diff --git a/Source/CTest/cmCTestGenericHandler.cxx b/Source/CTest/cmCTestGenericHandler.cxx
index 4c398422d..563c7b60e 100644
--- a/Source/CTest/cmCTestGenericHandler.cxx
+++ b/Source/CTest/cmCTestGenericHandler.cxx
@@ -53,10 +53,38 @@ void cmCTestGenericHandler::SetOption(const char* op, const char* value)
   this->Options[op] = value;
 }
 
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+void cmCTestGenericHandler::SetPersistentOption(const char* op, const char* value)
+{
+  if ( !op )
+    {
+    return;
+    }
+  if ( !value )
+    {
+    cmCTestGenericHandler::t_StringToString::iterator remit
+      = this->PersistentOptions.find(op);
+    if ( remit != this->PersistentOptions.end() )
+      {
+      this->PersistentOptions.erase(remit);
+      }
+    return;
+    }
+
+  this->PersistentOptions[op] = value;
+}
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 void cmCTestGenericHandler::Initialize()
 {
   this->Options.clear();
+  t_StringToString::iterator it;
+  for ( it = this->PersistentOptions.begin(); 
+    it != this->PersistentOptions.end();
+    ++ it )
+    {
+    this->Options[it->first.c_str()] = it->second.c_str();
+    }
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Source/CTest/cmCTestGenericHandler.h b/Source/CTest/cmCTestGenericHandler.h
index 9efa1135a..2b84ded3a 100644
--- a/Source/CTest/cmCTestGenericHandler.h
+++ b/Source/CTest/cmCTestGenericHandler.h
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ public:
 
   typedef std::map<cmStdString,cmStdString> t_StringToString;
 
+  
+  void SetPersistentOption(const char* op, const char* value);
   void SetOption(const char* op, const char* value);
   const char* GetOption(const char* op);
 
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ protected:
   bool HandlerVerbose;
   cmCTest *CTest;
   t_StringToString Options;
+  t_StringToString PersistentOptions;
 
   cmCTestCommand* Command;
   int SubmitIndex;
diff --git a/Source/CTest/cmCTestStartCommand.cxx b/Source/CTest/cmCTestStartCommand.cxx
index 515cf7574..aa77c7548 100644
--- a/Source/CTest/cmCTestStartCommand.cxx
+++ b/Source/CTest/cmCTestStartCommand.cxx
@@ -29,22 +29,32 @@ bool cmCTestStartCommand::InitialPass(
     return false;
     }
 
-  const char* smodel = args[0].c_str();
+  size_t cnt = 0;
+  const char* smodel = args[cnt].c_str();
   const char* src_dir = 0;
   const char* bld_dir = 0;
 
-  if ( args.size() >= 2 )
+  cnt++;
+
+  this->CTest->SetSpecificTrack(0);
+  if ( cnt < args.size() -1 )
     {
-    src_dir = args[1].c_str();
-    if ( args.size() == 3 )
+    if ( args[cnt] == "TRACK" )
       {
-      bld_dir = args[2].c_str();
+      cnt ++;
+      this->CTest->SetSpecificTrack(args[cnt].c_str());
+      cnt ++;
       }
     }
-  if ( args.size() > 3 )
+
+  if ( cnt < args.size() )
     {
-    this->SetError("called with incorrect number of arguments");
-    return false;
+    src_dir = args[cnt].c_str();
+    cnt ++;
+    if ( cnt < args.size() )
+      {
+      bld_dir = args[cnt].c_str();
+      }
     }
   if ( !src_dir )
     {
@@ -74,6 +84,12 @@ bool cmCTestStartCommand::InitialPass(
     << smodel << std::endl
     << "   Source directory: " << src_dir << std::endl
     << "   Build directory: " << bld_dir << std::endl);
+  const char* track = this->CTest->GetSpecificTrack();
+  if ( track )
+    {
+    cmCTestLog(this->CTest, HANDLER_OUTPUT,
+      "   Track: " << track << std::endl);
+    }
 
   this->Makefile->AddDefinition("CTEST_RUN_CURRENT_SCRIPT", "OFF");
   this->CTest->SetSuppressUpdatingCTestConfiguration(true);
diff --git a/Source/CTest/cmCTestStartCommand.h b/Source/CTest/cmCTestStartCommand.h
index f651bc872..3962d039e 100644
--- a/Source/CTest/cmCTestStartCommand.h
+++ b/Source/CTest/cmCTestStartCommand.h
@@ -66,11 +66,12 @@ public:
   virtual const char* GetFullDocumentation()
     {
     return
-      "  CTEST_START(Model [source [binary]])\n"
+      "  CTEST_START(Model [TRACK <track>] [source [binary]])\n"
       "Starts the testing for a given model. The command should be called "
       "after the binary directory is initialized. If the 'source' and "
       "'binary' directory are not specified, it reads the "
-      "CTEST_SOURCE_DIRECTORY and CTEST_BINARY_DIRECTORY.";
+      "CTEST_SOURCE_DIRECTORY and CTEST_BINARY_DIRECTORY. If the track is "
+      "specified, the submissions will go to the specified track.";
     }
 
   cmTypeMacro(cmCTestStartCommand, cmCTestCommand);
diff --git a/Source/CTest/cmCTestSubmitHandler.cxx b/Source/CTest/cmCTestSubmitHandler.cxx
index 8d5effae7..b20388c1c 100644
--- a/Source/CTest/cmCTestSubmitHandler.cxx
+++ b/Source/CTest/cmCTestSubmitHandler.cxx
@@ -874,6 +874,12 @@ int cmCTestSubmitHandler::ProcessHandler()
   cmCTestLog(this->CTest, HANDLER_OUTPUT, "Submit files (using "
     << this->CTest->GetCTestConfiguration("DropMethod") << ")"
     << std::endl);
+  const char* specificTrack = this->CTest->GetSpecificTrack();
+  if ( specificTrack )
+    {
+    cmCTestLog(this->CTest, HANDLER_OUTPUT, "   Send to track: "
+      << specificTrack << std::endl);
+    }
   this->SetLogFile(&ofs);
   if ( this->CTest->GetCTestConfiguration("DropMethod") == "" ||
     this->CTest->GetCTestConfiguration("DropMethod") ==  "ftp" )
diff --git a/Source/cmCTest.cxx b/Source/cmCTest.cxx
index 839ccedff..cfba26bbd 100644
--- a/Source/cmCTest.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmCTest.cxx
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ int cmCTest::ProcessTests()
   if ( this->Tests[UPDATE_TEST] || this->Tests[ALL_TEST] )
     {
     cmCTestGenericHandler* uphandler = this->GetHandler("update");
-    uphandler->SetOption("SourceDirectory",
+    uphandler->SetPersistentOption("SourceDirectory",
       this->GetCTestConfiguration("SourceDirectory").c_str());
     update_count = uphandler->ProcessHandler();
     if ( update_count < 0 )
@@ -887,6 +887,10 @@ int cmCTest::ProcessTests()
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 std::string cmCTest::GetTestModelString()
 {
+  if ( !this->SpecificTrack.empty() )
+    {
+    return this->SpecificTrack;
+    }
   switch ( this->TestModel )
     {
   case cmCTest::NIGHTLY:
@@ -1337,6 +1341,11 @@ int cmCTest::Run(std::vector<std::string>const& args, std::string* output)
       this->Debug = true;
       this->ShowLineNumbers = true;
       }
+    if(this->CheckArgument(arg, "--track") && i < args.size() - 1)
+      {
+      i++;
+      this->SpecificTrack = args[i];
+      }
     if(this->CheckArgument(arg, "--show-line-numbers"))
       {
       this->ShowLineNumbers = true;
@@ -1690,22 +1699,22 @@ int cmCTest::Run(std::vector<std::string>const& args, std::string* output)
       i < args.size() - 1)
       {
       i++;
-      this->GetHandler("test")->SetOption("TestsToRunInformation",
+      this->GetHandler("test")->SetPersistentOption("TestsToRunInformation",
         args[i].c_str());
-      this->GetHandler("memcheck")->SetOption("TestsToRunInformation",
+      this->GetHandler("memcheck")->SetPersistentOption("TestsToRunInformation",
         args[i].c_str());
       }
     if(this->CheckArgument(arg, "-U", "--union"))
       {
-      this->GetHandler("test")->SetOption("UseUnion", "true");
-      this->GetHandler("memcheck")->SetOption("UseUnion", "true");
+      this->GetHandler("test")->SetPersistentOption("UseUnion", "true");
+      this->GetHandler("memcheck")->SetPersistentOption("UseUnion", "true");
       }
     if(this->CheckArgument(arg, "-R", "--tests-regex") && i < args.size() - 1)
       {
       i++;
-      this->GetHandler("test")->SetOption("IncludeRegularExpression",
+      this->GetHandler("test")->SetPersistentOption("IncludeRegularExpression",
         args[i].c_str());
-      this->GetHandler("memcheck")->SetOption("IncludeRegularExpression",
+      this->GetHandler("memcheck")->SetPersistentOption("IncludeRegularExpression",
         args[i].c_str());
       }
 
@@ -1713,9 +1722,9 @@ int cmCTest::Run(std::vector<std::string>const& args, std::string* output)
       i < args.size() - 1)
       {
       i++;
-      this->GetHandler("test")->SetOption("ExcludeRegularExpression",
+      this->GetHandler("test")->SetPersistentOption("ExcludeRegularExpression",
         args[i].c_str());
-      this->GetHandler("memcheck")->SetOption("ExcludeRegularExpression",
+      this->GetHandler("memcheck")->SetPersistentOption("ExcludeRegularExpression",
         args[i].c_str());
       }
 
@@ -1930,6 +1939,9 @@ int cmCTest::ReadCustomConfigurationFileTree(const char* dir, cmMakefile* mf,
     {
     cmCTestLog(this, DEBUG, "* Read custom CTest configuration file: "
       << fname.c_str() << std::endl);
+    bool erroroc = cmSystemTools::GetErrorOccuredFlag();
+    cmSystemTools::ResetErrorOccuredFlag();
+
     if ( !mf->ReadListFile(0, fname.c_str()) ||
       cmSystemTools::GetErrorOccuredFlag() )
       {
@@ -1938,6 +1950,10 @@ int cmCTest::ReadCustomConfigurationFileTree(const char* dir, cmMakefile* mf,
         << fname.c_str() << std::endl);
       }
     found = true;
+    if ( erroroc )
+      {
+      cmSystemTools::SetErrorOccured();
+      }
     }
 
   if ( !fast )
@@ -2150,6 +2166,27 @@ bool cmCTest::GetProduceXML()
   return this->ProduceXML;
 }
 
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+const char* cmCTest::GetSpecificTrack()
+{
+  if ( this->SpecificTrack.empty() )
+    {
+    return 0;
+    }
+  return this->SpecificTrack.c_str();
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+void cmCTest::SetSpecificTrack(const char* track)
+{
+  if ( !track )
+    {
+    this->SpecificTrack = "";
+    return;
+    }
+  this->SpecificTrack = track;
+}
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 void cmCTest::AddSubmitFile(const char* name)
 {
diff --git a/Source/cmCTest.h b/Source/cmCTest.h
index b73f8cea2..14bdfcc1a 100644
--- a/Source/cmCTest.h
+++ b/Source/cmCTest.h
@@ -297,6 +297,10 @@ public:
   std::vector<cmStdString> &GetInitialCommandLineArguments()
   { return this->InitialCommandLineArguments; };
 
+  //! Set the track to submit to
+  void SetSpecificTrack(const char* track);
+  const char* GetSpecificTrack();
+
 private:
   std::string ConfigType;
   bool Verbose;
@@ -342,6 +346,7 @@ private:
   bool                    TomorrowTag;
 
   int                     TestModel;
+  std::string             SpecificTrack;
 
   double                  TimeOut;
 
diff --git a/Source/ctest.cxx b/Source/ctest.cxx
index ce6235d99..d55597fea 100644
--- a/Source/ctest.cxx
+++ b/Source/ctest.cxx
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ static const cmDocumentationEntry cmDocumentationOptions[] =
    "This option tells ctest to act as a Dart client "
    "and perform some action such as start, build, test etc. "
    "Combining -M and -T is similar to -D"},
+  {"--track <track>", "Specify the track to submit dashboard to",
+   "Submit dashboard to specified track instead of default one. By "
+   "default, the dashboard is submitted to Nightly, Experimental, or "
+   "Continuous track, but by specifying this option, the track can be "
+   "arbitrary."},
   {"-S <script>, --script <script>", "Execute a dashboard for a "
    "configuration",
    "This option tells ctest to load in a configuration script which sets "