diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/IClientAPI.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/IClientAPI.cs
index c386c95038..4bb865a68a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/IClientAPI.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/IClientAPI.cs
@@ -1184,6 +1184,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
         void SendCoarseLocationUpdate(List<UUID> users, List<Vector3> CoarseLocations);
 
         void SetChildAgentThrottle(byte[] throttle);
+        void SetChildAgentThrottle(byte[] throttle,float factor);
 
         void SetAgentThrottleSilent(int throttle, int setting);
         int GetAgentThrottleSilent(int throttle);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLClientView.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLClientView.cs
index b9646c7525..f2f7cf9c9c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLClientView.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLClientView.cs
@@ -12344,7 +12344,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
         /// <param name="throttles"></param>
         public void SetChildAgentThrottle(byte[] throttles)
         {
-            m_udpClient.SetThrottles(throttles);
+            SetChildAgentThrottle(throttles, 1.0f);
+        }
+
+        public void SetChildAgentThrottle(byte[] throttles,float factor)
+        {
+            m_udpClient.SetThrottles(throttles, factor);
             GenericCall2 handler = OnUpdateThrottles;
             if (handler != null)
             {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLUDPClient.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLUDPClient.cs
index 33375ff48a..0ae7617a61 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLUDPClient.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLUDPClient.cs
@@ -339,6 +339,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
         }
 
         public void SetThrottles(byte[] throttleData)
+        {
+            SetThrottles(throttleData, 1.0f);
+        }
+
+        public void SetThrottles(byte[] throttleData, float factor)
         {
             byte[] adjData;
             int pos = 0;
@@ -359,13 +364,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
             }
 
             // 0.125f converts from bits to bytes
-            int resend = (int)(BitConverter.ToSingle(adjData, pos) * 0.125f); pos += 4;
-            int land = (int)(BitConverter.ToSingle(adjData, pos) * 0.125f); pos += 4;
-            int wind = (int)(BitConverter.ToSingle(adjData, pos) * 0.125f); pos += 4;
-            int cloud = (int)(BitConverter.ToSingle(adjData, pos) * 0.125f); pos += 4;
-            int task = (int)(BitConverter.ToSingle(adjData, pos) * 0.125f); pos += 4;
-            int texture = (int)(BitConverter.ToSingle(adjData, pos) * 0.125f); pos += 4;
-            int asset = (int)(BitConverter.ToSingle(adjData, pos) * 0.125f);
+            float scale = 0.125f * factor;
+            int resend = (int)(BitConverter.ToSingle(adjData, pos) * scale); pos += 4;
+            int land = (int)(BitConverter.ToSingle(adjData, pos) * scale); pos += 4;
+            int wind = (int)(BitConverter.ToSingle(adjData, pos) * scale); pos += 4;
+            int cloud = (int)(BitConverter.ToSingle(adjData, pos) * scale); pos += 4;
+            int task = (int)(BitConverter.ToSingle(adjData, pos) * scale); pos += 4;
+            int texture = (int)(BitConverter.ToSingle(adjData, pos) * scale); pos += 4;
+            int asset = (int)(BitConverter.ToSingle(adjData, pos) * scale);
 
             // Make sure none of the throttles are set below our packet MTU,
             // otherwise a throttle could become permanently clogged
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
index 6a9e0caf5c..3b64088f99 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
@@ -4104,7 +4104,24 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             CameraPosition = cAgentData.Center + offset;
 
             if ((cAgentData.Throttles != null) && cAgentData.Throttles.Length > 0)
-                ControllingClient.SetChildAgentThrottle(cAgentData.Throttles);
+            {
+                // some scaling factor
+                float x = m_pos.X;
+                if (x > m_scene.RegionInfo.RegionSizeX)
+                    x -= m_scene.RegionInfo.RegionSizeX;
+                float y = m_pos.Y;
+                if (y > m_scene.RegionInfo.RegionSizeY)
+                    y -= m_scene.RegionInfo.RegionSizeY;
+
+                x = x * x + y * y;
+
+                const float distScale = 0.4f / Constants.RegionSize / Constants.RegionSize;
+                float factor = 1.0f - distScale * x;
+                if (factor < 0.2f)
+                    factor = 0.2f;
+
+                ControllingClient.SetChildAgentThrottle(cAgentData.Throttles,factor);
+            }
 
             if(cAgentData.ChildrenCapSeeds != null && cAgentData.ChildrenCapSeeds.Count >0)
             {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Agent/InternetRelayClientView/Server/IRCClientView.cs b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Agent/InternetRelayClientView/Server/IRCClientView.cs
index a45bea9902..ed1503cdd5 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Agent/InternetRelayClientView/Server/IRCClientView.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Agent/InternetRelayClientView/Server/IRCClientView.cs
@@ -1433,6 +1433,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Agent.InternetRelayClientView.Server
 
         }
 
+        public virtual void SetChildAgentThrottle(byte[] throttle,float factor)
+        {
+
+        }
+
         public void SetAgentThrottleSilent(int throttle, int setting)
         {
            
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/World/NPC/NPCAvatar.cs b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/World/NPC/NPCAvatar.cs
index cb87536c4e..0b33c510fa 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/World/NPC/NPCAvatar.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/World/NPC/NPCAvatar.cs
@@ -621,6 +621,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.World.NPC
         {
         }
 
+        public virtual void SetChildAgentThrottle(byte[] throttle, float factor)
+        {
+
+        }
+
         public void SetAgentThrottleSilent(int throttle, int setting)
         {
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Mock/TestClient.cs b/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Mock/TestClient.cs
index 00929df827..d4f29c89b2 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Mock/TestClient.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Mock/TestClient.cs
@@ -544,6 +544,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Tests.Common.Mock
         {
         }
 
+        public virtual void SetChildAgentThrottle(byte[] throttle, float factor)
+        {
+        }
+
         public void SetAgentThrottleSilent(int throttle, int setting)
         {
         }