diff --git a/mozilla/docshell/base/nsDocShell.cpp b/mozilla/docshell/base/nsDocShell.cpp
index a568b86454a..043acea5b3a 100644
--- a/mozilla/docshell/base/nsDocShell.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/docshell/base/nsDocShell.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
 #include "nsISHistoryInternal.h"
 #include "nsIPrincipal.h"
 #include "nsIHistoryEntry.h"
+#include "nsISHistoryListener.h"
 
 // Editor-related
 #include "nsIEditingSession.h"
@@ -2340,6 +2341,7 @@ nsDocShell::LoadURI(const PRUnichar * aURI,
 NS_IMETHODIMP
 nsDocShell::Reload(PRUint32 aReloadFlags)
 {
+    nsresult rv;
     NS_ASSERTION(((aReloadFlags & 0xf) == 0),
                  "Reload command not updated to use load flags!");
 
@@ -2351,7 +2353,22 @@ nsDocShell::Reload(PRUint32 aReloadFlags)
     else if (aReloadFlags & LOAD_FLAGS_CHARSET_CHANGE)
         type = LOAD_RELOAD_CHARSET_CHANGE;
 
-    nsresult rv;
+    // Send notifications to the HistoryListener if any, about the impending reload
+    nsCOMPtr<nsISHistory> rootSH;
+    rv = GetRootSessionHistory(getter_AddRefs(rootSH));
+    nsCOMPtr<nsISHistoryInternal> shistInt(do_QueryInterface(rootSH));
+    PRBool canReload = PR_TRUE; 
+    if (rootSH) {
+      nsCOMPtr<nsISHistoryListener> listener;
+      shistInt->GetListener(getter_AddRefs(listener));
+      if (listener) {
+        listener->OnHistoryReload(mCurrentURI, aReloadFlags, &canReload);
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (!canReload)
+      return NS_OK;
+    
     /* If you change this part of code, make sure bug 45297 does not re-occur */
     if (mOSHE)
         rv = LoadHistoryEntry(mOSHE, type);
diff --git a/mozilla/xpfe/components/shistory/public/nsISHistoryInternal.idl b/mozilla/xpfe/components/shistory/public/nsISHistoryInternal.idl
index 74f0bb02630..f21d67b910b 100644
--- a/mozilla/xpfe/components/shistory/public/nsISHistoryInternal.idl
+++ b/mozilla/xpfe/components/shistory/public/nsISHistoryInternal.idl
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include "nsISHTransaction.idl"
 #include "nsIDocShell.idl"
 
+interface nsISHistoryListener;
 
 %{C++
 #define NS_SHISTORY_INTERNAL_CID \
@@ -72,16 +73,21 @@ interface nsISHistoryInternal: nsISupports
    */
    attribute nsIDocShell rootDocShell;
 
-   /** 
-    * Update the index maintained by sessionHistory
-    */
-    void updateIndex();
+  /** 
+   * Update the index maintained by sessionHistory
+   */
+   void updateIndex();
 
-    /**
-     * Replace the nsISHEntry at a particular index
-     * @param aIndex - The index at which the entry shoud be replaced
-     * @param aReplaceEntry - The replacement entry for the index.
-     */
-     void replaceEntry(in long aIndex, in nsISHEntry aReplaceEntry);
+  /**
+   * Replace the nsISHEntry at a particular index
+   * @param aIndex - The index at which the entry shoud be replaced
+   * @param aReplaceEntry - The replacement entry for the index.
+   */
+   void replaceEntry(in long aIndex, in nsISHEntry aReplaceEntry);
+
+  /** 
+   * Get handle to the history listener
+   */
+   readonly attribute nsISHistoryListener listener;
 
 };
diff --git a/mozilla/xpfe/components/shistory/src/nsSHistory.cpp b/mozilla/xpfe/components/shistory/src/nsSHistory.cpp
index d83ce3d3c26..42a628b5b06 100644
--- a/mozilla/xpfe/components/shistory/src/nsSHistory.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/xpfe/components/shistory/src/nsSHistory.cpp
@@ -440,6 +440,17 @@ nsSHistory::ReplaceEntry(PRInt32 aIndex, nsISHEntry * aReplaceEntry)
   return rv;
 }
 
+/* Get a handle to the Session history listener */
+NS_IMETHODIMP
+nsSHistory::GetListener(nsISHistoryListener ** aListener)
+{
+  NS_ENSURE_ARG_POINTER(aListener);
+  if (mListener) 
+    CallQueryReferent(mListener.get(),  aListener);
+  // Don't addref aListener. It is a weak pointer.
+  return NS_OK;
+}
+
 //*****************************************************************************
 //    nsSHistory: nsIWebNavigation
 //*****************************************************************************