diff --git a/plugins/spring/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/spring/ClassReloadingXMLWebApplicationContext.java b/plugins/spring/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/spring/ClassReloadingXMLWebApplicationContext.java
index 03999d874..58354163c 100644
--- a/plugins/spring/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/spring/ClassReloadingXMLWebApplicationContext.java
+++ b/plugins/spring/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/spring/ClassReloadingXMLWebApplicationContext.java
@@ -209,4 +209,8 @@ public class ClassReloadingXMLWebApplicationContext extends XmlWebApplicationCon
 
     public void onStop(FilesystemAlterationObserver filesystemAlterationObserver) {
     }
+
+    public ReloadingClassLoader getReloadingClassLoader() {
+        return classLoader;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/spring/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/spring/StrutsSpringObjectFactory.java b/plugins/spring/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/spring/StrutsSpringObjectFactory.java
index 33eb237b7..81b5727bf 100644
--- a/plugins/spring/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/spring/StrutsSpringObjectFactory.java
+++ b/plugins/spring/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/spring/StrutsSpringObjectFactory.java
@@ -92,10 +92,15 @@ public class StrutsSpringObjectFactory extends SpringObjectFactory {
         if ("true".equals(devMode)
                 && StringUtils.isNotBlank(watchList)
                 && appContext instanceof ClassReloadingXMLWebApplicationContext) {
+            //prevent class caching
+            useClassCache = false;
+
             ClassReloadingXMLWebApplicationContext reloadingContext = (ClassReloadingXMLWebApplicationContext) appContext;
             reloadingContext.setupReloading(watchList.split(","), acceptClasses, servletContext);
             LOG.info("Class reloading is enabled. Make sure this is not used on a production environment!", watchList);
 
+            setClassLoader(reloadingContext.getReloadingClassLoader());
+
             //we need to reload the context, so our isntance of the factory is picked up
             reloadingContext.refresh();
         }