diff --git a/src/helma/framework/RequestBean.java b/src/helma/framework/RequestBean.java
index 91d6cc23..c2688a98 100644
--- a/src/helma/framework/RequestBean.java
+++ b/src/helma/framework/RequestBean.java
@@ -202,4 +202,23 @@ public class RequestBean implements Serializable {
         return req.getUsername();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * The action processor allows the onRequest() method to set the function object
+     * to be invoked for processing the request, overriding the action resolved
+     * from the request path.
+     * @return the action processor
+     */
+    public Object getActionProcessor() {
+        return req.getActionProcessor();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The action processor allows the onRequest() method to set the function object
+     * to be invoked for processing the request, overriding the action resolved
+     * from the request path.
+     * @param processor the action processor
+     */
+    public void setActionProcessor(Object processor) {
+        req.setActionProcessor(processor);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/helma/framework/RequestTrans.java b/src/helma/framework/RequestTrans.java
index ae8f7b03..34653e43 100644
--- a/src/helma/framework/RequestTrans.java
+++ b/src/helma/framework/RequestTrans.java
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ public class RequestTrans implements Serializable {
 
     // the name of the action being invoked
     private String action;
+    private Object actionProcessor = null;
     private String httpUsername;
     private String httpPassword;
 
@@ -456,6 +457,26 @@ public class RequestTrans implements Serializable {
         this.action = suffix > -1 ? action.substring(0, suffix) : action;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the request's action processor. The action processor allows the
+     * onRequest() method to set the function object to be invoked for processing
+     * the request, overriding the action resolved from the request path.
+     * @return the action processor
+     */
+    public Object getActionProcessor() {
+        return actionProcessor;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the request's action processor. The action processor allows the
+     * onRequest() method to set the function object to be invoked for processing
+     * the request, overriding the action resolved from the request path.
+     * @param processor the action processor
+     */
+    public void setActionProcessor(Object processor) {
+        this.actionProcessor = processor;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the time the request was created.
      */
diff --git a/src/helma/framework/core/RequestEvaluator.java b/src/helma/framework/core/RequestEvaluator.java
index d9eeb391..783e6251 100644
--- a/src/helma/framework/core/RequestEvaluator.java
+++ b/src/helma/framework/core/RequestEvaluator.java
@@ -373,6 +373,9 @@ public final class RequestEvaluator implements Runnable {
                                     // reset skin recursion detection counter
                                     skinDepth = 0;
 
+                                    Object actionProcessor = req.getActionProcessor() != null ?
+                                        req.getActionProcessor() : action;
+
                                     // do the actual action invocation
                                     if (req.isXmlRpc()) {
                                         XmlRpcRequestProcessor xreqproc = new XmlRpcRequestProcessor();
@@ -381,14 +384,14 @@ public final class RequestEvaluator implements Runnable {
                                         Vector args = xreq.getParameters();
                                         args.add(0, xreq.getMethodName());
                                         result = scriptingEngine.invoke(currentElement,
-                                                action,
+                                                actionProcessor,
                                                 args.toArray(),
                                                 ScriptingEngine.ARGS_WRAP_XMLRPC,
                                                 false);
                                         res.writeXmlRpcResponse(result);
                                     } else {
                                         scriptingEngine.invoke(currentElement,
-                                                action,
+                                                actionProcessor,
                                                 EMPTY_ARGS,
                                                 ScriptingEngine.ARGS_WRAP_DEFAULT,
                                                 false);