diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
index b3f6f0c9f8..c83a87f968 100644
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
@@ -5849,6 +5849,17 @@
       <key>Value</key>
       <integer>0</integer>
     </map>
+    <key>ObjectCacheEnabled</key>
+    <map>
+      <key>Comment</key>
+      <string>Enable the object cache.</string>
+      <key>Persist</key>
+      <integer>1</integer>
+      <key>Type</key>
+      <string>Boolean</string>
+      <key>Value</key>
+      <integer>1</integer>
+    </map>
     <key>OpenDebugStatAdvanced</key>
     <map>
       <key>Comment</key>
diff --git a/indra/newview/lltextureview.cpp b/indra/newview/lltextureview.cpp
index c87aff022f..b9a15fd1f4 100644
--- a/indra/newview/lltextureview.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/lltextureview.cpp
@@ -514,7 +514,8 @@ void LLGLTexMemBar::draw()
 	F32 cache_max_usage = (F32)BYTES_TO_MEGA_BYTES(LLAppViewer::getTextureCache()->getMaxUsage()) ;
 	S32 line_height = (S32)(LLFontGL::getFontMonospace()->getLineHeight() + .5f);
 	S32 v_offset = (S32)((texture_bar_height + 2.2f) * mTextureView->mNumTextureBars + 2.0f);
-	S32 total_downloaded = BYTES_TO_MEGA_BYTES(gTotalTextureBytes);
+	F32 total_texture_downloaded = (F32)gTotalTextureBytes / (1024 * 1024);
+	F32 total_object_downloaded = (F32)gTotalObjectBytes / (1024 * 1024);
 	//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	LLGLSUIDefault gls_ui;
 	LLColor4 text_color(1.f, 1.f, 1.f, 0.75f);
@@ -525,13 +526,13 @@ void LLGLTexMemBar::draw()
 	LLFontGL::getFontMonospace()->renderUTF8(text, 0, 0, v_offset + line_height*6,
 											 text_color, LLFontGL::LEFT, LLFontGL::TOP);
 
-	text = llformat("GL Tot: %d/%d MB Bound: %d/%d MB Raw Tot: %d MB Bias: %.2f Cache: %.1f/%.1f MB Net Tot: %d MB",
+	text = llformat("GL Tot: %d/%d MB Bound: %d/%d MB Raw Tot: %d MB Bias: %.2f Cache: %.1f/%.1f MB Net Tot Tex: %.1f MB Tot Obj: %.1f MB",
 					total_mem,
 					max_total_mem,
 					bound_mem,
 					max_bound_mem,
 					LLImageRaw::sGlobalRawMemory >> 20,	discard_bias,
-					cache_usage, cache_max_usage, total_downloaded);
+					cache_usage, cache_max_usage, total_texture_downloaded, total_object_downloaded);
 	//, cache_entries, cache_max_entries
 
 	LLFontGL::getFontMonospace()->renderUTF8(text, 0, 0, v_offset + line_height*3,
diff --git a/indra/newview/llviewerstats.h b/indra/newview/llviewerstats.h
index ca977d4599..dd82ccddc3 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llviewerstats.h
+++ b/indra/newview/llviewerstats.h
@@ -264,4 +264,5 @@ void send_stats();
 extern std::map<S32,LLFrameTimer> gDebugTimers;
 extern std::map<S32,std::string> gDebugTimerLabel;
 extern U32	gTotalTextureBytes;
+extern U32  gTotalObjectBytes;
 #endif // LL_LLVIEWERSTATS_H
diff --git a/indra/newview/llvocache.cpp b/indra/newview/llvocache.cpp
index ee32bd562e..d40e3c153c 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llvocache.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llvocache.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "llvocache.h"
 #include "llerror.h"
 #include "llregionhandle.h"
+#include "llviewercontrol.h"
 
 BOOL check_read(LLAPRFile* apr_file, void* src, S32 n_bytes) 
 {
@@ -230,11 +231,11 @@ LLVOCache* LLVOCache::sInstance = NULL;
 
 //static 
 LLVOCache* LLVOCache::getInstance() 
-{
+{	
 	if(!sInstance)
 	{
 		sInstance = new LLVOCache() ;
-}
+	}
 	return sInstance ;
 }
 
@@ -259,13 +260,17 @@ LLVOCache::LLVOCache():
 	mReadOnly(TRUE),
 	mNumEntries(0)
 {
+	mEnabled = gSavedSettings.getBOOL("ObjectCacheEnabled");
 	mLocalAPRFilePoolp = new LLVolatileAPRPool() ;
 }
 
 LLVOCache::~LLVOCache()
 {
-	writeCacheHeader();
-	clearCacheInMemory();
+	if(mEnabled)
+	{
+		writeCacheHeader();
+		clearCacheInMemory();
+	}
 	delete mLocalAPRFilePoolp;
 }
 
@@ -279,7 +284,7 @@ void LLVOCache::setDirNames(ELLPath location)
 
 void LLVOCache::initCache(ELLPath location, U32 size, U32 cache_version)
 {
-	if(mInitialized)
+	if(mInitialized || !mEnabled)
 	{
 		return ;
 	}
@@ -406,6 +411,11 @@ BOOL LLVOCache::checkWrite(LLAPRFile* apr_file, void* src, S32 n_bytes)
 
 void LLVOCache::readCacheHeader()
 {
+	if(!mEnabled)
+	{
+		return ;
+	}
+
 	//clear stale info.
 	clearCacheInMemory();	
 
@@ -450,7 +460,7 @@ void LLVOCache::readCacheHeader()
 
 void LLVOCache::writeCacheHeader()
 {
-	if(mReadOnly)
+	if(mReadOnly || !mEnabled)
 	{
 		return ;
 	}	
@@ -501,6 +511,10 @@ BOOL LLVOCache::updateEntry(const HeaderEntryInfo* entry)
 
 void LLVOCache::readFromCache(U64 handle, const LLUUID& id, LLVOCacheEntry::vocache_entry_map_t& cache_entry_map) 
 {
+	if(!mEnabled)
+	{
+		return ;
+	}
 	llassert_always(mInitialized);
 
 	handle_entry_map_t::iterator iter = mHandleEntryMap.find(handle) ;
@@ -570,6 +584,10 @@ void LLVOCache::purgeEntries()
 
 void LLVOCache::writeToCache(U64 handle, const LLUUID& id, const LLVOCacheEntry::vocache_entry_map_t& cache_entry_map, BOOL dirty_cache) 
 {
+	if(!mEnabled)
+	{
+		return ;
+	}
 	llassert_always(mInitialized);
 
 	if(mReadOnly)
diff --git a/indra/newview/llvocache.h b/indra/newview/llvocache.h
index 56b48ef705..4d3c3d98c9 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llvocache.h
+++ b/indra/newview/llvocache.h
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ private:
 	BOOL checkWrite(LLAPRFile* apr_file, void* src, S32 n_bytes) ;
 	
 private:
+	BOOL                 mEnabled;
 	BOOL                 mInitialized ;
 	BOOL                 mReadOnly ;
 	HeaderMetaInfo       mMetaInfo;
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ private:
 	static LLVOCache* sInstance ;
 public:
 	static LLVOCache* getInstance() ;
-	static BOOL       hasInstance() ;
+	static BOOL       hasInstance() ;	
 	static void       destroyClass() ;
 };
 
diff --git a/indra/newview/llworld.cpp b/indra/newview/llworld.cpp
index 5760d04a08..c727c4f773 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llworld.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llworld.cpp
@@ -121,7 +121,10 @@ void LLWorld::destroyClass()
 		LLViewerRegion* region_to_delete = *region_it++;
 		removeRegion(region_to_delete->getHost());
 	}
-	LLVOCache::getInstance()->destroyClass() ;
+	if(LLVOCache::hasInstance())
+	{
+		LLVOCache::getInstance()->destroyClass() ;
+	}
 	LLViewerPartSim::getInstance()->destroyClass();
 }