Index: test/controller/view_paths_test.rb
===================================================================
--- test/controller/view_paths_test.rb  (revision 7725)
+++ test/controller/view_paths_test.rb  (working copy)
@@ -43,6 +43,22 @@
     assert_equal [ LOAD_PATH_ROOT ], @controller.view_paths
   end
   
+  def test_template_appends_path_correctly
+    TestController.append_view_path 'foo'
+    assert_equal [LOAD_PATH_ROOT, 'foo'], @controller.view_paths
+    
+    TestController.append_view_path(%w(bar baz))
+    assert_equal [LOAD_PATH_ROOT, 'foo', 'bar', 'baz'], @controller.view_paths
+  end
+  
+  def test_template_prepends_path_correctly
+    TestController.prepend_view_path 'baz'
+    assert_equal ['baz', LOAD_PATH_ROOT], @controller.view_paths
+    
+    TestController.prepend_view_path(%w(foo bar))
+    assert_equal ['foo', 'bar', 'baz', LOAD_PATH_ROOT], @controller.view_paths
+  end
+  
   def test_view_paths
     get :hello_world
     assert_response :success
@@ -85,11 +101,9 @@
     assert_equal A.view_paths,   B.view_paths
     assert_equal original_load_paths, C.view_paths
     
-    e = assert_raises(TypeError) { C.view_paths << 'c/path' }
-    assert_equal "can't modify frozen array", e.message
-    
     C.view_paths = []
     assert_nothing_raised { C.view_paths << 'c/path' }
+    assert_equal ['c/path'], C.view_paths
   end
   
 end
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Index: lib/action_controller/base.rb
===================================================================
--- lib/action_controller/base.rb       (revision 7725)
+++ lib/action_controller/base.rb       (working copy)
@@ -408,43 +408,37 @@
         write_inheritable_attribute(:hidden_actions, hidden_actions | names.map(&:to_s))
       end
 
+      ## View load paths determine the bases from which template references can be made. So a call to
+      ## render("test/template") will be looked up in the view load paths array and the closest match will be
+      ## returned.
+      def view_paths
+        @view_paths || superclass.view_paths
+      end
 
-      @@view_paths = {}
-
-      # View load paths determine the bases from which template references can be made. So a call to
-      # render("test/template") will be looked up in the view load paths array and the closest match will be
-      # returned.
       def view_paths=(value)
-        @@view_paths[name] = value
+        @view_paths = value
       end
 
-      # View load paths for controller.
-      def view_paths
-        if paths = @@view_paths[name]
-          paths
-        else
-          if superclass.respond_to?(:view_paths)
-            superclass.view_paths.dup.freeze
-          else
-            @@view_paths[name] = []
-          end
-        end
-      end
-      
       # Adds a view_path to the front of the view_paths array.
       # If the current class has no view paths, copy them from 
       # the superclass
+      #
+      #   ArticleController.prepend_view_path("views/default")
+      #   ArticleController.prepend_view_path(["views/default", "views/custom"])
+      #
       def prepend_view_path(path)
-        self.view_paths = view_paths.dup if view_paths.frozen?
-        view_paths.unshift(path)
+        view_paths.unshift(*path)
       end
       
       # Adds a view_path to the end of the view_paths array.
       # If the current class has no view paths, copy them from 
       # the superclass
+      #
+      #   ArticleController.append_view_path("views/default")
+      #   ArticleController.append_view_path(["views/default", "views/custom"])
+      #
       def append_view_path(path)
-        self.view_paths = view_paths.dup if view_paths.frozen?
-        view_paths << path
+        view_paths.push(*path)
       end
       
       # Replace sensitive paramater data from the request log.
@@ -631,10 +625,17 @@
         request.session_options && request.session_options[:disabled] != false
       end
 
+      
+      self.view_paths = []
+      
       # View load paths for controller.
       def view_paths
-        self.class.view_paths
+        (@template || self.class).view_paths
       end
+    
+      def view_paths=(value)
+        (@template || self.class).view_paths = value
+      end
       
     protected
       # Renders the content that will be returned to the browser as the response body.