diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/prototype_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/prototype_helper.rb
index 531ff0b2ed..115b70d7b0 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/prototype_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/prototype_helper.rb
@@ -783,8 +783,8 @@ module ActionView
         call 'replace', @generator.send(:render, *options_for_render)
       end
       
-      def reload
-        replace :partial => @id.to_s
+      def reload(options_for_replace = {})
+        replace(options_for_replace.merge({ :partial => @id.to_s }))
       end
       
     end