diff --git a/VisualStudio/osgPlugins/ive/ive.dsp b/VisualStudio/osgPlugins/ive/ive.dsp
index f67ef5cb7..13d77ef18 100755
--- a/VisualStudio/osgPlugins/ive/ive.dsp
+++ b/VisualStudio/osgPlugins/ive/ive.dsp
@@ -185,6 +185,10 @@ SOURCE=..\..\..\src\osgPlugins\ive\Billboard.cpp
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
+SOURCE=..\..\..\src\osgPlugins\ive\BlendColor.cpp
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
 SOURCE=..\..\..\src\osgPlugins\ive\BlendFunc.cpp
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
@@ -545,6 +549,10 @@ SOURCE=..\..\..\src\osgPlugins\ive\Billboard.h
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
+SOURCE=..\..\..\src\osgPlugins\ive\BlendColor.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
 SOURCE=..\..\..\src\osgPlugins\ive\BlendFunc.h
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/ive/BlendColor.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/ive/BlendColor.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c7d29db5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/ive/BlendColor.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/**********************************************************************
+ *
+ *    FILE:           BlendColor.cpp
+ *
+ *    DESCRIPTION:    Read/Write osg::BlendColor in binary format to disk.
+ *
+ *    CREATED BY:     Auto generated by iveGenerated
+ *                    and later modified by Rune Schmidt Jensen.
+ *                    and then some more by Ulrich Hertlein
+ *
+ *    HISTORY:        Created 21.3.2003
+ *
+ *    Copyright 2003 VR-C
+ **********************************************************************/
+
+#include "Exception.h"
+#include "BlendColor.h"
+#include "Object.h"
+
+#include <osg/Notify>
+#include <iostream>
+
+using namespace ive;
+
+void BlendColor::write(DataOutputStream* out)
+{
+    // Write BlendColor's identification.
+    out->writeInt(IVEBLENDCOLOR);
+    // If the osg class is inherited by any other class we should also write this to file.
+    osg::Object* obj = dynamic_cast<osg::Object*>(this);
+    if (obj) {
+        ((ive::Object*)(obj))->write(out);
+    } else {
+        throw Exception("BlendColor::write(): Could not cast this osg::BlendColor to an osg::Object.");
+    }
+    // Write BlendColor's properties.
+
+    // Write constant color
+    out->writeVec4(getConstantColor());
+}
+
+void BlendColor::read(DataInputStream* in)
+{
+    // Peek on BlendColor's identification.
+    int id = in->peekInt();
+    if (id == IVEBLENDCOLOR) {
+        // Read BlendColor's identification.
+        id = in->readInt();
+        // If the osg class is inherited by any other class we should also read this from file.
+        osg::Object*  obj = dynamic_cast<osg::Object*>(this);
+        if (obj) {
+            ((ive::Object*)(obj))->read(in);
+        } else {
+            throw Exception("BlendColor::read(): Could not cast this osg::BlendColor to an osg::Object.");
+        }
+        // Read BlendColor's properties
+
+        // Read constant color
+        setConstantColor(in->readVec4());
+
+    } else {
+        throw Exception("BlendColor::read(): Expected BlendColor identification.");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/ive/BlendColor.h b/src/osgPlugins/ive/BlendColor.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7315d01c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/ive/BlendColor.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#ifndef IVE_BLENDCOLOR
+#define IVE_BLENDCOLOR 1
+
+#include <osg/BlendColor>
+#include "ReadWrite.h"
+
+namespace ive{
+   class BlendColor : public osg::BlendColor, public ReadWrite {
+       public:
+           void write(DataOutputStream* out);
+           void read(DataInputStream* in);
+   };
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/ive/DataInputStream.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/ive/DataInputStream.cpp
index f8e0c5943..9045e7992 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/ive/DataInputStream.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/ive/DataInputStream.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "DataInputStream.h"
 #include "StateSet.h"
 #include "AlphaFunc.h"
+#include "BlendColor.h"
 #include "BlendFunc.h"
 #include "Depth.h"
 #include "Material.h"
@@ -967,6 +968,10 @@ osg::StateAttribute* DataInputStream::readStateAttribute()
         attribute = new osg::AlphaFunc();
         ((ive::AlphaFunc*)(attribute))->read(this);
     }
+    else if(attributeID == IVEBLENDCOLOR){
+        attribute = new osg::BlendColor();
+        ((ive::BlendColor*)(attribute))->read(this);
+    }
     else if(attributeID == IVEBLENDFUNC ||
             attributeID == IVEBLENDFUNCSEPARATE){
         attribute = new osg::BlendFunc();
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/ive/DataOutputStream.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/ive/DataOutputStream.cpp
index 603529957..b9826dd71 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/ive/DataOutputStream.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/ive/DataOutputStream.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  *
  *    HISTORY:        Created 11.03.2003
  *                    Updated for 1D textures - Don Burns 27.1.2004
- *                      Updated for light model - Stan Blinov at 25 august 7512 from World Creation (7.09.2004)
+ *                    Updated for light model - Stan Blinov at 25 august 7512 from World Creation (7.09.2004)
  *
  *    Copyright 2003 VR-C
  **********************************************************************/
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include "StateSet.h"
 #include "AlphaFunc.h"
+#include "BlendColor.h"
 #include "BlendFunc.h"
 #include "Material.h"
 #include "CullFace.h"
@@ -654,6 +655,9 @@ void DataOutputStream::writeStateAttribute(const osg::StateAttribute* attribute)
         if(dynamic_cast<const osg::AlphaFunc*>(attribute)){
             ((ive::AlphaFunc*)(attribute))->write(this);
         }
+        else if(dynamic_cast<const osg::BlendColor*>(attribute)){
+            ((ive::BlendColor*)(attribute))->write(this);
+        }
         else if(dynamic_cast<const osg::BlendFunc*>(attribute)){
             ((ive::BlendFunc*)(attribute))->write(this);
         }
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/ive/GNUmakefile b/src/osgPlugins/ive/GNUmakefile
index 9f6338092..393699cc6 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/ive/GNUmakefile
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/ive/GNUmakefile
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ CXXFILES =\
 	AutoTransform.cpp\
 	Billboard.cpp\
 	BlendFunc.cpp\
+	BlendColor.cpp\
 	BlinkSequence.cpp\
 	ClipNode.cpp\
 	ClipPlane.cpp\
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/ive/ReadWrite.h b/src/osgPlugins/ive/ReadWrite.h
index 9a7e14386..876aefb95 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/ive/ReadWrite.h
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/ive/ReadWrite.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ namespace ive {
 #define IVEALPHAFUNC                    0x00000101
 #define IVEBLENDFUNC                    0x00000102
 #define IVEBLENDFUNCSEPARATE            0x00000103
+#define IVEBLENDCOLOR                   0x00000105
 #define IVEMATERIAL                     0x00000110
 #define IVETEXTURE                      0x00000120
 #define IVETEXTURE1D                    0x00000121