diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dae/ReaderWriterDAE.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/dae/ReaderWriterDAE.cpp
index de86b92b3..f491ee7c3 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dae/ReaderWriterDAE.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dae/ReaderWriterDAE.cpp
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ ReaderWriterDAE::readNode(const std::string& fname,
 
     std::string fileName( osgDB::findDataFile( fname, options ) );
     if( fileName.empty() ) return ReadResult::FILE_NOT_FOUND;
+    
+    pluginOptions.options = options ? static_cast<Options*>(options->clone(osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY)) : new Options;
+    pluginOptions.options->getDatabasePathList().push_front(osgDB::getFilePath(fileName));
 
     OSG_INFO << "ReaderWriterDAE( \"" << fileName << "\" )" << std::endl;