diff --git a/src/BulletCollision/CollisionShapes/btCompoundShape.cpp b/src/BulletCollision/CollisionShapes/btCompoundShape.cpp
index 7087a703c..93df73baa 100644
--- a/src/BulletCollision/CollisionShapes/btCompoundShape.cpp
+++ b/src/BulletCollision/CollisionShapes/btCompoundShape.cpp
@@ -285,6 +285,27 @@ void btCompoundShape::setLocalScaling(const btVector3& scaling)
 }
 
 
+void btCompoundShape::createAabbTreeFromChildren()
+{
+    if ( !m_dynamicAabbTree )
+    {
+        void* mem = btAlignedAlloc(sizeof(btDbvt),16);
+        m_dynamicAabbTree = new(mem) btDbvt();
+        btAssert(mem==m_dynamicAabbTree);
+
+        for ( int index = 0; index < m_children.size(); index++ )
+        {
+            btCompoundShapeChild &child = m_children[index];
+
+            //extend the local aabbMin/aabbMax
+            btVector3 localAabbMin,localAabbMax;
+            child.m_childShape->getAabb(child.m_transform,localAabbMin,localAabbMax);
+
+            const btDbvtVolume  bounds=btDbvtVolume::FromMM(localAabbMin,localAabbMax);
+            child.m_node = m_dynamicAabbTree->insert(bounds,(void*)index);
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 
 ///fills the dataBuffer and returns the struct name (and 0 on failure)
diff --git a/src/BulletCollision/CollisionShapes/btCompoundShape.h b/src/BulletCollision/CollisionShapes/btCompoundShape.h
index 179bb0091..95fc5a0b4 100644
--- a/src/BulletCollision/CollisionShapes/btCompoundShape.h
+++ b/src/BulletCollision/CollisionShapes/btCompoundShape.h
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ public:
 		return m_dynamicAabbTree;
 	}
 
+	void createAabbTreeFromChildren();
+
 	///computes the exact moment of inertia and the transform from the coordinate system defined by the principal axes of the moment of inertia
 	///and the center of mass to the current coordinate system. "masses" points to an array of masses of the children. The resulting transform
 	///"principal" has to be applied inversely to all children transforms in order for the local coordinate system of the compound