diff --git a/VisualStudio/osg/osg.dsp b/VisualStudio/osg/osg.dsp
index c071b2318..a80e2e9f1 100755
--- a/VisualStudio/osg/osg.dsp
+++ b/VisualStudio/osg/osg.dsp
@@ -197,6 +197,10 @@ SOURCE=..\..\src\osg\LineSegment.cpp
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
+SOURCE=..\..\src\osg\LineWidth.cpp
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
 SOURCE=..\..\src\osg\LOD.cpp
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
@@ -425,6 +429,10 @@ SOURCE=..\..\Include\Osg\LineSegment
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
+SOURCE=..\..\Include\Osg\LineWidth
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
 SOURCE=..\..\Include\Osg\Lod
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
diff --git a/VisualStudio/osgPlugins/osg/dot_osg.dsp b/VisualStudio/osgPlugins/osg/dot_osg.dsp
index 3a85b7ce0..2d0ee3d4e 100755
--- a/VisualStudio/osgPlugins/osg/dot_osg.dsp
+++ b/VisualStudio/osgPlugins/osg/dot_osg.dsp
@@ -166,6 +166,10 @@ SOURCE=..\..\..\src\osgPlugins\osg\LightSource.cpp
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
+SOURCE=..\..\..\src\osgPlugins\osg\LineWidth.cpp
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
 SOURCE=..\..\..\src\osgPlugins\osg\LOD.cpp
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
diff --git a/include/osg/LineWidth b/include/osg/LineWidth
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c992c52e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/osg/LineWidth
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+//C++ header - Open Scene Graph - Copyright (C) 1998-2001 Robert Osfield
+//Distributed under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License (LGPL)
+//as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+
+#ifndef OSG_LineWidth
+#define OSG_LineWidth 1
+
+#include <osg/StateAttribute>
+#include <osg/StateSet>
+
+namespace osg {
+
+/** LineWidth - encapsulates the OpenGL glLineWidth for setting the width of lines in pixels.*/
+class SG_EXPORT LineWidth : public StateAttribute
+{
+    public :
+
+        LineWidth();
+
+        META_StateAttribute(LineWidth, LINEWIDTH);
+        
+        /** return -1 if *this < *rhs, 0 if *this==*rhs, 1 if *this>*rhs.*/
+        virtual int compare(const StateAttribute& sa) const
+        {
+            // check the types are equal and then create the rhs variable
+            // used by the COMPARE_StateAttribute_Paramter macro's below.
+            COMPARE_StateAttribute_Types(LineWidth,sa)
+
+            // compare each paramter in turn against the rhs.
+            COMPARE_StateAttribute_Parameter(_width)
+
+            return 0; // passed all the above comparison macro's, must be equal.
+        }
+
+        void setWidth(const float width);
+        inline const float getWidth() const { return _width; }
+
+        virtual void apply(State& state) const;
+
+    protected :
+
+        virtual ~LineWidth();
+
+        float       _width;
+
+};
+
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/osg/StateAttribute b/include/osg/StateAttribute
index df26f6b56..77358663b 100644
--- a/include/osg/StateAttribute
+++ b/include/osg/StateAttribute
@@ -120,9 +120,10 @@ class SG_EXPORT StateAttribute : public Object
             LIGHT_5         =LIGHT+1,
             LIGHT_6         =LIGHT+1,
             LIGHT_7         =LIGHT+1,
-            POINT           =LIGHT_7+1,
-            
-            POLYGONMODE     =POINT+1,
+
+            POINT           =LIGHT_7+1,            
+            LINEWIDTH       =POINT+1,
+            POLYGONMODE     =LINEWIDTH+1,
             POLYGONOFFSET   =POLYGONMODE+1,
             TEXENV          =POLYGONOFFSET+1,
             TEXGEN          =TEXENV+1,
diff --git a/src/osg/LineWidth.cpp b/src/osg/LineWidth.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..756c33602
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/osg/LineWidth.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#include <osg/GL>
+#include <osg/LineWidth>
+#include <osg/Notify>
+
+using namespace osg;
+
+
+LineWidth::LineWidth()
+{
+    _width = 1.0f;
+}
+
+
+LineWidth::~LineWidth()
+{
+}
+
+void LineWidth::setWidth( const float width )
+{
+    _width = width;
+}
+
+void LineWidth::apply(State&) const
+{
+    glLineWidth(_width);
+}
+
diff --git a/src/osg/Makefile b/src/osg/Makefile
index 917466372..941b335db 100644
--- a/src/osg/Makefile
+++ b/src/osg/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ C++FILES = \
 	Light.cpp\
 	LightSource.cpp\
         LineSegment.cpp\
+        LineWidth.cpp\
 	LOD.cpp\
 	Material.cpp\
 	Matrix.cpp\
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osg/LineWidth.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/osg/LineWidth.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fabf69ff0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osg/LineWidth.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+	#pragma warning( disable : 4786 )
+#endif
+
+#include <osg/LineWidth>
+
+#include <osgDB/Registry>
+#include <osgDB/Input>
+#include <osgDB/Output>
+
+using namespace osg;
+using namespace osgDB;
+
+// forward declare functions to use later.
+bool LineWidth_readLocalData(Object& obj, Input& fr);
+bool LineWidth_writeLocalData(const Object& obj, Output& fw);
+
+// register the read and write functions with the osgDB::Registry.
+RegisterDotOsgWrapperProxy g_LineWidthProxy
+(
+    new osg::LineWidth,
+    "LineWidth",
+    "Object StateAttribute LineWidth",
+    &LineWidth_readLocalData,
+    &LineWidth_writeLocalData
+);
+
+
+bool LineWidth_readLocalData(Object& obj, Input& fr)
+{
+    bool iteratorAdvanced = false;
+
+    LineWidth& lineWidth = static_cast<LineWidth&>(obj);
+
+    float data;
+    if (fr[0].matchWord("width") && fr[1].getFloat(data))
+    {
+
+        lineWidth.setWidth(data);
+        fr+=2;
+        iteratorAdvanced = true;
+    }
+
+    return iteratorAdvanced;
+}
+
+
+bool LineWidth_writeLocalData(const Object& obj, Output& fw)
+{
+    const LineWidth& lineWidth = static_cast<const LineWidth&>(obj);
+
+    fw.indent() << "width " << lineWidth.getWidth() << std::endl;
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osg/Makefile b/src/osgPlugins/osg/Makefile
index 6ec4c8bb3..5c28d15bb 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/osg/Makefile
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osg/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ C++FILES = \
         Impostor.cpp\
         Light.cpp\
         LightSource.cpp\
+        LineWidth.cpp\
         LOD.cpp\
         Material.cpp\
         Matrix.cpp\