diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 2b4dea4a4a..1771bf9023 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -4612,6 +4612,18 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             return m_sceneGraph.GetSceneObjectPart(fullID);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Attempt to get a prim via its UUID
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="fullID"></param>
+        /// <param name="sop"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public bool TryGetSceneObjectPart(UUID fullID, out SceneObjectPart sop)
+        {
+            sop = GetSceneObjectPart(fullID);
+            return sop != null;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Get a scene object group that contains the prim with the given local id
         /// </summary>