diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/EntityBase.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/EntityBase.cs
index c2ec6a5c6e..1c76c546e5 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/EntityBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/EntityBase.cs
@@ -94,14 +94,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             set { m_velocity = value; }
         }
 
-        protected Quaternion m_rotation = new Quaternion(0f, 0f, 1f, 0f);
-
-        public virtual Quaternion Rotation
-        {
-            get { return m_rotation; }
-            set { m_rotation = value; }
-        }
-
         protected uint m_localId;
 
         public virtual uint LocalId
@@ -115,13 +107,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// </summary>
         public EntityBase()
         {
-            m_uuid = UUID.Zero;
-
-            m_pos = Vector3.Zero;
-            m_velocity = Vector3.Zero;
-            Rotation = Quaternion.Identity;
             m_name = "(basic entity)";
-            m_rotationalvelocity = Vector3.Zero;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
index c65a665d8c..f93847262a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
@@ -204,6 +204,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             get { return m_parts.Count; }
         }
 
+        protected Quaternion m_rotation = Quaternion.Identity;
+
+        public virtual Quaternion Rotation
+        {
+            get { return m_rotation; }
+            set { m_rotation = value; }
+        }
+
         public Quaternion GroupRotation
         {
             get { return m_rootPart.RotationOffset; }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
index 2bc7f66ef9..f47be990a2 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         protected SceneObjectGroup m_parentGroup;
         protected byte[] m_particleSystem = Utils.EmptyBytes;
         protected ulong m_regionHandle;
-        protected Quaternion m_rotationOffset;
+        protected Quaternion m_rotationOffset = Quaternion.Identity;
         protected PrimitiveBaseShape m_shape;
         protected UUID m_uuid;
         protected Vector3 m_velocity;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
index 124f4c0121..1e9201e303 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
@@ -481,6 +481,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             }
         }
 
+        public Quaternion Rotation
+        {
+            get { return m_bodyRot; }
+            set { m_bodyRot = value; }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// If this is true, agent doesn't have a representation in this scene.
         ///    this is an agent 'looking into' this scene from a nearby scene(region)
@@ -2256,7 +2262,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
             m_perfMonMS = Environment.TickCount;
 
-            m_rotation = rotation;
+            Rotation = rotation;
             Vector3 direc = vec * rotation;
             direc.Normalize();
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs
index 52396b6b2d..f1ceb80ca6 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs
@@ -384,7 +384,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
             m_host.AddScriptLPS(1);
             if (World.Entities.ContainsKey(target))
             {
-                World.Entities[target].Rotation = rotation;
+                EntityBase entity;
+                if (World.Entities.TryGetValue(target, out entity))
+                {
+                    if (entity is SceneObjectGroup)
+                        ((SceneObjectGroup)entity).Rotation = rotation;
+                    else if (entity is ScenePresence)
+                        ((ScenePresence)entity).Rotation = rotation;
+                }
             }
             else
             {