2 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/abstract/renderer.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/abstract/renderer.rb
index d7c68549e1..7f7ec78054 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/abstract/renderer.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/abstract/renderer.rb
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ module AbstractController
         self.view_paths << path
       end
       
+      def prepend_view_path(path)
+        self.view_paths.unshift(path)
+      end
+
       def view_paths
         self._view_paths
       end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/new_base/compatibility.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/new_base/compatibility.rb
index 646e69843e..fddfadcbf2 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/new_base/compatibility.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/new_base/compatibility.rb
@@ -116,5 +116,18 @@ module ActionController
     def performed?
       response_body
     end
+
+    # ==== Request only view path switching ====
+    def append_view_path(path)
+      view_paths.push(*path)
+    end
+
+    def prepend_view_path(path)
+      view_paths.unshift(*path)
+    end
+
+    def view_paths
+      _action_view.view_paths
+    end
   end
 end