diff --git a/docshell/base/nsDocShell.cpp b/docshell/base/nsDocShell.cpp
index da3f7611fe4..2cce39a3a55 100644
--- a/docshell/base/nsDocShell.cpp
+++ b/docshell/base/nsDocShell.cpp
@@ -205,15 +205,17 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsDocShell::LoadURI(nsIURI* aURI, nsIDocShellLoadInfo* aLoadInfo)
 
    nsCOMPtr<nsIURI> referrer;
    PRBool replace = PR_FALSE;
+   PRBool refresh = PR_FALSE;
    if(aLoadInfo)
       {
       aLoadInfo->GetReferrer(getter_AddRefs(referrer));
       aLoadInfo->GetReplaceSessionHistorySlot(&replace);
+      aLoadInfo->GetRefresh(&refresh);
       }
       
 
    NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(InternalLoad(aURI, referrer, nsnull, nsnull, 
-      replace ? loadNormalReplace : loadNormal), NS_ERROR_FAILURE);
+       replace ? loadNormalReplace : (refresh ? loadRefresh : loadNormal)), NS_ERROR_FAILURE);
 
    return NS_OK;
 }
@@ -2643,7 +2645,10 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsDocShell::DoURILoad(nsIURI* aURI, nsIURI* aReferrerURI,
   	 case loadReloadBypassProxyAndCache:
   	 		loadAttribs |= nsIChannel::FORCE_RELOAD;
   	 		break;
-	   case loadNormal:
+  	 case loadRefresh:
+  	 		loadAttribs |= nsIChannel::FORCE_RELOAD;
+  	 		break;
+     case loadNormal:
 		   // Set cache checking flags
 		   if ( mPrefs )
 		   {
@@ -2839,6 +2844,7 @@ void nsDocShell::OnNewURI(nsIURI *aURI, nsIChannel *aChannel, loadType aLoadType
         break;
 
     case loadNormal:
+    case loadRefresh:
     case loadNormalReplace:
     case loadLink:
         break;
@@ -3686,13 +3692,20 @@ NS_INTERFACE_MAP_END_THREADSAFE
 
 NS_IMETHODIMP_(void) nsRefreshTimer::Notify(nsITimer *aTimer)
 {
-   NS_ASSERTION(mDocShell, "DocShell is somehow null");
+    NS_ASSERTION(mDocShell, "DocShell is somehow null");
 
-   if(mDocShell)
-      mDocShell->LoadURI(mURI, nsnull);
-  /*
-   * LoadURL(...) will cancel all refresh timers... This causes the Timer and
-   * its refreshData instance to be released...
-   */
+    if(mDocShell)
+    {
+        nsCOMPtr<nsIDocShellLoadInfo> loadInfo;        
+        mDocShell -> CreateLoadInfo (getter_AddRefs (loadInfo));
+
+        loadInfo  -> SetRefresh (PR_TRUE);
+        mDocShell -> LoadURI(mURI, loadInfo);
+    }
+
+   /*
+    * LoadURL(...) will cancel all refresh timers... This causes the Timer and
+    * its refreshData instance to be released...
+    */
 }
 
diff --git a/docshell/base/nsDocShell.h b/docshell/base/nsDocShell.h
index cab2e1c71b1..481eeb94c6f 100644
--- a/docshell/base/nsDocShell.h
+++ b/docshell/base/nsDocShell.h
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@ protected:
       loadReloadBypassCache,
       loadReloadBypassProxy,
       loadReloadBypassProxyAndCache,
-      loadLink
+      loadLink,
+      loadRefresh
    } loadType;
 
    NS_IMETHOD InternalLoad(nsIURI* aURI, nsIURI* aReferrerURI,
diff --git a/docshell/base/nsDocShellLoadInfo.cpp b/docshell/base/nsDocShellLoadInfo.cpp
index 24ec755bd8c..898ec72fa31 100644
--- a/docshell/base/nsDocShellLoadInfo.cpp
+++ b/docshell/base/nsDocShellLoadInfo.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
 //***    nsDocShellLoadInfo: Object Management
 //*****************************************************************************
 
-nsDocShellLoadInfo::nsDocShellLoadInfo() : mReplaceSessionHistorySlot(PR_FALSE)
+nsDocShellLoadInfo::nsDocShellLoadInfo() : mReplaceSessionHistorySlot(PR_FALSE),
+    mRefresh(PR_FALSE)
 {
 	NS_INIT_REFCNT();
 }
@@ -81,6 +82,20 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsDocShellLoadInfo::SetReplaceSessionHistorySlot(PRBool aReplace)
    return NS_OK;
 }
 
+NS_IMETHODIMP nsDocShellLoadInfo::GetRefresh(PRBool* aRefresh)
+{
+   NS_ENSURE_ARG_POINTER(aRefresh);
+
+   *aRefresh = mRefresh;
+   return NS_OK;
+}
+
+NS_IMETHODIMP nsDocShellLoadInfo::SetRefresh(PRBool aRefresh)
+{
+   mRefresh = aRefresh;
+   return NS_OK;
+}
+
 //*****************************************************************************
 // nsDocShellLoadInfo: Helpers
 //*****************************************************************************   
diff --git a/docshell/base/nsDocShellLoadInfo.h b/docshell/base/nsDocShellLoadInfo.h
index 607e6c4cb3b..bea0bbded22 100644
--- a/docshell/base/nsDocShellLoadInfo.h
+++ b/docshell/base/nsDocShellLoadInfo.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ protected:
 protected:
    nsCOMPtr<nsIURI>                 mReferrer;
    PRBool                           mReplaceSessionHistorySlot;
+   PRBool                           mRefresh;
 };
 
 #endif /* nsDocShellLoadInfo_h__ */
diff --git a/docshell/base/nsIDocShellLoadInfo.idl b/docshell/base/nsIDocShellLoadInfo.idl
index 4dab7222ceb..1048ff64183 100644
--- a/docshell/base/nsIDocShellLoadInfo.idl
+++ b/docshell/base/nsIDocShellLoadInfo.idl
@@ -43,4 +43,10 @@ interface nsIDocShellLoadInfo : nsISupports
 		adding it to session history.
 	*/
 	attribute boolean replaceSessionHistorySlot;
+
+	/*
+		an indication that the load will occur as result of Refresh header or
+		directive
+	*/
+	attribute boolean refresh;
 };
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