diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/Tests/ArchiverTests.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/Tests/ArchiverTests.cs
index 1200105817..bf80a1cbb9 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/Tests/ArchiverTests.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/Tests/ArchiverTests.cs
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Archiver.Tests
             SceneObjectGroup object1 = new SceneObjectGroup(part1);
 
             // Let's put some inventory items into our object
+            string soundItemName = "sound-item1";
             UUID soundItemUuid = UUID.Parse("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000002");
             Type type = GetType();
             Assembly assembly = type.Assembly;
@@ -269,7 +270,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Archiver.Tests
                     asset1FileName = ArchiveConstants.ASSETS_PATH + soundUuid + ".wav";
                     */
                     
-                    TaskInventoryItem item1 = new TaskInventoryItem { AssetID = soundUuid, ItemID = soundItemUuid };
+                    TaskInventoryItem item1 
+                        = new TaskInventoryItem { AssetID = soundUuid, ItemID = soundItemUuid, Name = soundItemName };
                     part1.Inventory.AddInventoryItem(item1, true);
                 }
             }            
@@ -305,14 +307,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Archiver.Tests
             Assert.That(
                 object1PartLoaded.OffsetPosition, Is.EqualTo(offsetPosition), "object1 offset position not equal");
 
-            // Need to implement a method to get the task inventory item by name (since the uuid will have changed on load)
-            /*
-            TaskInventoryItem loadedSoundItem = object1PartLoaded.Inventory.GetInventoryItem(soundItemUuid);
+            TaskInventoryItem loadedSoundItem = object1PartLoaded.Inventory.GetInventoryItems(soundItemName)[0];
             Assert.That(loadedSoundItem, Is.Not.Null, "loaded sound item was null");
             AssetBase loadedSoundAsset = scene.AssetService.Get(loadedSoundItem.AssetID.ToString());
             Assert.That(loadedSoundAsset, Is.Not.Null, "loaded sound asset was null");
             Assert.That(loadedSoundAsset.Data, Is.EqualTo(soundData), "saved and loaded sound data do not match");
-            */
 
             // Temporary
             Console.WriteLine("Successfully completed {0}", MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod());
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IEntityInventory.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IEntityInventory.cs
index eeb51024e9..fa9bf19dee 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IEntityInventory.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IEntityInventory.cs
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Interfaces
         /// <summary>
         /// Start all the scripts contained in this entity's inventory
         /// </summary>
-       void CreateScriptInstances(int startParam, bool postOnRez, string engine, int stateSource);
+        void CreateScriptInstances(int startParam, bool postOnRez, string engine, int stateSource);
+        
         ArrayList GetScriptErrors(UUID itemID);
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -142,6 +143,16 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Interfaces
         /// <returns>null if the item does not exist</returns>
         TaskInventoryItem GetInventoryItem(UUID itemId);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get inventory items by name.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="name"></param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// A list of inventory items with that name.
+        /// If no inventory item has that name then an empty list is returned.
+        /// </returns>        
+        IList<TaskInventoryItem> GetInventoryItems(string name);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Update an existing inventory item.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPartInventory.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPartInventory.cs
index 5f132788e1..b37e1a29cf 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPartInventory.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPartInventory.cs
@@ -554,8 +554,32 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             m_items.TryGetValue(itemId, out item);
 
             return item;
-        }
+        }    
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get inventory items by name.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="name"></param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// A list of inventory items with that name.
+        /// If no inventory item has that name then an empty list is returned.
+        /// </returns>        
+        public IList<TaskInventoryItem> GetInventoryItems(string name)
+        {
+            IList<TaskInventoryItem> items = new List<TaskInventoryItem>();
+
+            lock (m_items)
+            {
+                foreach (TaskInventoryItem item in m_items.Values)
+                {
+                    if (item.Name == name)
+                        items.Add(item);
+                }
+            }
+
+            return items;
+        }
+        
         /// <summary>
         /// Update an existing inventory item.
         /// </summary>