diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs
index f0718419d7..5b5dc1ec50 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs
@@ -2208,6 +2208,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
             OutPacket(sound, ThrottleOutPacketType.Task);
         }
 
+        public void SendTransferAbort(TransferRequestPacket transferRequest)
+        {
+            TransferAbortPacket abort = (TransferAbortPacket)PacketPool.Instance.GetPacket(PacketType.TransferAbort);
+            abort.TransferInfo.TransferID = transferRequest.TransferInfo.TransferID;
+            abort.TransferInfo.ChannelType = transferRequest.TransferInfo.ChannelType;
+            m_log.Debug("[Assets] Aborting transfer; asset request failed");
+            OutPacket(abort, ThrottleOutPacketType.Task);
+        }
+
         public void SendTriggeredSound(UUID soundID, UUID ownerID, UUID objectID, UUID parentID, ulong handle, Vector3 position, float gain)
         {
             SoundTriggerPacket sound = (SoundTriggerPacket)PacketPool.Instance.GetPacket(PacketType.SoundTrigger);
@@ -11502,7 +11511,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
 
 //            m_log.DebugFormat("[CLIENT]: {0} requesting asset {1}", Name, requestID);
 
-            m_assetService.Get(requestID.ToString(), transferRequest, AssetReceived);
+            if (!m_assetService.Get(requestID.ToString(), transferRequest, AssetReceived))
+            {
+                //We need to send a TransferAbort here, so the client doesn't wait forever for the asset,
+                //which causes it to not request any more for a while. Which is bad.
+                SendTransferAbort(transferRequest);
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>