diff --git a/swift/common/middleware/tempurl.py b/swift/common/middleware/tempurl.py
index 2b91ee8815..c9b9d9437d 100644
--- a/swift/common/middleware/tempurl.py
+++ b/swift/common/middleware/tempurl.py
@@ -80,6 +80,15 @@ above example::
     https://swift-cluster.example.com/v1/AUTH_account/container/object?
     temp_url_sig=da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709&
     temp_url_expires=1323479485&filename=My+Test+File.pdf
+
+If you do not want the object to be downloaded, you can cause
+"Content-Disposition: inline" to be set on the response by adding the "inline"
+parameter to the query string, like so::
+
+    https://swift-cluster.example.com/v1/AUTH_account/container/object?
+    temp_url_sig=da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709&
+    temp_url_expires=1323479485&inline
+
 """
 
 __all__ = ['TempURL', 'filter_factory',
@@ -183,14 +192,14 @@ class TempURL(object):
     :param conf: The configuration dict for the middleware.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, app, conf):
+    def __init__(self, app, conf, methods=('GET', 'HEAD', 'PUT')):
         #: The next WSGI application/filter in the paste.deploy pipeline.
         self.app = app
         #: The filter configuration dict.
         self.conf = conf
 
         #: The methods allowed with Temp URLs.
-        self.methods = conf.get('methods', 'GET HEAD PUT').split()
+        self.methods = methods
 
         headers = DEFAULT_INCOMING_REMOVE_HEADERS
         if 'incoming_remove_headers' in conf:
@@ -474,5 +483,8 @@ def filter_factory(global_conf, **local_conf):
     """Returns the WSGI filter for use with paste.deploy."""
     conf = global_conf.copy()
     conf.update(local_conf)
-    register_swift_info('tempurl')
-    return lambda app: TempURL(app, conf)
+
+    methods = conf.get('methods', 'GET HEAD PUT').split()
+    register_swift_info('tempurl', methods=methods)
+
+    return lambda app: TempURL(app, conf, methods=methods)
diff --git a/test/unit/common/middleware/test_tempurl.py b/test/unit/common/middleware/test_tempurl.py
index c2a9e1c27a..157186aef4 100644
--- a/test/unit/common/middleware/test_tempurl.py
+++ b/test/unit/common/middleware/test_tempurl.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from time import time
 
 from swift.common.middleware import tempauth, tempurl
 from swift.common.swob import Request, Response, HeaderKeyDict
-from swift.common.utils import split_path
+from swift.common import utils
 
 
 class FakeApp(object):
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class TestTempURL(unittest.TestCase):
         if environ is None:
             environ = {}
 
-        _junk, account, _junk, _junk = split_path(path, 2, 4)
+        _junk, account, _junk, _junk = utils.split_path(path, 2, 4)
         self._fake_cache_environ(environ, account, keys)
         req = Request.blank(path, environ=environ, **kwargs)
         return req
@@ -869,5 +869,25 @@ class TestTempURL(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertTrue(isinstance(str_value, str))
 
 
+class TestSwiftInfo(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        utils._swift_info = {}
+        utils._swift_admin_info = {}
+
+    def test_registered_defaults(self):
+        tempurl.filter_factory({})
+        swift_info = utils.get_swift_info()
+        self.assertTrue('tempurl' in swift_info)
+        self.assertEqual(set(swift_info['tempurl']['methods']),
+                         set(('GET', 'HEAD', 'PUT')))
+
+    def test_non_default_methods(self):
+        tempurl.filter_factory({'methods': 'GET HEAD PUT POST DELETE'})
+        swift_info = utils.get_swift_info()
+        self.assertTrue('tempurl' in swift_info)
+        self.assertEqual(set(swift_info['tempurl']['methods']),
+                         set(('GET', 'HEAD', 'PUT', 'POST', 'DELETE')))
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()