diff --git a/intern/cycles/blender/blender_shader.cpp b/intern/cycles/blender/blender_shader.cpp
index 35fe4c67673..d5b58298e18 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/blender/blender_shader.cpp
+++ b/intern/cycles/blender/blender_shader.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,52 @@ static float get_node_output_value(BL::Node b_node, const string& name)
 	return sock.default_value();
 }
 
+static ShaderSocketType convert_socket_type(BL::NodeSocket::type_enum b_type)
+{
+	switch (b_type) {
+	case BL::NodeSocket::type_VALUE:
+		return SHADER_SOCKET_FLOAT;
+	case BL::NodeSocket::type_VECTOR:
+		return SHADER_SOCKET_VECTOR;
+	case BL::NodeSocket::type_RGBA:
+		return SHADER_SOCKET_COLOR;
+	case BL::NodeSocket::type_SHADER:
+		return SHADER_SOCKET_CLOSURE;
+	
+	case BL::NodeSocket::type_BOOLEAN:
+	case BL::NodeSocket::type_MESH:
+	case BL::NodeSocket::type_INT:
+	default:
+		return SHADER_SOCKET_FLOAT;
+	}
+}
+
+static void set_default_value(ShaderInput *input, BL::NodeSocket sock)
+{
+	/* copy values for non linked inputs */
+	switch(input->type) {
+	case SHADER_SOCKET_FLOAT: {
+		BL::NodeSocketFloatNone value_sock(sock);
+		input->set(value_sock.default_value());
+		break;
+	}
+	case SHADER_SOCKET_COLOR: {
+		BL::NodeSocketRGBA rgba_sock(sock);
+		input->set(get_float3(rgba_sock.default_value()));
+		break;
+	}
+	case SHADER_SOCKET_NORMAL:
+	case SHADER_SOCKET_POINT:
+	case SHADER_SOCKET_VECTOR: {
+		BL::NodeSocketVectorNone vec_sock(sock);
+		input->set(get_float3(vec_sock.default_value()));
+		break;
+	}
+	case SHADER_SOCKET_CLOSURE:
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
 static void get_tex_mapping(TextureMapping *mapping, BL::TexMapping b_mapping)
 {
 	if(!b_mapping)
@@ -122,10 +168,18 @@ static ShaderNode *add_node(BL::BlendData b_data, BL::Scene b_scene, ShaderGraph
 		/* handled outside this function */
 		case BL::ShaderNode::type_GROUP: break;
 		/* existing blender nodes */
+		case BL::ShaderNode::type_REROUTE: {
+			BL::Node::inputs_iterator b_input;
+			b_node.inputs.begin(b_input);
+			BL::Node::outputs_iterator b_output;
+			b_node.outputs.begin(b_output);
+			ProxyNode *proxy = new ProxyNode(convert_socket_type(b_input->type()), convert_socket_type(b_output->type()));
+			node = proxy;
+			break;
+		}
 		case BL::ShaderNode::type_CURVE_RGB: {
 			RGBCurvesNode *ramp = new RGBCurvesNode();
 			node = ramp;
-			break;
 		}
 		case BL::ShaderNode::type_VALTORGB: {
 			RGBRampNode *ramp = new RGBRampNode();
@@ -488,52 +542,6 @@ static SocketPair node_socket_map_pair(PtrNodeMap& node_map, BL::Node b_node, BL
 	return SocketPair(node_map[b_node.ptr.data], name);
 }
 
-static ShaderSocketType convert_socket_type(BL::NodeSocket::type_enum b_type)
-{
-	switch (b_type) {
-	case BL::NodeSocket::type_VALUE:
-		return SHADER_SOCKET_FLOAT;
-	case BL::NodeSocket::type_VECTOR:
-		return SHADER_SOCKET_VECTOR;
-	case BL::NodeSocket::type_RGBA:
-		return SHADER_SOCKET_COLOR;
-	case BL::NodeSocket::type_SHADER:
-		return SHADER_SOCKET_CLOSURE;
-	
-	case BL::NodeSocket::type_BOOLEAN:
-	case BL::NodeSocket::type_MESH:
-	case BL::NodeSocket::type_INT:
-	default:
-		return SHADER_SOCKET_FLOAT;
-	}
-}
-
-static void set_default_value(ShaderInput *input, BL::NodeSocket sock)
-{
-	/* copy values for non linked inputs */
-	switch(input->type) {
-	case SHADER_SOCKET_FLOAT: {
-		BL::NodeSocketFloatNone value_sock(sock);
-		input->set(value_sock.default_value());
-		break;
-	}
-	case SHADER_SOCKET_COLOR: {
-		BL::NodeSocketRGBA rgba_sock(sock);
-		input->set(get_float3(rgba_sock.default_value()));
-		break;
-	}
-	case SHADER_SOCKET_NORMAL:
-	case SHADER_SOCKET_POINT:
-	case SHADER_SOCKET_VECTOR: {
-		BL::NodeSocketVectorNone vec_sock(sock);
-		input->set(get_float3(vec_sock.default_value()));
-		break;
-	}
-	case SHADER_SOCKET_CLOSURE:
-		break;
-	}
-}
-
 static void add_nodes(BL::BlendData b_data, BL::Scene b_scene, ShaderGraph *graph, BL::ShaderNodeTree b_ntree, PtrSockMap& sockets_map)
 {
 	/* add nodes */
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_nodetree.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_nodetree.c
index ca61b532862..92de882d48b 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_nodetree.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_nodetree.c
@@ -1058,6 +1058,7 @@ static void init(void)
 	reg_node(NODE_FORLOOP, Category_LoopNode, "FORLOOP", "NodeForLoop", "Node", "ForLoop", "");
 	reg_node(NODE_WHILELOOP, Category_LoopNode, "WHILELOOP", "NodeWhileLoop", "Node", "WhileLoop", "");
 	reg_node(NODE_FRAME, Category_LayoutNode, "FRAME", "NodeFrame", "Node", "Frame", "");
+	reg_node(NODE_REROUTE, Category_LayoutNode, "REROUTE", "NodeReroute", "Node", "Reroute", "");
 }
 
 static StructRNA *def_node(BlenderRNA *brna, int node_id)
@@ -1075,7 +1076,7 @@ static StructRNA *def_node(BlenderRNA *brna, int node_id)
 static void alloc_node_type_items(EnumPropertyItem *items, int category)
 {
 	int i;
-	int count = 3;
+	int count = 4;
 	EnumPropertyItem *item  = items;
 	
 	for (i = 0; i < MaxNodes; i++)
@@ -1105,6 +1106,14 @@ static void alloc_node_type_items(EnumPropertyItem *items, int category)
 	
 	item++;
 	
+	item->value = NODE_REROUTE;
+	item->identifier = "REROUTE";
+	item->icon = 0;
+	item->name = "Reroute";
+	item->description = "";
+	
+	item++;
+	
 	/* NOTE!, increase 'count' when adding items here */
 	
 	memset(item, 0, sizeof(EnumPropertyItem));
@@ -4208,6 +4217,7 @@ void RNA_def_nodetree(BlenderRNA *brna)
 	define_specific_node(brna, NODE_FORLOOP, def_forloop);
 	define_specific_node(brna, NODE_WHILELOOP, def_whileloop);
 	define_specific_node(brna, NODE_FRAME, def_frame);
+	define_specific_node(brna, NODE_REROUTE, 0);
 	
 	/* special socket types */
 	rna_def_cmp_output_file_slot_file(brna);