diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
index edb76e9c74..eb7ad332f9 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
@@ -386,6 +386,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             UpdateParentIDs();
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Hooks this object up to the backup event so that it is persisted to the database when the update thread executes.
+        /// </summary>
         private void AttachToBackup()
         {
             if (InSceneBackup)
@@ -550,7 +553,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
         #region Copying
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// 
+        /// Duplicates this object, including operations such as physics set up and attaching to the backup event.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns></returns>
         public SceneObjectGroup Copy(LLUUID cAgentID, LLUUID cGroupID)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.Inventory.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.Inventory.cs
index f7e82a5c26..56894b7025 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.Inventory.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.Inventory.cs
@@ -90,13 +90,22 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Reset LLUUIDs for all the items in the prim's inventory.  This involves either generating
-        /// new ones or setting existing UUIDs to the correct parent UUIDs
+        /// new ones or setting existing UUIDs to the correct parent UUIDs.
+        /// 
+        /// If this method is called and there are inventory items, then we regard the inventory as having changed.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="linkNum">Link number for the part</param>
         public void ResetInventoryIDs()
         {
             lock (TaskInventory)
-            {
+            {                         
+                if (0 == TaskInventory.Count)
+                {
+                    return;                    
+                }
+                
+                HasInventoryChanged = true;                
+                
                 IList<TaskInventoryItem> items = new List<TaskInventoryItem>(TaskInventory.Values);
                 TaskInventory.Clear();