A new hollow titanium silicalite with a noble metal incorporated into it (denoted as NHTS) was synthesized by a semi in situ method. This NHTS has intraparticle voids and exhibits bifunctional catalytic performance. It was characterized by various techniques, and its catalytic performance for the direct epoxidation of propylene was investigated. The results show that NHTS, with a highly ordered MFI topological and hollow structure, together with a noble metal, can be employed in catalytic oxidations. ((C) Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2009)