diff --git a/VisualStudio/osgPlugins/osgParticle/dot_osgParticle.dsp b/VisualStudio/osgPlugins/osgParticle/dot_osgParticle.dsp
index e8186182f..4b02a4512 100644
--- a/VisualStudio/osgPlugins/osgParticle/dot_osgParticle.dsp
+++ b/VisualStudio/osgPlugins/osgParticle/dot_osgParticle.dsp
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ SOURCE=..\..\..\src\osgPlugins\osgParticle\IO_ConnectedParticleSystem.cpp
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
+SOURCE=..\..\..\src\osgPlugins\osgParticle\IO_ConstantRateCounter.cpp
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
 SOURCE=..\..\..\src\osgPlugins\osgParticle\IO_Emitter.cpp
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osgParticle/GNUmakefile b/src/osgPlugins/osgParticle/GNUmakefile
index 26b483a04..32f6e7400 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/osgParticle/GNUmakefile
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osgParticle/GNUmakefile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ CXXFILES =\
 	IO_BoxPlacer.cpp\
 	IO_CenteredPlacer.cpp\
 	IO_ConnectedParticleSystem.cpp\
+        IO_ConstantRateCounter.cpp\
 	IO_Emitter.cpp\
 	IO_FluidFrictionOperator.cpp\
 	IO_ForceOperator.cpp\
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osgParticle/IO_ConstantRateCounter.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/osgParticle/IO_ConstantRateCounter.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1f156c86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osgParticle/IO_ConstantRateCounter.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+
+#include <osgParticle/ConstantRateCounter>
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+#include <osgDB/Registry>
+#include <osgDB/Input>
+#include <osgDB/Output>
+
+bool  ConstantRateCounter_readLocalData(osg::Object &obj, osgDB::Input &fr);
+bool  ConstantRateCounter_writeLocalData(const osg::Object &obj, osgDB::Output &fw);
+
+osgDB::RegisterDotOsgWrapperProxy  ConstantRateCounter_Proxy
+(
+    new osgParticle::ConstantRateCounter,
+    "ConstantRateCounter",
+    "Object Counter ConstantRateCounter",
+    ConstantRateCounter_readLocalData,
+    ConstantRateCounter_writeLocalData
+);
+
+bool ConstantRateCounter_readLocalData(osg::Object &obj, osgDB::Input &fr)
+{
+    osgParticle::ConstantRateCounter &myobj = static_cast<osgParticle::ConstantRateCounter &>(obj);
+    bool itAdvanced = false;
+
+    if (fr[0].matchWord("minimumNumberOfParticlesToCreate")) {
+        int v;
+        if (fr[1].getInt(v)) {
+            myobj.setMinimumNumberOfParticlesToCreate(v);
+            fr += 2;
+            itAdvanced = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (fr[0].matchWord("numberOfParticlesPerSecondToCreate")) {
+        float v;
+        if (fr[1].getFloat(v)) {
+            myobj.setNumberOfParticlesPerSecondToCreate(v);
+            fr += 2;
+            itAdvanced = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return itAdvanced;
+}
+
+bool ConstantRateCounter_writeLocalData(const osg::Object &obj, osgDB::Output &fw)
+{
+    const osgParticle::ConstantRateCounter &myobj = static_cast<const osgParticle::ConstantRateCounter &>(obj);
+
+    fw.indent() << "minimumNumberOfParticlesToCreate " << myobj.getMinimumNumberOfParticlesToCreate() << std::endl;
+    fw.indent() << "numberOfParticlesPerSecondToCreate " << myobj.getNumberOfParticlesPerSecondToCreate() << std::endl;
+    
+    return true;
+}