diff --git a/plugins/acl/static-role-based/resources/META-INF/cloudstack/acl-static-role-based/spring-acl-static-role-based-context.xml b/plugins/acl/static-role-based/resources/META-INF/cloudstack/acl-static-role-based/spring-acl-static-role-based-context.xml
index f13acc190b6..0b222837f4c 100644
--- a/plugins/acl/static-role-based/resources/META-INF/cloudstack/acl-static-role-based/spring-acl-static-role-based-context.xml
+++ b/plugins/acl/static-role-based/resources/META-INF/cloudstack/acl-static-role-based/spring-acl-static-role-based-context.xml
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
 
     <bean id="StaticRoleBasedAPIAccessChecker" class="org.apache.cloudstack.acl.StaticRoleBasedAPIAccessChecker" >
         <property name="services" value="#{apiCommandsRegistry.registered}" />
+        <property name="commandPropertyFiles">
+            <set>
+                <value>commands.properties</value>
+            </set>
+        </property>
     </bean>
 
 </beans>
diff --git a/plugins/acl/static-role-based/src/org/apache/cloudstack/acl/StaticRoleBasedAPIAccessChecker.java b/plugins/acl/static-role-based/src/org/apache/cloudstack/acl/StaticRoleBasedAPIAccessChecker.java
index 1316a92ccb1..4383b4573f9 100644
--- a/plugins/acl/static-role-based/src/org/apache/cloudstack/acl/StaticRoleBasedAPIAccessChecker.java
+++ b/plugins/acl/static-role-based/src/org/apache/cloudstack/acl/StaticRoleBasedAPIAccessChecker.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public class StaticRoleBasedAPIAccessChecker extends AdapterBase implements APIC
 
     protected static final Logger s_logger = Logger.getLogger(StaticRoleBasedAPIAccessChecker.class);
 
+    Set<String> commandPropertyFiles = new HashSet<String>();
     Set<String> commandsPropertiesOverrides = new HashSet<String>();
     Map<RoleType, Set<String>> commandsPropertiesRoleBasedApisMap = new HashMap<RoleType, Set<String>>();
     Map<RoleType, Set<String>> annotationRoleBasedApisMap = new HashMap<RoleType, Set<String>>();
@@ -84,7 +85,9 @@ public class StaticRoleBasedAPIAccessChecker extends AdapterBase implements APIC
     public boolean configure(String name, Map<String, Object> params) throws ConfigurationException {
         super.configure(name, params);
 
-        processMapping(PropertiesUtil.processConfigFile(new String[] {"commands.properties"}));
+        for (String commandPropertyFile : commandPropertyFiles) {
+            processMapping(PropertiesUtil.processConfigFile(new String[] { commandPropertyFile }));
+        }
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -129,4 +132,12 @@ public class StaticRoleBasedAPIAccessChecker extends AdapterBase implements APIC
         this._services = services;
     }
 
+    public Set<String> getCommandPropertyFiles() {
+        return commandPropertyFiles;
+    }
+
+    public void setCommandPropertyFiles(Set<String> commandPropertyFiles) {
+        this.commandPropertyFiles = commandPropertyFiles;
+    }
+
 }