diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs
index 80f9114bfd..904e38a521 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
     public delegate void ObjectDuplicateDelegate(EntityBase original, EntityBase clone);
 
+    public delegate void AttachToBackupDelegate(SceneObjectGroup sog);
+
+    public delegate void DetachFromBackupDelegate(SceneObjectGroup sog);
+
     public delegate void ObjectCreateDelegate(EntityBase obj);
 
     public delegate void ObjectDeleteDelegate(EntityBase obj);
@@ -61,6 +65,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         private PhysicsCrash handlerPhysicsCrash = null;
 
         public event ObjectDuplicateDelegate OnObjectDuplicate;
+        public event AttachToBackupDelegate OnAttachToBackup;
+        public event DetachFromBackupDelegate OnDetachFromBackup;
         public event ObjectCreateDelegate OnObjectCreate;
         public event ObjectDeleteDelegate OnObjectRemove;
 
@@ -388,10 +394,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 m_numPrim += sceneObject.Children.Count;
 
                 if (attachToBackup)
+                {
                     sceneObject.AttachToBackup();
+                }
 
                 if (OnObjectCreate != null)
+                {
                     OnObjectCreate(sceneObject);
+                }
                 
                 lock (m_dictionary_lock)
                 {
@@ -458,6 +468,22 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             }
         }
 
+        public void FireAttachToBackup(SceneObjectGroup obj)
+        {
+            if (OnAttachToBackup != null)
+            {
+                OnAttachToBackup(obj);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void FireDetachFromBackup(SceneObjectGroup obj)
+        {
+            if (OnDetachFromBackup != null)
+            {
+                OnDetachFromBackup(obj);
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Process all pending updates
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
index 3e92954aed..e18dfd2f05 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
@@ -658,6 +658,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// </summary>
         public virtual void AttachToBackup()
         {
+            m_scene.SceneGraph.FireAttachToBackup(this);
+
             if (InSceneBackup)
             {
                 //m_log.DebugFormat(
@@ -2703,6 +2705,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// <param name="objectGroup"></param>
         public virtual void DetachFromBackup()
         {
+            m_scene.SceneGraph.FireDetachFromBackup(this);
+
             if (m_isBackedUp)
                 m_scene.EventManager.OnBackup -= ProcessBackup;