.Y,center.Z);
         }