diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index d4727eea6d..5b747b4716 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -247,6 +247,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// </summary>
         public float ClientVelocityUpdateTolerance { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// If greater than 1, we only send terse updates to other root agents on every n updates.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int RootTerseUpdatePeriod { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// If greater than 1, we only send terse updates to child agents on every n updates.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
index 5983e0f5b1..c6fac3d172 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
@@ -3232,12 +3232,27 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// <param name="remoteClient"></param>
         public void SendTerseUpdateToClient(IClientAPI remoteClient)
         {
-            m_terseUpdateCount++;
-
             // If the client is inactive, it's getting its updates from another
             // server.
             if (remoteClient.IsActive)
             {
+                if (Scene.RootTerseUpdatePeriod > 1)
+                {
+//                    Console.WriteLine(
+//                        "{0} {1} {2} {3} {4} {5} for {6} to {7}", 
+//                        remoteClient.AgentId, UUID, remoteClient.SceneAgent.IsChildAgent, m_terseUpdateCount, Scene.RootTerseUpdatePeriod, Velocity.ApproxEquals(Vector3.Zero, 0.001f), Name, remoteClient.Name);
+                    if (remoteClient.AgentId != UUID
+                        && !remoteClient.SceneAgent.IsChildAgent
+                        && m_terseUpdateCount % Scene.RootTerseUpdatePeriod != 0 
+                        && !Velocity.ApproxEquals(Vector3.Zero, 0.001f))
+                    {
+//                        m_log.DebugFormat("[SCENE PRESENCE]: Discarded update from {0} to {1}, args {2} {3} {4} {5} {6} {7}",
+//                            Name, remoteClient.Name, remoteClient.AgentId, UUID, remoteClient.SceneAgent.IsChildAgent, m_terseUpdateCount, Scene.RootTerseUpdatePeriod, Velocity.ApproxEquals(Vector3.Zero, 0.001f));
+
+                        return;
+                    }
+                }
+
                 if (Scene.ChildTerseUpdatePeriod > 1 
                     && remoteClient.SceneAgent.IsChildAgent
                     && m_terseUpdateCount % Scene.ChildTerseUpdatePeriod != 0 
@@ -3303,6 +3318,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 lastTerseUpdateToAllClientsTick = currentTick;
                 lastPositionSentToAllClients = OffsetPosition;
 
+                m_terseUpdateCount++;
+
 //                Console.WriteLine("Scheduled update for {0} in {1}", Name, Scene.Name);
                 m_scene.ForEachClient(SendTerseUpdateToClient);
             }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/World/SceneCommands/SceneCommandsModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/World/SceneCommands/SceneCommandsModule.cs
index 9e4f344876..0dc47f902e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/World/SceneCommands/SceneCommandsModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/World/SceneCommands/SceneCommandsModule.cs
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Avatar.Attachments
                     + "client-pos-upd - the tolerance before clients are updated with new rotation information for an avatar.\n"
                     + "client-rot-upd - the tolerance before clients are updated with new rotation information for an avatar.\n"
                     + "client-vel-upd - the tolerance before clients are updated with new velocity information for an avatar.\n"
-                    + "client-upd-per - if greater than 1, terse updates are only sent to child agents on every n updates.\n"
+                    + "root-upd-per   - if greater than 1, terse updates are only sent to root agents other than the originator on every n updates.\n"
+                    + "child-upd-per  - if greater than 1, terse updates are only sent to child agents on every n updates.\n"                    
                     + "collisions     - if false then collisions with other objects are turned off.\n"
                     + "pbackup        - if false then periodic scene backup is turned off.\n"
                     + "physics        - if false then all physics objects are non-physical.\n"
@@ -120,7 +121,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Avatar.Attachments
                     + "client-pos-upd - the tolerance before clients are updated with new rotation information for an avatar.\n"
                     + "client-rot-upd - the tolerance before clients are updated with new rotation information for an avatar.\n"
                     + "client-vel-upd - the tolerance before clients are updated with new velocity information for an avatar.\n"
-                    + "client-upd-per - if greater than 1, terse updates are only sent to child agents on every n updates.\n"
+                    + "root-upd-per   - if greater than 1, terse updates are only sent to root agents other than the originator on every n updates.\n"
+                    + "child-upd-per - if greater than 1, terse updates are only sent to child agents on every n updates.\n"
                     + "collisions     - if false then collisions with other objects are turned off.\n"
                     + "pbackup        - if false then periodic scene backup is turned off.\n"
                     + "physics        - if false then all physics objects are non-physical.\n"
@@ -155,7 +157,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Avatar.Attachments
             cdl.AddRow("client-pos-upd", m_scene.ClientPositionUpdateTolerance);
             cdl.AddRow("client-rot-upd", m_scene.ClientRotationUpdateTolerance);
             cdl.AddRow("client-vel-upd", m_scene.ClientVelocityUpdateTolerance);
-            cdl.AddRow("client-upd-per", m_scene.ChildTerseUpdatePeriod);
+            cdl.AddRow("root-upd-per", m_scene.RootTerseUpdatePeriod);
+            cdl.AddRow("child-upd-per", m_scene.ChildTerseUpdatePeriod);
             cdl.AddRow("pbackup", m_scene.PeriodicBackup);
             cdl.AddRow("physics", m_scene.PhysicsEnabled);
             cdl.AddRow("scripting", m_scene.ScriptsEnabled);
@@ -248,12 +251,21 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Avatar.Attachments
                     m_scene.ClientVelocityUpdateTolerance = newValue;    
             }
 
-            if (options.ContainsKey("client-upd-per"))
+            if (options.ContainsKey("root-upd-per"))
             {
                 int newValue;
 
                 // FIXME: This can only come from the console at the moment but might not always be true.
-                if (ConsoleUtil.TryParseConsoleNaturalInt(MainConsole.Instance, options["client-upd-per"], out newValue))
+                if (ConsoleUtil.TryParseConsoleNaturalInt(MainConsole.Instance, options["root-upd-per"], out newValue))
+                    m_scene.RootTerseUpdatePeriod = newValue;    
+            }
+
+            if (options.ContainsKey("child-upd-per"))
+            {
+                int newValue;
+
+                // FIXME: This can only come from the console at the moment but might not always be true.
+                if (ConsoleUtil.TryParseConsoleNaturalInt(MainConsole.Instance, options["child-upd-per"], out newValue))
                     m_scene.ChildTerseUpdatePeriod = newValue;    
             }