diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMain.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMain.cs
index 1f9894c6aa..50018ac804 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMain.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMain.cs
@@ -659,11 +659,19 @@ namespace OpenSim
                 case "load-xml":
                     if (cmdparams.Length > 0)
                     {
-                        m_sceneManager.LoadCurrentSceneFromXml(cmdparams[0]);
+                        bool generateNewIDS = false;
+                        if (cmdparams.Length > 1)
+                        {
+                            if (cmdparams[1] == "-newUID")
+                            {
+                                generateNewIDS = true;
+                            } 
+                        }
+                        m_sceneManager.LoadCurrentSceneFromXml(cmdparams[0], generateNewIDS);
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        m_sceneManager.LoadCurrentSceneFromXml(DEFAULT_PRIM_BACKUP_FILENAME);
+                        m_sceneManager.LoadCurrentSceneFromXml(DEFAULT_PRIM_BACKUP_FILENAME, false);
                     }
                     break;
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 38cfc8ca58..09ecae07a7 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -896,9 +896,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             prim.OnPrimCountTainted += m_LandManager.setPrimsTainted;
         }
 
-        public void LoadPrimsFromXml(string fileName)
+        public void LoadPrimsFromXml(string fileName, bool newIdsFlag)
         {
-            m_sceneXmlLoader.LoadPrimsFromXml(fileName);
+            m_sceneXmlLoader.LoadPrimsFromXml(fileName, newIdsFlag);
         }
 
         public void SavePrimsToXml(string fileName)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneManager.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneManager.cs
index 52b06f0ed5..347091fd5f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneManager.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneManager.cs
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             CurrentOrFirstScene.SavePrimsToXml(filename);
         }
 
-        public void LoadCurrentSceneFromXml(string filename)
+        public void LoadCurrentSceneFromXml(string filename, bool generateNewIDs)
         {
-            CurrentOrFirstScene.LoadPrimsFromXml(filename);
+            CurrentOrFirstScene.LoadPrimsFromXml(filename, generateNewIDs);
         }
 
         public void SaveCurrentSceneToXml2(string filename)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneXmlLoader.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneXmlLoader.cs
index 40f8b964bc..ab8f8350ad 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneXmlLoader.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneXmlLoader.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             m_regInfo = regionInfo;
         }
 
-        public void LoadPrimsFromXml(string fileName)
+        public void LoadPrimsFromXml(string fileName, bool newIDS)
         {
             XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
             XmlNode rootNode;
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
                 {
                     SceneObjectGroup obj = new SceneObjectGroup(m_parentScene,
                                                                 m_regInfo.RegionHandle, aPrimNode.OuterXml);
+                    if (newIDS)
+                    {
+                        obj.GenerateNewIDs();
+                    }
                     //if we want this to be a import method then we need new uuids for the object to avoid any clashes
                     //obj.RegenerateFullIDs(); 
                     m_innerScene.AddEntity(obj);