diff --git a/actionpack/Rakefile b/actionpack/Rakefile
index 2041f5a844dd0a03c46bf2f9d2d3cda2b65e833c..d192a2e3bf354e1aaa640b3851ba11dbc1e950ea 100644
--- a/actionpack/Rakefile
+++ b/actionpack/Rakefile
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Rake::TestTask.new(:test_new_base_on_old_tests) do |t|
   t.test_files = %w(
     addresses_render base benchmark caching capture content_type dispatcher
     flash mime_responds record_identifier redirect
-    render render_json
+    render render_json render_xml
     send_file request_forgery_protection rescue url_rewriter verification webservice
   ).map { |name| "test/controller/#{name}_test.rb" }
 end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/new_base/base.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/new_base/base.rb
index 6e1f92c45d3ad129da8cc99b80d3ce1253430c92..08ffafb27e908770c11193d1ab23a73d6911f30d 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/new_base/base.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/new_base/base.rb
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ class Base < Http
     include ActionController::UrlFor
     include ActionController::Redirector
     include ActionController::Renderer
-    include ActionController::RenderOptions
     include ActionController::Renderers::Json
+    include ActionController::Renderers::Xml
     include ActionController::Layouts
     include ActionController::ConditionalGet
 
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/new_base/render_options.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/new_base/render_options.rb
index e7ed2bd278fd39843c953451dad3993871e14850..a9ac0e0a416f019118a10cd050724a7a02d3c823 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/new_base/render_options.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/new_base/render_options.rb
@@ -18,15 +18,23 @@ def render_to_body(options)
     end
   end
   
-  module Renderers
-    module Json
+  module RenderOption
+    extend ActiveSupport::DependencyModule
+
+    included do
       extend ActiveSupport::DependencyModule
-      
       depends_on RenderOptions
-      
-      included do
-        _renderers << :json
+
+      def self.register_renderer(name)
+        included { _renderers << name }
       end
+    end
+  end
+
+  module Renderers
+    module Json
+      include RenderOption
+      register_renderer :json
       
       def _render_json(json, options)
         json = ActiveSupport::JSON.encode(json) unless json.respond_to?(:to_str)
@@ -35,5 +43,15 @@ def _render_json(json, options)
         self.response_body = json
       end      
     end
+
+    module Xml
+      include RenderOption
+      register_renderer :xml
+
+      def _render_xml(xml, options)
+        response.content_type ||= Mime::XML
+        self.response_body  = xml.respond_to?(:to_xml) ? xml.to_xml : xml
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/new_base/renderer.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/new_base/renderer.rb
index 840168397de13056e655102dab8fbf902d8eedc1..2a52eedb596e78b3efba6bcdf49854d752ff1645 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/new_base/renderer.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/new_base/renderer.rb
@@ -79,9 +79,10 @@ def _render_partial(partial, options)
     end
   
     def _process_options(options)
-      status, content_type = options.values_at(:status, :content_type)
+      status, content_type, location = options.values_at(:status, :content_type, :location)
       response.status = status.to_i if status
       response.content_type = content_type if content_type
+      response.headers["Location"] = url_for(location) if location
     end
   end
 end