diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Orchard.Core.csproj b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Orchard.Core.csproj
index fce0058b5..977ea92a6 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Orchard.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Orchard.Core.csproj
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@
     <Content Include="Shapes\Scripts\base.js" />
     <Content Include="Shapes\Scripts\html5.js" />
     <Content Include="Shapes\Scripts\jquery.switchable.js" />
+    <Content Include="Shapes\Scripts\OpenAjax.js" />
     <Content Include="Shapes\Styles\Images\detail-view-on.gif" />
     <Content Include="Shapes\Styles\Images\detail-view.gif" />
     <Content Include="Shapes\Styles\Images\summary-view-on.gif" />
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Shapes/ResourceManifest.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Shapes/ResourceManifest.cs
index 656acaf5c..694539c5f 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Shapes/ResourceManifest.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Shapes/ResourceManifest.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Core.Shapes {
         public void BuildManifests(ResourceManifestBuilder builder) {
             var manifest = builder.Add();
             manifest.DefineScript("ShapesBase").SetUrl("base.js").SetDependencies("jQuery");
+            manifest.DefineScript("OpenAjax").SetUrl("OpenAjax.js");
             manifest.DefineStyle("Shapes").SetUrl("site.css"); // todo: missing
             manifest.DefineStyle("ShapesSpecial").SetUrl("special.css");
 
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/TheAdmin/Views/Layout.cshtml b/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/TheAdmin/Views/Layout.cshtml
index c21c4d0cb..104249c81 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/TheAdmin/Views/Layout.cshtml
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/TheAdmin/Views/Layout.cshtml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     Style.Include("ie.css").UseCondition("lte IE 8").SetAttribute("media", "screen, projection");
     Style.Include("ie6.css").UseCondition("lte IE 6").SetAttribute("media", "screen, projection");
     Script.Require("jQuery");
+    Script.Require("OpenAjax");
     Script.Require("ShapesBase");
     Script.Include("admin.js");
 
    /* Some useful shortcuts or settings
    ***************************************************************/

    Func<dynamic, dynamic> Zone = x => Display(x); // Zone as an alias for Display to help make it obvious when we're displaying zones

    /* Inserting some ad hoc shapes
    ***************************************************************/