diff --git a/include/osg/Group b/include/osg/Group
index 9851f6390..92a72c6da 100644
--- a/include/osg/Group
+++ b/include/osg/Group
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ class SG_EXPORT Group : public Node
          */
         virtual bool addChild( Node *child );
 
+        /** Insert Node to Group at specific location.
+         *  The new child node is inserted into the child list
+         *  before the node at the specified index.  No nodes
+         *  are removed from the group with this operation. 
+         */
+        virtual bool insertChild( unsigned int index, Node *child );
+
         /** Remove Node from Group.
          *  If Node is contained in Group then remove it from the child
          *  list, decrement its reference count, and dirty the 
diff --git a/src/osg/Group.cpp b/src/osg/Group.cpp
index 5305ca106..229fc9e09 100644
--- a/src/osg/Group.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/Group.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ void Group::traverse(NodeVisitor& nv)
 
 
 bool Group::addChild( Node *child )
+{
+    return Group::insertChild( _children.size(), child );
+}
+
+bool Group::insertChild( unsigned int index, Node *child )
 {
     if (!child) return false;
     
@@ -79,7 +84,14 @@ bool Group::addChild( Node *child )
     if (child)
     {
         // note ref_ptr<> automatically handles incrementing child's reference count.
-        _children.push_back(child);
+        if (index >= _children.size())
+        {
+            _children.push_back(child);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            _children.insert(_children.begin()+index, child);
+        }
 
         // register as parent of child.
         child->addParent(this);