diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMain.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMain.cs
index b941e2d1ac..9ad6c5f22c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMain.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMain.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ using OpenSim.Region.Environment;
 using OpenSim.Region.Environment.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes;
 using OpenSim.Region.Physics.Manager;
+using libsecondlife;
 using Mono.Addins;
 using Mono.Addins.Description;
 
@@ -664,6 +665,7 @@ namespace OpenSim
                     break;
 
                 case "load-xml":
+                    LLVector3 loadOffset = new LLVector3(0, 0, 0);
                     if (cmdparams.Length > 0)
                     {
                         bool generateNewIDS = false;
@@ -672,13 +674,20 @@ namespace OpenSim
                             if (cmdparams[1] == "-newUID")
                             {
                                 generateNewIDS = true;
-                            } 
+                            }
+                            if (cmdparams.Length > 2)
+                            {
+                                loadOffset.X = (float)Convert.ToDecimal(cmdparams[2]);
+                                if (cmdparams.Length > 3) { loadOffset.Y = (float)Convert.ToDecimal(cmdparams[3]); }
+                                if (cmdparams.Length > 4) { loadOffset.Z = (float)Convert.ToDecimal(cmdparams[4]); }
+                                m_log.Error("loadOffsets <X,Y,Z> = <" + loadOffset.X + "," + loadOffset.Y + "," + loadOffset.Z + ">");
+                            }
                         }
-                        m_sceneManager.LoadCurrentSceneFromXml(cmdparams[0], generateNewIDS);
+                        m_sceneManager.LoadCurrentSceneFromXml(cmdparams[0], generateNewIDS, loadOffset);
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        m_sceneManager.LoadCurrentSceneFromXml(DEFAULT_PRIM_BACKUP_FILENAME, false);
+                        m_sceneManager.LoadCurrentSceneFromXml(DEFAULT_PRIM_BACKUP_FILENAME, false, loadOffset);
                     }
                     break;
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 5ae26d3110..f3ea89a92c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -885,9 +885,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             prim.OnPrimCountTainted += m_LandManager.setPrimsTainted;
         }
 
-        public void LoadPrimsFromXml(string fileName, bool newIdsFlag)
+        public void LoadPrimsFromXml(string fileName, bool newIdsFlag, LLVector3 loadOffset)
         {
-            m_sceneXmlLoader.LoadPrimsFromXml(fileName, newIdsFlag);
+            m_sceneXmlLoader.LoadPrimsFromXml(fileName, newIdsFlag, loadOffset);
         }
 
         public void SavePrimsToXml(string fileName)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneManager.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneManager.cs
index 2af9af2d07..3f88617140 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneManager.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneManager.cs
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             CurrentOrFirstScene.SavePrimsToXml(filename);
         }
 
-        public void LoadCurrentSceneFromXml(string filename, bool generateNewIDs)
+        public void LoadCurrentSceneFromXml(string filename, bool generateNewIDs, LLVector3 loadOffset)
         {
-            CurrentOrFirstScene.LoadPrimsFromXml(filename, generateNewIDs);
+            CurrentOrFirstScene.LoadPrimsFromXml(filename, generateNewIDs, loadOffset);
         }
 
         public void SaveCurrentSceneToXml2(string filename)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneXmlLoader.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneXmlLoader.cs
index ab8f8350ad..93169896a1 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneXmlLoader.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneXmlLoader.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             m_regInfo = regionInfo;
         }
 
-        public void LoadPrimsFromXml(string fileName, bool newIDS)
+        public void LoadPrimsFromXml(string fileName, bool newIDS, LLVector3 loadOffset)
         {
             XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
             XmlNode rootNode;
@@ -48,14 +48,17 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
                     m_innerScene.AddEntity(obj);
 
                     SceneObjectPart rootPart = obj.GetChildPart(obj.UUID);
+                    // Apply loadOffsets for load/import and move combinations
+                    rootPart.GroupPosition = rootPart.AbsolutePosition + loadOffset;
                     bool UsePhysics = (((rootPart.ObjectFlags & (uint)LLObject.ObjectFlags.Physics) > 0) && m_parentScene.m_physicalPrim);
                     if ((rootPart.ObjectFlags & (uint)LLObject.ObjectFlags.Phantom) == 0)
                     {
                         rootPart.PhysActor = m_innerScene.PhysicsScene.AddPrimShape(
                             rootPart.Name,
                             rootPart.Shape,
-                            new PhysicsVector(rootPart.AbsolutePosition.X, rootPart.AbsolutePosition.Y,
-                                              rootPart.AbsolutePosition.Z),
+                            new PhysicsVector(rootPart.AbsolutePosition.X + loadOffset.X,
+                                              rootPart.AbsolutePosition.Y + loadOffset.Y,
+                                              rootPart.AbsolutePosition.Z + loadOffset.Z),
                             new PhysicsVector(rootPart.Scale.X, rootPart.Scale.Y, rootPart.Scale.Z),
                             new Quaternion(rootPart.RotationOffset.W, rootPart.RotationOffset.X,
                                            rootPart.RotationOffset.Y, rootPart.RotationOffset.Z), UsePhysics);