diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs
index 4d6b35b2f1..f6a326fe95 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs
@@ -532,7 +532,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
                     m_PacketHandler.ReliableIsImportant =
                         clientConfig.GetBoolean("ReliableIsImportant",
                                                 false);
-
+                    m_PacketHandler.MaxReliableResends = clientConfig.GetInt("MaxReliableResends",
+                                                                             m_PacketHandler.MaxReliableResends);
                     m_primTerseUpdatesPerPacket = clientConfig.GetInt("TerseUpdatesPerPacket",
                                                                       m_primTerseUpdatesPerPacket);
                     m_primFullUpdatesPerPacket = clientConfig.GetInt("FullUpdatesPerPacket",
diff --git a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
index d54734a842..f37951699a 100644
--- a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
+++ b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
@@ -1255,7 +1255,10 @@
 [LLClient]
     ; Resend packets markes as reliable until they are received
     ;ReliableIsImportant = false
-	
+
+    ; Maximum number of times to resend packets marked reliable
+    ;MaxReliableResends = 3
+
 	; Configures how ObjectUpdates are compressed.
 	;TerseUpdatesPerPacket=10
 	;FullUpdatesPerPacket=14