diff --git a/include/osgParticle/Particle b/include/osgParticle/Particle
index 1de466d9e..14675e649 100644
--- a/include/osgParticle/Particle
+++ b/include/osgParticle/Particle
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ namespace osgParticle
         
         /// Perform some post-rendering tasks. Called automatically by particle systems.
         inline void endRender();
+        
+        /// Get the current (interpolated) polygon size. Valid only after the first call to update().
+        inline float getCurrentSize() const;
 
     private:
         Shape shape_;
@@ -391,6 +394,11 @@ namespace osgParticle
         default: ;
         }
     }
+    
+    inline float Particle::getCurrentSize() const
+    {
+		return current_size_;
+    }
 
 
 }
diff --git a/include/osgParticle/ParticleSystem b/include/osgParticle/ParticleSystem
index 510f31892..943a9d770 100644
--- a/include/osgParticle/ParticleSystem
+++ b/include/osgParticle/ParticleSystem
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ namespace osgParticle
         /** A useful method to set the most common <CODE>StateAttribute</CODE>'s in one call.
             If <CODE>texturefile</CODE> is empty, then texturing is turned off.
         */
-        void setDefaultAttributes(const std::string &texturefile = "", bool emissive_particles = true, bool lighting = false);
+        void setDefaultAttributes(const std::string &texturefile = "", bool emissive_particles = true, bool lighting = false, int texture_unit = 0);
         
         /// (<B>EXPERIMENTAL</B>) Get the level of detail.
         inline int getLevelOfDetail() const;
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ namespace osgParticle
 
         inline virtual const bool computeBound() const;
         virtual void drawImmediateMode(osg::State &state);
-        inline void update_bounds(const osg::Vec3 &p);
+        inline void update_bounds(const osg::Vec3 &p, float r);
         void single_pass_render(const osg::Matrix &modelview);
 
     private:
@@ -237,19 +237,19 @@ namespace osgParticle
         return true;
     }
 
-    inline void ParticleSystem::update_bounds(const osg::Vec3 &p)
+    inline void ParticleSystem::update_bounds(const osg::Vec3 &p, float r)
     {
         if (reset_bounds_flag_) {
             reset_bounds_flag_ = false;
             bmin_ = p;
-            bmax_ = p;            
+            bmax_ = p;
         } else {
-            if (p.x() < bmin_.x()) bmin_.x() = p.x();
-            if (p.y() < bmin_.y()) bmin_.y() = p.y();
-            if (p.z() < bmin_.z()) bmin_.z() = p.z();
-            if (p.x() > bmax_.x()) bmax_.x() = p.x();
-            if (p.y() > bmax_.y()) bmax_.y() = p.y();
-            if (p.z() > bmax_.z()) bmax_.z() = p.z();
+            if (p.x() - r < bmin_.x()) bmin_.x() = p.x() - r;
+            if (p.y() - r < bmin_.y()) bmin_.y() = p.y() - r;
+            if (p.z() - r < bmin_.z()) bmin_.z() = p.z() - r;
+            if (p.x() + r > bmax_.x()) bmax_.x() = p.x() + r;
+            if (p.y() + r > bmax_.y()) bmax_.y() = p.y() + r;
+            if (p.z() + r > bmax_.z()) bmax_.z() = p.z() + r;
             
             if (!bounds_computed_) 
                 bounds_computed_ = true;
diff --git a/src/osgParticle/ParticleSystem.cpp b/src/osgParticle/ParticleSystem.cpp
index dd3e50e2c..a793b34c8 100644
--- a/src/osgParticle/ParticleSystem.cpp
+++ b/src/osgParticle/ParticleSystem.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ void osgParticle::ParticleSystem::update(double dt)
     for (i=particles_.begin(); i!=end; ++i) {
         if (i->isAlive()) {
             if (i->update(dt)) {
-                update_bounds(i->getPosition());
+                update_bounds(i->getPosition(), i->getCurrentSize());
             } else {
                 deadparts_.push(&(*i));
             }
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ void osgParticle::ParticleSystem::drawImmediateMode(osg::State &state)
     }
 }
 
-void osgParticle::ParticleSystem::setDefaultAttributes(const std::string &texturefile, bool emissive_particles, bool lighting)
+void osgParticle::ParticleSystem::setDefaultAttributes(const std::string &texturefile, bool emissive_particles, bool lighting, int texture_unit)
 {
     osg::StateSet *stateset = osgNew osg::StateSet;
 
@@ -154,11 +154,11 @@ void osgParticle::ParticleSystem::setDefaultAttributes(const std::string &textur
         texture->setImage(osgDB::readImageFile(texturefile));
         texture->setFilter(osg::Texture::MIN_FILTER, osg::Texture::LINEAR);
         texture->setFilter(osg::Texture::MAG_FILTER, osg::Texture::LINEAR);
-        stateset->setAttributeAndModes(texture, osg::StateAttribute::ON);
+        stateset->setTextureAttributeAndModes(texture_unit, texture, osg::StateAttribute::ON);
 
         osg::TexEnv *texenv = osgNew osg::TexEnv;
         texenv->setMode(osg::TexEnv::MODULATE);
-        stateset->setAttribute(texenv);
+        stateset->setTextureAttribute(texture_unit, texenv);
     }
 
     osg::Transparency *transparency = osgNew osg::Transparency;