diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
index 01cf9a65cf..e7d6346c12 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
@@ -5539,6 +5539,32 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             return false;
         }
 
+        public bool GetOwnerName(out string FirstName, out string LastName)
+        {
+            if (RootPart != null)
+            {
+                if(RootPart.OwnerID.Equals(RootPart.GroupID))
+                {
+                    IGroupsModule groups = m_scene.RequestModuleInterface<IGroupsModule>();
+                    if (groups != null)
+                    {
+                        GroupRecord grprec = groups.GetGroupRecord(RootPart.OwnerID);
+                        if (grprec != null)
+                        {
+                            FirstName = string.Empty;
+                            LastName = grprec.GroupName;
+                            return true;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                    return m_scene.UserManagementModule.GetUserName(RootPart.OwnerID, out FirstName, out LastName);
+            }
+
+            FirstName = string.Empty;
+            LastName = string.Empty;
+            return false;
+        }
         #endregion
     }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
index 3ee077feca..4fdca98b67 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
@@ -5503,7 +5503,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         {
             lock (ParentGroup.m_sittingAvatars)
             {
-                if (SitTargetAvatar == sp.UUID)
+                if (SitTargetAvatar.Equals(sp.UUID))
                     SitTargetAvatar = UUID.Zero;
 
                 if (m_sittingAvatars == null)
@@ -5809,5 +5809,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             Animations = null;
             AnimationsNames = null;
         }
+
+        public bool GetOwnerName(out string FirstName, out string LastName)
+        {
+            if(ParentGroup != null)
+                return ParentGroup.GetOwnerName(out FirstName, out LastName);
+            FirstName = string.Empty;
+            LastName = string.Empty;
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 }