diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osgViewer/GNUmakefile b/src/osgPlugins/osgViewer/GNUmakefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c2f58ba3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osgViewer/GNUmakefile
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+TOPDIR = ../../..
+include $(TOPDIR)/Make/makedefs 
+
+CXXFILES =\
+	View.cpp\
+	ReaderWriterOsgViewer.cpp\
+
+LIBS   += -losgViewer -losgUtil -losgDB -losg $(OTHER_LIBS)
+
+TARGET_BASENAME = osgViewer
+include $(TOPDIR)/Make/cygwin_plugin_def
+PLUGIN = $(PLUGIN_PREFIX)$(TARGET_BASENAME).$(PLUGIN_EXT)
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/Make/makerules 
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osgViewer/IO_View.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/osgViewer/IO_View.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a36bdd5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osgViewer/IO_View.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#include <osgViewer/View>
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+
+#include <osgDB/Registry>
+#include <osgDB/Input>
+#include <osgDB/Output>
+#include <osgDB/ParameterOutput>
+
+bool View_readLocalData(osg::Object &obj, osgDB::Input &fr);
+bool View_writeLocalData(const osg::Object &obj, osgDB::Output &fw);
+
+osgDB::RegisterDotOsgWrapperProxy View_Proxy
+(
+    new osgViewer::View,
+    "View",
+    "Object View",
+    View_readLocalData,
+    View_writeLocalData
+);
+
+bool View_readLocalData(osg::Object &obj, osgDB::Input &fr)
+{
+    osgViewer::View& view = static_cast<osgViewer::View&>(obj);
+    bool itAdvanced = false;
+
+    return itAdvanced;
+}
+
+bool View_writeLocalData(const osg::Object &obj, osgDB::Output &fw)
+{
+    const osgViewer::View& view = static_cast<const osgViewer::View&>(obj);
+
+    if (view.getCamera())
+    {
+        fw.writeObject(*view.getCamera());
+    }
+    
+    if (view.getNumSlaves() != 0)
+    {
+        fw.indent()<<"Slaves {"<<std::endl;
+        fw.moveIn();
+    
+        for(unsigned int i=0; i<view.getNumSlaves(); ++i)
+        {
+            const osg::Camera* camera = view.getSlave(i)._camera.get();
+            if (camera)
+            {
+                fw.writeObject(*camera);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        fw.moveOut();
+        fw.indent()<<"}"<<std::endl;
+    }
+    
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osgViewer/ReaderWriterOsgViewer.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/osgViewer/ReaderWriterOsgViewer.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e091a8f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osgViewer/ReaderWriterOsgViewer.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+/* -*-c++-*- OpenSceneGraph - Copyright (C) 1998-2007 Robert Osfield 
+ *
+ * This application is open source and may be redistributed and/or modified   
+ * freely and without restriction, both in commericial and non commericial
+ * applications, as long as this copyright notice is maintained.
+ * 
+ * This application is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ *
+*/
+
+#include <sstream>
+
+#include <osgViewer/View>
+
+#include <osgDB/FileNameUtils>
+#include <osgDB/FileUtils>
+#include <osgDB/Registry>
+#include <osgDB/Input>
+#include <osgDB/Output>
+
+class ReaderWriterOsgViewer : public osgDB::ReaderWriter
+{
+public:
+    ReaderWriterOsgViewer() { }
+    
+    virtual const char* className() const { return "osgViewer configuration loader"; }
+
+    virtual bool acceptsExtension(const std::string& extension) const
+    { 
+        return osgDB::equalCaseInsensitive( extension, "osgViewer" ) || osgDB::equalCaseInsensitive( extension, "view" ) ;
+    }
+
+
+    void setPrecision(osgDB::Output& fout, const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* options) const
+    {
+        if (options)
+        {
+            std::istringstream iss(options->getOptionString());
+            std::string opt;
+            while (iss >> opt)
+            {
+                if(opt=="PRECISION" || opt=="precision") 
+                {
+                    int prec;
+                    iss >> prec;
+                    fout.precision(prec);
+                }
+                if (opt=="OutputTextureFiles")
+                {
+                    fout.setOutputTextureFiles(true);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }            
+
+
+    virtual ReadResult readObject(const std::string& file, const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* options) const
+    {
+        std::string ext = osgDB::getLowerCaseFileExtension(file);
+        if( !acceptsExtension(ext) )
+            return ReadResult::FILE_NOT_HANDLED;
+
+        std::string fileName = osgDB::findDataFile( file, options );
+        if (fileName.empty()) return ReadResult::FILE_NOT_FOUND;
+
+        // code for setting up the database path so that internally referenced file are searched for on relative paths. 
+        std::ifstream fin(fileName.c_str());
+        if (fin)
+        {
+            return readObject(fin, options);
+        }
+        return 0L;
+
+    }
+
+    virtual ReadResult readObject(std::istream& fin, const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* options) const
+    {
+        osgDB::Input fr;
+        fr.attach(&fin);
+        fr.setOptions(options);
+
+        typedef std::vector< osg::ref_ptr<osgViewer::View> > ViewList;
+        ViewList viewList;
+
+        // load all nodes in file, placing them in a group.
+        while(!fr.eof())
+        {
+            osg::ref_ptr<osg::Object> object = fr.readObject();
+            osgViewer::View* view = dynamic_cast<osgViewer::View*>(object.get());
+            if (view)
+            {
+                viewList.push_back(view);
+            }
+            else fr.advanceOverCurrentFieldOrBlock();
+        }
+
+        if  (viewList.empty())
+        {
+            return ReadResult("No data loaded");
+        }
+        else if (viewList.size()==1)
+        {
+            return viewList.front().get();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Found multiple view's, just taking first"<<std::endl;
+            return viewList.front().get();
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    virtual WriteResult writeObject(const osg::Object& obj,const std::string& fileName, const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* options) const
+    {
+        std::string ext = osgDB::getLowerCaseFileExtension(fileName);
+        if (!acceptsExtension(ext)) return WriteResult::FILE_NOT_HANDLED;
+
+        osgDB::Output fout(fileName.c_str());
+        fout.setOptions(options);
+        if (fout)
+        {
+            setPrecision(fout,options);
+
+            fout.writeObject(obj);
+            fout.close();
+            return WriteResult::FILE_SAVED;
+        }
+        return WriteResult("Unable to open file for output");
+    }
+
+
+    virtual WriteResult writeObject(const osg::Object& obj,std::ostream& fout, const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* options) const
+    {
+        osgDB::Output foutput;
+        foutput.setOptions(options);
+
+        std::ios &fios = foutput;
+        fios.rdbuf(fout.rdbuf());
+
+        if (fout)
+        {
+            setPrecision(foutput,options);
+
+            foutput.writeObject(obj);
+            return WriteResult::FILE_SAVED;
+        }
+        return WriteResult("Unable to write to output stream");
+    }
+
+};
+
+
+// Add ourself to the Registry to instantiate the reader/writer.
+osgDB::RegisterReaderWriterProxy<ReaderWriterOsgViewer> g_readerWriter_OsgViewer_Proxy;
+