diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/INPCModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/INPCModule.cs
index c50e734c18..b428c40a61 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/INPCModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/INPCModule.cs
@@ -134,4 +134,4 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Interfaces
         /// <returns>UUID of owner if the NPC exists, UUID.Zero  if there was no such agent, the agent is unowned  or the agent was not an NPC</returns>
         UUID GetOwner(UUID agentID);
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs
index 7792ab587e..ba96ad8a97 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs
@@ -2313,6 +2313,27 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
             }
         }
 
+        public LSL_Key osNpcGetOwner(LSL_Key npc)
+        {
+            CheckThreatLevel(ThreatLevel.None, "osNpcGetOwner");
+
+            INPCModule npcModule = World.RequestModuleInterface<INPCModule>();
+            if (npcModule != null)
+            {
+                UUID npcId;
+                if (UUID.TryParse(npc.m_string, out npcId))
+                {
+                    UUID owner = npcModule.GetOwner(npcId);
+                    if (owner != UUID.Zero)
+                        return new LSL_Key(owner.ToString());
+                    else
+                        return npc;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return new LSL_Key(UUID.Zero.ToString());
+        }
+
         public LSL_Vector osNpcGetPos(LSL_Key npc)
         {
             CheckThreatLevel(ThreatLevel.High, "osNpcGetPos");
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Interface/IOSSL_Api.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Interface/IOSSL_Api.cs
index 0f8cbdc7b2..ee48ec4be7 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Interface/IOSSL_Api.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Interface/IOSSL_Api.cs
@@ -173,25 +173,35 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api.Interfaces
 
         LSL_List osGetLinkPrimitiveParams(int linknumber, LSL_List rules);
 
-        key osNpcCreate(string user, string name, vector position, string notecard);
-        key osNpcCreate(string user, string name, vector position, string notecard, int options);
-        LSL_Key osNpcSaveAppearance(key npc, string notecard);
-        void osNpcLoadAppearance(key npc, string notecard);
-        vector osNpcGetPos(key npc);
-        void osNpcMoveTo(key npc, vector position);
-        void osNpcMoveToTarget(key npc, vector target, int options);
-        rotation osNpcGetRot(key npc);
-        void osNpcSetRot(LSL_Key npc, rotation rot);
-        void osNpcStopMoveToTarget(LSL_Key npc);
-        void osNpcSay(key npc, string message);
-        void osNpcSit(key npc, key target, int options);
-        void osNpcStand(LSL_Key npc);
-        void osNpcRemove(key npc);
-        void osNpcPlayAnimation(LSL_Key npc, string animation);
-        void osNpcStopAnimation(LSL_Key npc, string animation);
+        key         osNpcCreate(string user, string name, vector position, string notecard);
+        key         osNpcCreate(string user, string name, vector position, string notecard, int options);
+        LSL_Key     osNpcSaveAppearance(key npc, string notecard);
+        void        osNpcLoadAppearance(key npc, string notecard);
+        vector      osNpcGetPos(key npc);
+        void        osNpcMoveTo(key npc, vector position);
+        void        osNpcMoveToTarget(key npc, vector target, int options);
 
-        LSL_Key osOwnerSaveAppearance(string notecard);
-        LSL_Key osAgentSaveAppearance(key agentId, string notecard);
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get the owner of the NPC
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="npc"></param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// The owner of the NPC for an owned NPC.  The NPC's agent id for an unowned NPC.  UUID.Zero if the key is not an npc.
+        /// </returns>
+        LSL_Key     osNpcGetOwner(key npc);
+
+        rotation    osNpcGetRot(key npc);
+        void        osNpcSetRot(LSL_Key npc, rotation rot);
+        void        osNpcStopMoveToTarget(LSL_Key npc);
+        void        osNpcSay(key npc, string message);
+        void        osNpcSit(key npc, key target, int options);
+        void        osNpcStand(LSL_Key npc);
+        void        osNpcRemove(key npc);
+        void        osNpcPlayAnimation(LSL_Key npc, string animation);
+        void        osNpcStopAnimation(LSL_Key npc, string animation);
+
+        LSL_Key     osOwnerSaveAppearance(string notecard);
+        LSL_Key     osAgentSaveAppearance(key agentId, string notecard);
 
         key osGetMapTexture();
         key osGetRegionMapTexture(string regionName);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Runtime/OSSL_Stub.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Runtime/OSSL_Stub.cs
index 02efecf13e..38a814d30c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Runtime/OSSL_Stub.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Runtime/OSSL_Stub.cs
@@ -513,6 +513,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.ScriptBase
             m_OSSL_Functions.osNpcLoadAppearance(npc, notecard);
         }
 
+        public LSL_Key osNpcGetOwner(LSL_Key npc)
+        {
+            return m_OSSL_Functions.osNpcGetOwner(npc);
+        }
+
         public vector osNpcGetPos(LSL_Key npc)
         {
             return m_OSSL_Functions.osNpcGetPos(npc);