diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 72d14354b3..8de069a99c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ using Nini.Config;
 using OpenMetaverse;
 using OpenMetaverse.Imaging;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
+using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Communications;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Cache;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Clients;
@@ -125,6 +126,19 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
         public IXfer XferManager;
 
+        protected IAssetService m_AssetService = null;
+
+        public IAssetService AssetService
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (m_AssetService == null)
+                    m_AssetService = RequestModuleInterface<IAssetService>();
+
+                return m_AssetService;
+            }
+        }
+
         protected IXMLRPC m_xmlrpcModule;
         protected IWorldComm m_worldCommModule;
         protected IAvatarFactory m_AvatarFactory;
diff --git a/prebuild.xml b/prebuild.xml
index 85f270282f..7b6c3fc8b9 100644
--- a/prebuild.xml
+++ b/prebuild.xml
@@ -655,6 +655,7 @@
       <Reference name="OpenMetaverseTypes.dll"/>
       <Reference name="OpenMetaverse.StructuredData.dll"/>
       <Reference name="OpenMetaverse.dll"/>
+      <Reference name="OpenSim.Services.Interfaces"/>
       <Reference name="OpenSim.Framework"/>
       <Reference name="OpenSim.Framework.Communications"/>
       <Reference name="OpenSim.Data" />