diff --git a/Make/makedirdefs b/Make/makedirdefs
index d211d8467..db392a785 100644
--- a/Make/makedirdefs
+++ b/Make/makedirdefs
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ DEMOS_DIRS = \
 	osggeometry\
 	osghud\
 	osgimpostor\
+	osgmultitexture\
 	osgoccluder\
 	osgparticle\
 	osgprerender\
diff --git a/VisualStudio/Demos/osgmultitexture/osgmultitexture.dsp b/VisualStudio/Demos/osgmultitexture/osgmultitexture.dsp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b827d61cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VisualStudio/Demos/osgmultitexture/osgmultitexture.dsp
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+# Microsoft Developer Studio Project File - Name="Demo osgmultitexture" - Package Owner=<4>
+# Microsoft Developer Studio Generated Build File, Format Version 6.00
+# ** DO NOT EDIT **
+
+# TARGTYPE "Win32 (x86) Console Application" 0x0103
+
+CFG=Demo osgmultitexture - Win32 Release
+!MESSAGE This is not a valid makefile. To build this project using NMAKE,
+!MESSAGE use the Export Makefile command and run
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE NMAKE /f "osgmultitexture.mak".
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE You can specify a configuration when running NMAKE
+!MESSAGE by defining the macro CFG on the command line. For example:
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE NMAKE /f "osgmultitexture.mak" CFG="Demo osgmultitexture - Win32 Release"
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+!MESSAGE "Demo osgmultitexture - Win32 Release" (based on "Win32 (x86) Console Application")
+!MESSAGE "Demo osgmultitexture - Win32 Debug" (based on "Win32 (x86) Console Application")
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+
+# Begin Project
+# PROP AllowPerConfigDependencies 0
+# PROP Scc_ProjName ""
+# PROP Scc_LocalPath ""
+CPP=cl.exe
+RSC=rc.exe
+
+!IF  "$(CFG)" == "Demo osgmultitexture - Win32 Release"
+
+# PROP BASE Use_MFC 0
+# PROP BASE Use_Debug_Libraries 0
+# PROP BASE Output_Dir "Release"
+# PROP BASE Intermediate_Dir "Release"
+# PROP BASE Target_Dir ""
+# PROP Use_MFC 0
+# PROP Use_Debug_Libraries 0
+# PROP Output_Dir "Release"
+# PROP Intermediate_Dir "Release"
+# PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
+# PROP Target_Dir ""
+# ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MD /W3 /GR /GX /O2 /I "../../../include" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
+# ADD BASE RSC /l 0x809 /d "NDEBUG"
+# ADD RSC /l 0x809 /d "NDEBUG"
+BSC32=bscmake.exe
+# ADD BASE BSC32 /nologo
+# ADD BSC32 /nologo
+LINK32=link.exe
+# ADD BASE LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /machine:I386
+# ADD LINK32 /nologo /subsystem:console /pdb:none /machine:I386 /out:"../../../bin/osgmultitexture.exe" /libpath:"../../../lib"
+
+!ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "Demo osgmultitexture - Win32 Debug"
+
+# PROP BASE Use_MFC 0
+# PROP BASE Use_Debug_Libraries 1
+# PROP BASE Output_Dir "Debug"
+# PROP BASE Intermediate_Dir "Debug"
+# PROP BASE Target_Dir ""
+# PROP Use_MFC 0
+# PROP Use_Debug_Libraries 1
+# PROP Output_Dir "Debug"
+# PROP Intermediate_Dir "Debug"
+# PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
+# PROP Target_Dir ""
+# ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /Gm /GX /Zi /Od /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MDd /W3 /Gm /vd0 /GR /GX /Zi /Od /I "../../../include" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /D "FL_DLL" /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /FR /YX /FD /c
+# ADD BASE RSC /l 0x809 /d "_DEBUG"
+# ADD RSC /l 0x809 /d "_DEBUG"
+BSC32=bscmake.exe
+# ADD BASE BSC32 /nologo
+# ADD BSC32 /nologo
+LINK32=link.exe
+# ADD BASE LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /debug /machine:I386 /pdbtype:sept
+# ADD LINK32 glut32.lib glu32.lib opengl32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /debug /machine:I386 /nodefaultlib:"libcmt" /out:"../../../bin/osgmultitextured.exe" /pdbtype:sept /libpath:"../../../lib"
+# SUBTRACT LINK32 /incremental:no
+
+!ENDIF 
+
+# Begin Target
+
+# Name "Demo osgmultitexture - Win32 Release"
+# Name "Demo osgmultitexture - Win32 Debug"
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\..\..\src\Demos\osgmultitexture\osgmultitexture.cpp
+# End Source File
+# End Target
+# Begin Group "Resource Files"
+
+# PROP Default_Filter "ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;rgs;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe"
+# End Group
+# End Project
diff --git a/VisualStudio/VisualStudio.dsw b/VisualStudio/VisualStudio.dsw
index 275f55a06..7ee1eb93c 100644
--- a/VisualStudio/VisualStudio.dsw
+++ b/VisualStudio/VisualStudio.dsw
@@ -834,6 +834,60 @@ Package=<4>
 
 
 
+Project: "Demo osgmultitexture"=.\Demos\osgmultitexture\osgmultitexture.dsp - Package Owner=<4>
+
+
+
+Package=<5>
+
+{{{
+
+}}}
+
+
+
+Package=<4>
+
+{{{
+
+    Begin Project Dependency
+
+    Project_Dep_Name Core osg
+
+    End Project Dependency
+
+    Begin Project Dependency
+
+    Project_Dep_Name Core osgDB
+
+    End Project Dependency
+
+    Begin Project Dependency
+
+    Project_Dep_Name Core osgGA
+
+    End Project Dependency
+
+    Begin Project Dependency
+
+    Project_Dep_Name Core osgGLUT
+
+    End Project Dependency
+
+    Begin Project Dependency
+
+    Project_Dep_Name Core osgUtil
+
+    End Project Dependency
+
+}}}
+
+
+
+###############################################################################
+
+
+
 Project: "Demo osgoccluder"=.\Demos\osgoccluder\osgoccluder.dsp - Package Owner=<4>
 
 
diff --git a/include/osg/GLExtensions b/include/osg/GLExtensions
index eb04bf918..0d8f3a88f 100644
--- a/include/osg/GLExtensions
+++ b/include/osg/GLExtensions
@@ -20,6 +20,18 @@ SG_EXPORT extern const bool isGLExtensionSupported(const char *extension);
   */
 SG_EXPORT extern void* getGLExtensionFuncPtr(const char *funcName);
 
+/** return the address of the specified OpenGL function, if not found then
+  * check a second function name, if this fails then return NULL as function is
+  * not supported by OpenGL library.  This is usual for checking something
+  * like glActiveTexture (which is in OGL1.3) or glActiveTextureARB.
+  */
+inline void* getGLExtensionFuncPtr(const char *funcName,const char *fallbackFuncName)
+{
+    void* ptr = getGLExtensionFuncPtr(funcName);
+    if (ptr) return ptr;
+    return getGLExtensionFuncPtr(fallbackFuncName);
+}
+
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/osg/State b/include/osg/State
index 8815a0071..06a4b2de1 100644
--- a/include/osg/State
+++ b/include/osg/State
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 #include <osg/DisplaySettings>
 #include <osg/Polytope>
 
+#include <osg/GLExtensions>
+
 #include <vector>
 #include <map>
 
@@ -301,7 +303,7 @@ class SG_EXPORT State : public Referenced
           * note, only updates values that change.*/
         inline void disableIndexPointer()
         {
-            //if (_indexArray._enabled)
+            if (_indexArray._enabled)
             {
                 _indexArray._enabled = false;
                 glDisableClientState(GL_INDEX_ARRAY);
@@ -319,7 +321,7 @@ class SG_EXPORT State : public Referenced
                 if ( unit >= _texCoordArrayList.size()) _texCoordArrayList.resize(unit+1);
                 EnabledArrayPair& eap = _texCoordArrayList[unit];
 
-                //if (!eap._enabled)
+                if (!eap._enabled)
                 {
                     eap._enabled = true;
                     glEnableClientState(GL_TEXTURE_COORD_ARRAY);
@@ -354,14 +356,22 @@ class SG_EXPORT State : public Referenced
           * note, only updates values that change.*/
         inline bool setClientActiveTextureUnit( unsigned int unit )
         {
-            return unit==0;
-//  will need to check for extensions etc.       
-//             if (unit!=_currentClientActiveTextureUnit)
-//             {
-//                 glClientActiveTextureARB(GL_TEXTURE0_ARB+unit);
-//                 _currentClientActiveTextureUnit = unit;
-//             }
-//             return true;
+            if (unit!=_currentClientActiveTextureUnit)
+            {
+                static ActiveTextureProc s_glClientActiveTexture =  
+                        (ActiveTextureProc) osg::getGLExtensionFuncPtr("glClientActiveTexture","glClientActiveTextureARB");
+
+                if (s_glClientActiveTexture)
+                {
+                    s_glClientActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0_ARB+unit);
+                    _currentClientActiveTextureUnit = unit;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    return unit==0;
+                }
+            }
+            return true;
         }
 
 
@@ -369,14 +379,22 @@ class SG_EXPORT State : public Referenced
           * note, only updates values that change.*/
         inline bool setActiveTextureUnit( unsigned int unit )
         {
-            return unit==0;
-// 
-//             if (unit!=_currentActiveTextureUnit)
-//             {
-//                 glActiveTextureARB(GL_TEXTURE0_ARB+unit);
-//                 _currentActiveTextureUnit = unit;
-//             }
-//             return true;
+            if (unit!=_currentActiveTextureUnit)
+            {
+                static ActiveTextureProc s_glActiveTexture =  
+                       (ActiveTextureProc) osg::getGLExtensionFuncPtr("glActiveTexture","glActiveTextureARB");
+
+                if (s_glActiveTexture)
+                {
+                    s_glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0_ARB+unit);
+                    _currentActiveTextureUnit = unit;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    return unit==0;
+                }
+            }
+            return true;
         }
         
 
@@ -500,7 +518,8 @@ class SG_EXPORT State : public Referenced
             else
                 return false;
         }
-
+        
+        typedef void (APIENTRY * ActiveTextureProc) (GLenum texture);
 
         typedef std::map<StateAttribute::GLMode,ModeStack>      ModeMap;
         typedef std::vector<ModeMap>                            TextureModeMapList;
diff --git a/src/Demos/osgmultitexture/Makefile.inst b/src/Demos/osgmultitexture/Makefile.inst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c8cb55d38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Demos/osgmultitexture/Makefile.inst
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+TOPDIR = ../..
+include $(TOPDIR)/Make/makedefs
+
+CXXFILES =\
+	osgmultitexture.cpp\
+
+LIBS     += $(OSG_LIBS) $(GLUT_LIB) $(GL_LIBS) $(X_LIBS) $(OTHER_LIBS) 
+
+EXEC = osgmultitexture
+
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/Make/makerules
diff --git a/src/Demos/osgmultitexture/osgmultitexture.cpp b/src/Demos/osgmultitexture/osgmultitexture.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef54ba41a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Demos/osgmultitexture/osgmultitexture.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+#include <osg/GL>
+#include <osgGLUT/glut>
+#include <osgGLUT/Viewer>
+
+#include <osg/Notify>
+
+#include <osg/Texture>
+#include <osg/TexEnv>
+#include <osg/TexGen>
+
+#include <osgDB/Registry>
+#include <osgDB/ReadFile>
+
+#include <osgGA/TrackballManipulator>
+#include <osgGA/FlightManipulator>
+#include <osgGA/DriveManipulator>
+
+
+#include <osgUtil/Optimizer>
+
+void write_usage(std::ostream& out,const std::string& name)
+{
+    out << std::endl;
+    out <<"usage:"<< std::endl;
+    out <<"    "<<name<<" [options] infile1 [infile2 ...]"<< std::endl;
+    out << std::endl;
+    out <<"options:"<< std::endl;
+    out <<"    -l libraryName      - load plugin of name libraryName"<< std::endl;
+    out <<"                          i.e. -l osgdb_pfb"<< std::endl;
+    out <<"                          Useful for loading reader/writers which can load"<< std::endl;
+    out <<"                          other file formats in addition to its extension."<< std::endl;
+    out <<"    -e extensionName    - load reader/wrter plugin for file extension"<< std::endl;
+    out <<"                          i.e. -e pfb"<< std::endl;
+    out <<"                          Useful short hand for specifying full library name as"<< std::endl;
+    out <<"                          done with -l above, as it automatically expands to"<< std::endl;
+    out <<"                          the full library name appropriate for each platform."<< std::endl;
+    out <<std::endl;
+    out <<"    -stereo             - switch on stereo rendering, using the default of,"<< std::endl;
+    out <<"                          ANAGLYPHIC or the value set in the OSG_STEREO_MODE "<< std::endl;
+    out <<"                          environmental variable. See doc/stereo.html for "<< std::endl;
+    out <<"                          further details on setting up accurate stereo "<< std::endl;
+    out <<"                          for your system. "<< std::endl;
+    out <<"    -stereo ANAGLYPHIC  - switch on anaglyphic(red/cyan) stereo rendering."<< std::endl;
+    out <<"    -stereo QUAD_BUFFER - switch on quad buffered stereo rendering."<< std::endl;
+    out <<std::endl;
+    out <<"    -stencil            - use a visual with stencil buffer enabled, this "<< std::endl;
+    out <<"                          also allows the depth complexity statistics mode"<< std::endl;
+    out <<"                          to be used (press 'p' three times to cycle to it)."<< std::endl;
+    out << std::endl;
+}
+
+
+int main( int argc, char **argv )
+{
+
+    // initialize the GLUT
+    glutInit( &argc, argv );
+
+    if (argc<2)
+    {
+        write_usage(std::cout,argv[0]);
+        return 0;
+    }
+    
+    // create the commandline args.
+    std::vector<std::string> commandLine;
+    for(int i=1;i<argc;++i) commandLine.push_back(argv[i]);
+    
+
+    // initialize the viewer.
+    osgGLUT::Viewer viewer;
+    viewer.setWindowTitle(argv[0]);
+
+    // configure the viewer from the commandline arguments, and eat any
+    // parameters that have been matched.
+    viewer.readCommandLine(commandLine);
+    
+    // configure the plugin registry from the commandline arguments, and 
+    // eat any parameters that have been matched.
+    osgDB::readCommandLine(commandLine);
+
+    // load the nodes from the commandline arguments.
+    osg::Node* rootnode = osgDB::readNodeFiles(commandLine);
+    if (!rootnode)
+    {
+//        write_usage(osg::notify(osg::NOTICE),argv[0]);
+        return 1;
+    }
+    
+    osg::Image* image = osgDB::readImageFile("reflect.rgb");
+    if (image)
+    {
+        osg::Texture* texture = new osg::Texture;
+        texture->setImage(image);
+
+        osg::TexGen* texgen = new osg::TexGen;
+        texgen->setMode(osg::TexGen::SPHERE_MAP);
+
+        osg::TexEnv* texenv = new osg::TexEnv;
+        texenv->setMode(osg::TexEnv::MODULATE);
+
+        osg::StateSet* stateset = new osg::StateSet;
+        stateset->setTextureAttributeAndModes(1,texture,osg::StateAttribute::ON);
+        stateset->setTextureAttributeAndModes(1,texgen,osg::StateAttribute::ON);
+        stateset->setTextureAttribute(1,texenv);
+        
+        rootnode->setStateSet(stateset);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"unable to load reflect map, model will not be mutlitextured"<<endl;
+    }
+
+
+
+    // run optimization over the scene graph
+    osgUtil::Optimizer optimzer;
+    optimzer.optimize(rootnode);
+     
+    // add a viewport to the viewer and attach the scene graph.
+    viewer.addViewport( rootnode );
+    
+    // register trackball, flight and drive.
+    viewer.registerCameraManipulator(new osgGA::TrackballManipulator);
+    viewer.registerCameraManipulator(new osgGA::FlightManipulator);
+    viewer.registerCameraManipulator(new osgGA::DriveManipulator);
+
+    // open the viewer window.
+    viewer.open();
+    
+    // fire up the event loop.
+    viewer.run();
+
+    return 0;
+}