diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/ISceneEntity.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/ISceneEntity.cs
index 5ac364f994..c0ea302247 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/ISceneEntity.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/ISceneEntity.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
 {
     public interface ISceneEntity
     {
+        string Name { get; set; }
         UUID UUID { get; }
         uint LocalId { get; }
         Vector3 AbsolutePosition { get; }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
index c453366050..74e8783bca 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
@@ -254,11 +254,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// </summary>
         public override string Name
         {
-            get {
+            get
+            {
                 if (RootPart == null)
                     return String.Empty;
-                return RootPart.Name;
+                else
+                    return RootPart.Name;
             }
+
             set { RootPart.Name = value; }
         }