diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
index 60e00a2109..4afe37b998 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
@@ -401,6 +401,17 @@ namespace OpenSim
                     }
                     break;
 
+                case "save-prims-xml2":
+                    if (cmdparams.Length > 1)
+                    {
+                        m_sceneManager.SaveNamedPrimsToXml2(cmdparams[0], cmdparams[1]);
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        m_sceneManager.SaveNamedPrimsToXml2("Primitive", DEFAULT_PRIM_BACKUP_FILENAME);
+                    }
+                    break;
+
                 case "load-oar":
                     m_log.Error("[CONSOLE]: Don't use me - I haven't yet been sufficiently implemented!");
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Serialiser/IRegionSerialiser.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Serialiser/IRegionSerialiser.cs
index e6090a7928..3ae7a5436e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Serialiser/IRegionSerialiser.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Serialiser/IRegionSerialiser.cs
@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules.World.Serialiser
         /// <param name="fileName"></param>
         void SavePrimsToXml2(Scene scene, string fileName);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Save a set of prims in the xml2 format
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="entityList"></param>
+        /// <param name="fileName"></param>
+        void SavePrimListToXml2(List<EntityBase> entityList, string fileName);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Load an individual scene object from the xml2 format
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Serialiser/SceneXmlLoader.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Serialiser/SceneXmlLoader.cs
index ed211e4112..9bab2b68b0 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Serialiser/SceneXmlLoader.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Serialiser/SceneXmlLoader.cs
@@ -185,19 +185,24 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
         }
 
         public static void SavePrimsToXml2(Scene scene, string fileName)
+        {
+            List<EntityBase> EntityList = scene.GetEntities();
+
+            SavePrimListToXml2(EntityList, fileName);
+        }
+
+        public static void SavePrimListToXml2(List<EntityBase> entityList, string fileName)
         {
             FileStream file = new FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Create);
             StreamWriter stream = new StreamWriter(file);
             int primCount = 0;
             stream.WriteLine("<scene>\n");
 
-            List<EntityBase> EntityList = scene.GetEntities();
-
-            foreach (EntityBase ent in EntityList)
+            foreach (EntityBase ent in entityList)
             {
                 if (ent is SceneObjectGroup)
                 {
-                    stream.WriteLine(((SceneObjectGroup) ent).ToXmlString2());
+                    stream.WriteLine(((SceneObjectGroup)ent).ToXmlString2());
                     primCount++;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Serialiser/SerialiserModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Serialiser/SerialiserModule.cs
index 28f3996eef..c7b5fa59ce 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Serialiser/SerialiserModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Serialiser/SerialiserModule.cs
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules.World.Serialiser
             return SceneXmlLoader.SaveGroupToXml2(grp);
         }
 
+        public void SavePrimListToXml2(List<EntityBase> entityList, string fileName)
+        {
+            SceneXmlLoader.SavePrimListToXml2(entityList, fileName);
+        }
+
         public List<string> SerialiseRegion(Scene scene, string saveDir)
         {
             List<string> results = new List<string>();
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 261f73dfc8..375756d28a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -1738,6 +1738,27 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             m_serialiser.SavePrimsToXml2(this, fileName);
         }
 
+
+        public void SaveNamedPrimsToXml2(string primName, string fileName)
+        {
+            List<EntityBase> entityList = GetEntities();
+            List<EntityBase> primList = new List<EntityBase>();
+
+            foreach (EntityBase ent in entityList)
+            {
+                if (ent is SceneObjectGroup)
+                {
+                    if (ent.Name == primName)
+                    {
+                        primList.Add(ent);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            m_serialiser.SavePrimListToXml2(primList, fileName);
+        }
+
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Load a prim archive into the scene.  This loads both prims and their assets.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneManager.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneManager.cs
index add80813f0..a3a9c75705 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneManager.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneManager.cs
@@ -204,6 +204,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             CurrentOrFirstScene.SavePrimsToXml2(filename);
         }
 
+        public void SaveNamedPrimsToXml2(string primName, string filename)
+        {
+            CurrentOrFirstScene.SaveNamedPrimsToXml2( primName, filename);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Load an xml file of prims in OpenSimulator's current 'xml2' file format to the current scene
         /// </summary>