diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 41e9bbc9b5..5809508d3a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         public bool m_allowScriptCrossings;
         public bool m_useFlySlow;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Temporarily setting to trigger appearance resends at 60 second intervals.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool SendPeriodicAppearanceUpdates { get; set; }
+
         protected float m_defaultDrawDistance = 255.0f;
         public float DefaultDrawDistance 
         {
@@ -761,6 +766,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 m_update_presences        = startupConfig.GetInt(   "UpdateAgentsEveryNFrames",          m_update_presences);
                 m_update_terrain          = startupConfig.GetInt(   "UpdateTerrainEveryNFrames",         m_update_terrain);
                 m_update_temp_cleaning    = startupConfig.GetInt(   "UpdateTempCleaningEveryNFrames",    m_update_temp_cleaning);
+
+                SendPeriodicAppearanceUpdates = startupConfig.GetBoolean("SendPeriodicAppearanceUpdates", SendPeriodicAppearanceUpdates);
             }
 
             #endregion Region Config
@@ -1296,6 +1303,16 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                     });
                 }
 
+                if (SendPeriodicAppearanceUpdates && MaintenanceRun % 60 == 0)
+                {
+                    m_log.DebugFormat("[SCENE]: Sending periodic appearance updates");
+                    
+                    if (AvatarFactory != null)
+                    {
+                        ForEachRootScenePresence(sp => AvatarFactory.SendAppearance(sp.UUID));
+                    }
+                }
+
                 Watchdog.UpdateThread();
 
                 previousMaintenanceTick = m_lastMaintenanceTick;