diff --git a/include/osg/Point b/include/osg/Point
index 557f891b1..44d6f79cf 100644
--- a/include/osg/Point
+++ b/include/osg/Point
@@ -93,7 +93,10 @@ class OSG_EXPORT Point : public StateAttribute
 
                 void setPointParametersSupported(bool flag) { _isPointParametersSupported=flag; }
                 bool isPointParametersSupported() const { return _isPointParametersSupported; }
-                
+
+                void setPointSpriteCoordOriginSupported(bool flag) { _isPointSpriteCoordOriginSupported=flag; }
+                bool isPointSpriteCoordOriginSupported() const { return _isPointSpriteCoordOriginSupported; }
+
                 void glPointParameteri(GLenum pname, GLint param) const;
                 void glPointParameterf(GLenum pname, GLfloat param) const;
                 void glPointParameterfv(GLenum pname, const GLfloat *params) const;
@@ -102,7 +105,8 @@ class OSG_EXPORT Point : public StateAttribute
 
                 ~Extensions() {}
                 
-                bool    _isPointParametersSupported;
+                bool _isPointParametersSupported;
+                bool _isPointSpriteCoordOriginSupported;
 
                 void*   _glPointParameteri;
                 void*   _glPointParameterf;
diff --git a/src/osg/Point.cpp b/src/osg/Point.cpp
index 7b3471c91..0404c7962 100644
--- a/src/osg/Point.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/Point.cpp
@@ -111,11 +111,16 @@ Point::Extensions::Extensions(const Extensions& rhs):
     Referenced()
 {
     _isPointParametersSupported = rhs._isPointParametersSupported;
+    _isPointSpriteCoordOriginSupported = rhs._isPointSpriteCoordOriginSupported;
+    _glPointParameteri = rhs._glPointParameteri;
+    _glPointParameterf = rhs._glPointParameterf;
+    _glPointParameterfv = rhs._glPointParameterfv;
 }
 
 void Point::Extensions::lowestCommonDenominator(const Extensions& rhs)
 {
     if (!rhs._isPointParametersSupported)  _isPointParametersSupported = false;
+    if (!rhs._isPointSpriteCoordOriginSupported)  _isPointSpriteCoordOriginSupported = false;
     if (!rhs._glPointParameteri)           _glPointParameteri = 0;
     if (!rhs._glPointParameterf)           _glPointParameterf = 0;
     if (!rhs._glPointParameterfv)          _glPointParameterfv = 0;
@@ -128,6 +133,8 @@ void Point::Extensions::setupGLExtensions(unsigned int contextID)
                                   isGLExtensionSupported(contextID,"GL_EXT_point_parameters") ||
                                   isGLExtensionSupported(contextID,"GL_SGIS_point_parameters");
             
+    _isPointSpriteCoordOriginSupported = strncmp((const char*)glGetString(GL_VERSION),"2.0",3)>=0;
+
     _glPointParameteri = getGLExtensionFuncPtr("glPointParameteri", "glPointParameteriARB");
     if (!_glPointParameteri) _glPointParameteri = getGLExtensionFuncPtr("glPointParameteriEXT", "glPointParameteriSGIS");
 
diff --git a/src/osg/PointSprite.cpp b/src/osg/PointSprite.cpp
index 504543fe3..a06094be3 100644
--- a/src/osg/PointSprite.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/PointSprite.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ void PointSprite::apply(osg::State& state) const
 
     const Point::Extensions* extensions = Point::getExtensions(state.getContextID(),true);
 
-    if (extensions->isPointParametersSupported())
+    if (extensions->isPointSpriteCoordOriginSupported())
         extensions->glPointParameteri(GL_POINT_SPRITE_COORD_ORIGIN,_coordOriginMode);
 }