diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/EventManager.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/EventManager.cs
index 618e6b578f..bba7eeddb5 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/EventManager.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/EventManager.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
 
         public event OnTerrainTickDelegate OnTerrainTick;
 
-        public delegate void OnBackupDelegate(IRegionDataStore datastore);
+        public delegate void OnBackupDelegate(IRegionDataStore datastore, bool forceBackup);
 
         public event OnBackupDelegate OnBackup;
 
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             handlerBackup = OnBackup;
             if (handlerBackup != null)
             {
-                handlerBackup(dstore);
+                handlerBackup(dstore, false);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
index cb9aee25b0..bc80d56801 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
@@ -1686,6 +1686,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
 
             SceneObjectGroup grp = part.ParentGroup;
 
+            //force a database backup/update on this SceneObjectGroup
+            //So that we know the database is upto date, for when deleting the object from it
+            ForceSceneObjectBackup(grp);
+
             bool permissionToTake = false;
             bool permissionToDelete = false;
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 32bd9aa0e7..194d782f92 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             {
                 if (!entity.IsDeleted && entity is SceneObjectGroup && ((SceneObjectGroup)entity).HasGroupChanged)
                 {
-                    ((SceneObjectGroup)entity).ProcessBackup(m_storageManager.DataStore);
+                    ((SceneObjectGroup)entity).ProcessBackup(m_storageManager.DataStore, false);
                 }
             }
 
@@ -1052,6 +1052,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             }
         }
 
+        public void ForceSceneObjectBackup(SceneObjectGroup group)
+        {
+            if (group != null)
+            {
+                group.ProcessBackup(m_storageManager.DataStore, true);
+            }
+        }
+
         public void AddReturn(UUID agentID, string objectName, Vector3 location, string reason)
         {
             lock (m_returns)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
index 9c29338d77..5ae95eecdd 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
         /// Processes backup.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="datastore"></param>
-        public void ProcessBackup(IRegionDataStore datastore)
+        public void ProcessBackup(IRegionDataStore datastore, bool forcedBackup)
         {
             if (!m_isBackedUp)
                 return;
@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
                 if (HasGroupChanged)
                 {
                     // don't backup while it's selected or you're asking for changes mid stream.
-                    if (isTimeToPersist())
+                    if ((isTimeToPersist()) || (forcedBackup))
                     {
                         m_log.DebugFormat(
                             "[SCENE]: Storing {0}, {1} in {2}",