diff --git a/include/osg/ImageSequence b/include/osg/ImageSequence
index 5ab254946..ad675fce9 100644
--- a/include/osg/ImageSequence
+++ b/include/osg/ImageSequence
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ class OSG_EXPORT ImageSequence : public ImageStream
         {
             PRE_LOAD_ALL_IMAGES,
             PAGE_AND_RETAIN_IMAGES,
-            PAGE_AND_DISCARD_USED_IMAGES
+            PAGE_AND_DISCARD_USED_IMAGES,
+            LOAD_AND_RETAIN_IN_UPDATE_TRAVERSAL,
+            LOAD_AND_DISCARD_IN_UPDATE_TRAVERSAL
         };
 
         void setMode(Mode mode);
@@ -135,6 +137,8 @@ protected:
 
         int imageIndex(double time);
 
+        // setImage without aquiring mutex.
+        void _setImage(unsigned int pos, osg::Image* image);
 
         double                          _referenceTime;
         double                          _timeMultiplier;
diff --git a/src/osg/ImageSequence.cpp b/src/osg/ImageSequence.cpp
index 344fa81c7..74bbeb2dc 100644
--- a/src/osg/ImageSequence.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/ImageSequence.cpp
@@ -148,6 +148,11 @@ void ImageSequence::setImage(unsigned int pos, osg::Image* image)
 {
     OpenThreads::ScopedLock<OpenThreads::Mutex> lock(_mutex);
 
+    _setImage(pos,image);
+}
+
+void ImageSequence::_setImage(unsigned int pos, osg::Image* image)
+{
     if (pos>=_imageDataList.size()) _imageDataList.resize(pos+1);
 
     _imageDataList[pos]._image = image;
@@ -196,8 +201,8 @@ void ImageSequence::setImageToChild(int pos)
         return;
     }
 
-
-    if (_mode==PAGE_AND_DISCARD_USED_IMAGES && _previousAppliedImageIndex>=0)
+    bool discardOldImages = _mode==PAGE_AND_DISCARD_USED_IMAGES || _mode==LOAD_AND_DISCARD_IN_UPDATE_TRAVERSAL;
+    if (discardOldImages && _previousAppliedImageIndex>=0)
     {
         if (_previousAppliedImageIndex<pos)
         {
@@ -351,6 +356,8 @@ void ImageSequence::update(osg::NodeVisitor* nv)
 
     if (!irh) return;
 
+    bool loadDirectly = (_mode==LOAD_AND_RETAIN_IN_UPDATE_TRAVERSAL) || (_mode==LOAD_AND_DISCARD_IN_UPDATE_TRAVERSAL);
+    
     if (useDirectTimeRequest)
     {
         int i = osg::maximum<int>(0, int(time/_timePerImage));
@@ -358,8 +365,26 @@ void ImageSequence::update(osg::NodeVisitor* nv)
         {
              i = osg::minimum<int>(i, _imageDataList.size()-1);
 
-             OSG_INFO<<"Requesting file, entry="<<i<<" : _fileNames[i]="<<_imageDataList[i]._filename<<std::endl;
-             irh->requestImageFile(_imageDataList[i]._filename, this, i, time, fs, _imageDataList[i]._imageRequest, _readOptions.get());
+             if (loadDirectly)
+             {
+                 OSG_NOTICE<<"Reading file, entry="<<i<<" : _fileNames[i]="<<_imageDataList[i]._filename<<std::endl;
+                 osg::ref_ptr<osg::Image> image = irh->readImageFile(_imageDataList[i]._filename); // TODO, need _readOptions object.
+                 if (image.valid())
+                 {
+                     OSG_NOTICE<<"   Assigning image "<<_imageDataList[i]._filename<<std::endl;
+                     _setImage(i, image);
+                     setImageToChild(i);
+                 }
+                 else
+                 {
+                    OSG_NOTICE<<"   Failed to read file "<<_imageDataList[i]._filename<<std::endl;
+                 }
+             }
+             else
+             {
+                OSG_NOTICE<<"Requesting file, entry="<<i<<" : _fileNames[i]="<<_imageDataList[i]._filename<<std::endl;
+                irh->requestImageFile(_imageDataList[i]._filename, this, i, time, fs, _imageDataList[i]._imageRequest, _readOptions.get());
+             }
         }
     }
     else
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/p3d/ReaderWriterP3D.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/p3d/ReaderWriterP3D.cpp
index a560a87bc..f7d9bed04 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/p3d/ReaderWriterP3D.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/p3d/ReaderWriterP3D.cpp
@@ -935,6 +935,8 @@ bool ReaderWriterP3DXML::getProperties(osgDB::XmlNode*cur, osgPresentation::Slid
         if (str=="PRE_LOAD_ALL_IMAGES") value.imageSequencePagingMode = osg::ImageSequence::PRE_LOAD_ALL_IMAGES;
         else if (str=="PAGE_AND_RETAIN_IMAGES") value.imageSequencePagingMode = osg::ImageSequence::PAGE_AND_RETAIN_IMAGES;
         else if (str=="PAGE_AND_DISCARD_USED_IMAGES") value.imageSequencePagingMode = osg::ImageSequence::PAGE_AND_DISCARD_USED_IMAGES;
+        else if (str=="LOAD_AND_RETAIN_IN_UPDATE_TRAVERSAL") value.imageSequencePagingMode = osg::ImageSequence::LOAD_AND_RETAIN_IN_UPDATE_TRAVERSAL;
+        else if (str=="LOAD_AND_DISCARD_IN_UPDATE_TRAVERSAL") value.imageSequencePagingMode = osg::ImageSequence::LOAD_AND_DISCARD_IN_UPDATE_TRAVERSAL;
 
         OSG_NOTIFY(_notifyLevel)<<"read imageSequencePagingMode \""<<value.imageSequencePagingMode<<"\""<<std::endl;
     }
diff --git a/src/osgWrappers/deprecated-dotosg/osg/ImageSequence.cpp b/src/osgWrappers/deprecated-dotosg/osg/ImageSequence.cpp
index 004be7e05..039e56d4c 100644
--- a/src/osgWrappers/deprecated-dotosg/osg/ImageSequence.cpp
+++ b/src/osgWrappers/deprecated-dotosg/osg/ImageSequence.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ bool ImageSequence_readLocalData(Object& obj, Input& fr)
         {
             is.setMode(osg::ImageSequence::PAGE_AND_DISCARD_USED_IMAGES);
         }
+        else if (modeStr=="LOAD_AND_RETAIN_IN_UPDATE_TRAVERSAL")
+        {
+            is.setMode(osg::ImageSequence::LOAD_AND_RETAIN_IN_UPDATE_TRAVERSAL);
+        }
+        else if (modeStr=="LOAD_AND_DISCARD_IN_UPDATE_TRAVERSAL")
+        {
+            is.setMode(osg::ImageSequence::LOAD_AND_DISCARD_IN_UPDATE_TRAVERSAL);
+        }
     }
 
     double length;
@@ -103,6 +111,12 @@ bool ImageSequence_writeLocalData(const Object& obj, Output& fw)
         case(osg::ImageSequence::PAGE_AND_DISCARD_USED_IMAGES):
             fw.indent()<<"Mode PAGE_AND_DISCARD_USED_IMAGES"<<std::endl;
             break;
+        case(osg::ImageSequence::LOAD_AND_RETAIN_IN_UPDATE_TRAVERSAL):
+            fw.indent()<<"Mode LOAD_AND_RETAIN_IN_UPDATE_TRAVERSAL"<<std::endl;
+            break;
+        case(osg::ImageSequence::LOAD_AND_DISCARD_IN_UPDATE_TRAVERSAL):
+            fw.indent()<<"Mode LOAD_AND_DISCARD_IN_UPDATE_TRAVERSAL"<<std::endl;
+            break;
     }
 
     fw.indent()<<"Length "<<is.getLength()<<std::endl;
diff --git a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/ImageSequence.cpp b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/ImageSequence.cpp
index 126be0653..92832bb00 100644
--- a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/ImageSequence.cpp
+++ b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/ImageSequence.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ REGISTER_OBJECT_WRAPPER( ImageSequence,
         ADD_ENUM_VALUE( PRE_LOAD_ALL_IMAGES );
         ADD_ENUM_VALUE( PAGE_AND_RETAIN_IMAGES );
         ADD_ENUM_VALUE( PAGE_AND_DISCARD_USED_IMAGES );
+        ADD_ENUM_VALUE( LOAD_AND_DISCARD_IN_UPDATE_TRAVERSAL );
+        ADD_ENUM_VALUE( LOAD_AND_RETAIN_IN_UPDATE_TRAVERSAL );
     END_ENUM_SERIALIZER();  // _mode
 
     ADD_DOUBLE_SERIALIZER( Length, 1.0 );  // _length