diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts/action2/components/UIBean.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts/action2/components/UIBean.java
index 68c113260..7ef546b58 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts/action2/components/UIBean.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts/action2/components/UIBean.java
@@ -964,6 +964,13 @@ public abstract class UIBean extends Component {
     }
 
 
+    /**
+     * The template directory.
+     * @a2.tagattribute required="false"
+     */
+    public void setTemplateDir(String templateDir) {
+    	this.templateDir = templateDir;
+    }
 
     /**
      * The theme (other than default) to use for rendering the element
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/META-INF/taglib.tld b/core/src/main/resources/META-INF/taglib.tld
index 6104ec3d2..4d89f6508 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/META-INF/taglib.tld
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/META-INF/taglib.tld
@@ -733,6 +733,14 @@
       <body-content>JSP</body-content>
       <description><![CDATA[Render a custom ui widget]]></description>
 
+      <attribute>
+         <name>templateDir</name>
+         <required>false</required>
+         <rtexprvalue>true</rtexprvalue>
+
+           <description><![CDATA[The template directory.]]></description>
+
+      </attribute>
       <attribute>
          <name>theme</name>
          <required>false</required>