diff --git a/indra/newview/llvovolume.cpp b/indra/newview/llvovolume.cpp
index 4723ec9bd138bf241014e7845a97ba47c5291762..a620244fab289e39a6cda939a40fc29cbeb5402c 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llvovolume.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llvovolume.cpp
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ BOOL LLVOVolume::setVolume(const LLVolumeParams &params_in, const S32 detail, bo
 	S32 lod = mLOD;
 
 	BOOL is404 = FALSE;
-
+	
 	if (isSculpted())
 	{
 		// if it's a mesh
@@ -1017,6 +1017,8 @@ BOOL LLVOVolume::setVolume(const LLVolumeParams &params_in, const S32 detail, bo
 	if (is404)
 	{
 		setIcon(LLViewerTextureManager::getFetchedTextureFromFile("icons/Inv_Mesh.png", TRUE, LLViewerTexture::BOOST_UI));
+		//render prim proxy when mesh loading attempts give up
+		volume_params.setSculptID(LLUUID::null, LL_SCULPT_TYPE_NONE);
 	}
 
 	if ((LLPrimitive::setVolume(volume_params, lod, (mVolumeImpl && mVolumeImpl->isVolumeUnique()))) || mSculptChanged)