diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/inc/plCreatableIndex.h b/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/inc/plCreatableIndex.h
index a185eedc..4cb01771 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/inc/plCreatableIndex.h
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/inc/plCreatableIndex.h
@@ -951,6 +951,7 @@ CLASS_INDEX_LIST_START
     CLASS_INDEX(pfGameScoreListMsg),
     CLASS_INDEX(pfGameScoreTransferMsg),
     CLASS_INDEX(pfGameScoreUpdateMsg),
+    CLASS_INDEX(plLoadClothingMsg),
 CLASS_INDEX_LIST_END
 
 #endif // plCreatableIndex_inc
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plAvatar/plAvatarMgr.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plAvatar/plAvatarMgr.cpp
index 547182dd..2ebe613b 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plAvatar/plAvatarMgr.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plAvatar/plAvatarMgr.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ You can contact Cyan Worlds, Inc. by email legal@cyan.com
 #include "plMessage/plMemberUpdateMsg.h"
 #include "plMessage/plAvatarMsg.h"
 #include "plMessage/plAvCoopMsg.h"
+#include "plMessage/plLoadClothingMsg.h"
 #include "pnMessage/plTimeMsg.h"
 #include "plStatusLog/plStatusLog.h"
 
@@ -211,6 +212,11 @@ plKey plAvatarMgr::LoadAvatar(plString name, plString accountName, bool isPlayer
         {
             plUoid uID(loc, plSceneObject::Index(), name);
             plLoadAvatarMsg *cloneMsg = new plLoadAvatarMsg(uID, requestor, 0, isPlayer, spawnPoint, initialTask, userStr);
+            if (clothingFile.IsValid())
+            {
+                plLoadClothingMsg *clothingMsg = new plLoadClothingMsg(clothingFile);
+                cloneMsg->SetTriggerMsg(clothingMsg);
+            }
             result =  cloneMsg->GetCloneKey();
             
             // the clone message is automatically addressed to the net client manager
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plMessage/CMakeLists.txt b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plMessage/CMakeLists.txt
index 077f347f..848f0fbc 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plMessage/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plMessage/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ set(plMessage_HEADERS
     plLoadAgeMsg.h
     plLoadAvatarMsg.h
     plLoadCloneMsg.h
+    plLoadClothingMsg.h
     plLOSHitMsg.h
     plLOSRequestMsg.h
     plMatRefMsg.h
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plMessage/plLoadClothingMsg.h b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plMessage/plLoadClothingMsg.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cab22ede
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plMessage/plLoadClothingMsg.h
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*==LICENSE==*
+
+CyanWorlds.com Engine - MMOG client, server and tools
+Copyright (C) 2011  Cyan Worlds, Inc.
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program 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
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+Additional permissions under GNU GPL version 3 section 7
+
+If you modify this Program, or any covered work, by linking or
+combining it with any of RAD Game Tools Bink SDK, Autodesk 3ds Max SDK,
+NVIDIA PhysX SDK, Microsoft DirectX SDK, OpenSSL library, Independent
+JPEG Group JPEG library, Microsoft Windows Media SDK, or Apple QuickTime SDK
+(or a modified version of those libraries),
+containing parts covered by the terms of the Bink SDK EULA, 3ds Max EULA,
+PhysX SDK EULA, DirectX SDK EULA, OpenSSL and SSLeay licenses, IJG
+JPEG Library README, Windows Media SDK EULA, or QuickTime SDK EULA, the
+licensors of this Program grant you additional
+permission to convey the resulting work. Corresponding Source for a
+non-source form of such a combination shall include the source code for
+the parts of OpenSSL and IJG JPEG Library used as well as that of the covered
+work.
+
+You can contact Cyan Worlds, Inc. by email legal@cyan.com
+ or by snail mail at:
+      Cyan Worlds, Inc.
+      14617 N Newport Hwy
+      Mead, WA   99021
+
+*==LICENSE==*/
+
+#ifndef plLoadClothingMsg_INC
+#define plLoadClothingMsg_INC
+
+#include "plFileSystem.h"
+#include "pnMessage/plMessage.h"
+
+/** This message is sent when we want to load our clothing from a file. */
+class plLoadClothingMsg : public plMessage {
+private:
+    plFileName fClothingFile;
+
+public:
+    plLoadClothingMsg() { }
+    plLoadClothingMsg(const plFileName& file) : fClothingFile(file) { }
+
+    CLASSNAME_REGISTER(plLoadClothingMsg);
+    GETINTERFACE_ANY(plLoadClothingMsg, plMessage);
+
+    void Read(hsStream*, hsResMgr*) { }
+    void Write(hsStream*, hsResMgr*) { }
+
+    plFileName GetClothingFile() const { return fClothingFile; }
+};
+
+#endif // plLoadClothingMsg_INC
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plMessage/plMessageCreatable.h b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plMessage/plMessageCreatable.h
index 812f998a..855e23cc 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plMessage/plMessageCreatable.h
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plMessage/plMessageCreatable.h
@@ -355,6 +355,9 @@ REGISTER_CREATABLE(plLoadCloneMsg);
 # include "plLoadAvatarMsg.h"
 REGISTER_CREATABLE(plLoadAvatarMsg);
 
+#include "plLoadClothingMsg.h"
+REGISTER_CREATABLE(plLoadClothingMsg);
+
 # include "plAvCoopMsg.h"
 REGISTER_CREATABLE(plAvCoopMsg);