diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osgFX/CMakeLists.txt b/src/osgPlugins/osgFX/CMakeLists.txt
index a5eaedfad..d2ce8e227 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/osgFX/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osgFX/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ SET(TARGET_SRC
     IO_Cartoon.cpp
     IO_Effect.cpp
     IO_MultiTextureControl.cpp
+    IO_Outline.cpp
     IO_Scribe.cpp
     IO_SpecularHighlights.cpp
 )
 
 SET(TARGET_ADDED_LIBRARIES osgFX )
+
 #### end var setup  ###
 SETUP_PLUGIN(osgfx)
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osgFX/IO_Outline.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/osgFX/IO_Outline.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..55c918097
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osgFX/IO_Outline.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+// -*-c++-*-
+
+/*
+ * OpenSceneGraph - Copyright (C) 1998-2009 Robert Osfield
+ *
+ * This library is open source and may be redistributed and/or modified under
+ * the terms of the OpenSceneGraph Public License (OSGPL) version 0.0 or
+ * (at your option) any later version.  The full license is in LICENSE file
+ * included with this distribution, and on the openscenegraph.org website.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * OpenSceneGraph Public License for more details.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * osgFX::Outline - Copyright (C) 2004,2009 Ulrich Hertlein
+ */
+
+#include <osgFX/Outline>
+
+#include <osgDB/Registry>
+#include <osgDB/Input>
+#include <osgDB/Output>
+
+#include <osg/io_utils>
+
+
+bool Outline_readLocalData(osg::Object& obj, osgDB::Input& fr);
+bool Outline_writeLocalData(const osg::Object& obj, osgDB::Output& fw);
+
+
+osgDB::RegisterDotOsgWrapperProxy Outline_Proxy
+(
+    new osgFX::Outline,
+    "osgFX::Outline",
+    "Object Node Group osgFX::Effect osgFX::Outline",
+    Outline_readLocalData,
+    Outline_writeLocalData
+);
+
+
+bool Outline_readLocalData(osg::Object& obj, osgDB::Input& fr)
+{
+    osgFX::Outline& myobj = static_cast<osgFX::Outline&>(obj);
+    bool itAdvanced = false;
+
+    if (fr[0].matchWord("outlineWidth")) {
+        float w;
+        if (fr[1].getFloat(w)) {
+            myobj.setWidth(w);
+            fr += 2;
+            itAdvanced = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (fr[0].matchWord("outlineColor")) {
+        osg::Vec4 col;
+        if (fr[1].getFloat(col.x()) && fr[2].getFloat(col.y()) &&
+            fr[3].getFloat(col.z()) && fr[4].getFloat(col.w())) {
+            myobj.setColor(col);
+            fr += 5;
+            itAdvanced = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return itAdvanced;
+}
+
+bool Outline_writeLocalData(const osg::Object& obj, osgDB::Output& fw)
+{
+   const osgFX::Outline& myobj = static_cast<const osgFX::Outline&>(obj);
+
+   fw.indent() << "outlineWidth " << myobj.getWidth() << std::endl;
+   fw.indent() << "outlineColor " << myobj.getColor() << std::endl;
+
+   return true;
+}