diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/view/tiles2/TilesConfigurer.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/view/tiles2/TilesConfigurer.java
index ddd24004c15..f05cc45eb08 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/view/tiles2/TilesConfigurer.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/view/tiles2/TilesConfigurer.java
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ import org.apache.tiles.definition.DefinitionsFactory;
 import org.apache.tiles.definition.DefinitionsFactoryException;
 import org.apache.tiles.definition.DefinitionsReader;
 import org.apache.tiles.definition.Refreshable;
+import org.apache.tiles.definition.dao.BaseLocaleUrlDefinitionDAO;
+import org.apache.tiles.definition.dao.CachingLocaleUrlDefinitionDAO;
 import org.apache.tiles.definition.digester.DigesterDefinitionsReader;
 import org.apache.tiles.evaluator.AttributeEvaluator;
 import org.apache.tiles.evaluator.el.ELAttributeEvaluator;
@@ -127,6 +129,8 @@ public class TilesConfigurer implements ServletContextAware, InitializingBean, D
 
 	private String[] definitions;
 
+	private boolean checkRefresh = false;
+
 	private boolean validateDefinitions = true;
 
 	private Class<? extends DefinitionsFactory> definitionsFactoryClass;
@@ -222,6 +226,16 @@ public class TilesConfigurer implements ServletContextAware, InitializingBean, D
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Set whether to check Tiles definition files for a refresh at runtime.
+	 * Default is "false".
+	 */
+	public void setCheckRefresh(boolean checkRefresh) {
+		this.checkRefresh = checkRefresh;
+		this.tilesPropertyMap.put(CachingLocaleUrlDefinitionDAO.CHECK_REFRESH_INIT_PARAMETER,
+				Boolean.toString(checkRefresh));
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Set whether to validate the Tiles XML definitions. Default is "true".
 	 */
@@ -417,6 +431,17 @@ public class TilesConfigurer implements ServletContextAware, InitializingBean, D
 			}
 		}
 
+		@Override
+		protected BaseLocaleUrlDefinitionDAO instantiateLocaleDefinitionDao(TilesApplicationContext applicationContext,
+				TilesRequestContextFactory contextFactory, LocaleResolver resolver) {
+			BaseLocaleUrlDefinitionDAO dao = super.instantiateLocaleDefinitionDao(
+					applicationContext, contextFactory, resolver);
+			if (checkRefresh && dao instanceof CachingLocaleUrlDefinitionDAO) {
+				((CachingLocaleUrlDefinitionDAO) dao).setCheckRefresh(checkRefresh);
+			}
+			return dao;
+		}
+
 		@Override
 		protected DefinitionsReader createDefinitionsReader(TilesApplicationContext applicationContext,
 				TilesRequestContextFactory contextFactory) {
@@ -429,12 +454,6 @@ public class TilesConfigurer implements ServletContextAware, InitializingBean, D
 			return reader;
 		}
 
-		@Override
-		protected LocaleResolver createLocaleResolver(TilesApplicationContext applicationContext,
-				TilesRequestContextFactory contextFactory) {
-			return new SpringLocaleResolver();
-		}
-
 		@Override
 		protected DefinitionsFactory createDefinitionsFactory(TilesApplicationContext applicationContext,
 				TilesRequestContextFactory contextFactory, LocaleResolver resolver) {
@@ -471,6 +490,12 @@ public class TilesConfigurer implements ServletContextAware, InitializingBean, D
 				return super.createPreparerFactory(applicationContext, contextFactory);
 			}
 		}
+
+		@Override
+		protected LocaleResolver createLocaleResolver(TilesApplicationContext applicationContext,
+				TilesRequestContextFactory contextFactory) {
+			return new SpringLocaleResolver();
+		}
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/view/tiles2/TilesConfigurerTests.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/view/tiles2/TilesConfigurerTests.java
index 05ad89e7dbd..341b98eb592 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/view/tiles2/TilesConfigurerTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/view/tiles2/TilesConfigurerTests.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public class TilesConfigurerTests {
 		MockServletContext sc = new MockServletContext();
 		TilesConfigurer tc = new TilesConfigurer();
 		tc.setDefinitions(new String[] {"/org/springframework/web/servlet/view/tiles2/tiles-definitions.xml"});
+		tc.setCheckRefresh(true);
 		tc.setServletContext(sc);
 		tc.afterPropertiesSet();