diff --git a/spring-bootstrap/src/main/java/org/springframework/bootstrap/context/initializer/ConfigFileApplicationContextInitializer.java b/spring-bootstrap/src/main/java/org/springframework/bootstrap/context/initializer/ConfigFileApplicationContextInitializer.java
index c944a1f9ff5..13ce8898bf9 100644
--- a/spring-bootstrap/src/main/java/org/springframework/bootstrap/context/initializer/ConfigFileApplicationContextInitializer.java
+++ b/spring-bootstrap/src/main/java/org/springframework/bootstrap/context/initializer/ConfigFileApplicationContextInitializer.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * 
  * <p>
  * Alternative locations and names can be specified using
- * {@link #setSearchLocations(String[])} and {@link #setName(String)}.
+ * {@link #setSearchLocations(String[])} and {@link #setNames(String)}.
  * 
  * <p>
  * Additional files will also be loaded based on active profiles. For example if a 'web'
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class ConfigFileApplicationContextInitializer implements
 	private String[] searchLocations = new String[] { "classpath:", "file:./",
 			"classpath:config/", "file:./config/" };
 
-	private String name = "${spring.config.name:application}";
+	private String names = "${spring.config.name:application}";
 
 	private int order = Integer.MIN_VALUE + 10;
 
@@ -145,8 +145,11 @@ public class ConfigFileApplicationContextInitializer implements
 		List<String> candidates = new ArrayList<String>();
 		for (String searchLocation : this.searchLocations) {
 			for (String extension : new String[] { ".properties", ".yml" }) {
-				String location = searchLocation + this.name + extension;
-				candidates.add(location);
+				for (String name : StringUtils
+						.commaDelimitedListToStringArray(this.names)) {
+					String location = searchLocation + name + extension;
+					candidates.add(location);
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		candidates.add(LOCATION_VARIABLE);
@@ -224,10 +227,11 @@ public class ConfigFileApplicationContextInitializer implements
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Sets the name of the file that should be loaded (excluding any file extension).
+	 * Sets the names of the files that should be loaded (excluding file extension) as a
+	 * comma separated list. Defaults to "application".
 	 */
-	public void setName(String name) {
-		this.name = name;
+	public void setNames(String names) {
+		this.names = names;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-bootstrap/src/test/java/org/springframework/bootstrap/context/initializer/ConfigFileApplicationContextInitializerTests.java b/spring-bootstrap/src/test/java/org/springframework/bootstrap/context/initializer/ConfigFileApplicationContextInitializerTests.java
index 1d539a4fb7f..66b4de012f8 100644
--- a/spring-bootstrap/src/test/java/org/springframework/bootstrap/context/initializer/ConfigFileApplicationContextInitializerTests.java
+++ b/spring-bootstrap/src/test/java/org/springframework/bootstrap/context/initializer/ConfigFileApplicationContextInitializerTests.java
@@ -42,15 +42,23 @@ public class ConfigFileApplicationContextInitializerTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void loadPropertiesFile() throws Exception {
-		this.initializer.setName("testproperties");
+		this.initializer.setNames("testproperties");
 		this.initializer.initialize(this.context);
 		String property = this.context.getEnvironment().getProperty("my.property");
 		assertThat(property, equalTo("frompropertiesfile"));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void loadTwoPropertiesFiles() throws Exception {
+		this.initializer.setNames("testproperties,moreproperties");
+		this.initializer.initialize(this.context);
+		String property = this.context.getEnvironment().getProperty("my.property");
+		assertThat(property, equalTo("frommorepropertiesfile"));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void loadYamlFile() throws Exception {
-		this.initializer.setName("testyaml");
+		this.initializer.setNames("testyaml");
 		this.initializer.initialize(this.context);
 		String property = this.context.getEnvironment().getProperty("my.property");
 		assertThat(property, equalTo("fromyamlfile"));
@@ -67,7 +75,7 @@ public class ConfigFileApplicationContextInitializerTests {
 				.addFirst(
 						new SimpleCommandLinePropertySource(
 								"--my.property=fromcommandline"));
-		this.initializer.setName("testproperties");
+		this.initializer.setNames("testproperties");
 		this.initializer.initialize(this.context);
 		String property = this.context.getEnvironment().getProperty("my.property");
 		assertThat(property, equalTo("fromcommandline"));
@@ -75,7 +83,7 @@ public class ConfigFileApplicationContextInitializerTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void loadPropertiesThenProfileProperties() throws Exception {
-		this.initializer.setName("enableprofile");
+		this.initializer.setNames("enableprofile");
 		this.initializer.initialize(this.context);
 		String property = this.context.getEnvironment().getProperty("my.property");
 		assertThat(property, equalTo("fromprofilepropertiesfile"));
@@ -83,7 +91,7 @@ public class ConfigFileApplicationContextInitializerTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void yamlProfiles() throws Exception {
-		this.initializer.setName("testprofiles");
+		this.initializer.setNames("testprofiles");
 		this.context.getEnvironment().setActiveProfiles("dev");
 		this.initializer.initialize(this.context);
 		String property = this.context.getEnvironment().getProperty("my.property");
@@ -94,7 +102,7 @@ public class ConfigFileApplicationContextInitializerTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void yamlSetsProfiles() throws Exception {
-		this.initializer.setName("testsetprofiles");
+		this.initializer.setNames("testsetprofiles");
 		this.initializer.initialize(this.context);
 		String property = this.context.getEnvironment().getProperty("my.property");
 		assertThat(property, equalTo("fromdevprofile"));
diff --git a/spring-bootstrap/src/test/resources/moreproperties.properties b/spring-bootstrap/src/test/resources/moreproperties.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f55627b17fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-bootstrap/src/test/resources/moreproperties.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+my.property=frommorepropertiesfile