diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
index 0cd738daa3..739d23d350 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
@@ -4161,6 +4161,103 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
         }
 
+        public bool GroupResize(double fscale)
+        {
+//            m_log.DebugFormat(
+//                "[SCENE OBJECT GROUP]: Group resizing {0} {1} from {2} to {3}", Name, LocalId, RootPart.Scale, fscale);
+
+            if (Scene == null || IsDeleted || inTransit || fscale < 0)
+                return false;
+
+            // ignore lsl restrictions. let them be done a LSL
+            PhysicsActor pa = m_rootPart.PhysActor;
+
+            if(RootPart.KeyframeMotion != null)
+                RootPart.KeyframeMotion.Suspend();
+
+            float minsize = Scene.m_minNonphys;
+            float maxsize = Scene.m_maxNonphys;
+
+            // assuming physics is more restrictive
+            if (pa != null && pa.IsPhysical)
+            {
+                minsize = Scene.m_minPhys;
+                maxsize = Scene.m_maxPhys;
+            }
+
+            SceneObjectPart[] parts = m_parts.GetArray();
+            float tmp;
+            // check scaling factor so parts don't violate dimensions
+            for(int i = 0; i < parts.Length; i++)
+            {
+                SceneObjectPart obPart = parts[i];
+                Vector3 oldSize = new Vector3(obPart.Scale);
+                tmp = (float)(oldSize.X * fscale);
+                if(tmp > maxsize)
+                    return false;
+                if(tmp < minsize)
+                    return false;
+
+                tmp = (float)(oldSize.Y * fscale);
+                if(tmp > maxsize)
+                    return false;
+                if(tmp < minsize)
+                    return false;
+
+                tmp = (float)(oldSize.Z * fscale);
+                if(tmp > maxsize)
+                    return false;
+                if(tmp < minsize)
+                    return false;
+            }
+
+            Vector3 newSize = RootPart.Scale;
+            newSize.X = (float)(newSize.X * fscale);
+            newSize.Y = (float)(newSize.Y * fscale);
+            newSize.Z = (float)(newSize.Z * fscale);
+
+            if(pa != null)
+                pa.Building = true;
+
+            RootPart.Scale = newSize;
+
+            Vector3 currentpos;
+            for (int i = 0; i < parts.Length; i++)
+            {
+                SceneObjectPart obPart = parts[i];
+
+                if (obPart.UUID != m_rootPart.UUID)
+                {
+                    currentpos = obPart.OffsetPosition;
+                    currentpos.X = (float)(currentpos.X * fscale);
+                    currentpos.Y = (float)(currentpos.Y * fscale);
+                    currentpos.Z = (float)(currentpos.Z * fscale);
+
+                    newSize = obPart.Scale;
+                    newSize.X = (float)(newSize.X * fscale);
+                    newSize.Y = (float)(newSize.Y * fscale);
+                    newSize.Z = (float)(newSize.Z * fscale);
+
+                    obPart.Scale = newSize;
+                    obPart.UpdateOffSet(currentpos);
+                }
+            }
+
+            if(pa != null)
+                pa.Building = false;
+
+            InvalidBoundsRadius();
+
+            HasGroupChanged = true;
+            m_rootPart.TriggerScriptChangedEvent(Changed.SCALE);
+            ScheduleGroupForFullUpdate();
+
+            if(RootPart.KeyframeMotion != null)
+                RootPart.KeyframeMotion.Resume();
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
         #endregion
 
         #region Position
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
index b5abdb597d..c43aef58f4 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
@@ -1808,45 +1808,24 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
             m_host.AddScriptLPS(1);
             SceneObjectGroup group = m_host.ParentGroup;
 
+            if(scaling_factor < 1e-6)
+                return ScriptBaseClass.FALSE;
+            if(scaling_factor > 1e6)
+                return ScriptBaseClass.FALSE;
+
+            if (group == null || group.IsDeleted || group.inTransit)
+                return ScriptBaseClass.FALSE;
+
             if (group.RootPart.PhysActor != null && group.RootPart.PhysActor.IsPhysical)
                 return ScriptBaseClass.FALSE;
 
             if (group.RootPart.KeyframeMotion != null)
                 return ScriptBaseClass.FALSE;
 
-            List<SceneObjectPart> prims = GetLinkParts(ScriptBaseClass.LINK_SET);
-            if (prims.Count > 0)
-            {
-                foreach (SceneObjectPart prim in prims)
-                {
-                    LSL_Vector size = new LSL_Vector(prim.Scale.X, prim.Scale.Y, prim.Scale.Z);
-                    LSL_Vector new_size = new LSL_Vector(scaling_factor * size);
-
-                    new_size.x = Math.Max(World.m_minNonphys, Math.Min(World.m_maxNonphys, new_size.x));
-                    new_size.y = Math.Max(World.m_minNonphys, Math.Min(World.m_maxNonphys, new_size.y));
-                    new_size.z = Math.Max(World.m_minNonphys, Math.Min(World.m_maxNonphys, new_size.z));
-
-                    if (new_size.x != scaling_factor * size.x || new_size.y != scaling_factor * size.y || new_size.z != scaling_factor * size.z)
-                        return ScriptBaseClass.FALSE;
-
-                    LSL_Vector position = new LSL_Vector(GetPartLocalPos(prim));
-
-                    if (!prim.IsRoot)
-                    {
-                        position = GetSetPosTarget(prim, scaling_factor * position, position, true);
-                        prim.OffsetPosition = position;
-                        prim.ScheduleTerseUpdate();
-                    }
-
-                    SetScale(prim, new_size);
-                }
-
+            if(group.GroupResize(scaling_factor))
                 return ScriptBaseClass.TRUE;
-            }
             else
-            {
                 return ScriptBaseClass.FALSE;
-            }
         }
 
         public void llSetScale(LSL_Vector scale)