diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
index 7e4a5a0539..3acb88250f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
@@ -8688,7 +8688,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
 
             Dictionary<string, string> httpHeaders = new Dictionary<string, string>();
 
-            httpHeaders["X-SecondLife-Shard"] = "OpenSim";
+			string shard = "OpenSim";
+			IConfigSource config = new IniConfigSource(Application.iniFilePath);
+            if (config.Configs["Network"] != null)
+            {
+                shard = config.Configs["Network"].GetString("user_server_url", shard);
+                shard = config.Configs["Network"].GetString("shard", shard);
+            }
+
+            httpHeaders["X-SecondLife-Shard"] = shard;
             httpHeaders["X-SecondLife-Object-Name"] = m_host.Name;
             httpHeaders["X-SecondLife-Object-Key"] = m_itemID.ToString();
             httpHeaders["X-SecondLife-Region"] = string.Format("{0} ({1}, {2})", regionInfo.RegionName, regionInfo.RegionLocX, regionInfo.RegionLocY);
diff --git a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
index 582b3f9c1e..d78dfc4e6a 100644
--- a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
+++ b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
@@ -322,6 +322,10 @@ InterregionComms = "RESTComms"
     ; user_send_key and user_recv_key, too
     messaging_server_url = "http://127.0.0.1:8006"
 
+    ; What is reported as the "X-Secondlife-Shard"
+    ; Defaults to the user server url if not set
+    ; The old default is "OpenSim", set here fro compatibility
+    shard = "OpenSim"
 
 [ClientStack.LindenUDP]
     ; This is the multiplier applied to all client throttles for outgoing UDP network data