diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Attachments/AttachmentsModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Attachments/AttachmentsModule.cs
index e9b2f4fc73..73337695b1 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Attachments/AttachmentsModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Attachments/AttachmentsModule.cs
@@ -774,15 +774,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Attachments
                         (sbyte)AssetType.Object,
                         Utils.StringToBytes(sceneObjectXml),
                         sp.UUID);
-                    m_scene.AssetService.Store(asset);
 
-                    item.AssetID = asset.FullID;
-                    item.Description = asset.Description;
-                    item.Name = asset.Name;
-                    item.AssetType = asset.Type;
-                    item.InvType = (int)InventoryType.Object;
+                    IInventoryAccessModule invAccess = m_scene.RequestModuleInterface<IInventoryAccessModule>();
 
-                    m_scene.InventoryService.UpdateItem(item);
+                    invAccess.UpdateInventoryItemAsset(sp.UUID, item, asset);
 
                     // If the name of the object has been changed whilst attached then we want to update the inventory
                     // item in the viewer.
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/HGInventoryAccessModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/HGInventoryAccessModule.cs
index 283a0cf2c0..71570dacfe 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/HGInventoryAccessModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/HGInventoryAccessModule.cs
@@ -253,6 +253,20 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.InventoryAccess
             return newAssetID;
         }
 
+        /// 
+        /// UpdateInventoryItemAsset
+        ///
+        public override bool UpdateInventoryItemAsset(UUID ownerID, InventoryItemBase item, AssetBase asset)
+        {
+            if (base.UpdateInventoryItemAsset(ownerID, item, asset))
+            {
+                UploadInventoryItem(ownerID, (AssetType)asset.Type, asset.FullID, asset.Name, 0);
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
         ///
         /// Used in DeleteToInventory
         ///
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/InventoryAccessModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/InventoryAccessModule.cs
index a116f0f971..6e48fcc629 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/InventoryAccessModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/InventoryAccessModule.cs
@@ -292,7 +292,31 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.InventoryAccess
 
             return UUID.Zero;
         }
-        
+
+        public virtual bool UpdateInventoryItemAsset(UUID ownerID, InventoryItemBase item, AssetBase asset)
+        {
+            if (item != null && item.Owner == ownerID && asset != null)
+            {
+                item.AssetID = asset.FullID;
+                item.Description = asset.Description;
+                item.Name = asset.Name;
+                item.AssetType = asset.Type;
+                item.InvType = (int)InventoryType.Object;
+
+                m_Scene.AssetService.Store(asset);
+                m_Scene.InventoryService.UpdateItem(item);
+
+                return true;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                m_log.ErrorFormat("[INVENTORY ACCESS MODULE]: Given invalid item for inventory update: {0}",
+                    (item == null || asset == null? "null item or asset" : "wrong owner"));
+                return false;
+            }
+
+        }
+
         public virtual List<InventoryItemBase> CopyToInventory(
             DeRezAction action, UUID folderID,
             List<SceneObjectGroup> objectGroups, IClientAPI remoteClient, bool asAttachment)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IInventoryAccessModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IInventoryAccessModule.cs
index 3576e35798..6bad018ea7 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IInventoryAccessModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IInventoryAccessModule.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Interfaces
     public interface IInventoryAccessModule
     {
         UUID CapsUpdateInventoryItemAsset(IClientAPI remoteClient, UUID itemID, byte[] data);
-        
+
+        bool UpdateInventoryItemAsset(UUID ownerID, InventoryItemBase item, AssetBase asset);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Copy objects to a user's inventory.
         /// </summary>