diff --git a/docs/upgrades/upgrade_6.8.0-6.8.1.pl b/docs/upgrades/upgrade_6.8.0-6.8.1.pl
index 4c155c9e3..b4b7c3408 100644
--- a/docs/upgrades/upgrade_6.8.0-6.8.1.pl
+++ b/docs/upgrades/upgrade_6.8.0-6.8.1.pl
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ sub convertDashboardPrefs {
 	WebGUI::SQL->write("ALTER TABLE `Dashboard` ADD COLUMN `assetsToHide` TEXT");
 	WebGUI::SQL->write("ALTER TABLE `Shortcut` ADD COLUMN `prefFieldsToShow` TEXT");
 	WebGUI::SQL->write("ALTER TABLE `Shortcut` ADD COLUMN `prefFieldsToImport` TEXT");
+	WebGUI::SQL->write("ALTER TABLE `Shortcut` ADD COLUMN `showReloadIcon` TINYINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT 0");
 }
 
 #-------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Shortcut.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Shortcut.pm
index 59350e25a..3346035ef 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Shortcut.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Shortcut.pm
@@ -200,6 +200,10 @@ sub definition {
 			prefFieldsToImport=>{
 				fieldType=>"checkList",
 				defaultValue=>undef
+			},
+			showReloadIcon=>{
+				fieldType=>"yesNo",
+				defaultValue=>1
 			}
 		}
 	});
@@ -264,18 +268,23 @@ sub getEditForm {
 			},
 			-extras=>$self->{_disabled}
 		);
-
-		 $tabform->getTab("properties")->readOnly(
-        		-value=>$self->_drawQueryBuilder(),
-		        -label=>WebGUI::International::get("Criteria","Asset_Shortcut"),
-		        -hoverHelp=>WebGUI::International::get("Criteria description","Asset_Shortcut")
-	        );
+		$tabform->getTab("properties")->readOnly(
+			-value=>$self->_drawQueryBuilder(),
+			-label=>WebGUI::International::get("Criteria","Asset_Shortcut"),
+			-hoverHelp=>WebGUI::International::get("Criteria description","Asset_Shortcut")
+		);
 	}
 	$tabform->addTab('overrides',$i18n->get('Overrides'));
 	$tabform->getTab('overrides')->raw($self->getOverridesList);
 	if ($self->isDashlet) {
 		$tabform->addTab('preferences',$i18n->get('Preferences'));
 		$tabform->getTab('preferences')->raw($self->getFieldsList);
+		$tabform->getTab("properties")->yesNo(
+			-value=>$self->getValue("showReloadIcon"),
+			-name=>"showReloadIcon",
+			-label=>WebGUI::International::get("show reload icon","Asset_Shortcut"),
+			-hoverHelp=>WebGUI::International::get("show reload icon description","Asset_Shortcut")
+		);
 	}
 	return $tabform;
 }
@@ -425,6 +434,7 @@ sub getShortcut {
 		foreach my $override (keys %overrides) {
 			$self->{_shortcut}{_properties}{$override} = $overrides{$override}{parsedValue};
 		}
+		$self->{_shortcut}{_properties}{showReloadIcon} = $self->get("showReloadIcon");
 	}
 	return $self->{_shortcut};
 }
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Dashboard.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Dashboard.pm
index ad778801f..af0a77078 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Dashboard.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Dashboard.pm
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ sub view {
 								dashletTitle=>$child->{_properties}{title},
 								shortcutUrl=>$child->getUrl,
 								canPersonalize=>$self->canPersonalize,
+								showReloadIcon=>$child->{_properties}{showReloadIcon},
 								canEditUserPrefs=>(($session{user}{userId} ne '1') && (ref $child eq 'WebGUI::Asset::Shortcut') && (scalar($child->getPrefFieldsToShow) > 0))
 							});
 							$newStuff .= 'available_dashlets["'.$child->getId.'"]=\''.$child->getUrl.'\';';
@@ -231,6 +232,7 @@ sub view {
 								dashletTitle=>$child->{_properties}{title},
 								shortcutUrl=>$child->getUrl,
 								canPersonalize=>$self->canPersonalize,
+								showReloadIcon=>$child->{_properties}{showReloadIcon},
 								canEditUserPrefs=>(($session{user}{userId} ne '1') && (ref $child eq 'WebGUI::Asset::Shortcut') && (scalar($child->getPrefFieldsToShow) > 0))
 							});
 							$newStuff .= 'available_dashlets["'.$child->getId.'"]=\''.$child->getUrl.'\';';
@@ -252,6 +254,7 @@ sub view {
 					content=>'',
 					dashletTitle=>$child->getTitle,
 					shortcutUrl=>$child->getUrl,
+					showReloadIcon=>$child->{_properties}{showReloadIcon},
 					canPersonalize=>$self->canPersonalize,
 					canEditUserPrefs=>(($session{user}{userId} ne '1') && (ref $child eq 'WebGUI::Asset::Shortcut') && (scalar($child->getPrefFieldsToShow) > 0))
 				});
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Shortcut.pm b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Shortcut.pm
index 40cf458b6..43394441b 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Shortcut.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Shortcut.pm
@@ -395,6 +395,16 @@ The word "Shortcut".</p>
 		lastUpdated => 1133619940,
 	},
 
+	'show reload icon' => {
+		message => q|Show Reload Icon?|,
+		lastUpdated => 1133619940,
+	},
+
+	'show reload icon description' => {
+		message => q|Whether or not to show the yellow reload dashlet icon on this Shortcut/Dashlet.|,
+		lastUpdated => 1133619940,
+	},
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/www/extras/wobject/Dashboard/draggable.js b/www/extras/wobject/Dashboard/draggable.js
index 9f829a4cd..c72483de7 100644
--- a/www/extras/wobject/Dashboard/draggable.js
+++ b/www/extras/wobject/Dashboard/draggable.js
@@ -532,4 +532,28 @@ function dashboard_toggleEditForm(event,shortcutId,shortcutUrl) {
 			}
 		}
 	);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+function dashboard_reloadDashlet(event,shortcutId,shortcutUrl) {
+	//discover if form is there.
+	var existingForm = document.getElementById("form" + shortcutId + "_div");
+	if (existingForm) {
+		var throwAway = existingForm.parentNode.removeChild(existingForm);
+		return;
+	}
+	// Reload the content div.
+	contentDiv = document.getElementById("ct" + shortcutId + "_div");
+	var hooha = AjaxRequest.get(
+		{
+			'url':shortcutUrl
+			,'parameters':{
+				'func':"ajaxInlineView"
+			}
+			,'onSuccess':function(req){
+				var myArr558 = req.responseText.split(/beginDebug/mg,1);
+				contentDiv.innerHTML = myArr558[0];
+			}
+		}
+	);
+}
+