diff --git a/OpenSim/Client/MXP/ClientStack/MXPClientView.cs b/OpenSim/Client/MXP/ClientStack/MXPClientView.cs
index 1cbf91197b..1ae01ccfb8 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Client/MXP/ClientStack/MXPClientView.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Client/MXP/ClientStack/MXPClientView.cs
@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Client.MXP.ClientStack
             SendChatMessage("Please visit: " + url, 0, Vector3.Zero, objectname, UUID.Zero, 0, 0);
         }
 
-        public void SendDialog(string objectname, UUID objectID, UUID ownerID, string msg, UUID textureID, int ch, string[] buttonlabels)
+        public void SendDialog(string objectname, UUID objectID, string ownerFirstName, string ownerLastName, string msg, UUID textureID, int ch, string[] buttonlabels)
         {
             // TODO: Probably can do this better
             SendChatMessage("Dialog: " + msg, 0, Vector3.Zero, objectname, UUID.Zero, 0, 0);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Client/VWoHTTP/ClientStack/VWHClientView.cs b/OpenSim/Client/VWoHTTP/ClientStack/VWHClientView.cs
index 4218ad7c92..011392e6ea 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Client/VWoHTTP/ClientStack/VWHClientView.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Client/VWoHTTP/ClientStack/VWHClientView.cs
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Client.VWoHTTP.ClientStack
             throw new System.NotImplementedException();
         }
 
-        public void SendDialog(string objectname, UUID objectID, UUID ownerID, string msg, UUID textureID, int ch, string[] buttonlabels)
+        public void SendDialog(string objectname, UUID objectID, string ownerFirstName, string ownerLastName, string msg, UUID textureID, int ch, string[] buttonlabels)
         {
             throw new System.NotImplementedException();
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/IClientAPI.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/IClientAPI.cs
index 9b137b774c..6c42d03188 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/IClientAPI.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/IClientAPI.cs
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
         void SendAgentAlertMessage(string message, bool modal);
         void SendLoadURL(string objectname, UUID objectID, UUID ownerID, bool groupOwned, string message, string url);
 
-        void SendDialog(string objectname, UUID objectID, UUID ownerID, string msg, UUID textureID, int ch,
+        void SendDialog(string objectname, UUID objectID, string ownerFirstName, string ownerLastName, string msg, UUID textureID, int ch,
                         string[] buttonlabels);
 
         bool AddMoney(int debit);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs
index 7c524d9dd6..534136db0a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs
@@ -2474,13 +2474,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
             OutPacket(loadURL, ThrottleOutPacketType.Task);
         }
 
-        public void SendDialog(string objectname, UUID objectID, UUID ownerID, string msg, UUID textureID, int ch, string[] buttonlabels)
+        public void SendDialog(string objectname, UUID objectID, string ownerFirstName, string ownerLastName, string msg, UUID textureID, int ch, string[] buttonlabels)
         {
             ScriptDialogPacket dialog = (ScriptDialogPacket)PacketPool.Instance.GetPacket(PacketType.ScriptDialog);
             dialog.Data.ObjectID = objectID;
             dialog.Data.ObjectName = Utils.StringToBytes(objectname);
-            dialog.Data.FirstName = Utils.StringToBytes(FirstName);
-            dialog.Data.LastName = Utils.StringToBytes(LastName);
+            // this is the username of the *owner*
+            dialog.Data.FirstName = Utils.StringToBytes(ownerFirstName);
+            dialog.Data.LastName = Utils.StringToBytes(ownerLastName);
             dialog.Data.Message = Utils.StringToBytes(msg);
             dialog.Data.ImageID = textureID;
             dialog.Data.ChatChannel = ch;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Dialog/DialogModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Dialog/DialogModule.cs
index 6dd020ab93..90c335c206 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Dialog/DialogModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Dialog/DialogModule.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ using log4net;
 using Nini.Config;
 using OpenMetaverse;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
+using OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Cache;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes;
 
@@ -106,16 +107,28 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Dialog
                     presence.ControllingClient.SendAlertMessage(message);
             }
         }    
-        
+
         public void SendDialogToUser(
-            UUID avatarID, string objectName, UUID objectID, UUID ownerID, 
+            UUID avatarID, string objectName, UUID objectID, UUID ownerID,
             string message, UUID textureID, int ch, string[] buttonlabels)
         {
+            CachedUserInfo info = m_scene.CommsManager.UserProfileCacheService.GetUserDetails(ownerID);
+            string ownerFirstName, ownerLastName;
+            if (info != null)
+            {
+                ownerFirstName = info.UserProfile.FirstName;
+                ownerLastName = info.UserProfile.SurName;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                ownerFirstName = "(unknown";
+                ownerLastName = "user)";
+            }
+
             ScenePresence sp = m_scene.GetScenePresence(avatarID);
-            
             if (sp != null)
-                sp.ControllingClient.SendDialog(objectName, objectID, ownerID, message, textureID, ch, buttonlabels);
-        }        
+                sp.ControllingClient.SendDialog(objectName, objectID, ownerFirstName, ownerLastName, message, textureID, ch, buttonlabels);
+        }
 
         public void SendUrlToUser(
             UUID avatarID, string objectName, UUID objectID, UUID ownerID, bool groupOwned, string message, string url)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Examples/SimpleModule/MyNpcCharacter.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Examples/SimpleModule/MyNpcCharacter.cs
index 3e9195ece8..1641f2dc01 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Examples/SimpleModule/MyNpcCharacter.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Examples/SimpleModule/MyNpcCharacter.cs
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Examples.SimpleModule
         {
         }
 
-        public virtual void SendDialog(string objectname, UUID objectID, UUID ownerID, string msg, UUID textureID, int ch, string[] buttonlabels)
+        public virtual void SendDialog(string objectname, UUID objectID, string ownerFirstName, string ownerLastName, string msg, UUID textureID, int ch, string[] buttonlabels)
         {
         }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/World/NPC/NPCAvatar.cs b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/World/NPC/NPCAvatar.cs
index f529c9e3c6..a5ac17e43a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/World/NPC/NPCAvatar.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/World/NPC/NPCAvatar.cs
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.World.NPC
         {
         }
 
-        public virtual void SendDialog(string objectname, UUID objectID, UUID ownerID, string msg, UUID textureID, int ch, string[] buttonlabels)
+        public virtual void SendDialog(string objectname, UUID objectID, string ownerFirstName, string ownerLastName, string msg, UUID textureID, int ch, string[] buttonlabels)
         {
         }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Mock/TestClient.cs b/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Mock/TestClient.cs
index f60728433c..00f7bb1fbb 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Mock/TestClient.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Mock/TestClient.cs
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Tests.Common.Mock
         {
         }
 
-        public virtual void SendDialog(string objectname, UUID objectID, UUID ownerID, string msg, UUID textureID, int ch, string[] buttonlabels)
+        public virtual void SendDialog(string objectname, UUID objectID, string ownerFirstName, string ownerLastName, string msg, UUID textureID, int ch, string[] buttonlabels)
         {
         }