diff --git a/spring-webflow/changelog.txt b/spring-webflow/changelog.txt
index 39684c32..1b3b95d7 100644
--- a/spring-webflow/changelog.txt
+++ b/spring-webflow/changelog.txt
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ Package org.springframework.webflow.engine
   converters (SWF-220).
 * Added setFlowAttributes method to XmlFlowRegistryFactoryBean to make it easier to configure
   externally defined flow definition attributes (SWF-200).
+* Added setXmlFlowRegistrar method to XmlFlowRegistryFactoryBean.
 
 Package org.springframework.webflow.execution.factory
 * The getHolder method on ConditionalFlowExecutionListenerLoader is now private. It has a package
diff --git a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/builder/xml/XmlFlowRegistryFactoryBean.java b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/builder/xml/XmlFlowRegistryFactoryBean.java
index 997dbf05..50b4e1a2 100644
--- a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/builder/xml/XmlFlowRegistryFactoryBean.java
+++ b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/builder/xml/XmlFlowRegistryFactoryBean.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
 import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.webflow.core.collection.AttributeMap;
 import org.springframework.webflow.core.collection.LocalAttributeMap;
 import org.springframework.webflow.definition.registry.FlowDefinitionRegistry;
@@ -85,9 +86,17 @@ public class XmlFlowRegistryFactoryBean extends AbstractFlowBuildingFlowRegistry
 	/**
 	 * Returns the configured externalized XML flow registrar.
 	 */
-	protected XmlFlowRegistrar getXmlFlowRegistrar() {
+	public XmlFlowRegistrar getXmlFlowRegistrar() {
 		return flowRegistrar;
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set the configured externalized XML flow registrar.
+	 */
+	public void setXmlFlowRegistrar(XmlFlowRegistrar flowRegistrar) {
+		Assert.notNull(flowRegistrar, "The flowRegistrar is required");
+		this.flowRegistrar = flowRegistrar;
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Sets the locations (resource file paths) pointing to XML-based flow
@@ -180,7 +189,7 @@ public class XmlFlowRegistryFactoryBean extends AbstractFlowBuildingFlowRegistry
 
 	protected void init(FlowServiceLocator flowServiceLocator) {
 		// simply wire in the locator to the registrar 
-		flowRegistrar.setFlowServiceLocator(flowServiceLocator);
+		getXmlFlowRegistrar().setFlowServiceLocator(flowServiceLocator);
 	}
 
 	protected void doPopulate(FlowDefinitionRegistry registry) {