diff --git a/indra/llmath/xform.h b/indra/llmath/xform.h
index 7a9f0f62cfe61eba43b999267bae7b568ce68123..1b50749b3e07d5646d98d9a427e875c4e9f4c09a 100644
--- a/indra/llmath/xform.h
+++ b/indra/llmath/xform.h
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@
 const F32 MAX_OBJECT_Z 		= 4096.f; // should match REGION_HEIGHT_METERS, Pre-havok4: 768.f
 const F32 MIN_OBJECT_Z 		= -256.f;
 const F32 DEFAULT_MAX_PRIM_SCALE = 64.f;
+const F32 DEFAULT_MAX_PRIM_SCALE_NO_MESH = 10.f;
 const F32 MIN_PRIM_SCALE = 0.01f;
 const F32 MAX_PRIM_SCALE = 65536.f;	// something very high but not near FLT_MAX
 
-
 class LLXform
 {
 protected:
diff --git a/indra/newview/llmanipscale.cpp b/indra/newview/llmanipscale.cpp
index 060677f9f35803b147b6a3d2987e162ac3fa6ec7..67ab7ab462767d9cc15db7c900c44ef942bd2e85 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llmanipscale.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llmanipscale.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,17 @@ const LLManip::EManipPart MANIPULATOR_IDS[NUM_MANIPULATORS] =
 };
 
 
+F32 get_default_max_prim_scale() 
+{
+	if (gSavedSettings.getBOOL("MeshEnabled"))
+	{
+		return DEFAULT_MAX_PRIM_SCALE;
+	}
+	else
+	{	
+		return DEFAULT_MAX_PRIM_SCALE_NO_MESH;
+	}
+}
 
 // static
 void LLManipScale::setUniform(BOOL b)
@@ -950,8 +961,8 @@ void LLManipScale::dragCorner( S32 x, S32 y )
 		mInSnapRegime = FALSE;
 	}
 
-	F32 max_scale_factor = DEFAULT_MAX_PRIM_SCALE / MIN_PRIM_SCALE;
-	F32 min_scale_factor = MIN_PRIM_SCALE / DEFAULT_MAX_PRIM_SCALE;
+	F32 max_scale_factor = get_default_max_prim_scale() / MIN_PRIM_SCALE;
+	F32 min_scale_factor = MIN_PRIM_SCALE / get_default_max_prim_scale();
 
 	// find max and min scale factors that will make biggest object hit max absolute scale and smallest object hit min absolute scale
 	for (LLObjectSelection::iterator iter = mObjectSelection->begin();
@@ -963,7 +974,7 @@ void LLManipScale::dragCorner( S32 x, S32 y )
 		{
 			const LLVector3& scale = selectNode->mSavedScale;
 
-			F32 cur_max_scale_factor = llmin( DEFAULT_MAX_PRIM_SCALE / scale.mV[VX], DEFAULT_MAX_PRIM_SCALE / scale.mV[VY], DEFAULT_MAX_PRIM_SCALE / scale.mV[VZ] );
+			F32 cur_max_scale_factor = llmin( get_default_max_prim_scale() / scale.mV[VX], get_default_max_prim_scale() / scale.mV[VY], get_default_max_prim_scale() / scale.mV[VZ] );
 			max_scale_factor = llmin( max_scale_factor, cur_max_scale_factor );
 
 			F32 cur_min_scale_factor = llmax( MIN_PRIM_SCALE / scale.mV[VX], MIN_PRIM_SCALE / scale.mV[VY], MIN_PRIM_SCALE / scale.mV[VZ] );
@@ -1260,7 +1271,7 @@ void LLManipScale::stretchFace( const LLVector3& drag_start_agent, const LLVecto
 
 			F32 denom = axis * dir_local;
 			F32 desired_delta_size	= is_approx_zero(denom) ? 0.f : (delta_local_mag / denom);  // in meters
-			F32 desired_scale		= llclamp(selectNode->mSavedScale.mV[axis_index] + desired_delta_size, MIN_PRIM_SCALE, DEFAULT_MAX_PRIM_SCALE);
+			F32 desired_scale		= llclamp(selectNode->mSavedScale.mV[axis_index] + desired_delta_size, MIN_PRIM_SCALE, get_default_max_prim_scale());
 			// propagate scale constraint back to position offset
 			desired_delta_size		= desired_scale - selectNode->mSavedScale.mV[axis_index]; // propagate constraint back to position
 
@@ -1960,7 +1971,7 @@ F32		LLManipScale::partToMaxScale( S32 part, const LLBBox &bbox ) const
 			max_extent = bbox_extents.mV[i];
 		}
 	}
-	max_scale_factor = bbox_extents.magVec() * DEFAULT_MAX_PRIM_SCALE / max_extent;
+	max_scale_factor = bbox_extents.magVec() * get_default_max_prim_scale() / max_extent;
 
 	if (getUniform())
 	{
@@ -1975,7 +1986,7 @@ F32		LLManipScale::partToMinScale( S32 part, const LLBBox &bbox ) const
 {
 	LLVector3 bbox_extents = unitVectorToLocalBBoxExtent( partToUnitVector( part ), bbox );
 	bbox_extents.abs();
-	F32 min_extent = DEFAULT_MAX_PRIM_SCALE;
+	F32 min_extent = get_default_max_prim_scale();
 	for (U32 i = VX; i <= VZ; i++)
 	{
 		if (bbox_extents.mV[i] > 0.f && bbox_extents.mV[i] < min_extent)
diff --git a/indra/newview/llmanipscale.h b/indra/newview/llmanipscale.h
index 5559f557c023c80a58e18c885d0c7e55e5edb787..2762433abf59ab92a33667524fd2f938164f0c55 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llmanipscale.h
+++ b/indra/newview/llmanipscale.h
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
 #include "llviewerobject.h"
 #include "llbbox.h"
 
+
+F32 get_default_max_prim_scale();
+
 class LLToolComposite;
 class LLColor4;
 
diff --git a/indra/newview/llpanelobject.cpp b/indra/newview/llpanelobject.cpp
index 3e2d903d5841c4c537fa9cbf5bcb2f0b063d9c5d..b60eb893c7299f87a16f53fec372185ef1fa7bf7 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llpanelobject.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llpanelobject.cpp
@@ -1934,10 +1934,10 @@ void LLPanelObject::refresh()
 	getChildView("Physics Density")->setVisible(enable_mesh);
 	getChildView("Physics Restitution")->setVisible(enable_mesh);
 
-	// if mesh isn't enabled we want to the scale max to be 10
-	getChild<LLSpinCtrl>("Scale X")->setMaxValue(enable_mesh ? 64 : 10);
-	getChild<LLSpinCtrl>("Scale Y")->setMaxValue(enable_mesh ? 64 : 10);
-	getChild<LLSpinCtrl>("Scale Z")->setMaxValue(enable_mesh ? 64 : 10);
+	F32 max_scale = get_default_max_prim_scale();
+	getChild<LLSpinCtrl>("Scale X")->setMaxValue(max_scale);
+	getChild<LLSpinCtrl>("Scale Y")->setMaxValue(max_scale);
+	getChild<LLSpinCtrl>("Scale Z")->setMaxValue(max_scale);
 
 	LLComboBox* sculpt_combo = getChild<LLComboBox>("sculpt type control");
 	BOOL found = sculpt_combo->itemExists("Mesh");
diff --git a/indra/newview/llvoavatar.cpp b/indra/newview/llvoavatar.cpp
index 4a6d303cdd2a1df5ddcf3bae9909ad9aca36c0e5..dd6f7011a1ffa3a5b09265ab8a26e6e7099ac91a 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llvoavatar.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llvoavatar.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 #include "llkeyframefallmotion.h"
 #include "llkeyframestandmotion.h"
 #include "llkeyframewalkmotion.h"
+#include "llmanipscale.h"  // for get_default_max_prim_scale()
 #include "llmeshrepository.h"
 #include "llmutelist.h"
 #include "llmoveview.h"
@@ -1383,7 +1384,7 @@ void LLVOAvatar::getSpatialExtents(LLVector4a& newMin, LLVector4a& newMax)
 	newMin.setSub(pos, buffer);
 	newMax.setAdd(pos, buffer);
 
-	float max_attachment_span = DEFAULT_MAX_PRIM_SCALE * 5.0f;
+	float max_attachment_span = get_default_max_prim_scale() * 5.0f;
 	
 	//stretch bounding box by joint positions
 	for (polymesh_map_t::iterator i = mMeshes.begin(); i != mMeshes.end(); ++i)