diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/RegionSync/RegionSyncModule/SymmetricSync/RegionSyncModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/RegionSync/RegionSyncModule/SymmetricSync/RegionSyncModule.cs
index 9ff693bc9b..3a9bc7da31 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/RegionSync/RegionSyncModule/SymmetricSync/RegionSyncModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/RegionSync/RegionSyncModule/SymmetricSync/RegionSyncModule.cs
@@ -1013,7 +1013,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.RegionSync.RegionSyncModule
         {
             // Get the data from message and error check
             OSDMap data = DeserializeMessage(msg);
-            string init_actorID = data["actorID"].AsString();
 
             if (data == null)
             {
@@ -1023,11 +1022,20 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.RegionSync.RegionSyncModule
             }
 
             UUID sogUUID = data["UUID"].AsUUID();
+            string init_actorID = data["actorID"].AsString();
+            bool softDelete = data["softDelete"].AsBoolean();
 
             SceneObjectGroup sog = m_scene.SceneGraph.GetGroupByPrim(sogUUID);
             if (sog != null)
             {
-                m_scene.DeleteSceneObjectBySynchronization(sog);
+                if (!softDelete)
+                {
+                    m_scene.DeleteSceneObjectBySynchronization(sog);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    m_scene.UnlinkSceneObject(sog, true);
+                }
             }
 
             //if this is a relay node, forwards the event
@@ -1331,7 +1339,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.RegionSync.RegionSyncModule
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="sog"></param>
         //private void RegionSyncModule_OnObjectBeingRemovedFromScene(SceneObjectGroup sog)
-        public void SendDeleteObject(SceneObjectGroup sog)
+        public void SendDeleteObject(SceneObjectGroup sog, bool softDelete)
         {
             //m_log.DebugFormat("RegionSyncModule_OnObjectBeingRemovedFromScene called at time {0}:{1}:{2}", DateTime.Now.Minute, DateTime.Now.Second, DateTime.Now.Millisecond);
 
@@ -1344,6 +1352,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.RegionSync.RegionSyncModule
             //data["localID"] = OSD.FromUInteger(sog.LocalId);
             data["UUID"] = OSD.FromUUID(sog.UUID);
             data["actorID"] = OSD.FromString(m_actorID);
+            data["softDelete"] = OSD.FromBoolean(softDelete);
 
             SymmetricSyncMessage rsm = new SymmetricSyncMessage(SymmetricSyncMessage.MsgType.RemovedObject, OSDParser.SerializeJsonString(data));
             SendObjectUpdateToRelevantSyncConnectors(sog, rsm);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IRegionSyncModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IRegionSyncModule.cs
index 8709d4cd46..5048434859 100755
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IRegionSyncModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IRegionSyncModule.cs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Interfaces
         //void SendUpdatesToSynchronizeState(List<SceneObjectGroup> sog);
         void SendSceneUpdates();
         void SendTerrainUpdates(string lastUpdateActorID);
-        void SendDeleteObject(SceneObjectGroup sog);
+        void SendDeleteObject(SceneObjectGroup sog, bool softDelete);
 
         //For propogating scene events to other actors
         void PublishSceneEvent(EventManager.EventNames ev, Object[] evArgs);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 030144b76b..f2fe7f7364 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -2475,7 +2475,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             //Propagate the RemovedObject message
             if (RegionSyncModule != null)
             {
-                RegionSyncModule.SendDeleteObject(group);
+                RegionSyncModule.SendDeleteObject(group, false);
             }
             //end of SYMMETRIC SYNC
              
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
index 2215b909be..ce518f6442 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
@@ -2041,9 +2041,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             //    objectGroup.RootPart.SendScheduledUpdates();
             //}
 
-//            m_log.DebugFormat(
-//                "[SCENE OBJECT GROUP]: Linking group with root part {0}, {1} to group with root part {2}, {3}",
-//                objectGroup.RootPart.Name, objectGroup.RootPart.UUID, RootPart.Name, RootPart.UUID);
+            //            m_log.DebugFormat(
+            //                "[SCENE OBJECT GROUP]: Linking group with root part {0}, {1} to group with root part {2}, {3}",
+            //                objectGroup.RootPart.Name, objectGroup.RootPart.UUID, RootPart.Name, RootPart.UUID);
 
             SceneObjectPart linkPart = objectGroup.m_rootPart;
 
@@ -2112,9 +2112,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             objectGroup.m_isDeleted = true;
 
             objectGroup.m_parts.Clear();
-            
+
             // Can't do this yet since backup still makes use of the root part without any synchronization
-//            objectGroup.m_rootPart = null;
+            //            objectGroup.m_rootPart = null;
 
             AttachToBackup();
 
@@ -2125,6 +2125,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
             //HasGroupChanged = true;
             //ScheduleGroupForFullUpdate();
+
+            //SYMMETRIC SYNC
+            if (m_scene.RegionSyncModule != null)
+                m_scene.RegionSyncModule.SendDeleteObject(objectGroup, true);
+            //end of SYMMETRIC SYNC
+
         }
 
         /// <summary>