5 files changed, 15 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/actionmailer/README b/actionmailer/README
index 0e16ea6ec6..0e16ea6ec6 100755..100644
--- a/actionmailer/README
+++ b/actionmailer/README
diff --git a/actionmailer/Rakefile b/actionmailer/Rakefile
index 612bd27774..612bd27774 100755..100644
--- a/actionmailer/Rakefile
+++ b/actionmailer/Rakefile
diff --git a/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer.rb b/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer.rb
index 2e324d4637..2e324d4637 100755..100644
--- a/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer.rb
+++ b/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer.rb
diff --git a/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/base.rb b/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/base.rb
index a43296461b..fa29ae2446 100644
--- a/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/base.rb
+++ b/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/base.rb
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ module ActionMailer #:nodoc:
 
     private_class_method :new #:nodoc:
 
-    class_inheritable_accessor :template_root
+    class_inheritable_accessor :view_paths
     cattr_accessor :logger
 
     cattr_accessor :template_extensions
@@ -425,9 +425,12 @@ module ActionMailer #:nodoc:
         template_extensions << extension
       end
 
+      def template_root
+        self.view_paths && self.view_paths.first
+      end
+
       def template_root=(root)
-        root = ActionView::PathSet::Path.new(root) if root.is_a?(String)
-        write_inheritable_attribute(:template_root, root)
+        self.view_paths = ActionView::Base.process_view_paths(root)
       end
     end
 
@@ -541,12 +544,20 @@ module ActionMailer #:nodoc:
         initialize_template_class(body).render(opts)
       end
 
+      def template_root
+        self.class.template_root
+      end
+
+      def template_root=(root)
+        self.class.template_root = root
+      end
+
       def template_path
         "#{template_root}/#{mailer_name}"
       end
 
       def initialize_template_class(assigns)
-        ActionView::Base.new(template_root, assigns, self)
+        ActionView::Base.new(view_paths, assigns, self)
       end
 
       def sort_parts(parts, order = [])
diff --git a/actionmailer/test/mail_service_test.rb b/actionmailer/test/mail_service_test.rb
index e5ecb0e254..e5ecb0e254 100755..100644
--- a/actionmailer/test/mail_service_test.rb
+++ b/actionmailer/test/mail_service_test.rb