diff --git a/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/GroupsModule.cs b/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/GroupsModule.cs
index e586dd7f34..b6bf5f1711 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/GroupsModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/GroupsModule.cs
@@ -714,6 +714,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Groups
             return m_groupData.GetAgentGroupMembership(UUID.Zero.ToString(), agentID.ToString(), groupID);
         }
 
+        public GroupMembershipData GetActiveMembershipData(UUID agentID)
+        {
+            string agentIDstr = agentID.ToString();
+            return m_groupData.GetAgentActiveMembership(agentIDstr, agentIDstr);
+        }
+
         public void UpdateGroupInfo(IClientAPI remoteClient, UUID groupID, string charter, bool showInList, UUID insigniaID, int membershipFee, bool openEnrollment, bool allowPublish, bool maturePublish)
         {
             if (m_debugEnabled) m_log.DebugFormat("[Groups]: {0} called", System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().Name);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Groups/GroupsModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Groups/GroupsModule.cs
index b735c611bb..543410ea88 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Groups/GroupsModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Groups/GroupsModule.cs
@@ -182,11 +182,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Groups
                     m_ClientMap.Add(client.AgentId, client);
                 }
             }
-
-            GroupMembershipData[] updateGroups = new GroupMembershipData[1];
-            updateGroups[0] = osGroup;
-
-            client.SendGroupMembership(updateGroups);
         }
 
         private void OnAgentDataUpdateRequest(IClientAPI remoteClient,
@@ -237,6 +232,18 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Groups
             remote_client.SendGroupNameReply(groupUUID, groupnamereply);
         }
 
+        public GroupMembershipData[] GetMembershipData(UUID agentID)
+        {
+            GroupMembershipData[] updateGroups = new GroupMembershipData[1];
+            updateGroups[0] = osGroup;
+            return updateGroups;
+        }
+
+        public GroupMembershipData GetActiveMembershipData(UUID agentID)
+        {
+            return osGroup;
+        }
+
         private void OnClientClosed(UUID agentID, Scene scene)
         {
             lock (m_ClientMap)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IGroupsModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IGroupsModule.cs
index 9ae5e8769a..110cb007e5 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IGroupsModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IGroupsModule.cs
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Interfaces
         GroupProfileData GroupProfileRequest(IClientAPI remoteClient, UUID groupID);
         GroupMembershipData[] GetMembershipData(UUID UserID);
         GroupMembershipData GetMembershipData(UUID GroupID, UUID UserID);
+        GroupMembershipData GetActiveMembershipData(UUID UserID);
 
         void UpdateGroupInfo(IClientAPI remoteClient, UUID groupID, string charter, bool showInList, UUID insigniaID, int membershipFee, bool openEnrollment, bool allowPublish, bool maturePublish);
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Avatar/XmlRpcGroups/GroupsModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Avatar/XmlRpcGroups/GroupsModule.cs
index 5205eae72c..112a41f549 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Avatar/XmlRpcGroups/GroupsModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Avatar/XmlRpcGroups/GroupsModule.cs
@@ -837,6 +837,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Avatar.XmlRpcGroups
             return m_groupData.GetAgentGroupMembership(UUID.Zero, agentID, groupID);
         }
 
+        public GroupMembershipData GetActiveMembershipData(UUID agentID)
+        {
+            return m_groupData.GetAgentActiveMembership(agentID, agentID);
+        }
+
         public void UpdateGroupInfo(IClientAPI remoteClient, UUID groupID, string charter, bool showInList, UUID insigniaID, int membershipFee, bool openEnrollment, bool allowPublish, bool maturePublish)
         {
             if (m_debugEnabled) m_log.DebugFormat("[GROUPS]: {0} called", System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().Name);