diff --git a/examples/osgmeshshader/osgmeshshader.cpp b/examples/osgmeshshader/osgmeshshader.cpp
index 2619c5243..de4188048 100644
--- a/examples/osgmeshshader/osgmeshshader.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgmeshshader/osgmeshshader.cpp
@@ -10,49 +10,16 @@
 
 #include <osgViewer/Viewer>
 #include <osgDB/ReadFile>
+#include <osgDB/WriteFile>
 #include <osg/GraphicsContext>
 #include <osg/Camera>
 #include <osg/Viewport>
 #include <osg/StateSet>
 #include <osg/Program>
 #include <osg/Shader>
+#include <osg/DrawMeshTasks>
 #include <osgUtil/Optimizer>
 
-
-class DrawMeshTasks : public osg::Drawable
-{
-public:
-
-    DrawMeshTasks() :
-        first(0),
-        count(0)
-    {
-    }
-
-    DrawMeshTasks(GLuint in_first, GLuint in_count) :
-        first(in_first),
-        count(in_count)
-    {
-    }
-
-    GLuint first;
-    GLuint count;
-
-    virtual void drawImplementation(osg::RenderInfo& renderInfo) const
-    {
-        const osg::GLExtensions* extensions = renderInfo.getState()->get<osg::GLExtensions>();
-        if (extensions->isMeshShaderSupported && extensions->glDrawMeshTasksNV)
-        {
-            extensions->glDrawMeshTasksNV(first, count);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            OSG_NOTICE<<"glDrawMeshTasksNV not supported. "<<std::endl;
-        }
-
-    }
-};
-
 int main( int argc, char** argv )
 {
     osg::ArgumentParser arguments( &argc, argv );
@@ -90,9 +57,11 @@ int main( int argc, char** argv )
     program->addShader( vShader.get() );
     program->addShader( fShader.get() );
 
-    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> drawMesh = new DrawMeshTasks(0, 1);
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> drawMesh = new osg::DrawMeshTasks(0, 1);
     drawMesh->getOrCreateStateSet()->setAttribute( program.get() );
 
+    osgDB::writeNodeFile(*drawMesh, "test.osgt");
+
     osgViewer::Viewer viewer(arguments);
 
     viewer.setSceneData( drawMesh );
diff --git a/include/osg/DrawMeshTasks b/include/osg/DrawMeshTasks
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6e946fc24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/osg/DrawMeshTasks
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/* -*-c++-*- OpenSceneGraph - Copyright (C) 1998-2006 Robert Osfield
+ *
+ * This library is open source and may be redistributed and/or modified under
+ * the terms of the OpenSceneGraph Public License (OSGPL) version 0.0 or
+ * (at your option) any later version.  The full license is in LICENSE file
+ * included with this distribution, and on the openscenegraph.org website.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * OpenSceneGraph Public License for more details.
+*/
+
+#ifndef OSG_DRAWPIXELS
+#define OSG_DRAWPIXELS 1
+
+#include <osg/Drawable>
+#include <osg/Vec3>
+#include <osg/Image>
+
+namespace osg {
+
+/** DrawMeshTasks is an osg::Drawable subclass which encapsulates glDrawMeshTasksNV.*/
+class OSG_EXPORT DrawMeshTasks : public Drawable
+{
+    public:
+
+        DrawMeshTasks();
+
+        DrawMeshTasks(GLuint first, GLuint count);
+
+        /** Copy constructor using CopyOp to manage deep vs shallow copy.*/
+        DrawMeshTasks(const DrawMeshTasks& drawimage,const CopyOp& copyop=CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY);
+
+        META_Node(osg, DrawMeshTasks);
+
+        void setFirst(GLuint first) { _first = first; }
+        GLuint getFirst() const { return _first; }
+
+        void setCount(GLuint count) { _count = count; }
+        GLuint getCount() const { return _count; }
+
+        virtual void drawImplementation(RenderInfo& renderInfo) const;
+
+    protected:
+
+        DrawMeshTasks& operator = (const DrawMeshTasks&) { return *this;}
+
+        virtual ~DrawMeshTasks();
+
+        GLuint _first;
+        GLuint _count;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/osg/CMakeLists.txt b/src/osg/CMakeLists.txt
index 9deed7af9..4a4d0a842 100644
--- a/src/osg/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/osg/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ SET(TARGET_H
     ${HEADER_PATH}/DepthRangeIndexed
     ${HEADER_PATH}/DisplaySettings
     ${HEADER_PATH}/Drawable
+    ${HEADER_PATH}/DrawMeshTasks
     ${HEADER_PATH}/DrawPixels
     ${HEADER_PATH}/Endian
     ${HEADER_PATH}/Export
@@ -289,6 +290,7 @@ SET(TARGET_SRC
     DepthRangeIndexed.cpp
     DisplaySettings.cpp
     Drawable.cpp
+    DrawMeshTasks.cpp
     DrawPixels.cpp
     dxtctool.cpp
     dxtctool.h
diff --git a/src/osg/DrawMeshTasks.cpp b/src/osg/DrawMeshTasks.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..982cfcaa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/osg/DrawMeshTasks.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/* -*-c++-*- OpenSceneGraph - Copyright (C) 1998-2006 Robert Osfield
+ *
+ * This library is open source and may be redistributed and/or modified under
+ * the terms of the OpenSceneGraph Public License (OSGPL) version 0.0 or
+ * (at your option) any later version.  The full license is in LICENSE file
+ * included with this distribution, and on the openscenegraph.org website.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * OpenSceneGraph Public License for more details.
+*/
+#include <osg/DrawMeshTasks>
+
+using namespace osg;
+
+DrawMeshTasks::DrawMeshTasks()
+{
+    // turn off display lists as they are inappropriate
+    setSupportsDisplayList(false);
+}
+
+DrawMeshTasks::DrawMeshTasks(GLuint first, GLuint count):
+    _first(first),
+    _count(count)
+{
+}
+
+DrawMeshTasks::DrawMeshTasks(const DrawMeshTasks& dmt,const CopyOp& copyop):
+    Drawable(dmt, copyop),
+    _first(dmt._first),
+    _count(dmt._count)
+{
+}
+
+DrawMeshTasks::~DrawMeshTasks()
+{
+}
+
+void DrawMeshTasks::drawImplementation(RenderInfo& renderInfo) const
+{
+    const GLExtensions* extensions = renderInfo.getState()->get<GLExtensions>();
+    if (extensions->isMeshShaderSupported && extensions->glDrawMeshTasksNV)
+    {
+        extensions->glDrawMeshTasksNV(_first, _count);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        OSG_NOTICE<<"glDrawMeshTasksNV not supported. "<<std::endl;
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/src/osg/GLExtensions.cpp b/src/osg/GLExtensions.cpp
index ede6a07ad..d59f3cd0c 100644
--- a/src/osg/GLExtensions.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/GLExtensions.cpp
@@ -1331,12 +1331,6 @@ GLExtensions::GLExtensions(unsigned int in_contextID):
     osg::setGLExtensionFuncPtr(glDrawMeshTasksIndirectNV, "glDrawMeshTasksIndirectNV", validContext);
     osg::setGLExtensionFuncPtr(glMultiDrawMeshTasksIndirectNV, "glMultiDrawMeshTasksIndirectNV", validContext);
     osg::setGLExtensionFuncPtr(glMultiDrawMeshTasksIndirectCountNV, "glMultiDrawMeshTasksIndirectCountNV", validContext);
-
-    OSG_NOTICE<<"isMeshShaderSupported = "<<isMeshShaderSupported<<std::endl;
-    OSG_NOTICE<<"glDrawMeshTasksNV = "<<(void*)(glDrawMeshTasksNV)<<std::endl;
-    OSG_NOTICE<<"glDrawMeshTasksIndirectNV = "<<(void*)(glDrawMeshTasksIndirectNV)<<std::endl;
-    OSG_NOTICE<<"glMultiDrawMeshTasksIndirectNV = "<<(void*)(glMultiDrawMeshTasksIndirectNV)<<std::endl;
-    OSG_NOTICE<<"glMultiDrawMeshTasksIndirectCountNV = "<<(void*)(glMultiDrawMeshTasksIndirectCountNV)<<std::endl;
 }
 
 GLExtensions::~GLExtensions()
diff --git a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/DrawMeshTasks.cpp b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/DrawMeshTasks.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c6247b6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/DrawMeshTasks.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#include <osg/DrawMeshTasks>
+#include <osgDB/ObjectWrapper>
+#include <osgDB/InputStream>
+#include <osgDB/OutputStream>
+
+REGISTER_OBJECT_WRAPPER( DrawMeshTasks,
+                         new osg::DrawMeshTasks,
+                         osg::DrawMeshTasks,
+                         "osg::Object osg::Node osg::Drawable osg::DrawMeshTasks" )
+{
+    ADD_UINT_SERIALIZER( First, 0 );
+    ADD_UINT_SERIALIZER( Count, 0 );
+}