diff --git a/include/osg/State b/include/osg/State
index de38ae86f..8830890e8 100644
--- a/include/osg/State
+++ b/include/osg/State
@@ -120,10 +120,16 @@ class OSG_EXPORT State : public Referenced
 
         /** Pop stateset off state stack.*/
         void popStateSet();
-
+        
         /** pop all statesets off state stack, ensuring it is empty ready for the next frame.
           * Note, to return OpenGL to default state, one should do any state.popAllStatSets(); state.apply().*/
         void popAllStateSets();
+
+        /** Insert stateset onto state stack.*/
+        void insertStateSet(unsigned int pos,const StateSet* dstate);
+
+        /** Pop stateset off state stack.*/
+        void removeStateSet(unsigned int pos);
         
         /** Get the number of StateSet's on the StateSet stack.*/
         unsigned int getStateSetStackSize() { return _stateStateStack.size(); }
diff --git a/include/osgUtil/StateGraph b/include/osgUtil/StateGraph
index b71188647..66df68b8d 100644
--- a/include/osgUtil/StateGraph
+++ b/include/osgUtil/StateGraph
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class OSGUTIL_EXPORT StateGraph : public osg::Referenced
         typedef std::map< const osg::StateSet*, osg::ref_ptr<StateGraph> >   ChildList;
         typedef std::vector< osg::ref_ptr<RenderLeaf> >                 LeafList;
 
-        StateGraph*                        _parent;
+        StateGraph*                         _parent;
         const osg::StateSet*                _stateset;
 
         int                                 _depth;
@@ -279,6 +279,19 @@ class OSGUTIL_EXPORT StateGraph : public osg::Referenced
             
         }
         
+        inline static int numToPop(osg::State& state,StateGraph* sg_curr)
+        {
+            int numToPop = 0;
+            // need to pop back all statesets and matrices.
+            while (sg_curr)
+            {
+                if (sg_curr->_stateset) ++numToPop;
+                sg_curr = sg_curr->_parent;
+            }
+            
+            return numToPop;
+        }
+
     private:
 
         /// disallow copy construction.
diff --git a/src/osg/State.cpp b/src/osg/State.cpp
index 5e5d91f01..9602bf9d8 100644
--- a/src/osg/State.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/State.cpp
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ void State::setInitialViewMatrix(const osg::RefMatrix* matrix)
 
 void State::pushStateSet(const StateSet* dstate)
 {
+
     _stateStateStack.push_back(dstate);
     if (dstate)
     {
@@ -203,10 +204,14 @@ void State::pushStateSet(const StateSet* dstate)
 
         pushUniformList(_uniformMap,dstate->getUniformList());
     }
+
+    // osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"State::pushStateSet()"<<_stateStateStack.size()<<std::endl;
 }
 
 void State::popAllStateSets()
 {
+    // osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"State::popAllStateSets()"<<_stateStateStack.size()<<std::endl;
+
     while (!_stateStateStack.empty()) popStateSet();
     
     applyProjectionMatrix(0);
@@ -217,8 +222,11 @@ void State::popAllStateSets()
 
 void State::popStateSet()
 {
+    // osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"State::popStateSet()"<<_stateStateStack.size()<<std::endl;
+
     if (_stateStateStack.empty()) return;
     
+    
     const StateSet* dstate = _stateStateStack.back();
 
     if (dstate)
@@ -251,6 +259,58 @@ void State::popStateSet()
     _stateStateStack.pop_back();
 }
 
+void State::insertStateSet(unsigned int pos,const StateSet* dstate)
+{
+    StateSetStack tempStack;
+    
+    // first pop the StateSet above the position we need to insert at
+    while (_stateStateStack.size()>pos)
+    {
+        tempStack.push_back(_stateStateStack.back());
+        popStateSet();
+    }
+
+    // push our new stateset
+    pushStateSet(dstate);
+    
+    // push back the original ones
+    for(StateSetStack::reverse_iterator itr = tempStack.rbegin();
+        itr != tempStack.rend();
+        ++itr)
+    {
+        pushStateSet(*itr);
+    }
+
+}
+
+void State::removeStateSet(unsigned int pos)
+{
+    if (pos >= _stateStateStack.size())
+    {
+        osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Warning: State::removeStateSet("<<pos<<") out of range"<<std::endl;
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    // record the StateSet above the one we intend to remove
+    StateSetStack tempStack;
+    while (_stateStateStack.size()-1>pos)
+    {
+        tempStack.push_back(_stateStateStack.back());
+        popStateSet();
+    }
+
+    // remove the intended StateSet as well    
+    popStateSet();
+
+    // push back the original ones that were above the remove StateSet
+    for(StateSetStack::reverse_iterator itr = tempStack.rbegin();
+        itr != tempStack.rend();
+        ++itr)
+    {
+        pushStateSet(*itr);
+    }
+}
+
 void State::captureCurrentState(StateSet& stateset) const
 {
     // empty the stateset first.
diff --git a/src/osgUtil/RenderBin.cpp b/src/osgUtil/RenderBin.cpp
index c862d0e25..a36c64fea 100644
--- a/src/osgUtil/RenderBin.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUtil/RenderBin.cpp
@@ -370,12 +370,31 @@ void RenderBin::draw(osg::RenderInfo& renderInfo,RenderLeaf*& previous)
     else drawImplementation(renderInfo,previous);
 }
 
+#define NEW_STATECODE
+//#define OLD_STATECODE
+
 void RenderBin::drawImplementation(osg::RenderInfo& renderInfo,RenderLeaf*& previous)
 {
     osg::State& state = *renderInfo.getState();
 
     // osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"begin RenderBin::drawImplementation "<<className()<<" sortMode "<<getSortMode()<<std::endl;
 
+
+#ifndef OLD_STATECODE
+
+#ifdef NEW_STATECODE
+
+    unsigned int numToPop = (previous ? StateGraph::numToPop(state, previous->_parent) : 0);
+    if (numToPop>1) --numToPop;
+    unsigned int insertStateSetPosition = state.getStateSetStackSize() - numToPop;
+
+    if (_stateset.valid())
+    {
+        state.insertStateSet(insertStateSetPosition, _stateset.get());
+    }
+
+#else
+
     unsigned int stateSetStackSize = state.getStateSetStackSize();
 
     previous = 0;
@@ -386,8 +405,11 @@ void RenderBin::drawImplementation(osg::RenderInfo& renderInfo,RenderLeaf*& prev
 
         // now its safe to push RenderBin's StateSet as we now know its the root.        
         state.pushStateSet(_stateset.get());
+        state.apply();
     }
-
+    
+#endif    
+#endif
 
     // draw first set of draw bins.
     RenderBinList::iterator rbitr;
@@ -457,12 +479,25 @@ void RenderBin::drawImplementation(osg::RenderInfo& renderInfo,RenderLeaf*& prev
         rbitr->second->draw(renderInfo,previous);
     }
 
+#ifndef OLD_STATECODE
+#ifdef NEW_STATECODE
+
+    if (_stateset.valid())
+    {
+        state.removeStateSet(insertStateSetPosition);
+        state.apply();
+    }
+
+#else
     if (stateSetStackSize!=state.getStateSetStackSize())
     {
         state.popStateSetStackToSize(stateSetStackSize);
     }
 
     previous = 0;
+#endif
+#endif
+
 
     // osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"end RenderBin::drawImplementation "<<className()<<std::endl;
 }