diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Feeds/Services/FeedManager.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Feeds/Services/FeedManager.cs
index 2e1759e48..f8cd2ff76 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Feeds/Services/FeedManager.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Feeds/Services/FeedManager.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Core.Feeds.Services {
             var sb = new StringBuilder();
             foreach (var link in _links) {
                 var linkUrl = urlHelper.RouteUrl(link.RouteValues);
+                sb.Append("\r\n");
                 sb.Append(@"<link rel=""alternate"" type=""application/rss+xml""");
                 if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(link.Title)) {
                     sb
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Controllers/BlogController.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Controllers/BlogController.cs
index 10fe87087..8411c6b89 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Controllers/BlogController.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Controllers/BlogController.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Web;
 using System.Web.Mvc;
+using System.Xml.Linq;
 using Orchard.Blogs.Extensions;
 using Orchard.Blogs.Models;
 using Orchard.Blogs.Services;
 using Orchard.Blogs.ViewModels;
 using Orchard.Core.Feeds;
+using Orchard.Logging;
 using Orchard.Mvc.Results;
 
 namespace Orchard.Blogs.Controllers {
@@ -20,8 +23,11 @@ namespace Orchard.Blogs.Controllers {
             _services = services;
             _blogService = blogService;
             _feedManager = feedManager;
+            Logger = NullLogger.Instance;
         }
 
+        protected ILogger Logger { get; set; }
+
         public ActionResult List() {
             var model = new BlogsViewModel {
                 Blogs = _blogService.Get().Select(b => _services.ContentManager.BuildDisplayModel(b, "Summary"))
@@ -45,5 +51,23 @@ namespace Orchard.Blogs.Controllers {
 
             return View(model);
         }
+
+        public ActionResult LiveWriterManifest() {
+            Logger.Debug("Live Writer Manifest requested");
+
+            const string manifestUri = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/wlw/manifest/weblog";
+
+            var options = new XElement(
+                XName.Get("options", manifestUri),
+                new XElement(XName.Get("clientType", manifestUri), "Metaweblog"),
+                new XElement(XName.Get("supportsSlug", manifestUri), "Yes"));
+
+            var doc = new XDocument(new XElement(
+                                        XName.Get("manifest", manifestUri),
+                                        options));
+
+            Response.Cache.SetCacheability(HttpCacheability.NoCache);
+            return Content(doc.ToString(), "text/xml");
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Extensions/UrlHelperExtensions.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Extensions/UrlHelperExtensions.cs
index 1fd84936c..30cfda0fe 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Extensions/UrlHelperExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Extensions/UrlHelperExtensions.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ namespace Orchard.Blogs.Extensions {
             return urlHelper.Action("Item", "Blog", new {blogSlug, area = "Orchard.Blogs"});
         }
 
+        public static string BlogLiveWriterManifest(this UrlHelper urlHelper, string blogSlug) {
+            return urlHelper.Action("LiveWriterManifest", "Blog", new { blogSlug, area = "Orchard.Blogs" });
+        }
+
         public static string BlogArchiveYear(this UrlHelper urlHelper, string blogSlug, int year) {
             return urlHelper.Action("ListByArchive", "BlogPost", new { blogSlug, archiveData = year.ToString(), area = "Orchard.Blogs" });
         }
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Routes.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Routes.cs
index 31f69a315..60997e830 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Routes.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Routes.cs
@@ -192,6 +192,22 @@ namespace Orchard.Blogs {
                                                                                   },
                                                          new MvcRouteHandler())
                                                  },
+                             new RouteDescriptor {
+                                                     Route = new Route(
+                                                         "{blogSlug}/wlwmanifest.xml",
+                                                         new RouteValueDictionary {
+                                                                                      {"area", "Orchard.Blogs"},
+                                                                                      {"controller", "Blog"},
+                                                                                      {"action", "LiveWriterManifest"}
+                                                                                  },
+                                                         new RouteValueDictionary {
+                                                                                      {"blogSlug", new IsBlogConstraint(_containerProvider)}
+                                                                                  },
+                                                         new RouteValueDictionary {
+                                                                                      {"area", "Orchard.Blogs"}
+                                                                                  },
+                                                         new MvcRouteHandler())
+                                                 },
                              new RouteDescriptor {
                                                      Route = new Route(
                                                          "{blogSlug}/{postSlug}",
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/DisplayTemplates/Items/Blogs.Blog.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/DisplayTemplates/Items/Blogs.Blog.ascx
index 803508baf..ce92b3036 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/DisplayTemplates/Items/Blogs.Blog.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/DisplayTemplates/Items/Blogs.Blog.ascx
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 <%@ Control Language="C#" Inherits="Orchard.Mvc.ViewUserControl<ContentItemViewModel<Blog>>" %>
+<%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.UI.Resources"%>
+<%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Blogs.Extensions"%>
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Mvc.ViewModels"%>
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Blogs.Models"%>
 <h1><%=Html.TitleForPage(Model.Item.Name) %></h1>
+<% Html.RegisterLink(new LinkEntry { Rel = "wlwmanifest", Type = "application/wlwmanifest+xml", Href = Url.BlogLiveWriterManifest(Model.Item.Slug) });%>
 <% Html.Zone("primary", ":manage :metadata");
    Html.ZonesAny(); %>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Classic/Views/DisplayTemplates/Items/Blogs.Blog.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Classic/Views/DisplayTemplates/Items/Blogs.Blog.ascx
index e384ea728..08cebe057 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Classic/Views/DisplayTemplates/Items/Blogs.Blog.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Classic/Views/DisplayTemplates/Items/Blogs.Blog.ascx
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 <%@ Control Language="C#" Inherits="Orchard.Mvc.ViewUserControl<ContentItemViewModel<Blog>>" %>
+<%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.UI.Resources"%>
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Mvc.ViewModels"%>
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Blogs.Extensions"%>
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Blogs.Models"%>
 <h2><%=Html.TitleForPage(Model.Item.Name) %></h2>
+<% Html.RegisterLink(new LinkEntry { Rel = "wlwmanifest", Type = "application/wlwmanifest+xml", Href = Url.BlogLiveWriterManifest(Model.Item.Slug) });%>
 <% Html.Zone("primary", ":manage :metadata");
    Html.ZonesAny(); %>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Green/Views/DisplayTemplates/Items/Blogs.Blog.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Green/Views/DisplayTemplates/Items/Blogs.Blog.ascx
index f5f2d260e..0bb828fd1 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Green/Views/DisplayTemplates/Items/Blogs.Blog.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Green/Views/DisplayTemplates/Items/Blogs.Blog.ascx
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 <%@ Control Language="C#" Inherits="Orchard.Mvc.ViewUserControl<ContentItemViewModel<Blog>>" %>
+<%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Blogs.Extensions"%>
+<%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.UI.Resources"%>
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Mvc.ViewModels"%>
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Blogs.Models"%>
+
+<% Html.RegisterLink(new LinkEntry { Rel = "wlwmanifest", Type = "application/wlwmanifest+xml", Href = Url.BlogLiveWriterManifest(Model.Item.Slug) });%>
 <div class="bloginfo">
     <h1><%=Html.TitleForPage(Model.Item.Name) %></h1>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/Orchard/Mvc/Html/LayoutExtensions.cs b/src/Orchard/Mvc/Html/LayoutExtensions.cs
index fb0fc8d01..b7b4bcc96 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/Mvc/Html/LayoutExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/Mvc/Html/LayoutExtensions.cs
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ namespace Orchard.Mvc.Html {
             html.Resolve<IResourceManager>().RegisterMeta(name, content);
         }
 
+        public static void RegisterLink(this HtmlHelper html, LinkEntry entry) {
+            html.Resolve<IResourceManager>().RegisterLink(entry, html);
+        }
+
         public static void RegisterStyle(this HtmlHelper html, string fileName) {
             html.Resolve<IResourceManager>().RegisterStyle(fileName, html);
         }
diff --git a/src/Orchard/Orchard.csproj b/src/Orchard/Orchard.csproj
index 595e0689e..068a14c45 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/Orchard.csproj
+++ b/src/Orchard/Orchard.csproj
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@
     <Compile Include="UI\PageTitle\IPageTitleBuilder.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UI\PageTitle\PageTitleBuilder.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UI\Resources\IResourceManager.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="UI\Resources\LinkEntry.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UI\Resources\ResourceFilter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UI\Resources\ResourceManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UI\Zones\DelegateZoneItem.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Orchard/UI/Resources/IResourceManager.cs b/src/Orchard/UI/Resources/IResourceManager.cs
index 24d3b283b..e33434e10 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/UI/Resources/IResourceManager.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/UI/Resources/IResourceManager.cs
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 using System.Web.Mvc;
-using System.Web.Routing;
 
 namespace Orchard.UI.Resources {
     public interface IResourceManager : IDependency {
         void RegisterMeta(string name, string content);
         void RegisterStyle(string fileName, HtmlHelper html);
+        void RegisterLink(LinkEntry entry, HtmlHelper html);
         void RegisterHeadScript(string fileName, HtmlHelper html);
         void RegisterFootScript(string fileName, HtmlHelper html);
         MvcHtmlString GetMetas();
         MvcHtmlString GetStyles();
+        MvcHtmlString GetLinks(HtmlHelper html);
         MvcHtmlString GetHeadScripts();
         MvcHtmlString GetFootScripts();
     }
diff --git a/src/Orchard/UI/Resources/LinkEntry.cs b/src/Orchard/UI/Resources/LinkEntry.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a538cdbe7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard/UI/Resources/LinkEntry.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+namespace Orchard.UI.Resources {
+    public class LinkEntry {
+        public string Rel { get; set; }
+        public string Type { get; set; }
+        public string Href { get; set; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Orchard/UI/Resources/ResourceFilter.cs b/src/Orchard/UI/Resources/ResourceFilter.cs
index 1e1429568..b9cffb532 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/UI/Resources/ResourceFilter.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/UI/Resources/ResourceFilter.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ namespace Orchard.UI.Resources {
 
             model.Zones.AddAction("head:metas", html => html.ViewContext.Writer.Write(_resourceManager.GetMetas()));
             model.Zones.AddAction("head:styles", html => html.ViewContext.Writer.Write(_resourceManager.GetStyles()));
+            model.Zones.AddAction("head:links", html => html.ViewContext.Writer.Write(_resourceManager.GetLinks(html)));
             model.Zones.AddAction("head:scripts", html => html.ViewContext.Writer.Write(_resourceManager.GetHeadScripts()));
             model.Zones.AddAction("body:after", html => {
                 html.ViewContext.Writer.Write(_resourceManager.GetFootScripts());
diff --git a/src/Orchard/UI/Resources/ResourceManager.cs b/src/Orchard/UI/Resources/ResourceManager.cs
index e4530aac9..2a2461212 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/UI/Resources/ResourceManager.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/UI/Resources/ResourceManager.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
 using System.Web.Mvc;
 using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using Orchard.Mvc.Html;
@@ -12,12 +13,14 @@ namespace Orchard.UI.Resources {
         private const string ScriptFormat = "\r\n<script type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"{0}\"></script>";
         private readonly Dictionary<string, string> _metas;
         private readonly List<FileRegistrationContext> _styles;
+        private readonly List<LinkEntry> _links;
         private readonly List<FileRegistrationContext> _headScripts;
         private readonly List<FileRegistrationContext> _footScripts;
 
         public ResourceManager() {
             _metas = new Dictionary<string, string>(20) {{"generator", "Orchard"}};
             _styles = new List<FileRegistrationContext>(10);
+            _links = new List<LinkEntry>();
             _headScripts = new List<FileRegistrationContext>(10);
             _footScripts = new List<FileRegistrationContext>(5);
         }
@@ -37,6 +40,10 @@ namespace Orchard.UI.Resources {
                 _styles.Add(context);
         }
 
+        public void RegisterLink(LinkEntry entry, HtmlHelper html) {
+            _links.Add(entry);
+        }
+
         public void RegisterHeadScript(string fileName, HtmlHelper html) {
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(fileName))
                 return;
@@ -67,6 +74,40 @@ namespace Orchard.UI.Resources {
             return GetFiles(_styles, StyleFormat, "/styles/");
         }
 
+        public MvcHtmlString GetLinks(HtmlHelper html) {
+            var sb = new StringBuilder();
+            foreach (var link in _links) {
+                sb.Append("\r\n");
+                sb.Append(@"<link");
+
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(link.Rel)) {
+                    sb
+                        .Append(@" rel=""")
+                        .Append(html.AttributeEncode(link.Rel))
+                        .Append(@"""");
+                }
+
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(link.Type)) {
+                    sb
+                        .Append(@" type=""")
+                        .Append(html.AttributeEncode(link.Type))
+                        .Append(@"""");
+                }
+
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(link.Href)) {
+                    sb
+                        .Append(@" href=""")
+                        .Append(@"http://localhost:30320")
+                        .Append(html.AttributeEncode(link.Href))
+                        .Append(@"""");
+                }
+
+                sb.Append(@" />");
+            }
+
+            return MvcHtmlString.Create(sb.ToString());
+        }
+
         public MvcHtmlString GetHeadScripts() {
             return GetFiles(_headScripts, ScriptFormat, "/scripts/");
         }