diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
index 9c62ad392b..01be491573 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
@@ -1983,11 +1983,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
             group.ResetIDs();
 
-            AddNewSceneObject(group, true);
-
-            // we set it's position in world.
-            group.AbsolutePosition = pos;
-
             SceneObjectPart rootPart = group.GetChildPart(group.UUID);
 
             // Since renaming the item in the inventory does not affect the name stored
@@ -2027,31 +2022,21 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 part.NextOwnerMask = item.NextPermissions;
             }
             
-            rootPart.TrimPermissions();
-            
-            if (group.RootPart.Shape.PCode == (byte)PCode.Prim)
-            {
-                group.ClearPartAttachmentData();
-            }
-            
-            group.UpdateGroupRotationR(rot);
-            
-            //group.ApplyPhysics(m_physicalPrim);
-            if (group.RootPart.PhysActor != null && group.RootPart.PhysActor.IsPhysical && vel != Vector3.Zero)
-            {
-                group.RootPart.ApplyImpulse((vel * group.GetMass()), false);
-                group.Velocity = vel;
-                rootPart.ScheduleFullUpdate();
-            }
-            
-            group.CreateScriptInstances(param, true, DefaultScriptEngine, 2);
-            rootPart.ScheduleFullUpdate();
+            rootPart.TrimPermissions();                        
 
             if (!Permissions.BypassPermissions())
             {
                 if ((item.CurrentPermissions & (uint)PermissionMask.Copy) == 0)
                     sourcePart.Inventory.RemoveInventoryItem(item.ItemID);
             }
+                        
+            AddNewSceneObject(group, true, pos, rot, vel);
+            
+            // We can only call this after adding the scene object, since the scene object references the scene
+            // to find out if scripts should be activated at all.
+            group.CreateScriptInstances(param, true, DefaultScriptEngine, 2);
+            
+            group.ScheduleGroupForFullUpdate();
         
             return rootPart.ParentGroup;
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index a14762841d..b808c6d74c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ using OpenMetaverse.Imaging;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Communications;
-
 using OpenSim.Framework.Console;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Scripting;
@@ -2008,6 +2007,23 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         {
             return m_sceneGraph.AddNewSceneObject(sceneObject, attachToBackup, sendClientUpdates);
         }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Add a newly created object to the scene.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// 
+        /// This method does not send updates to the client - callers need to handle this themselves.
+        /// <param name="sceneObject"></param>
+        /// <param name="attachToBackup"></param>
+        /// <param name="pos">Position of the object</param>
+        /// <param name="rot">Rotation of the object</param>
+        /// <param name="vel">Velocity of the object.  This parameter only has an effect if the object is physical</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public bool AddNewSceneObject(
+            SceneObjectGroup sceneObject, bool attachToBackup, Vector3 pos, Quaternion rot, Vector3 vel)
+        {            
+            return m_sceneGraph.AddNewSceneObject(sceneObject, attachToBackup, pos, rot, vel);
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Delete every object from the scene.  This does not include attachments worn by avatars.
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs
index 9f38a999de..31faeec620 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs
@@ -292,6 +292,42 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
             return AddSceneObject(sceneObject, attachToBackup, sendClientUpdates);
         }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Add a newly created object to the scene.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// 
+        /// This method does not send updates to the client - callers need to handle this themselves.
+        /// <param name="sceneObject"></param>
+        /// <param name="attachToBackup"></param>
+        /// <param name="pos">Position of the object</param>
+        /// <param name="rot">Rotation of the object</param>
+        /// <param name="vel">Velocity of the object.  This parameter only has an effect if the object is physical</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>        
+        public bool AddNewSceneObject(
+            SceneObjectGroup sceneObject, bool attachToBackup, Vector3 pos, Quaternion rot, Vector3 vel)
+        {
+            AddNewSceneObject(sceneObject, true, false);
+
+            // we set it's position in world.
+            sceneObject.AbsolutePosition = pos;
+
+            if (sceneObject.RootPart.Shape.PCode == (byte)PCode.Prim)
+            {
+                sceneObject.ClearPartAttachmentData();
+            }
+            
+            sceneObject.UpdateGroupRotationR(rot);
+            
+            //group.ApplyPhysics(m_physicalPrim);
+            if (sceneObject.RootPart.PhysActor != null && sceneObject.RootPart.PhysActor.IsPhysical && vel != Vector3.Zero)
+            {
+                sceneObject.RootPart.ApplyImpulse((vel * sceneObject.GetMass()), false);
+                sceneObject.Velocity = vel;
+            }
+        
+            return true;
+        }        
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Add an object to the scene.  This will both update the scene, and send information about the