diff --git a/include/osg/PagedLOD b/include/osg/PagedLOD
index 0e76a8139..1972f9448 100644
--- a/include/osg/PagedLOD
+++ b/include/osg/PagedLOD
@@ -126,6 +126,13 @@ class OSG_EXPORT PagedLOD : public LOD
         /** Get the number of children that the PagedLOD must keep around, even if they are older than their expiry time.*/
         unsigned int getNumChildrenThatCannotBeExpired() const { return _numChildrenThatCannotBeExpired; }
 
+        /** Set wether you want to disable the paging in of external nodes.*/
+        void setDisableExternalChildrenPaging(bool flag) { _disableExternalChildrenPaging = flag; }
+
+        bool getDisableExternalChildrenPaging() const { return _disableExternalChildrenPaging; }
+
+
+
         /** Remove the children from the PagedLOD which haven't been visited since specified expiry time and expiry frame number.
           * The removed children are added to the removeChildren list passed into the method,
           * this allows the children to be deleted later at the caller's discretion.
@@ -147,6 +154,8 @@ class OSG_EXPORT PagedLOD : public LOD
 
         int                 _frameNumberOfLastTraversal;
         unsigned int        _numChildrenThatCannotBeExpired;
+        bool                _disableExternalChildrenPaging;
+
         PerRangeDataList    _perRangeDataList;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/osg/PagedLOD.cpp b/src/osg/PagedLOD.cpp
index 513d01acf..bfd15bdf0 100644
--- a/src/osg/PagedLOD.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/PagedLOD.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ PagedLOD::PagedLOD()
     _centerMode = USER_DEFINED_CENTER;
     _radius = -1;
     _numChildrenThatCannotBeExpired = 0;
+    _disableExternalChildrenPaging = false;
 }
 
 PagedLOD::PagedLOD(const PagedLOD& plod,const CopyOp& copyop):
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ PagedLOD::PagedLOD(const PagedLOD& plod,const CopyOp& copyop):
     _databasePath(plod._databasePath),
     _frameNumberOfLastTraversal(plod._frameNumberOfLastTraversal),
     _numChildrenThatCannotBeExpired(plod._numChildrenThatCannotBeExpired),
+    _disableExternalChildrenPaging(plod._disableExternalChildrenPaging),
     _perRangeDataList(plod._perRangeDataList)
 {
 }
@@ -198,7 +200,9 @@ void PagedLOD::traverse(NodeVisitor& nv)
                 }
 
                 // now request the loading of the next unloaded child.
-                if (nv.getDatabaseRequestHandler() && numChildren<_perRangeDataList.size())
+                if (!_disableExternalChildrenPaging &&
+                    nv.getDatabaseRequestHandler() &&
+                    numChildren<_perRangeDataList.size())
                 {
                     // compute priority from where abouts in the required range the distance falls.
                     float priority = (_rangeList[numChildren].second-required_range)/(_rangeList[numChildren].second-_rangeList[numChildren].first);
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/ive/IveVersion.h b/src/osgPlugins/ive/IveVersion.h
index b0287616e..c99fd7753 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/ive/IveVersion.h
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/ive/IveVersion.h
@@ -49,8 +49,9 @@
 #define VERSION_0038 38
 #define VERSION_0039 39
 #define VERSION_0040 40
+#define VERSION_0041 41
 
-#define VERSION VERSION_0040
+#define VERSION VERSION_0041
 
 /* The BYTE_SEX tag is used to check the endian
    of the IVE file being read in.  The IVE format
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/ive/PagedLOD.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/ive/PagedLOD.cpp
index a8c6e753d..b85383648 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/ive/PagedLOD.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/ive/PagedLOD.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ void PagedLOD::write(DataOutputStream* out)
     out->writeFloat(getRadius());
     out->writeUInt(getNumChildrenThatCannotBeExpired());
 
+    if ( out->getVersion() >= VERSION_0041 )
+    {
+        out->writeBool(getDisableExternalChildrenPaging());
+    }
 
     unsigned int numChildrenToWriteOut = 0;
 
@@ -140,6 +144,11 @@ void PagedLOD::read(DataInputStream* in)
         setRadius(in->readFloat());
         setNumChildrenThatCannotBeExpired(in->readUInt());
 
+        if ( in->getVersion() >= VERSION_0041 )
+        {
+            setDisableExternalChildrenPaging(in->readBool());
+        }
+
 
         // Read groups properties.
         // Read number of children.
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osg/PagedLOD.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/osg/PagedLOD.cpp
index b9e953172..88b271384 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/osg/PagedLOD.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osg/PagedLOD.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ bool PagedLOD_readLocalData(Object& obj, Input& fr)
         iteratorAdvanced = true;
     }
     
+    bool flag;
+    if (fr.read("DisableExternalChildrenPaging", flag))
+    {
+        lod.setDisableExternalChildrenPaging(flag);
+        iteratorAdvanced = true;
+    }
+
     bool matchFirst;
     if ((matchFirst=fr.matchSequence("FileNameList {")) || fr.matchSequence("FileNameList %i {"))
     {
@@ -122,6 +129,9 @@ bool PagedLOD_writeLocalData(const Object& obj, Output& fw)
 
     fw.indent() << "NumChildrenThatCannotBeExpired "<<lod.getNumChildrenThatCannotBeExpired()<<std::endl;
 
+    fw.indent() << "DisableExternalChildrenPaging "<<lod.getDisableExternalChildrenPaging()<<std::endl;
+
+
     fw.indent() << "FileNameList "<<lod.getNumFileNames()<<" {"<< std::endl;
     fw.moveIn();