diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/HTTPRequest.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/HTTPRequest.js
index ee149f540b..11d752fe15 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/HTTPRequest.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/HTTPRequest.js
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.HTTPRequest.prototype =
     },
     
 
-    /** combine the layer's url with its params and these newParams. 
+    /** combine url with layer's params and these newParams. 
      *   
      *    does checking on the serverPath variable, allowing for cases when it 
      *     is supplied with trailing ? or &, as well as cases where not. 
@@ -102,13 +102,17 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.HTTPRequest.prototype =
      *        "server?key1=value1&key2=value2&key3=value3"
      * 
      * @param {Object} newParams
+     * @param {String} altUrl Use this as the url instead of the layer's url
      * 
      * @type String
      */
-    getFullRequestString:function(newParams) {
+    getFullRequestString:function(newParams, altUrl) {
         
-        //requestString always starts with url
-        var requestString = this.url;        
+        // use layer's url unless altUrl passed in
+        var url = (altUrl == null) ? this.url : altUrl;
+        
+        // requestString always starts with url
+        var requestString = url;        
 
         // create a new params hash with all the layer params and the 
         // new params together. then convert to string
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WFS.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WFS.js
index 4b707ade52..3089e31e12 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WFS.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WFS.js
@@ -110,11 +110,20 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.WFS.prototype =
     * @type OpenLayers.Tile.WFS
     */
     addTile:function(bounds, position) {
-        var url = this.getFullRequestString(
-                     { BBOX:bounds.toBBOX() });
+        var urls = new Array();
+
+        //add standard URL
+        urls.push( this.getFullRequestString( { BBOX:bounds.toBBOX() }) );
+
+        // if there are more urls, add them.
+        for(var i=0; i < this.urls.length; i++) {
+            var newUrl = this.getFullRequestString( { BBOX:bounds.toBBOX() },
+                                                    this.urls[i] );
+            urls.push(newUrl);
+        }
 
         return new OpenLayers.Tile.WFS(this, position, bounds, 
-                                           url, this.tileSize);
+                                           urls, this.tileSize);
     },
 
 
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/WFS.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/WFS.js
index 486d1384cd..53f5830130 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/WFS.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/WFS.js
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@ OpenLayers.Tile.WFS.prototype =
     * @param {OpenLayers.Layer} layer
     * @param {OpenLayers.Pixel} position
     * @param {OpenLayers.Bounds} bounds
-    * @param {String} url
+    * @param {Array} urls
     * @param {OpenLayers.Size} size
     */
-    initialize: function(layer, position, bounds, url, size) {
+    initialize: function(layer, position, bounds, urls, size) {
+        var newArguments = [layer, position, bounds, null, size];
         OpenLayers.Tile.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
-        
+
+        this.urls = urls;        
         this.features = new Array();
     },
 
@@ -57,13 +59,17 @@ OpenLayers.Tile.WFS.prototype =
 
         if (!this.loaded) {
         
-            if (this.url != "") {
+            if (this.urls != null) {
         
                 // TODO: Hmmm, this stops multiple loads of the data when a 
                 //       result isn't immediately retrieved, but it's hacky. 
                 //       Do it better.
                 this.loaded = true; 
-                OpenLayers.loadURL(this.url, null, this, success, failure);
+                
+                for(var i=0; i < this.urls.length; i++) {
+                    OpenLayers.loadURL(this.urls[i], null, this, 
+                                        success, failure);
+                }
             }
         }
     },
diff --git a/tests/test_Layer_HTTPRequest.html b/tests/test_Layer_HTTPRequest.html
index 047fbafa6e..f5a08bc84a 100644
--- a/tests/test_Layer_HTTPRequest.html
+++ b/tests/test_Layer_HTTPRequest.html
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
         tParams = { layers: 'basic', 
                    format: 'image/png'};
         
-        t.plan( 7 );
+        t.plan( 8 );
 
   // without ?        
         tUrl = "http://octo.metacarta.com/cgi-bin/mapserv";
@@ -158,6 +158,12 @@
                                             layers:"road" } );
         t.eq(str, "http://octo.metacarta.com/cgi-bin/mapserv?param1=5&chicken=6&layers=road", "getFullRequestString() works for layer with null params passing in new params");
 
+  // with specified altUrl parameter
+        tUrl = "http://octo.metacarta.com/cgi-bin/mapserv";
+        layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.HTTPRequest(name, "chicken", tParams, null);
+        str = layer.getFullRequestString(null, tUrl);
+        t.eq(str, "http://octo.metacarta.com/cgi-bin/mapserv?layers=basic&format=image/png", "getFullRequestString() works for url sans ?");
+
     }
 
     function test_99_Layer_HTTPRequest_destroy (t) {