diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/IClientAPI.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/IClientAPI.cs
index f02543d3eb..0557fb6ca0 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/IClientAPI.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/IClientAPI.cs
@@ -1101,7 +1101,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
         void SetChildAgentThrottle(byte[] throttle);
 
         void SendAvatarDataImmediate(ISceneEntity avatar);
-        void SendPrimUpdate(ISceneEntity entity, PrimUpdateFlags updateFlags);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Send a positional, velocity, etc. update to the viewer for a given entity.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="entity"></param>
+        /// <param name="updateFlags"></param>
+        void SendEntityUpdate(ISceneEntity entity, PrimUpdateFlags updateFlags);
+
         void ReprioritizeUpdates();
         void FlushPrimUpdates();
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLClientView.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLClientView.cs
index d579f91977..2f16e0419c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLClientView.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLClientView.cs
@@ -3619,7 +3619,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
         /// Generate one of the object update packets based on PrimUpdateFlags
         /// and broadcast the packet to clients
         /// </summary>
-        public void SendPrimUpdate(ISceneEntity entity, PrimUpdateFlags updateFlags)
+        public void SendEntityUpdate(ISceneEntity entity, PrimUpdateFlags updateFlags)
         {
             if (entity is SceneObjectPart)
             {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
index c6264b570e..370c55b833 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
@@ -3071,7 +3071,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             //if (LocalId != ParentGroup.RootPart.LocalId)
                 //isattachment = ParentGroup.RootPart.IsAttachment;
 
-            remoteClient.SendPrimUpdate(this, PrimUpdateFlags.FullUpdate);
+            remoteClient.SendEntityUpdate(this, PrimUpdateFlags.FullUpdate);
             ParentGroup.Scene.StatsReporter.AddObjectUpdates(1);
         }
 
@@ -4849,7 +4849,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             
             // Causes this thread to dig into the Client Thread Data.
             // Remember your locking here!
-            remoteClient.SendPrimUpdate(
+            remoteClient.SendEntityUpdate(
                 this,
                 PrimUpdateFlags.Position | PrimUpdateFlags.Rotation | PrimUpdateFlags.Velocity
                     | PrimUpdateFlags.Acceleration | PrimUpdateFlags.AngularVelocity);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
index 3dec218c02..bdfad40e8f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
@@ -2808,7 +2808,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
                 //m_log.DebugFormat("[SCENE PRESENCE]: " + Name + " sending TerseUpdate to " + remoteClient.Name + " : Pos={0} Rot={1} Vel={2}", m_pos, Rotation, m_velocity);
 
-                remoteClient.SendPrimUpdate(
+                remoteClient.SendEntityUpdate(
                     this,
                     PrimUpdateFlags.Position | PrimUpdateFlags.Rotation | PrimUpdateFlags.Velocity
                     | PrimUpdateFlags.Acceleration | PrimUpdateFlags.AngularVelocity);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Agent/InternetRelayClientView/Server/IRCClientView.cs b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Agent/InternetRelayClientView/Server/IRCClientView.cs
index c92f121a7a..a3b65cf060 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Agent/InternetRelayClientView/Server/IRCClientView.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Agent/InternetRelayClientView/Server/IRCClientView.cs
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Agent.InternetRelayClientView.Server
 
         }
 
-        public void SendPrimUpdate(ISceneEntity entity, PrimUpdateFlags updateFlags)
+        public void SendEntityUpdate(ISceneEntity entity, PrimUpdateFlags updateFlags)
         {
 
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/World/NPC/NPCAvatar.cs b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/World/NPC/NPCAvatar.cs
index 253fdee0c9..fd2b9c7d87 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/World/NPC/NPCAvatar.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/World/NPC/NPCAvatar.cs
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.World.NPC
         {
         }
 
-        public void SendPrimUpdate(ISceneEntity entity, PrimUpdateFlags updateFlags)
+        public void SendEntityUpdate(ISceneEntity entity, PrimUpdateFlags updateFlags)
         {
         }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Mock/TestClient.cs b/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Mock/TestClient.cs
index b4f521fa5c..e34721e847 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Mock/TestClient.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Mock/TestClient.cs
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Tests.Common.Mock
         {
         }
 
-        public void SendPrimUpdate(ISceneEntity entity, PrimUpdateFlags updateFlags)
+        public void SendEntityUpdate(ISceneEntity entity, PrimUpdateFlags updateFlags)
         {
         }