diff --git a/src/App/VRMLObject.cpp b/src/App/VRMLObject.cpp
index b4f1edae0..8e061d989 100644
--- a/src/App/VRMLObject.cpp
+++ b/src/App/VRMLObject.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,12 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "VRMLObject.h"
+#include "Document.h"
 #include "DocumentObjectPy.h"
+#include <Base/FileInfo.h>
+#include <Base/Stream.h>
+#include <Base/Reader.h>
+#include <Base/Writer.h>
 
 using namespace App;
 
@@ -37,6 +42,8 @@ PROPERTY_SOURCE(App::VRMLObject, App::GeoFeature)
 VRMLObject::VRMLObject() 
 {
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(VrmlFile,(0),"",Prop_None,"Included file with the VRML definition");
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Urls,(""),"",static_cast<PropertyType>(Prop_ReadOnly|Prop_Output),"Included file with the VRML definition");
+    Urls.setSize(0);
 }
 
 VRMLObject::~VRMLObject()
@@ -56,3 +63,92 @@ PyObject *VRMLObject::getPyObject()
     }
     return Py::new_reference_to(PythonObject); 
 }
+
+void VRMLObject::Save (Base::Writer &writer) const
+{
+    App::GeoFeature::Save(writer);
+
+    // if the VRML file has some inline files then store them inside the project file
+    if (Urls.getSize() > 0) {
+        const std::vector<std::string>& urls = Urls.getValues();
+        writer.incInd();
+        writer.Stream() << writer.ind() << "<UrlList count=\"" << urls.size() <<"\">" << std::endl;
+        writer.incInd();
+        std::string intname = this->getNameInDocument();
+        for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator it = urls.begin(); it != urls.end(); ++it) {
+            Base::FileInfo fi(*it);
+            // make sure to put the VRML files into a sub-directory
+            std::string output = intname + "/" + fi.fileName();
+            output = writer.addFile(output.c_str(), this);
+            writer.Stream() << writer.ind() << "<Url value=\"" << output <<"\"/>" << std::endl;
+        }
+        writer.decInd();
+        writer.Stream() << writer.ind() << "</UrlList>" << std::endl;
+        writer.decInd();
+    }
+
+    this->index = 0;
+}
+
+void VRMLObject::Restore(Base::XMLReader &reader)
+{
+    App::GeoFeature::Restore(reader);
+
+    // are there inline files
+    if (Urls.getSize() > 0) {
+        reader.readElement("UrlList");
+        int count = reader.getAttributeAsInteger("count");
+        for(int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+            reader.readElement("Url");
+            std::string value = reader.getAttribute("value");
+            reader.addFile(value.c_str(), this);
+        }
+
+        reader.readEndElement("UrlList");
+    }
+
+    this->index = 0;
+}
+
+void VRMLObject::SaveDocFile (Base::Writer &writer) const
+{
+    // store the inline files of the VRML file
+    if (this->index < Urls.getSize()) {
+        std::string url = Urls[this->index];
+        this->index++;
+
+        Base::FileInfo fi(url);
+        Base::ifstream file(fi, std::ios::in | std::ios::binary);
+        if (file) {
+            writer.Stream() << file.rdbuf();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void VRMLObject::RestoreDocFile(Base::Reader &reader)
+{
+    if (this->index < Urls.getSize()) {
+        std::string path = getDocument()->TransientDir.getValue();
+        std::string url = Urls[this->index];
+        std::string intname = this->getNameInDocument();
+
+        Base::FileInfo fi(url);
+        std::string subdir = path + "/" + intname;
+        Base::FileInfo(subdir).createDirectory();
+        url = subdir + "/" + fi.fileName();
+        fi.setFile(url);
+        Urls.set1Value(this->index, url);
+        this->index++;
+
+        Base::ofstream file(fi, std::ios::out | std::ios::binary);
+        if (file) {
+            reader >> file.rdbuf();
+            file.close();
+        }
+
+        // after restoring all inline files reload the VRML file
+        if (this->index == Urls.getSize()) {
+            VrmlFile.touch();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/App/VRMLObject.h b/src/App/VRMLObject.h
index 311c36e97..e89707b61 100644
--- a/src/App/VRMLObject.h
+++ b/src/App/VRMLObject.h
@@ -49,9 +49,16 @@ public:
     }
     virtual short mustExecute(void) const;
     virtual PyObject *getPyObject(void);
+    virtual void Save (Base::Writer &writer) const;
+    virtual void Restore(Base::XMLReader &reader);
+    virtual void SaveDocFile (Base::Writer &writer) const;
+    virtual void RestoreDocFile(Base::Reader &reader);
 
     PropertyFileIncluded VrmlFile;
+    PropertyStringList Urls;
 
+private:
+    mutable int index;
 };
 
 } //namespace App
diff --git a/src/Gui/ViewProviderVRMLObject.cpp b/src/Gui/ViewProviderVRMLObject.cpp
index 3f5b9f5db..9fe664a58 100644
--- a/src/Gui/ViewProviderVRMLObject.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/ViewProviderVRMLObject.cpp
@@ -26,12 +26,24 @@
 #ifndef _PreComp_
 # include <Inventor/SoDB.h>
 # include <Inventor/SoInput.h>
+# include <Inventor/SoFullPath.h>
+# include <Inventor/actions/SoSearchAction.h>
 # include <Inventor/nodes/SoSeparator.h>
 # include <Inventor/nodes/SoTransform.h>
 # include <QFile>
 # include <QFileInfo>
 #endif
 
+#include <Inventor/nodes/SoFile.h>
+#include <Inventor/VRMLnodes/SoVRMLInline.h>
+#include <Inventor/VRMLnodes/SoVRMLImageTexture.h>
+#include <Inventor/VRMLnodes/SoVRMLMovieTexture.h>
+#include <Inventor/VRMLnodes/SoVRMLScript.h>
+#include <Inventor/VRMLnodes/SoVRMLBackground.h>
+#include <Inventor/VRMLnodes/SoVRMLAudioClip.h>
+#include <Inventor/VRMLnodes/SoVRMLAnchor.h>
+#include <Inventor/lists/SbStringList.h>
+
 #include "ViewProviderVRMLObject.h"
 #include "SoFCSelection.h"
 #include <App/VRMLObject.h>
@@ -81,6 +93,116 @@ std::vector<std::string> ViewProviderVRMLObject::getDisplayModes(void) const
     return StrList;
 }
 
+template<typename T>
+void ViewProviderVRMLObject::getResourceFile(SoNode* node, std::list<std::string>& resources)
+{
+    SoSearchAction sa;
+    sa.setType(T::getClassTypeId());
+    sa.setInterest(SoSearchAction::ALL);
+    sa.setSearchingAll(true);
+    sa.apply(node);
+    const SoPathList & pathlist = sa.getPaths();
+    for (int i = 0; i < pathlist.getLength(); i++ ) {
+        SoFullPath * path = static_cast<SoFullPath *>(pathlist[i]);
+        if (path->getTail()->isOfType(T::getClassTypeId())) {
+            T * tex = static_cast<T*>(path->getTail());
+            for (int j = 0; j < tex->url.getNum(); j++) {
+                this->addResource(tex->url[j], resources);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// Special handling for SoVRMLBackground
+template<>
+void ViewProviderVRMLObject::getResourceFile<SoVRMLBackground>(SoNode* node, std::list<std::string>& resources)
+{
+    SoSearchAction sa;
+    sa.setType(SoVRMLBackground::getClassTypeId());
+    sa.setInterest(SoSearchAction::ALL);
+    sa.setSearchingAll(true);
+    sa.apply(node);
+    const SoPathList & pathlist = sa.getPaths();
+    for (int i = 0; i < pathlist.getLength(); i++ ) {
+        SoFullPath * path = static_cast<SoFullPath *>(pathlist[i]);
+        if (path->getTail()->isOfType(SoVRMLBackground::getClassTypeId())) {
+            SoVRMLBackground * vrml = static_cast<SoVRMLBackground*>(path->getTail());
+            // backUrl
+            for (int j = 0; j < vrml->backUrl.getNum(); j++) {
+                addResource(vrml->backUrl[j], resources);
+            }
+            // bottomUrl
+            for (int j = 0; j < vrml->bottomUrl.getNum(); j++) {
+                addResource(vrml->bottomUrl[j], resources);
+            }
+            // frontUrl
+            for (int j = 0; j < vrml->frontUrl.getNum(); j++) {
+                addResource(vrml->frontUrl[j], resources);
+            }
+            // leftUrl
+            for (int j = 0; j < vrml->leftUrl.getNum(); j++) {
+                addResource(vrml->leftUrl[j], resources);
+            }
+            // rightUrl
+            for (int j = 0; j < vrml->rightUrl.getNum(); j++) {
+                addResource(vrml->rightUrl[j], resources);
+            }
+            // topUrl
+            for (int j = 0; j < vrml->topUrl.getNum(); j++) {
+                addResource(vrml->topUrl[j], resources);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void ViewProviderVRMLObject::addResource(const SbString& url, std::list<std::string>& resources)
+{
+    SbString found = SoInput::searchForFile(url, SoInput::getDirectories(), SbStringList());
+    Base::FileInfo fi(found.getString());
+    if (fi.exists()) {
+        // add the resource file if not yet listed
+        if (std::find(resources.begin(), resources.end(), found.getString()) == resources.end()) {
+            resources.push_back(found.getString());
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void ViewProviderVRMLObject::getLocalResources(SoNode* node, std::list<std::string>& resources)
+{
+    // search for SoVRMLInline files
+    SoSearchAction sa;
+    sa.setType(SoVRMLInline::getClassTypeId());
+    sa.setInterest(SoSearchAction::ALL);
+    sa.setSearchingAll(true);
+    sa.apply(node);
+
+    const SoPathList & pathlist = sa.getPaths();
+    for (int i = 0; i < pathlist.getLength(); i++ ) {
+        SoPath * path = pathlist[i];
+        SoVRMLInline * vrml = static_cast<SoVRMLInline*>(path->getTail());
+        const SbString& url = vrml->getFullURLName();
+        if (url.getLength() > 0) {
+            // add the resource file if not yet listed
+            if (std::find(resources.begin(), resources.end(), url.getString()) == resources.end()) {
+                resources.push_back(url.getString());
+            }
+
+            // if the resource file could be loaded check if it references further resources
+            if (vrml->getChildData()) {
+                getLocalResources(vrml->getChildData(), resources);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // search for SoVRMLImageTexture, ... files
+    getResourceFile<SoVRMLImageTexture  >(node, resources);
+    getResourceFile<SoVRMLMovieTexture  >(node, resources);
+    getResourceFile<SoVRMLScript        >(node, resources);
+    getResourceFile<SoVRMLBackground    >(node, resources);
+    getResourceFile<SoVRMLAudioClip     >(node, resources);
+    getResourceFile<SoVRMLAnchor        >(node, resources);
+}
+
 void ViewProviderVRMLObject::updateData(const App::Property* prop)
 {
     App::VRMLObject* ivObj = static_cast<App::VRMLObject*>(pcObject);
@@ -93,14 +215,31 @@ void ViewProviderVRMLObject::updateData(const App::Property* prop)
         pcVRML->removeAllChildren();
         if (!fn.isEmpty() && file.open(QFile::ReadOnly)) {
             QFileInfo fi(fn);
-            QByteArray path = fi.absolutePath().toUtf8();
+            QByteArray filepath = fi.absolutePath().toUtf8();
+            QByteArray subpath = filepath + "/" + ivObj->getNameInDocument();
+
             // Add this to the search path in order to read inline files
-            SoInput::addDirectoryFirst(path.constData());
+            SoInput::addDirectoryFirst(filepath.constData());
+            SoInput::addDirectoryFirst(subpath.constData());
+
+            // Read in the file
             QByteArray buffer = file.readAll();
             in.setBuffer((void *)buffer.constData(), buffer.length());
             SoSeparator * node = SoDB::readAll(&in);
-            if (node) pcVRML->addChild(node);
-            SoInput::removeDirectory(path.constData());
+
+            if (node) {
+                pcVRML->addChild(node);
+
+                std::list<std::string> urls;
+                getLocalResources(node, urls);
+                if (!urls.empty() && ivObj->Urls.getSize() == 0) {
+                    std::vector<std::string> res;
+                    res.insert(res.end(), urls.begin(), urls.end());
+                    ivObj->Urls.setValues(res);
+                }
+            }
+            SoInput::removeDirectory(filepath.constData());
+            SoInput::removeDirectory(subpath.constData());
         }
     }
     else if (prop->isDerivedFrom(App::PropertyPlacement::getClassTypeId()) &&
diff --git a/src/Gui/ViewProviderVRMLObject.h b/src/Gui/ViewProviderVRMLObject.h
index 81022ef75..39a024491 100644
--- a/src/Gui/ViewProviderVRMLObject.h
+++ b/src/Gui/ViewProviderVRMLObject.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 #include "ViewProviderDocumentObject.h"
 
+class SbString;
 
 namespace Gui
 {
@@ -46,6 +47,9 @@ public:
     void setDisplayMode(const char* ModeName);
     std::vector<std::string> getDisplayModes() const;
     void updateData(const App::Property*);
+    void getLocalResources(SoNode*, std::list<std::string>&);
+    void addResource(const SbString&, std::list<std::string>&);
+    template<typename T> void getResourceFile(SoNode*, std::list<std::string>&);
 
 protected:
     SoFCSelection    * pcVRML;