diff --git a/indra/llrender/llimagegl.cpp b/indra/llrender/llimagegl.cpp
index c4d91209e6580cfecdc7ae4257db94bb06dbda0b..a86a0aac23f0895ab9d67bc8f9d0c9b5700c5381 100644
--- a/indra/llrender/llimagegl.cpp
+++ b/indra/llrender/llimagegl.cpp
@@ -262,6 +262,31 @@ void LLImageGL::restoreGL()
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+//for server side use only.
+//static 
+BOOL LLImageGL::create(LLPointer<LLImageGL>& dest, BOOL usemipmaps)
+{
+	dest = new LLImageGL(usemipmaps);
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+//for server side use only.
+BOOL LLImageGL::create(LLPointer<LLImageGL>& dest, U32 width, U32 height, U8 components, BOOL usemipmaps)
+{
+	dest = new LLImageGL(width, height, components, usemipmaps);
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+//for server side use only.
+BOOL LLImageGL::create(LLPointer<LLImageGL>& dest, const LLImageRaw* imageraw, BOOL usemipmaps)
+{
+	dest = new LLImageGL(imageraw, usemipmaps);
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 LLImageGL::LLImageGL(BOOL usemipmaps)
 	: mSaveData(0)
 {
diff --git a/indra/llrender/llimagegl.h b/indra/llrender/llimagegl.h
index 84c0f8746e939a54bf01d0fdbc3937a4c3a0dd37..09210b1ef180f24744ba934564a3964aa06de907 100644
--- a/indra/llrender/llimagegl.h
+++ b/indra/llrender/llimagegl.h
@@ -71,7 +71,14 @@ class LLImageGL : public LLRefCount
 	static S32 updateBoundTexMem(const S32 delta);
 
 	static bool checkSize(S32 width, S32 height);
-	
+
+	//for server side use only.
+	// Not currently necessary for LLImageGL, but required in some derived classes,
+	// so include for compatability
+	static BOOL create(LLPointer<LLImageGL>& dest, BOOL usemipmaps = TRUE);
+	static BOOL create(LLPointer<LLImageGL>& dest, U32 width, U32 height, U8 components, BOOL usemipmaps = TRUE);
+	static BOOL create(LLPointer<LLImageGL>& dest, const LLImageRaw* imageraw, BOOL usemipmaps = TRUE);
+		
 public:
 	LLImageGL(BOOL usemipmaps = TRUE);
 	LLImageGL(U32 width, U32 height, U8 components, BOOL usemipmaps = TRUE);