diff --git a/contrib/include/wx/xrc/xmlres.h b/contrib/include/wx/xrc/xmlres.h
index 76dbd1e972..198efa7a7e 100644
--- a/contrib/include/wx/xrc/xmlres.h
+++ b/contrib/include/wx/xrc/xmlres.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ WX_DECLARE_USER_EXPORTED_OBJARRAY(wxXmlResourceDataRecord,
 enum wxXmlResourceFlags
 {
     wxXRC_USE_LOCALE     = 1,
-    wxXRC_NO_SUBCLASSING = 2
+    wxXRC_NO_SUBCLASSING = 2,
+    wxXRC_NO_RELOADING   = 4
 };
 
 // This class holds XML resources from one or more .xml files
diff --git a/contrib/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp b/contrib/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
index e392d946e2..6e826ff82c 100644
--- a/contrib/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
+++ b/contrib/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ bool wxXmlResource::UpdateResources()
     {
         modif = (m_data[i].Doc == NULL);
 
-        if (!modif)
+        if (!modif && !(m_flags & wxXRC_NO_RELOADING))
         {
 #           if wxUSE_FILESYSTEM
             file = fsys.OpenFile(m_data[i].File);
@@ -362,6 +362,9 @@ bool wxXmlResource::UpdateResources()
 
         if (modif)
         {
+            wxLogTrace(_T("xrc"),
+                       _T("opening file '%s'"), m_data[i].File.c_str());
+
             wxInputStream *stream = NULL;
 
 #           if wxUSE_FILESYSTEM
diff --git a/include/wx/xrc/xmlres.h b/include/wx/xrc/xmlres.h
index 76dbd1e972..198efa7a7e 100644
--- a/include/wx/xrc/xmlres.h
+++ b/include/wx/xrc/xmlres.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ WX_DECLARE_USER_EXPORTED_OBJARRAY(wxXmlResourceDataRecord,
 enum wxXmlResourceFlags
 {
     wxXRC_USE_LOCALE     = 1,
-    wxXRC_NO_SUBCLASSING = 2
+    wxXRC_NO_SUBCLASSING = 2,
+    wxXRC_NO_RELOADING   = 4
 };
 
 // This class holds XML resources from one or more .xml files
diff --git a/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp b/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
index e392d946e2..6e826ff82c 100644
--- a/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
+++ b/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ bool wxXmlResource::UpdateResources()
     {
         modif = (m_data[i].Doc == NULL);
 
-        if (!modif)
+        if (!modif && !(m_flags & wxXRC_NO_RELOADING))
         {
 #           if wxUSE_FILESYSTEM
             file = fsys.OpenFile(m_data[i].File);
@@ -362,6 +362,9 @@ bool wxXmlResource::UpdateResources()
 
         if (modif)
         {
+            wxLogTrace(_T("xrc"),
+                       _T("opening file '%s'"), m_data[i].File.c_str());
+
             wxInputStream *stream = NULL;
 
 #           if wxUSE_FILESYSTEM