diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/EntityTransfer/EntityTransferModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/EntityTransfer/EntityTransferModule.cs
index 0af91e5d30..770df4ff05 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/EntityTransfer/EntityTransferModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/EntityTransfer/EntityTransferModule.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Threading;
-
 using OpenSim.Framework;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Capabilities;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Client;
@@ -589,7 +588,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.EntityTransfer
 
                 if (NeedsClosing(sp.DrawDistance, oldRegionX, newRegionX, oldRegionY, newRegionY, reg))
                 {
-//                    Thread.Sleep(5000);
+                    // We need to delay here because Imprudence viewers, unlike v1 or v3, have a short (<200ms, <500ms) delay before
+                    // they regard the new region as the current region after receiving the AgentMovementComplete
+                    // response.  If close is sent before then, it will cause the viewer to quit instead.
+                    // However, if this delay is longer, then a viewer can teleport back to this region and experience
+                    // a failure because the old ScenePresence has not yet been cleaned up.
+                    Thread.Sleep(2000);
+
                     sp.Close();
                     sp.Scene.IncomingCloseAgent(sp.UUID);
                 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
index c62f90b140..48b6170a7f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
@@ -1202,9 +1202,19 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
             bool flying = ((m_AgentControlFlags & AgentManager.ControlFlags.AGENT_CONTROL_FLY) != 0);
             MakeRootAgent(AbsolutePosition, flying);
+            ControllingClient.MoveAgentIntoRegion(m_scene.RegionInfo, AbsolutePosition, look);
+
+//            m_log.DebugFormat("[SCENE PRESENCE] Completed movement");
 
             if ((m_callbackURI != null) && !m_callbackURI.Equals(""))
             {
+                // We cannot sleep here since this would hold up the inbound packet processing thread, as
+                // CompleteMovement() is executed synchronously.  However, it might be better to delay the release
+                // here until we know for sure that the agent is active in this region.  Sending AgentMovementComplete
+                // is not enough for Imprudence clients - there appears to be a small delay (<200ms, <500ms) until they regard this
+                // region as the current region, meaning that a close sent before then will fail the teleport.
+//                System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(2000);
+
                 m_log.DebugFormat(
                     "[SCENE PRESENCE]: Releasing {0} {1} with callback to {2}",
                     client.Name, client.AgentId, m_callbackURI);
@@ -1213,9 +1223,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 m_callbackURI = null;
             }
 
-//            m_log.DebugFormat("[SCENE PRESENCE] Completed movement");
-
-            ControllingClient.MoveAgentIntoRegion(m_scene.RegionInfo, AbsolutePosition, look);
             ValidateAndSendAppearanceAndAgentData();
 
             // Create child agents in neighbouring regions