diff --git a/simgear/scene/util/CMakeLists.txt b/simgear/scene/util/CMakeLists.txt
index 4c523c9d..124f0ba5 100644
--- a/simgear/scene/util/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/simgear/scene/util/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ set(HEADERS
     CopyOp.hxx
     DeletionManager.hxx
     NodeAndDrawableVisitor.hxx
-	Noise.hxx
+    Noise.hxx
+    OptionsReadFileCallback.hxx
     OsgMath.hxx
     OsgSingleton.hxx
     PrimitiveUtils.hxx
@@ -31,7 +32,8 @@ set(SOURCES
     CopyOp.cxx
     DeletionManager.cxx
     NodeAndDrawableVisitor.cxx
-	Noise.cxx
+    Noise.cxx
+    OptionsReadFileCallback.cxx
     PrimitiveUtils.cxx
     QuadTreeBuilder.cxx
     SGEnlargeBoundingBox.cxx
diff --git a/simgear/scene/util/OptionsReadFileCallback.cxx b/simgear/scene/util/OptionsReadFileCallback.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7df57cc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/simgear/scene/util/OptionsReadFileCallback.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2012 Mathias Froehlich
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+// modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+// published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+// License, or (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program 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 GNU
+// General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+// Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+//
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#  include <simgear_config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include "OptionsReadFileCallback.hxx"
+
+#include <osgDB/Registry>
+
+namespace simgear {
+
+OptionsReadFileCallback::~OptionsReadFileCallback()
+{
+}
+
+osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult
+OptionsReadFileCallback::openArchive(const std::string& name, osgDB::ReaderWriter::ArchiveStatus status,
+                                unsigned int indexBlockSizeHint, const osgDB::Options* options)
+{
+    osgDB::ReadFileCallback* callback = osgDB::Registry::instance()->getReadFileCallback();
+    if (callback)
+        return callback->openArchive(name, status, indexBlockSizeHint, options);
+    else
+        return osgDB::ReadFileCallback::openArchive(name, status, indexBlockSizeHint, options);
+}
+
+osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult
+OptionsReadFileCallback::readObject(const std::string& name, const osgDB::Options* options)
+{
+    osgDB::ReadFileCallback* callback = osgDB::Registry::instance()->getReadFileCallback();
+    if (callback)
+        return callback->readObject(name, options);
+    else
+        return osgDB::ReadFileCallback::readObject(name, options);
+}
+
+osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult
+OptionsReadFileCallback::readImage(const std::string& name, const osgDB::Options* options)
+{
+    osgDB::ReadFileCallback* callback = osgDB::Registry::instance()->getReadFileCallback();
+    if (callback)
+        return callback->readImage(name, options);
+    else
+        return osgDB::ReadFileCallback::readImage(name, options);
+}
+
+osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult
+OptionsReadFileCallback::readHeightField(const std::string& name, const osgDB::Options* options)
+{
+    osgDB::ReadFileCallback* callback = osgDB::Registry::instance()->getReadFileCallback();
+    if (callback)
+        return callback->readHeightField(name, options);
+    else
+        return osgDB::ReadFileCallback::readHeightField(name, options);
+}
+
+osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult
+OptionsReadFileCallback::readNode(const std::string& name, const osgDB::Options* options)
+{
+    osgDB::ReadFileCallback* callback = osgDB::Registry::instance()->getReadFileCallback();
+    if (callback)
+        return callback->readNode(name, options);
+    else
+        return osgDB::ReadFileCallback::readNode(name, options);
+}
+
+osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult
+OptionsReadFileCallback::readShader(const std::string& name, const osgDB::Options* options)
+{
+    osgDB::ReadFileCallback* callback = osgDB::Registry::instance()->getReadFileCallback();
+    if (callback)
+        return callback->readShader(name, options);
+    else
+        return osgDB::ReadFileCallback::readShader(name, options);
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/simgear/scene/util/OptionsReadFileCallback.hxx b/simgear/scene/util/OptionsReadFileCallback.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..102de2ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/simgear/scene/util/OptionsReadFileCallback.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2012 Mathias Froehlich
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+// modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+// published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+// License, or (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program 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 GNU
+// General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+// Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+//
+
+#ifndef SIMGEAR_READFILECALLBACK_HXX
+#define SIMGEAR_READFILECALLBACK_HXX 1
+
+#include <osgDB/Callbacks>
+
+namespace simgear {
+
+/// Read file callback that calls also back into the registrys read file callback.
+
+class OptionsReadFileCallback : public osgDB::ReadFileCallback {
+public:
+    virtual osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult
+    openArchive(const std::string& name, osgDB::ReaderWriter::ArchiveStatus status,
+                unsigned int indexBlockSizeHint, const osgDB::Options* options);
+
+    virtual osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult
+    readObject(const std::string& name, const osgDB::Options* options);
+
+    virtual osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult
+    readImage(const std::string& name, const osgDB::Options* options);
+    
+    virtual osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult
+    readHeightField(const std::string& name, const osgDB::Options* options);
+
+    virtual osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult
+    readNode(const std::string& name, const osgDB::Options* options);
+
+    virtual osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult
+    readShader(const std::string& name, const osgDB::Options* options);
+
+protected:
+    virtual ~OptionsReadFileCallback();
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif