diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/ISceneObject.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/ISceneObject.cs
index 14a338e93e..db19527947 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/ISceneObject.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/ISceneObject.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
     {
         UUID UUID { get; }            
         ISceneObject CloneForNewScene();
+        string ToXml2();
         string ExtraToXmlString();
         void ExtraFromXmlString(string xmlstr);
         string GetStateSnapshot();
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
index 21e133b547..c86e4a1c63 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ using OpenMetaverse.Packets;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Region.Physics.Manager;
+using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Serialization;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 {
@@ -3366,6 +3367,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             return sog;
         }
 
+        public virtual string ToXml2()
+        {
+            return SceneObjectSerializer.ToXml2Format(this);
+        }
+
         public virtual string ExtraToXmlString()
         {
             return "<ExtraFromAssetID>" + GetFromAssetID().ToString() + "</ExtraFromAssetID>";