diff --git a/xwork-core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/ObjectFactory.java b/xwork-core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/ObjectFactory.java
index 3f0a6a258..d32feb580 100644
--- a/xwork-core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/ObjectFactory.java
+++ b/xwork-core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/ObjectFactory.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.entities.ActionConfig;
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.entities.InterceptorConfig;
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.entities.ResultConfig;
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.conversion.TypeConverter;
+import com.opensymphony.xwork2.factory.ResultBuilder;
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.inject.Container;
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.inject.Inject;
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.Interceptor;
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ public class ObjectFactory implements Serializable {
     private Container container;
     protected ReflectionProvider reflectionProvider;
 
+    private ResultBuilder resultBuilder;
+
     @Inject(value="objectFactory.classloader", required=false)
     public void setClassLoader(ClassLoader cl) {
         this.ccl = cl;
@@ -75,6 +78,11 @@ public class ObjectFactory implements Serializable {
         this.container = container;
     }
 
+    @Inject(required = false)
+    public void setResultBuilder(ResultBuilder resultBuilder) {
+        this.resultBuilder = resultBuilder;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @deprecated Since 2.1
      */
@@ -221,6 +229,9 @@ public class ObjectFactory implements Serializable {
      * @param extraContext a Map of extra context which uses the same keys as the {@link com.opensymphony.xwork2.ActionContext}
      */
     public Result buildResult(ResultConfig resultConfig, Map<String, Object> extraContext) throws Exception {
+        if (resultBuilder != null) {
+            return resultBuilder.buildResult(resultConfig, extraContext);
+        }
         String resultClassName = resultConfig.getClassName();
         Result result = null;
 
diff --git a/xwork-core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/factory/ResultBuilder.java b/xwork-core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/factory/ResultBuilder.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..685d50717
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xwork-core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/factory/ResultBuilder.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package com.opensymphony.xwork2.factory;
+
+import com.opensymphony.xwork2.Result;
+import com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.entities.ResultConfig;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * Used by {@link com.opensymphony.xwork2.ObjectFactory} to build {@link com.opensymphony.xwork2.Result}
+ */
+public interface ResultBuilder {
+
+    Result buildResult(ResultConfig resultConfig, Map<String, Object> extraContext) throws Exception;
+
+}