diff --git a/VisualStudio/osgPlugins/ive/ive.dsp b/VisualStudio/osgPlugins/ive/ive.dsp
index 9dc86faee..143a7f5a0 100755
--- a/VisualStudio/osgPlugins/ive/ive.dsp
+++ b/VisualStudio/osgPlugins/ive/ive.dsp
@@ -381,6 +381,10 @@ SOURCE=..\..\..\src\osgPlugins\ive\Point.cpp
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
+SOURCE=..\..\..\src\osgPlugins\ive\PointSprite.cpp
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
 SOURCE=..\..\..\src\osgPlugins\ive\PolygonMode.cpp
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
@@ -741,6 +745,10 @@ SOURCE=..\..\..\src\osgPlugins\ive\Point.h
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
+SOURCE=..\..\..\src\osgPlugins\ive\PointSprite.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
 SOURCE=..\..\..\src\osgPlugins\ive\PolygonMode.h
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/ive/DataInputStream.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/ive/DataInputStream.cpp
index 29f4dec52..6ba229fd8 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/ive/DataInputStream.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/ive/DataInputStream.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include "Viewport.h"
 #include "Scissor.h"
 #include "Image.h"
+#include "PointSprite.h"
 
 #include "Group.h"
 #include "MatrixTransform.h"
@@ -1026,6 +1027,10 @@ osg::StateAttribute* DataInputStream::readStateAttribute()
         attribute = new osg::Program();
         ((ive::Program*)(attribute))->read(this);
     }
+    else if(attributeID == IVEPOINTSPRITE){
+        attribute = new osg::PointSprite();
+        ((ive::PointSprite*)(attribute))->read(this);
+    }
     else{
         throw Exception("Unknown StateAttribute in StateSet::read()");
     }
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/ive/DataOutputStream.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/ive/DataOutputStream.cpp
index bfd92346f..ed8776802 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/ive/DataOutputStream.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/ive/DataOutputStream.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #include "Viewport.h"
 #include "Scissor.h"
 #include "Image.h"
+#include "PointSprite.h"
 
 #include "Group.h"
 #include "MatrixTransform.h"
@@ -749,10 +750,14 @@ void DataOutputStream::writeStateAttribute(const osg::StateAttribute* attribute)
         else if(dynamic_cast<const osg::FrontFace*>(attribute)){
             ((ive::FrontFace*)(attribute))->write(this);
         }
-        // This is a FrontFace
+        // This is a Program
         else if(dynamic_cast<const osg::Program*>(attribute)){
             ((ive::Program*)(attribute))->write(this);
         }
+        // This is a PointSprite
+        else if(dynamic_cast<const osg::PointSprite*>(attribute)){
+            ((ive::PointSprite*)(attribute))->write(this);
+        }
 
         else{
             std::string className = attribute->className();
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/ive/GNUmakefile b/src/osgPlugins/ive/GNUmakefile
index 05d2c2c18..cc82b6978 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/ive/GNUmakefile
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/ive/GNUmakefile
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ CXXFILES =\
 	OccluderNode.cpp\
 	PagedLOD.cpp\
 	Point.cpp\
+	PointSprite.cpp\
 	PolygonMode.cpp\
 	PolygonOffset.cpp\
 	PositionAttitudeTransform.cpp\
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/ive/ReadWrite.h b/src/osgPlugins/ive/ReadWrite.h
index 78860f633..c96ff3928 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/ive/ReadWrite.h
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/ive/ReadWrite.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ namespace ive {
 #define IVESCISSOR                      0x00001128
 #define IVEPOLYGONMODE                  0x00001129
 #define IVETEXTURERECTANGLE             0x00001130
+#define IVEPOINTSPRITE                  0x00001131
 
 // Drawables
 #define IVEDRAWABLE                     0x00001000