diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dae/ReaderWriterDAE.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/dae/ReaderWriterDAE.cpp
index de86b92b3..39341977e 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dae/ReaderWriterDAE.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dae/ReaderWriterDAE.cpp
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@ ReaderWriterDAE::readNode(const std::string& fname,
     std::string fileName( osgDB::findDataFile( fname, options ) );
     if( fileName.empty() ) return ReadResult::FILE_NOT_FOUND;
 
+    pluginOptions.options = options ? osg::clone(options, osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY) : new Options;
+    pluginOptions.options->getDatabasePathList().push_front(osgDB::getFilePath(fileName));
+
     OSG_INFO << "ReaderWriterDAE( \"" << fileName << "\" )" << std::endl;
 
     if (NULL == pDAE)