diff --git a/include/osgAnimation/RigGeometry b/include/osgAnimation/RigGeometry
index 78c290d8e..d4fd5a90a 100644
--- a/include/osgAnimation/RigGeometry
+++ b/include/osgAnimation/RigGeometry
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ namespace osgAnimation
         // set implementation of rig method
         void setRigTransformImplementation(RigTransform*);
         RigTransform* getRigTransformImplementation();
+        const RigTransform* getRigTransformImplementation() const { return _rigTransformImplementation.get(); }
 
         virtual void drawImplementation(osg::RenderInfo& renderInfo) const;
         void update();
diff --git a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osgAnimation/RigGeometry.cpp b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osgAnimation/RigGeometry.cpp
index d162db8a9..4d473366a 100644
--- a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osgAnimation/RigGeometry.cpp
+++ b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osgAnimation/RigGeometry.cpp
@@ -72,4 +72,5 @@ REGISTER_OBJECT_WRAPPER( osgAnimation_RigGeometry,
 {
     ADD_USER_SERIALIZER( InfluenceMap );  // _vertexInfluenceMap
     ADD_OBJECT_SERIALIZER( SourceGeometry, osg::Geometry, NULL );  // _geometry
+    ADD_OBJECT_SERIALIZER( RigTransformImplementation, osgAnimation::RigTransform, NULL );  // _geometry
 }
diff --git a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osgAnimation/RigTransform.cpp b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osgAnimation/RigTransform.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..82ba7b05d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osgAnimation/RigTransform.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+
+#include <osgAnimation/RigTransformHardware>
+#include <osgAnimation/RigTransformSoftware>
+#include <osgDB/ObjectWrapper>
+#include <osgDB/InputStream>
+#include <osgDB/OutputStream>
+
+namespace wrap_osgAnimationRigTransform{
+  REGISTER_OBJECT_WRAPPER( osgAnimation_RigTransform,
+                             NULL,
+                             osgAnimation::RigTransform,
+                             "osg::Object osgAnimation::RigTransform" ){}
+}
+namespace wrap_osgAnimationRigTransformSoftWare{
+  REGISTER_OBJECT_WRAPPER( osgAnimation_RigTransformSoftware,
+                             new osgAnimation::RigTransformSoftware,
+                             osgAnimation::RigTransformSoftware,
+                             "osg::Object osgAnimation::RigTransform  osgAnimation::RigTransformSoftware" ){}
+}
+namespace wrap_osgAnimationRigTransformHardWare{
+  REGISTER_OBJECT_WRAPPER( osgAnimation_RigTransformHardware,
+                             new osgAnimation::RigTransformHardware,
+                             osgAnimation::RigTransformHardware,
+                             "osg::Object osgAnimation::RigTransform osgAnimation::RigTransformHardware" ){}
+}