diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/TaskInventoryItem.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/TaskInventoryItem.cs
index ba2a306c4e..d4bbbfb7c9 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/TaskInventoryItem.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/TaskInventoryItem.cs
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
         private int _permsMask;
         private int _type = 0;
         private UUID _oldID;
+        private UUID _loadedID = UUID.Zero;
 
         private bool _ownerChanged = false;
 
@@ -231,6 +232,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             }
         }
 
+        public UUID LoadedItemID {
+            get {
+                return _loadedID;
+            }
+            set {
+                _loadedID = value;
+            }
+        }
+
         public UUID LastOwnerID {
             get {
                 return _lastOwnerID;
@@ -347,6 +357,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
         /// <param name="partID">The new part ID to which this item belongs</param>
         public void ResetIDs(UUID partID)
         {
+            LoadedItemID = OldItemID;
             OldItemID = ItemID;
             ItemID = UUID.Random();
             ParentPartID = partID;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPartInventory.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPartInventory.cs
index daddb90684..0c36dcd686 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPartInventory.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPartInventory.cs
@@ -307,14 +307,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 else
                 {
                     if (m_part.ParentGroup.m_savedScriptState != null)
-                        RestoreSavedScriptState(item.OldItemID, item.ItemID);
+                        item.OldItemID = RestoreSavedScriptState(item.LoadedItemID, item.OldItemID, item.ItemID);
 
                     lock (m_items)
                     {
+                        m_items[item.ItemID].OldItemID = item.OldItemID;
                         m_items[item.ItemID].PermsMask = 0;
                         m_items[item.ItemID].PermsGranter = UUID.Zero;
                     }
-                
+
                     string script = Utils.BytesToString(asset.Data);
                     m_part.ParentGroup.Scene.EventManager.TriggerRezScript(
                         m_part.LocalId, item.ItemID, script, startParam, postOnRez, engine, stateSource);
@@ -324,17 +325,20 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             }
         }
 
-        private void RestoreSavedScriptState(UUID oldID, UUID newID)
+        private UUID RestoreSavedScriptState(UUID loadedID, UUID oldID, UUID newID)
         {
             IScriptModule[] engines = m_part.ParentGroup.Scene.RequestModuleInterfaces<IScriptModule>();
             if (engines.Length == 0) // No engine at all
-                return;
+                return oldID;
 
-            if (m_part.ParentGroup.m_savedScriptState.ContainsKey(oldID))
+            UUID stateID = oldID;
+            if (!m_part.ParentGroup.m_savedScriptState.ContainsKey(oldID))
+                stateID = loadedID;
+            if (m_part.ParentGroup.m_savedScriptState.ContainsKey(stateID))
             {
                 XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
 
-                doc.LoadXml(m_part.ParentGroup.m_savedScriptState[oldID]);
+                doc.LoadXml(m_part.ParentGroup.m_savedScriptState[stateID]);
                 
                 ////////// CRUFT WARNING ///////////////////////////////////
                 //
@@ -351,7 +355,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
                     XmlElement rootN = newDoc.CreateElement("", "State", "");
                     XmlAttribute uuidA = newDoc.CreateAttribute("", "UUID", "");
-                    uuidA.Value = oldID.ToString();
+                    uuidA.Value = stateID.ToString();
                     rootN.Attributes.Append(uuidA);
                     XmlAttribute engineA = newDoc.CreateAttribute("", "Engine", "");
                     engineA.Value = "XEngine";
@@ -365,20 +369,22 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                     // This created document has only the minimun data
                     // necessary for XEngine to parse it successfully
 
-                    m_part.ParentGroup.m_savedScriptState[oldID] = newDoc.OuterXml;
+                    m_part.ParentGroup.m_savedScriptState[stateID] = newDoc.OuterXml;
                 }
                 
                 foreach (IScriptModule e in engines)
                 {
                     if (e != null)
                     {
-                        if (e.SetXMLState(newID, m_part.ParentGroup.m_savedScriptState[oldID]))
+                        if (e.SetXMLState(newID, m_part.ParentGroup.m_savedScriptState[stateID]))
                             break;
                     }
                 }
 
-                m_part.ParentGroup.m_savedScriptState.Remove(oldID);
+                m_part.ParentGroup.m_savedScriptState.Remove(stateID);
             }
+
+            return stateID;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Serialization/SceneObjectSerializer.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Serialization/SceneObjectSerializer.cs
index 3a08271c4f..b54fcb757e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Serialization/SceneObjectSerializer.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Serialization/SceneObjectSerializer.cs
@@ -794,10 +794,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Serialization
 
         private static void ProcessTIOldItemID(TaskInventoryItem item, XmlTextReader reader)
         {
-            Util.ReadUUID(reader, "OldItemID");
-            // On deserialization, the old item id MUST BE UUID.Zero!!!!!
-            // Setting this to the saved value will BREAK script persistence!
-            // item.OldItemID = Util.ReadUUID(reader, "OldItemID");
+            item.OldItemID = Util.ReadUUID(reader, "OldItemID");
         }
 
         private static void ProcessTILastOwnerID(TaskInventoryItem item, XmlTextReader reader)