diff --git a/include/osg/FragmentProgram b/include/osg/FragmentProgram
index fc68bc37f..602bbf133 100644
--- a/include/osg/FragmentProgram
+++ b/include/osg/FragmentProgram
@@ -166,12 +166,20 @@ class SG_EXPORT FragmentProgram : public StateAttribute
         /** Get the fragment program.*/
         inline const std::string& getFragmentProgram() const { return _fragmentProgram; }
 
-        /** Program Parameters */
+        /** Set Program Parameters */
         inline void setProgramLocalParameter(const GLuint index, const Vec4& p)
         {
             _programLocalParameters[index] = p;
         }
 
+        typedef std::map<GLuint,Vec4> LocalParamList;
+
+        /** Get list of Program Parameters */
+        inline LocalParamList& getLocalParamList() { return _programLocalParameters; }
+
+		  /** Get const list of Program Parameters */
+        inline const LocalParamList& getLocalParamList() const { return _programLocalParameters; }
+
         /** Matrix */
         inline void setMatrix(const GLenum mode, const Matrix& matrix)
         {
@@ -255,7 +263,6 @@ class SG_EXPORT FragmentProgram : public StateAttribute
 
         std::string     _fragmentProgram;
 
-        typedef std::map<GLuint,Vec4> LocalParamList;
         LocalParamList  _programLocalParameters;
 
         typedef std::map<GLenum,Matrix> MatrixList;
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/ive/FragmentProgram.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/ive/FragmentProgram.cpp
index 0cfbe0d26..156ae9979 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/ive/FragmentProgram.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/ive/FragmentProgram.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ void FragmentProgram::write( DataOutputStream* out )
     }
 
     // Write FragmentProgram properties.
+    FragmentProgram::LocalParamList lpl = getLocalParamList();
+    out->writeInt(lpl.size());
+    for(FragmentProgram::LocalParamList::iterator i=lpl.begin(); i!=lpl.end(); ++i)
+    {
+        out->writeInt(i->first);
+        out->writeVec4(i->second);
+    }
+
     // Write program.
     out->writeString( this->getFragmentProgram() );
 }
@@ -58,6 +66,11 @@ void FragmentProgram::read(DataInputStream* in){
         }
 
         // Read data
+        int i, size;
+        size = in->readInt();
+        for(i=0; i<size; i++)
+            this->setProgramLocalParameter( in->readInt(), in->readVec4() );
+
         std::string fp = in->readString();
         this->setFragmentProgram( fp );
     }
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osg/FragmentProgram.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/osg/FragmentProgram.cpp
index 67585fd4f..b65cdef31 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/osg/FragmentProgram.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osg/FragmentProgram.cpp
@@ -31,37 +31,53 @@ bool FragmentProgram_readLocalData(Object& obj, Input& fr)
 
     FragmentProgram& fragmentProgram = static_cast<FragmentProgram&>(obj);
 
-    if (fr.matchSequence("code {")) {
-	std::string code;
-	fr += 2;
-	iteratorAdvanced = true;
-	int entry = fr[0].getNoNestedBrackets();
-	while (!fr.eof() && fr[0].getNoNestedBrackets() >= entry) {
-	    if (fr[0].getStr()) {
-		code.append(std::string(fr[0].getStr()));
-		code += '\n';
-	    }
-	    ++fr;
-	}
+    if (fr[0].matchWord("ProgramLocalParameter"))
+    {
+        int index;
+        Vec4 vec;
+        fr[1].getInt(index);
+        fr[2].getFloat(vec[0]);
+        fr[3].getFloat(vec[1]);
+        fr[4].getFloat(vec[2]);
+        fr[5].getFloat(vec[3]);
+        fr += 6;
+        iteratorAdvanced = true;
+        fragmentProgram.setProgramLocalParameter(index, vec);
+    }
+
+    if (fr.matchSequence("code {"))
+    {
+        std::string code;
+        fr += 2;
+        iteratorAdvanced = true;
+        int entry = fr[0].getNoNestedBrackets();
+        while (!fr.eof() && fr[0].getNoNestedBrackets() >= entry) {
+            if (fr[0].getStr()) {
+            code.append(std::string(fr[0].getStr()));
+            code += '\n';
+            }
+            ++fr;
+        }
         fragmentProgram.setFragmentProgram(code);
     }
 
-    if( fr.matchSequence("file %s")) {
-	    std::string filename = fr[1].getStr();
-	    fr += 2;
-	    iteratorAdvanced = true;
+    if( fr.matchSequence("file %s"))
+    {
+        std::string filename = fr[1].getStr();
+        fr += 2;
+        iteratorAdvanced = true;
 
-	    ifstream vfstream( filename.c_str() );
+        ifstream vfstream( filename.c_str() );
 
-	    if( vfstream ) {
-		    ostringstream vstream;
-		    char ch;
+        if( vfstream ) {
+            ostringstream vstream;
+            char ch;
 
-		    /* xxx better way to transfer a ifstream to a string?? */
-		    while( vfstream.get(ch)) vstream.put(ch);
+            /* xxx better way to transfer a ifstream to a string?? */
+            while( vfstream.get(ch)) vstream.put(ch);
 
-		    fragmentProgram.setFragmentProgram( vstream.str() );
-	    }
+            fragmentProgram.setFragmentProgram( vstream.str() );
+        }
     }
     
     return iteratorAdvanced;
@@ -72,19 +88,27 @@ bool FragmentProgram_writeLocalData(const Object& obj,Output& fw)
 {
     const FragmentProgram& fragmentProgram = static_cast<const FragmentProgram&>(obj);
 
+    const FragmentProgram::LocalParamList& lpl = fragmentProgram.getLocalParamList();
+    FragmentProgram::LocalParamList::const_iterator i;
+    for(i=lpl.begin(); i!=lpl.end(); i++)
+    {
+        fw.indent() << "ProgramLocalParameter " << (*i).first << " " << (*i).second << std::endl;
+    }
     std::vector<std::string> lines;
     std::istringstream iss(fragmentProgram.getFragmentProgram());
     std::string line;
-    while (std::getline(iss, line)) {
-	lines.push_back(line);
+    while (std::getline(iss, line))
+    {
+        lines.push_back(line);
     }
 
     fw.indent() << "code {\n";
     fw.moveIn();
 
     std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator j;
-    for (j=lines.begin(); j!=lines.end(); ++j) {
-	fw.indent() << "\"" << *j << "\"\n";
+    for (j=lines.begin(); j!=lines.end(); ++j)
+    {
+        fw.indent() << "\"" << *j << "\"\n";
     }
 
     fw.moveOut();