diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/InstantMessage/OfflineMessageModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/InstantMessage/OfflineMessageModule.cs
index 1614b70b9f..450897c77e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/InstantMessage/OfflineMessageModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/InstantMessage/OfflineMessageModule.cs
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.InstantMessage
         private bool enabled = true;
         private List<Scene> m_SceneList = new List<Scene>();
         private string m_RestURL = String.Empty;
+        private bool m_ForwardOfflineGroupMessages = true;
 
         public void Initialise(Scene scene, IConfigSource config)
         {
@@ -67,6 +68,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.InstantMessage
                 return;
             }
 
+            if (cnf != null)
+                m_ForwardOfflineGroupMessages = cnf.GetBoolean("ForwardOfflineGroupMessages", m_ForwardOfflineGroupMessages);
+
             lock (m_SceneList)
             {
                 if (m_SceneList.Count == 0)
@@ -182,7 +186,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.InstantMessage
 
         private void UndeliveredMessage(GridInstantMessage im)
         {
-            if (im.offline != 0)
+            if ((im.offline != 0)
+                && (!im.fromGroup || (im.fromGroup && m_ForwardOfflineGroupMessages)))
             {
                 bool success = SynchronousRestObjectPoster.BeginPostObject<GridInstantMessage, bool>(
                         "POST", m_RestURL+"/SaveMessage/", im);
diff --git a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
index 1cf96b0d1b..0667047bfb 100644
--- a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
+++ b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@
     ; OfflineMessageURL = http://yourserver/Offline.php
     ; MuteListModule = MuteListModule
     ; MuteListURL = http://yourserver/Mute.php
+    ; ForwardOfflineGroupMessages = true
 
 
 [ODEPhysicsSettings]