diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/TMS.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/TMS.js
index 437bfd79b5..d61ed95d35 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/TMS.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/TMS.js
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@
  */
 OpenLayers.Layer.TMS = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.Grid, {
 
+    /**
+     * APIProperty: serviceVersion
+     * {String}
+     */
+    serviceVersion: "1.0.0",
+
     /**
      * APIProperty: isBaseLayer
      * {Boolean}
@@ -91,7 +97,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.TMS = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.Grid, {
         var x = Math.round((bounds.left - this.tileOrigin.lon) / (res * this.tileSize.w));
         var y = Math.round((bounds.bottom - this.tileOrigin.lat) / (res * this.tileSize.h));
         var z = this.map.getZoom();
-        var path = "1.0.0" + "/" + this.layername + "/" + z + "/" + x + "/" + y + "." + this.type; 
+        var path = this.serviceVersion + "/" + this.layername + "/" + z + "/" + x + "/" + y + "." + this.type; 
         var url = this.url;
         if (url instanceof Array) {
             url = this.selectUrl(path, url);
diff --git a/tests/Layer/test_TMS.html b/tests/Layer/test_TMS.html
index 17dc55a803..9fb5629d5b 100644
--- a/tests/Layer/test_TMS.html
+++ b/tests/Layer/test_TMS.html
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
      */
     function test_10_Layer_TMS_getURL(t) {
 
-        t.plan(2);
+        t.plan(3);
         
         var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map', options);
         var options = {'layername':'basic', 'type':'png'}; 
@@ -128,6 +128,12 @@
         map.setCenter(new OpenLayers.LonLat(0,0), 9);
         var tileurl = layer.getURL(new OpenLayers.Bounds(3.515625,45,4.21875,45.703125));
         t.eq(tileurl, "http://labs.metacarta.com/wms-c/Basic.py/1.0.0/basic/9/261/192.png", "Tile URL is correct");
+    
+        var layer2 = layer.clone();
+        layer2.serviceVersion = "1.2.3";
+        map.addLayer(layer2);
+        tileurl = layer2.getURL(new OpenLayers.Bounds(3.515625,45,4.21875,45.703125));
+        t.eq(tileurl, "http://labs.metacarta.com/wms-c/Basic.py/1.2.3/basic/9/261/192.png", "TMS serviceVersion is correct");
 
         layer.url = ["http://tilecache1/", "http://tilecache2/", "http://tilecache3/"];
         tileurl = layer.getURL(new OpenLayers.Bounds(3.515625,45,4.21875,45.703125));