diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/MainServer.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/MainServer.cs
index 7da4893b62..84cc05eb74 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/MainServer.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/MainServer.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
 {
     public class MainServer
     {
-        private static BaseHttpServer instance;
+        private static BaseHttpServer instance = null;
         private static Dictionary<uint, BaseHttpServer> m_Servers =
                 new Dictionary<uint, BaseHttpServer>();
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
         {
             if (port == 0)
                 return Instance;
-            if (port == Instance.Port)
+            if (instance != null && port == Instance.Port)
                 return Instance;
 
             if (m_Servers.ContainsKey(port))
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
index c9f2cfaee1..cfa94eaae5 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ namespace OpenSim
         protected string m_shutdownCommandsFile;
         protected bool m_gui = false;
         protected string m_consoleType = "local";
+        protected uint m_consolePort = 0;
 
         private string m_timedScript = "disabled";
         private Timer m_scriptTimer;
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ namespace OpenSim
                 else
                     m_consoleType= startupConfig.GetString("console", String.Empty);
 
+                m_consolePort = (uint)startupConfig.GetInt("console_port", 0);
                 m_timedScript = startupConfig.GetString("timer_Script", "disabled");
                 if (m_logFileAppender != null)
                 {
@@ -151,7 +153,16 @@ namespace OpenSim
             base.StartupSpecific();
 
             if (m_console is RemoteConsole)
-                ((RemoteConsole)m_console).SetServer(m_httpServer);
+            {
+                if (m_consolePort == 0)
+                {
+                    ((RemoteConsole)m_console).SetServer(m_httpServer);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    ((RemoteConsole)m_console).SetServer(MainServer.GetHttpServer(m_consolePort));
+                }
+            }
 
             //Run Startup Commands
             if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(m_startupCommandsFile))
diff --git a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
index af6345aa18..d09dc676ba 100644
--- a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
+++ b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@
     ConsoleUser = "Test"
     ConsolePass = "secret"
     http_listener_port = 9000
+    console_port = 0
     default_location_x = 1000
     default_location_y = 1000