diff --git a/indra/newview/llselectmgr.cpp b/indra/newview/llselectmgr.cpp
index 353c61da0ca910bfcf6057725dae6bde3396e0ef..983a7ca1aed294c2f688ec4916ee24e1fc2cb6fe 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llselectmgr.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llselectmgr.cpp
@@ -614,6 +614,12 @@ bool LLSelectMgr::linkObjects()
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	if (!LLSelectMgr::getInstance()->selectGetSameRegion())
+	{
+		LLNotificationsUtil::add("CannotLinkAcrossRegions");
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	LLSelectMgr::getInstance()->sendLink();
 
 	return true;
@@ -2778,6 +2784,35 @@ BOOL LLSelectMgr::selectGetRootsModify()
 	return TRUE;
 }
 
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// selectGetSameRegion() - return TRUE if all objects are in same region
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+BOOL LLSelectMgr::selectGetSameRegion()
+{
+    if (getSelection()->isEmpty())
+    {
+        return TRUE;
+    }
+    LLViewerObject* object = getSelection()->getFirstObject();
+    if (!object)
+    {
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+    LLViewerRegion* current_region = object->getRegion();
+
+    for (LLObjectSelection::root_iterator iter = getSelection()->root_begin();
+        iter != getSelection()->root_end(); iter++)
+    {
+        LLSelectNode* node = *iter;
+        object = node->getObject();
+        if (!node->mValid || !object || current_region != object->getRegion())
+        {
+            return FALSE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // selectGetNonPermanentEnforced() - return TRUE if all objects are not
diff --git a/indra/newview/llselectmgr.h b/indra/newview/llselectmgr.h
index 2a893af266c3aa8b5bd76a8ced034c925ce9baf4..7ef00326454067e55c459faea3553a292f6c821b 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llselectmgr.h
+++ b/indra/newview/llselectmgr.h
@@ -624,6 +624,9 @@ class LLSelectMgr : public LLEditMenuHandler, public LLSingleton<LLSelectMgr>
 	BOOL selectGetRootsModify();
 	BOOL selectGetModify();
 
+	// returns TRUE if all objects are in same region
+	BOOL selectGetSameRegion();
+
 	// returns TRUE if is all objects are non-permanent-enforced
 	BOOL selectGetRootsNonPermanentEnforced();
 	BOOL selectGetNonPermanentEnforced();
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/notifications.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/notifications.xml
index a509adfcbc3396a84582b0f84744842cfd6f3bd0..bcdd18262762a698071b4d77c33f1861daaedf98 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/notifications.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/notifications.xml
@@ -1938,6 +1938,14 @@ Please make sure none are locked, and that you own all of them.
     <tag>fail</tag>
   </notification>
 
+  <notification
+   icon="alertmodal.tga"
+   name="CannotLinkAcrossRegions"
+   type="alertmodal">
+Objects cannot be linked across region boundaries.
+    <tag>fail</tag>
+  </notification>
+
   <notification
    icon="alertmodal.tga"
    name="CannotLinkDifferentOwners"