diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/View.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/View.java
index 0d531ea86e6bb5d1e0b4bc8ed4e62e063123020b..0ceb57c20c1c7e22b01f6d1b08e9b7c7388d0986 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/View.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/View.java
@@ -374,6 +374,15 @@ public abstract class View extends AbstractModelObject implements AccessControll
         return true;
     }
     
+    /**
+     * Enables or disables automatic refreshes of the view.
+     * By default, automatic refreshes are enabled.
+     * @since TODO: define a version
+     */
+    public boolean isAutomaticRefreshEnabled() {
+        return true;
+    }
+    
     /**
      * If true, only show relevant executors
      */
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/hudson/model/View/index.jelly b/core/src/main/resources/hudson/model/View/index.jelly
index 464262f3203565aafc41f5be71b06fd41694dfe7..b74f00dc4d8d7418462f32d0c2333256278f78a0 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/hudson/model/View/index.jelly
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/hudson/model/View/index.jelly
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 
 <?jelly escape-by-default='true'?>
 <st:compress xmlns:j="jelly:core" xmlns:st="jelly:stapler" xmlns:d="jelly:define" xmlns:l="/lib/layout" xmlns:t="/lib/hudson" xmlns:f="/lib/form" xmlns:i="jelly:fmt">
-    <l:layout title="${it.class.name=='hudson.model.AllView' ? '%Dashboard' : it.viewName}${not empty it.ownerItemGroup.fullDisplayName?' ['+it.ownerItemGroup.fullDisplayName+']':''}">
+    <l:layout title="${it.class.name=='hudson.model.AllView' ? '%Dashboard' : it.viewName}${not empty it.ownerItemGroup.fullDisplayName?' ['+it.ownerItemGroup.fullDisplayName+']':''}" norefresh="${!it.automaticRefreshEnabled}">
       <j:set var="view" value="${it}"/> <!-- expose view to the scripts we include from owner -->
         <st:include page="sidepanel.jelly" />
         <l:main-panel>
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/lib/layout/breadcrumbBar.jelly b/core/src/main/resources/lib/layout/breadcrumbBar.jelly
index f00fb45e9959d2834ab3e0b0a7ff06facbba5031..ef1b411328d4680bf43841bd7f98b3eb166272f3 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/lib/layout/breadcrumbBar.jelly
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/lib/layout/breadcrumbBar.jelly
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
       <div class="top-sticker noedge">
         <div class="top-sticker-inner">
           <div id="right-top-nav">
-            <j:if test="${norefresh==null}">
+            <j:if test="${norefresh==null or norefresh==false}">
               <div id="right-top-nav">
                 <div class="smallfont">
                   <j:choose>
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/lib/layout/layout.jelly b/core/src/main/resources/lib/layout/layout.jelly
index 6f5a223b61633e52ae3055e3437c2f63cd082c2c..a8466f3d6ce76e309c817e416b177e42e8bad0a2 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/lib/layout/layout.jelly
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/lib/layout/layout.jelly
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
       Title of the HTML page. Rendered into &lt;title> tag.
     </st:attribute>
     <st:attribute name="norefresh">
-      If non-null, auto refresh is disabled on this page.
+      If non-null and not "false", auto refresh is disabled on this page.
       This is necessary for pages that include forms.
     </st:attribute>
     <st:attribute name="css" deprecated="true">
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ ${h.initPageVariables(context)}
   which I suspect can end up creating sessions for wrong resource types (such as static resources.)
 -->
 <j:set var="_" value="${request.getSession()}"/>
-<j:set var="_" value="${h.configureAutoRefresh(request, response, attrs.norefresh!=null)}"/>
-
+<j:set var="_" value="${h.configureAutoRefresh(request, response, attrs.norefresh!=null and !attrs.norefresh.equals(false))}"/>
   <j:if test="${request.servletPath=='/' || request.servletPath==''}">
     ${h.advertiseHeaders(response)}
     <j:forEach var="pd" items="${h.pageDecorators}">