diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs
index 0879cce766..930850091d 100755
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         protected internal SceneObjectPart GetSceneObjectPart(uint localID)
         {
             SceneObjectGroup group = GetGroupByPrim(localID);
-            if (group == null)
+            if (group == null || group.IsDeleted)
                 return null;
             return group.GetPart(localID);
         }