Index: branches/RC/core/admin_templates/incs/grid_blocks.tpl
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diff -u -r10357 -r10372
--- branches/RC/core/admin_templates/incs/grid_blocks.tpl	(.../grid_blocks.tpl)	(revision 10357)
+++ branches/RC/core/admin_templates/incs/grid_blocks.tpl	(.../grid_blocks.tpl)	(revision 10372)
@@ -440,7 +440,17 @@
 	  		Grids['<inp2:m_param name="PrefixSpecial"/>'].InitItems();
 	  			
 	  		<inp2:m_if check="{$PrefixSpecial}_UseAutoRefresh">
-	  			setTimeout('window.location.reload();', <inp2:$PrefixSpecial_AutoRefreshInterval/> * 60000);
+	  			function refresh_grid() {
+	  				// window.location.reload();
+	  				var $window_url = window.location.href;
+	  				if ($window_url.indexOf('skip_session_refresh=1') == -1) {
+	  					$window_url += '&skip_session_refresh=1';
+	  				}
+
+	  				window.location.href = $window_url;
+	  			}
+
+	  			setTimeout('refresh_grid()', <inp2:$PrefixSpecial_AutoRefreshInterval/> * 60000);
 	  		</inp2:m_if>
   		</inp2:m_if>
 
Index: branches/RC/core/kernel/session/session.php
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diff -u -r10294 -r10372
--- branches/RC/core/kernel/session/session.php	(.../session.php)	(revision 10294)
+++ branches/RC/core/kernel/session/session.php	(.../session.php)	(revision 10372)
@@ -779,7 +779,14 @@
 	 */
 	function Refresh()
 	{
-		if ($this->CookiesEnabled) $this->SetSessionCookie(); //we need to refresh the cookie
+		if ($this->Application->GetVar('skip_session_refresh')) {
+			return ;
+		}
+
+		if ($this->CookiesEnabled) {
+			// we need to refresh the cookie
+			$this->SetSessionCookie();
+		}
 		$this->Storage->UpdateSession($this);
 	}