diff --git a/include/osgUtil/Simplifier b/include/osgUtil/Simplifier
index dc41f129e..0aadf48eb 100644
--- a/include/osgUtil/Simplifier
+++ b/include/osgUtil/Simplifier
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ class OSGUTIL_EXPORT Simplifier : public osg::NodeVisitor
           * Note, Only used when up sampling i.e. sampleRatio > 1.0.*/
         void setMaximumLength(float length) { _maximumLength = length; }
         float getMaximumLength() const { return _maximumLength; }
+
+        void setDoTriStrip(bool on) { _triStrip = on; }
+        bool getDoTriStrip() const { return _triStrip; }
+
+        void setSmoothing(bool on) { _smoothing = on; }
+        bool getSmoothing() const { return _smoothing; }
         
         class ContinueSimplificationCallback : public osg::Referenced
         {
@@ -101,6 +107,8 @@ class OSGUTIL_EXPORT Simplifier : public osg::NodeVisitor
         float _sampleRatio;
         float _maximumError;
         float _maximumLength;
+        bool  _triStrip;
+        bool  _smoothing;
         
         osg::ref_ptr<ContinueSimplificationCallback> _continueSimplificationCallback;
     
diff --git a/src/osgUtil/Simplifier.cpp b/src/osgUtil/Simplifier.cpp
index dc7803423..e2034d299 100644
--- a/src/osgUtil/Simplifier.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUtil/Simplifier.cpp
@@ -1671,12 +1671,6 @@ void EdgeCollapse::copyBackToGeometry()
     _geometry->getPrimitiveSetList().clear();
     _geometry->addPrimitiveSet(primitives);
 
-#if 1    
-    osgUtil::SmoothingVisitor::smooth(*_geometry);
-    
-    osgUtil::TriStripVisitor stripper;
-    stripper.stripify(*_geometry);
-#endif  
 }
 
 
@@ -1684,7 +1678,10 @@ Simplifier::Simplifier(float sampleRatio, float maximumError, float maximumLengt
             osg::NodeVisitor(osg::NodeVisitor::TRAVERSE_ALL_CHILDREN),
             _sampleRatio(sampleRatio),
             _maximumError(maximumError),
-            _maximumLength(maximumLength)
+            _maximumLength(maximumLength),
+            _triStrip(true),
+            _smoothing(true)
+            
 {
 }
 
@@ -1749,4 +1746,16 @@ void Simplifier::simplify(osg::Geometry& geometry, const IndexList& protectedPoi
     }
     
     ec.copyBackToGeometry();
+
+    if (_smoothing)
+    {
+        osgUtil::SmoothingVisitor::smooth(geometry);
+    }
+    
+    if (_triStrip)
+    {
+        osgUtil::TriStripVisitor stripper;
+        stripper.stripify(geometry);
+    }
+
 }