diff --git a/akka-kernel/src/main/scala/Kernel.scala b/akka-kernel/src/main/scala/Kernel.scala
index 7cc7a9ce35..a312652cf8 100644
--- a/akka-kernel/src/main/scala/Kernel.scala
+++ b/akka-kernel/src/main/scala/Kernel.scala
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import se.scalablesolutions.akka.remote.{RemoteNode,BootableRemoteActorService}
 import se.scalablesolutions.akka.util.Logging
 import se.scalablesolutions.akka.actor.{ActorRegistry,BootableActorLoaderService}
 
+import javax.servlet.{ServletContextListener,ServletContextEvent}
+
 /**
  * The Akka Kernel. 
  * 
@@ -71,4 +73,13 @@ object Kernel extends Logging {
     log.info("     Running version %s", VERSION)
     log.info("==============================")
   }
-}
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+}
+ 
+ /*
+  And this one can be added to web.xml mappings as a listener to boot and shutdown Akka
+ */
+ 
+class Kernel extends ServletContextListener {
+   def contextDestroyed(e : ServletContextEvent) : Unit = Kernel.shutdown
+   def contextInitialized(e : ServletContextEvent) : Unit = Kernel.boot
+ }
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