diff --git a/spring-webmvc-portlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/portlet/FrameworkPortlet.java b/spring-webmvc-portlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/portlet/FrameworkPortlet.java
index 29f882ef67..a2e365035e 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc-portlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/portlet/FrameworkPortlet.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc-portlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/portlet/FrameworkPortlet.java
@@ -41,12 +41,14 @@ import org.springframework.context.event.SourceFilteringListener;
 import org.springframework.context.i18n.LocaleContext;
 import org.springframework.context.i18n.LocaleContextHolder;
 import org.springframework.context.i18n.SimpleLocaleContext;
+import org.springframework.core.env.ConfigurableEnvironment;
 import org.springframework.web.context.request.RequestAttributes;
 import org.springframework.web.context.request.RequestContextHolder;
 import org.springframework.web.portlet.context.ConfigurablePortletApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.web.portlet.context.PortletApplicationContextUtils;
 import org.springframework.web.portlet.context.PortletRequestAttributes;
 import org.springframework.web.portlet.context.PortletRequestHandledEvent;
+import org.springframework.web.portlet.context.StandardPortletEnvironment;
 import org.springframework.web.portlet.context.XmlPortletApplicationContext;
 
 /**
@@ -353,6 +355,14 @@ public abstract class FrameworkPortlet extends GenericPortletBean
 		pac.setConfigLocation(getContextConfigLocation());
 		pac.addApplicationListener(new SourceFilteringListener(pac, this));
 
+		// The wac environment's #initPropertySources will be called in any case when the context
+		// is refreshed; do it eagerly here to ensure portlet property sources are in place for
+		// use in any post-processing or initialization that occurs below prior to #refresh
+		ConfigurableEnvironment env = pac.getEnvironment();
+		if (env instanceof StandardPortletEnvironment) {
+			((StandardPortletEnvironment) env).initPropertySources(pac.getServletContext(), getPortletContext(), getPortletConfig());
+		}
+
 		postProcessPortletApplicationContext(pac);
 		pac.refresh();
 
diff --git a/spring-webmvc-portlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/portlet/context/StandardPortletEnvironment.java b/spring-webmvc-portlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/portlet/context/StandardPortletEnvironment.java
index 7a2afb00b7..e6a8172b8b 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc-portlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/portlet/context/StandardPortletEnvironment.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc-portlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/portlet/context/StandardPortletEnvironment.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2014 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -31,14 +31,15 @@ import org.springframework.web.context.support.StandardServletEnvironment;
 
 /**
  * {@link Environment} implementation to be used by {@code Servlet}-based web
- * applications. All Portlet-related {@code ApplicationContext} classes initialize an instance
- * by default.
+ * applications. All Portlet-related {@code ApplicationContext} classes
+ * initialize an instance by default.
  *
- * <p>Contributes {@code ServletContext}, {@code PortletContext}, {@code PortletConfig}
- * and JNDI-based {@link PropertySource} instances. See the
- * {@link #customizePropertySources} method for details.
+ * <p>Contributes {@code ServletContext}, {@code PortletContext},
+ * {@code PortletConfig} and JNDI-based {@link PropertySource} instances.
+ * See the {@link #customizePropertySources} method for details.
  *
  * @author Chris Beams
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @since 3.1
  * @see StandardEnvironment
  * @see StandardServletEnvironment
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ public class StandardPortletEnvironment extends StandardEnvironment {
 	/** Portlet config init parameters property source name: {@value} */
 	public static final String PORTLET_CONFIG_PROPERTY_SOURCE_NAME = "portletConfigInitParams";
 
+
 	/**
 	 * Customize the set of property sources with those contributed by superclasses as
 	 * well as those appropriate for standard portlet-based environments:
@@ -88,4 +90,19 @@ public class StandardPortletEnvironment extends StandardEnvironment {
 		super.customizePropertySources(propertySources);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Replace any {@linkplain
+	 * org.springframework.core.env.PropertySource.StubPropertySource stub property source}
+	 * instances acting as placeholders with real portlet context/config property sources
+	 * using the given parameters.
+	 * @param servletContext the {@link ServletContext} (may be {@code null})
+	 * @param portletContext the {@link PortletContext} (may not be {@code null})
+	 * @param portletConfig the {@link PortletConfig} ({@code null} if not available)
+	 * @see org.springframework.web.portlet.context.PortletApplicationContextUtils#initPortletPropertySources(
+	 * org.springframework.core.env.MutablePropertySources, ServletContext, PortletContext, PortletConfig)
+	 */
+	public void initPropertySources(ServletContext servletContext, PortletContext portletContext, PortletConfig portletConfig) {
+		PortletApplicationContextUtils.initPortletPropertySources(getPropertySources(), servletContext, portletContext, portletConfig);
+	}
+
 }