diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Instance/ScriptInstance.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Instance/ScriptInstance.cs
index ab46491683..17c06e74a8 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Instance/ScriptInstance.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Instance/ScriptInstance.cs
@@ -650,11 +650,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Instance
         {
             EventParams data = null;
 
+            if (Suspended)
+                return 0;
+
             lock (m_EventQueue)
             {
-                if (Suspended)
-                    return 0;
-
                 lock (m_Script)
                 {
                     data = (EventParams) m_EventQueue.Dequeue();
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Instance
             lock(m_Script)
             {
                 
-                //m_log.DebugFormat("[XEngine]: Processing event {0} for {1}", data.EventName, this);
+//                m_log.DebugFormat("[XEngine]: Processing event {0} for {1}", data.EventName, this);
 
                 m_DetectParams = data.DetectParams;
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/XEngine/XEngine.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/XEngine/XEngine.cs
index 6c3d76768b..696c216a90 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/XEngine/XEngine.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/XEngine/XEngine.cs
@@ -342,6 +342,16 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.XEngine
             MainConsole.Instance.Commands.AddCommand(
                 "scripts", false, "show scripts", "show scripts", "Show script information",
                 "Synonym for scripts show command", HandleShowScripts);
+
+            MainConsole.Instance.Commands.AddCommand(
+                "scripts", false, "scripts suspend", "scripts suspend", "Suspend all scripts",
+                "Suspends all currently running scripts.  This only suspends event delivery, it will not suspend a"
+                    + " script that is currently processing an event.",
+                HandleSuspendScripts);
+
+            MainConsole.Instance.Commands.AddCommand(
+                "scripts", false, "scripts resume", "scripts resume", "Resume all scripts",
+                "Resumes all currently suspended scripts", HandleResumeScripts);
         }
 
         public void HandleShowScripts(string module, string[] cmdparams)
@@ -381,6 +391,44 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.XEngine
             }
         }
 
+        public void HandleSuspendScripts(string module, string[] cmdparams)
+        {
+            lock (m_Scripts)
+            {
+                foreach (IScriptInstance instance in m_Scripts.Values)
+                {
+                    if (!instance.Suspended)
+                    {
+                        instance.Suspend();
+
+                        SceneObjectPart sop = m_Scene.GetSceneObjectPart(instance.ObjectID);
+                        MainConsole.Instance.OutputFormat(
+                            "Suspended {0}.{1}, item UUID {2}, prim UUID {3} @ {4}",
+                            instance.PrimName, instance.ScriptName, instance.ItemID, instance.ObjectID, sop.AbsolutePosition);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void HandleResumeScripts(string module, string[] cmdparams)
+        {
+            lock (m_Scripts)
+            {
+                foreach (IScriptInstance instance in m_Scripts.Values)
+                {
+                    if (instance.Suspended)
+                    {
+                        instance.Resume();
+
+                        SceneObjectPart sop = m_Scene.GetSceneObjectPart(instance.ObjectID);
+                        MainConsole.Instance.OutputFormat(
+                            "Resumed {0}.{1}, item UUID {2}, prim UUID {3} @ {4}",
+                            instance.PrimName, instance.ScriptName, instance.ItemID, instance.ObjectID, sop.AbsolutePosition);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         public void RemoveRegion(Scene scene)
         {
             if (!m_Enabled)