diff --git a/include/osg/CullSettings b/include/osg/CullSettings
index 87de0e63d..bc422eb1b 100644
--- a/include/osg/CullSettings
+++ b/include/osg/CullSettings
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ class OSG_EXPORT CullSettings
             CULL_MASK_LEFT                          = 0x0800,
             CULL_MASK_RIGHT                         = 0x1000,
             CLEAR_COLOR                             = 0x2000,
+            LIGHTING_MODE                           = 0x4000,
+            LIGHT                                   = 0x8000,
             
             NO_VARIABLES                            = 0x0000,
             ALL_VARIABLES                           = 0xFFFF
diff --git a/src/osgUtil/SceneView.cpp b/src/osgUtil/SceneView.cpp
index bd9d7dbc4..a54b5ef84 100644
--- a/src/osgUtil/SceneView.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUtil/SceneView.cpp
@@ -500,14 +500,20 @@ void SceneView::inheritCullSettings(const osg::CullSettings& settings, unsigned
 {
     if (_camera.valid() && _camera->getView()) 
     {
-        switch(_camera->getView()->getLightingMode())
+        if (inheritanceMask & osg::CullSettings::LIGHTING_MODE)
         {
-            case(osg::View::NO_LIGHT): setLightingMode(NO_SCENEVIEW_LIGHT); break;
-            case(osg::View::HEADLIGHT): setLightingMode(HEADLIGHT); break;
-            case(osg::View::SKY_LIGHT): setLightingMode(SKY_LIGHT); break;
+            switch(_camera->getView()->getLightingMode())
+            {
+                case(osg::View::NO_LIGHT): setLightingMode(NO_SCENEVIEW_LIGHT); break;
+                case(osg::View::HEADLIGHT): setLightingMode(HEADLIGHT); break;
+                case(osg::View::SKY_LIGHT): setLightingMode(SKY_LIGHT); break;
+            }
+        }
+                
+        if (inheritanceMask & osg::CullSettings::LIGHT)
+        {
+            setLight(_camera->getView()->getLight());
         }
-        
-        setLight(_camera->getView()->getLight());
     }
     
     osg::CullSettings::inheritCullSettings(settings, inheritanceMask);