diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/InnerScene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/InnerScene.cs
index 34224a7e9f..295569ec5e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/InnerScene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/InnerScene.cs
@@ -1373,7 +1373,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             List<SceneObjectGroup> children = new List<SceneObjectGroup>();
             if (parenPrim != null)
             {
-                for (int i = 0; i < childPrims.Count; i++)
+		// We do this in reverse to get the link order of the prims correct
+                for (int i = childPrims.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
                 {
                     foreach (EntityBase ent in EntityList)
                     {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
index 02098b7300..32c9255355 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
@@ -1830,29 +1830,42 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             lock (m_parts)
             {
                 m_parts.Add(linkPart.UUID, linkPart);
-            }
 
-            linkPart.LinkNum = m_parts.Count;
+		// Insert in terms of link numbers, the new links
+		// before the current ones (with the exception of 
+		// the root prim. Shuffle the old ones up
+		foreach (KeyValuePair<UUID, SceneObjectPart> kvp in m_parts) 
+		{
+		    if (kvp.Value.LinkNum != 1) {
+			// Don't update root prim link number
+			kvp.Value.LinkNum += objectGroup.PrimCount;
+		    }
+		}
 
-            linkPart.SetParent(this);
-            linkPart.AddFlag(PrimFlags.CreateSelected);
 
-            //if (linkPart.PhysActor != null)
-            //{
-            // m_scene.PhysicsScene.RemovePrim(linkPart.PhysActor);
+		linkPart.LinkNum = 2;
 
-            //linkPart.PhysActor = null;
-            //}
+		linkPart.SetParent(this);
+		linkPart.AddFlag(PrimFlags.CreateSelected);
 
-            //TODO: rest of parts
-            foreach (SceneObjectPart part in objectGroup.Children.Values)
-            {
-                if (part.UUID != objectGroup.m_rootPart.UUID)
-                {
-                    LinkNonRootPart(part, oldGroupPosition, oldRootRotation);
-                }
-                part.ClearUndoState();
-            }
+		//if (linkPart.PhysActor != null)
+		//{
+		// m_scene.PhysicsScene.RemovePrim(linkPart.PhysActor);
+		
+		//linkPart.PhysActor = null;
+		//}
+
+		//TODO: rest of parts
+		int linkNum = 3;
+		foreach (SceneObjectPart part in objectGroup.Children.Values)
+		{
+		    if (part.UUID != objectGroup.m_rootPart.UUID)
+		    {
+			LinkNonRootPart(part, oldGroupPosition, oldRootRotation, linkNum++);
+		    }
+		    part.ClearUndoState();
+		}
+	    }
 
             m_scene.UnlinkSceneObject(objectGroup.UUID, true);
             objectGroup.Children.Clear();
@@ -1961,17 +1974,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             m_isBackedUp = false;
         }
 
-        private void LinkNonRootPart(SceneObjectPart part, Vector3 oldGroupPosition, Quaternion oldGroupRotation)
+        private void LinkNonRootPart(SceneObjectPart part, Vector3 oldGroupPosition, Quaternion oldGroupRotation, int linkNum)
         {
             part.SetParent(this);
             part.ParentID = m_rootPart.LocalId;
 
-            lock (m_parts)
-            {
-                m_parts.Add(part.UUID, part);
-            }
+	    // Caller locks m_parts for us
+	    m_parts.Add(part.UUID, part);
 
-            part.LinkNum = m_parts.Count;
+            part.LinkNum = linkNum;
 
             Vector3 oldPos = part.OffsetPosition;
             oldPos *= oldGroupRotation;