diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveReadRequest.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveReadRequest.cs
index 2d2772bef5..44fd994245 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveReadRequest.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveReadRequest.cs
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Archiver
             }
             
             if (!m_merge)                
-                m_scene.LandChannel.Clear();
+                m_scene.LandChannel.Clear(false);
             
             m_scene.EventManager.TriggerIncomingLandDataFromStorage(landData);
             m_log.InfoFormat("[ARCHIVER]: Restored {0} parcels.", landData.Count);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Land/LandChannel.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Land/LandChannel.cs
index 2959eb4bcf..7d990c265c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Land/LandChannel.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Land/LandChannel.cs
@@ -117,10 +117,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Land
             return new List<ILandObject>();
         }
         
-        public void Clear()
+        public void Clear(bool setupDefaultParcel)
         {
             if (m_landManagementModule != null)
-                m_landManagementModule.Clear();
+                m_landManagementModule.Clear(setupDefaultParcel);
         }
 
         public List<ILandObject> ParcelsNearPoint(Vector3 position)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Land/LandManagementModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Land/LandManagementModule.cs
index 7d030c7a16..a46be13557 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Land/LandManagementModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Land/LandManagementModule.cs
@@ -298,13 +298,19 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Land
                 m_lastLandLocalID = LandChannel.START_LAND_LOCAL_ID - 1;
                 m_landIDList.Initialize();
             }
-
+        }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Create a default parcel that spans the entire region and is owned by the estate owner.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The parcel created.</returns>
+        protected ILandObject CreateDefaultParcel()
+        {
             ILandObject fullSimParcel = new LandObject(UUID.Zero, false, m_scene);
-
             fullSimParcel.SetLandBitmap(fullSimParcel.GetSquareLandBitmap(0, 0, (int)Constants.RegionSize, (int)Constants.RegionSize));
             fullSimParcel.LandData.OwnerID = m_scene.RegionInfo.EstateSettings.EstateOwner;
             fullSimParcel.LandData.ClaimDate = Util.UnixTimeSinceEpoch();
-            AddLandObject(fullSimParcel);
+            return AddLandObject(fullSimParcel);            
         }
 
         public List<ILandObject> AllParcels()
@@ -640,7 +646,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Land
         /// <summary>
         /// Clear the scene of all parcels
         /// </summary>        
-        public void Clear()
+        public void Clear(bool setupDefaultParcel)
         {
             lock (m_landList)
             {
@@ -654,6 +660,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Land
             }
             
             ResetSimLandObjects();
+            
+            if (setupDefaultParcel)
+                CreateDefaultParcel();
         }
 
         private void performFinalLandJoin(ILandObject master, ILandObject slave)
@@ -1321,7 +1330,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Land
             }
         }
 
-
         void ClientOnParcelDeedToGroup(int parcelLocalID, UUID groupID, IClientAPI remote_client)
         {
             ILandObject land;
@@ -1337,10 +1345,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Land
             {
                 land.DeedToGroup(groupID);
             }
-
         }
 
-
         #region Land Object From Storage Functions
 
         public void EventManagerOnIncomingLandDataFromStorage(List<LandData> data)
@@ -1375,6 +1381,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Land
         public void EventManagerOnNoLandDataFromStorage()
         {
             ResetSimLandObjects();
+            CreateDefaultParcel();
         }
 
         #endregion
@@ -1646,7 +1653,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Land
         
         protected void ClearCommand(Object[] args)
         {
-            Clear();
+            Clear(true);
             
             MainConsole.Instance.OutputFormat("Cleared all parcels from {0}", m_scene.RegionInfo.RegionName);
         }        
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/ILandChannel.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/ILandChannel.cs
index 17570c6593..30bae16d81 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/ILandChannel.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/ILandChannel.cs
@@ -72,7 +72,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Interfaces
         /// <summary>
         /// Clear the land channel of all parcels.
         /// </summary>
-        void Clear();
+        /// <param name="setupDefaultParcel">
+        /// If true, set up a default parcel covering the whole region owned by the estate owner.
+        /// </param>
+        void Clear(bool setupDefaultParcel);
         
         bool IsLandPrimCountTainted();
         bool IsForcefulBansAllowed();
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/RegionCombinerModule/RegionCombinerLargeLandChannel.cs b/OpenSim/Region/RegionCombinerModule/RegionCombinerLargeLandChannel.cs
index c2480b735b..98e5453d1e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/RegionCombinerModule/RegionCombinerLargeLandChannel.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/RegionCombinerModule/RegionCombinerLargeLandChannel.cs
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ public class RegionCombinerLargeLandChannel : ILandChannel
             return RootRegionLandChannel.AllParcels();
         }
         
-        public void Clear()
+        public void Clear(bool setupDefaultParcel)
         {
-            RootRegionLandChannel.Clear();
+            RootRegionLandChannel.Clear(setupDefaultParcel);
         }
 
         public ILandObject GetLandObject(int x, int y)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Mock/TestLandChannel.cs b/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Mock/TestLandChannel.cs
index 366af67dc4..c3134b3bc1 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Mock/TestLandChannel.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Mock/TestLandChannel.cs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Tests.Common.Mock
             return new List<ILandObject>();
         }
         
-        public void Clear()
+        public void Clear(bool setupDefaultParcel)
         {
             // Intentionally blank since we don't save any parcel data in the test channel
         }