diff --git a/VisualStudio/osgPlugins/osgParticle/dot_osgParticle.dsp b/VisualStudio/osgPlugins/osgParticle/dot_osgParticle.dsp
index de95550a6..f4eb2826e 100644
--- a/VisualStudio/osgPlugins/osgParticle/dot_osgParticle.dsp
+++ b/VisualStudio/osgPlugins/osgParticle/dot_osgParticle.dsp
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ SOURCE=..\..\..\src\osgPlugins\osgParticle\IO_CenteredPlacer.cpp
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
+SOURCE=..\..\..\src\osgPlugins\osgParticle\IO_ConnectedParticleSystem.cpp
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
 SOURCE=..\..\..\src\osgPlugins\osgParticle\IO_Emitter.cpp
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osgParticle/GNUmakefile b/src/osgPlugins/osgParticle/GNUmakefile
index fe5fa974a..7b2e1f86b 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/osgParticle/GNUmakefile
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osgParticle/GNUmakefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ CXXFILES =\
 	IO_AccelOperator.cpp\
         IO_AngularAccelOperator.cpp\
 	IO_CenteredPlacer.cpp\
+	IO_ConnectedParticleSystem.cpp\
 	IO_Emitter.cpp\
 	IO_FluidFrictionOperator.cpp\
 	IO_ForceOperator.cpp\
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osgParticle/IO_ConnectedParticleSystem.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/osgParticle/IO_ConnectedParticleSystem.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b5741051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osgParticle/IO_ConnectedParticleSystem.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+
+#include <osgParticle/ConnectedParticleSystem>
+
+#include <osg/BoundingBox>
+
+#include <osgDB/Registry>
+#include <osgDB/Input>
+#include <osgDB/Output>
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+
+extern bool  read_particle(osgDB::Input &fr, osgParticle::Particle &P);
+extern void  write_particle(const osgParticle::Particle &P, osgDB::Output &fw);
+
+bool  ConnectedParticleSystem_readLocalData(osg::Object &obj, osgDB::Input &fr);
+bool  ConnectedParticleSystem_writeLocalData(const osg::Object &obj, osgDB::Output &fw);
+
+osgDB::RegisterDotOsgWrapperProxy  ConnectedParticleSystem_Proxy
+(
+    new osgParticle::ConnectedParticleSystem,
+    "ConnectedParticleSystem",
+    "Object Drawable ParticleSystem ConnectedParticleSystem",
+    ConnectedParticleSystem_readLocalData,
+    ConnectedParticleSystem_writeLocalData
+);
+
+bool ConnectedParticleSystem_readLocalData(osg::Object&, osgDB::Input&)
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool ConnectedParticleSystem_writeLocalData(const osg::Object&, osgDB::Output&)
+{
+    return false;
+}