diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Communications/Local/LocalInterregionComms.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Communications/Local/LocalInterregionComms.cs
index 48f737e39d..6e813f46c8 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Communications/Local/LocalInterregionComms.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Communications/Local/LocalInterregionComms.cs
@@ -204,15 +204,24 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Communications.Local
          * Object-related communications 
          */
 
-        public bool SendCreateObject(ulong regionHandle, ISceneObject sog)
+        public bool SendCreateObject(ulong regionHandle, ISceneObject sog, bool isLocalCall)
         {
             foreach (Scene s in m_sceneList)
             {
                 if (s.RegionInfo.RegionHandle == regionHandle)
                 {
                     //m_log.Debug("[LOCAL COMMS]: Found region to SendCreateObject");
-                    ISceneObject sogClone = sog.CloneForNewScene();
-                    return s.IncomingCreateObject(sogClone);
+                    if (isLocalCall)
+                    {
+                        // We need to make a local copy of the object
+                        ISceneObject sogClone = sog.CloneForNewScene();
+                        return s.IncomingCreateObject(sogClone);
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        // Use the object as it came through the wire
+                        return s.IncomingCreateObject(sog);
+                    }
                 }
             }
             return false;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Communications/REST/RESTInterregionComms.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Communications/REST/RESTInterregionComms.cs
index afc34419d0..f533553f00 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Communications/REST/RESTInterregionComms.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Communications/REST/RESTInterregionComms.cs
@@ -214,10 +214,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Communications.REST
          * Object-related communications 
          */
 
-        public bool SendCreateObject(ulong regionHandle, ISceneObject sog)
+        public bool SendCreateObject(ulong regionHandle, ISceneObject sog, bool isLocalCall)
         {
             // Try local first
-            if (m_localBackend.SendCreateObject(regionHandle, sog))
+            if (m_localBackend.SendCreateObject(regionHandle, sog, true))
             {
                 //m_log.Debug("[REST COMMS]: LocalBackEnd SendCreateObject succeeded");
                 return true;
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Communications.REST
                 }
             }
             // This is the meaning of POST object
-            bool result = m_localBackend.SendCreateObject(regionhandle, sog);
+            bool result = m_localBackend.SendCreateObject(regionhandle, sog, false);
 
             responsedata["int_response_code"] = 200;
             responsedata["str_response_string"] = result.ToString();
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IInterregionComms.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IInterregionComms.cs
index 06ef1aaa71..d3f44bbcca 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IInterregionComms.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IInterregionComms.cs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Interfaces
         /// <returns></returns>
         bool SendCloseAgent(ulong regionHandle, UUID id);
 
-        bool SendCreateObject(ulong regionHandle, ISceneObject sog);
+        bool SendCreateObject(ulong regionHandle, ISceneObject sog, bool isLocalCall);
 
     }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 30b44b15b2..ffe0b819a5 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -2028,7 +2028,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
                 // And the new channel...
                 if (m_interregionCommsOut != null)
-                    successYN = m_interregionCommsOut.SendCreateObject(newRegionHandle, grp);
+                    successYN = m_interregionCommsOut.SendCreateObject(newRegionHandle, grp, true);
 
                 if (successYN)
                 {