diff --git a/OpenSim/Tools/pCampBot/Bot.cs b/OpenSim/Tools/pCampBot/Bot.cs
index dac8ccb49b..32bf32bb79 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Tools/pCampBot/Bot.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Tools/pCampBot/Bot.cs
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ namespace pCampBot
 
         public delegate void AnEvent(Bot callbot, EventType someevent); // event delegate for bot events
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Controls whether bots request textures for the object information they receive
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool RequestObjectTextures { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Bot manager.
         /// </summary>
@@ -469,6 +474,9 @@ namespace pCampBot
 
         public void Objects_NewPrim(object sender, PrimEventArgs args)
         {
+            if (!RequestObjectTextures)
+                return;
+
             Primitive prim = args.Prim;
 
             if (prim != null)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Tools/pCampBot/BotManager.cs b/OpenSim/Tools/pCampBot/BotManager.cs
index 397a98e37c..dee02c35ef 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Tools/pCampBot/BotManager.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Tools/pCampBot/BotManager.cs
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ namespace pCampBot
             Bot pb = new Bot(bm, behaviours, firstName, lastName, password, startLocation, loginUri);
             pb.wear = wearSetting;
             pb.Client.Settings.SEND_AGENT_UPDATES = InitBotSendAgentUpdates;
+            pb.RequestObjectTextures = InitBotRequestObjectTextures;
 
             pb.OnConnected += handlebotEvent;
             pb.OnDisconnected += handlebotEvent;