diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 290f19f..2f56b5d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ The following options are supported:
   True if you want your source files to be automatically reloaded
   when they are modified. Defaults to true in development, false in
   production.
+  
+* `:reload-paths` -
+  A seq of source paths to reload. Defaults to [\"src\"]. 
+  Only relevant if :auto-reload? is true.
 
 * `:auto-refresh?` -
   True if you want your browser to automatically refresh when source
diff --git a/src/ring/server/options.clj b/src/ring/server/options.clj
index 54a71a5..548b78a 100644
--- a/src/ring/server/options.clj
+++ b/src/ring/server/options.clj
@@ -36,3 +36,7 @@
   "True if stacktraces should be shown for exceptions raised by the handler."
   [options]
   (:stacktraces? options dev-env?))
+
+(defn reload-paths 
+  [options]
+  (:reload-paths options ["src"]))
diff --git a/src/ring/server/standalone.clj b/src/ring/server/standalone.clj
index 5b3a79c..5a77d9b 100644
--- a/src/ring/server/standalone.clj
+++ b/src/ring/server/standalone.clj
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
 (defn- add-auto-reload [handler options]
   (if (auto-reload? options)
-    (wrap-reload handler)
+    (wrap-reload handler {:dirs (reload-paths options)})
     handler))
 
 (defn- add-auto-refresh [handler options]
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
     :browser-uri   - the path to browse to when opening a browser
     :stacktraces?  - if true, display stacktraces when an exception is thrown
     :auto-reload?  - if true, automatically reload source files
+    :reload-paths  - seq of src-paths to reload on change - defaults to [\"src\"]    
     :auto-refresh? - if true, automatically refresh browser when source changes
 
   If join? is false, a Server object is returned."