diff --git a/src/Orchard.Specs/Bindings/OrchardSiteFactory.cs b/src/Orchard.Specs/Bindings/OrchardSiteFactory.cs
index 99d75304f..7378fb141 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Specs/Bindings/OrchardSiteFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Specs/Bindings/OrchardSiteFactory.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Specs.Bindings {
             var webApp = Binding<WebAppHosting>();
 
             webApp.GivenIHaveACleanSiteWith(TableData(
-                new { extension = "module", names = "Orchard.Setup, Orchard.Themes, Orchard.Users, Orchard.Roles, Orchard.Pages, Orchard.Comments, TinyMce" },
+                new { extension = "module", names = "Orchard.Setup, Orchard.Modules, Orchard.Themes, Orchard.Users, Orchard.Roles, Orchard.Pages, Orchard.Comments, TinyMce" },
                 new { extension = "core", names = "Common, Dashboard, Feeds, HomePage, Navigation, Scheduling, Settings, XmlRpc" },
                 new { extension = "theme", names = "SafeMode, Classic" }));
 
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Modules/AdminMenu.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Modules/AdminMenu.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..951e25210
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Modules/AdminMenu.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+using Orchard.UI.Navigation;
+
+namespace Orchard.Modules {
+    public class AdminMenu : INavigationProvider {
+        public string MenuName { get { return "admin"; } }
+
+        public void GetNavigation(NavigationBuilder builder) {
+            builder.Add("Modules", "10",
+                        menu => menu
+                                    .Add("Manage Modules", "1.0", item => item.Action("Index", "Admin", new { area = "Orchard.Modules" })
+                                                                             .Permission(Permissions.ManageModules)));
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Modules/Controllers/AdminController.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Modules/Controllers/AdminController.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a43a3b945
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Modules/Controllers/AdminController.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+using System.Web.Mvc;
+using Orchard.Modules.ViewModels;
+
+namespace Orchard.Modules.Controllers {
+    public class AdminController : Controller {
+        public ActionResult Index() {
+            return View(new ModulesIndexViewModel());
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Modules/Module.txt b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Modules/Module.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8cdff6082
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Modules/Module.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+name: Modules
+antiforgery: enabled
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Modules/Orchard.Modules.csproj b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Modules/Orchard.Modules.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..84e84c03f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Modules/Orchard.Modules.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+<Project ToolsVersion="3.5" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
+    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
+    <ProductVersion>9.0.30729</ProductVersion>
+    <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
+    <ProjectGuid>{17F86780-9A1F-4AA1-86F1-875EEC2730C7}</ProjectGuid>
+    <ProjectTypeGuids>{F85E285D-A4E0-4152-9332-AB1D724D3325};{349c5851-65df-11da-9384-00065b846f21};{fae04ec0-301f-11d3-bf4b-00c04f79efbc}</ProjectTypeGuids>
+    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
+    <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
+    <RootNamespace>Orchard.Modules</RootNamespace>
+    <AssemblyName>Orchard.Modules</AssemblyName>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v3.5</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <MvcBuildViews>false</MvcBuildViews>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
+    <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
+    <DebugType>full</DebugType>
+    <Optimize>false</Optimize>
+    <OutputPath>bin\</OutputPath>
+    <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
+    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
+    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
+    <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
+    <Optimize>true</Optimize>
+    <OutputPath>bin\</OutputPath>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
+    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
+    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Reference Include="System" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Data" />
+    <Reference Include="System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations">
+      <RequiredTargetFramework>3.5</RequiredTargetFramework>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Core">
+      <RequiredTargetFramework>3.5</RequiredTargetFramework>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Data.DataSetExtensions">
+      <RequiredTargetFramework>3.5</RequiredTargetFramework>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Web.Mvc, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\..\..\..\lib\aspnetmvc\System.Web.Mvc.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Xml.Linq">
+      <RequiredTargetFramework>3.5</RequiredTargetFramework>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Web" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Web.Abstractions" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Web.Routing" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Configuration" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Web.Services" />
+    <Reference Include="System.EnterpriseServices" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Web.Mobile" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="AdminMenu.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Controllers\AdminController.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Permissions.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="ViewModels\ModulesIndexViewModel.cs" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Content Include="Module.txt" />
+    <Content Include="Views\Admin\Index.ascx" />
+    <Content Include="Web.config" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\Orchard\Orchard.Framework.csproj">
+      <Project>{2D1D92BB-4555-4CBE-8D0E-63563D6CE4C6}</Project>
+      <Name>Orchard.Framework</Name>
+    </ProjectReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Content Include="Views\Web.config" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v9.0\WebApplications\Microsoft.WebApplication.targets" />
+  <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
+       Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
+  <Target Name="BeforeBuild">
+  </Target> -->
+  <Target Name="AfterBuild" Condition="'$(MvcBuildViews)'=='true'">
+    <AspNetCompiler VirtualPath="temp" PhysicalPath="$(ProjectDir)" />
+  </Target>
+  <ProjectExtensions>
+    <VisualStudio>
+      <FlavorProperties GUID="{349c5851-65df-11da-9384-00065b846f21}">
+        <WebProjectProperties>
+          <UseIIS>False</UseIIS>
+          <AutoAssignPort>True</AutoAssignPort>
+          <DevelopmentServerPort>25046</DevelopmentServerPort>
+          <DevelopmentServerVPath>/</DevelopmentServerVPath>
+          <IISUrl>
+          </IISUrl>
+          <NTLMAuthentication>False</NTLMAuthentication>
+          <UseCustomServer>True</UseCustomServer>
+          <CustomServerUrl>http://orchard.codeplex.com</CustomServerUrl>
+          <SaveServerSettingsInUserFile>False</SaveServerSettingsInUserFile>
+        </WebProjectProperties>
+      </FlavorProperties>
+    </VisualStudio>
+  </ProjectExtensions>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Modules/Permissions.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Modules/Permissions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ed500bfb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Modules/Permissions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Orchard.Security.Permissions;
+
+namespace Orchard.Modules {
+    public class Permissions : IPermissionProvider {
+        public static readonly Permission ManageModules = new Permission { Description = "Manage Modules", Name = "ManageModules" };
+
+        public string ModuleName {
+            get { return "Modules"; }
+        }
+
+        public IEnumerable<Permission> GetPermissions() {
+            return new[] {ManageModules};
+        }
+
+        public IEnumerable<PermissionStereotype> GetDefaultStereotypes() {
+            return new[] {
+                             new PermissionStereotype {
+                                                          Name = "Administrator",
+                                                          Permissions = new[] {ManageModules}
+                                                      }
+                         };
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Modules/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Modules/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f6634896
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Modules/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+// General Information about an assembly is controlled through the following 
+// set of attributes. Change these attribute values to modify the information
+// associated with an assembly.
+[assembly: AssemblyTitle("Orchard.Modules")]
+[assembly: AssemblyDescription("")]
+[assembly: AssemblyConfiguration("")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCompany("Microsoft")]
+[assembly: AssemblyProduct("Orchard.Modules")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright © Microsoft 2010")]
+[assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
+
+// Setting ComVisible to false makes the types in this assembly not visible 
+// to COM components.  If you need to access a type in this assembly from 
+// COM, set the ComVisible attribute to true on that type.
+[assembly: ComVisible(false)]
+
+// The following GUID is for the ID of the typelib if this project is exposed to COM
+[assembly: Guid("9c778ece-c759-47fb-95b6-e73c03d9e969")]
+
+// Version information for an assembly consists of the following four values:
+//
+//      Major Version
+//      Minor Version 
+//      Build Number
+//      Revision
+//
+// You can specify all the values or you can default the Revision and Build Numbers 
+// by using the '*' as shown below:
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.0.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.0.0")]
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Modules/ViewModels/ModulesIndexViewModel.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Modules/ViewModels/ModulesIndexViewModel.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c0fb5a8e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Modules/ViewModels/ModulesIndexViewModel.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+using Orchard.Mvc.ViewModels;
+
+namespace Orchard.Modules.ViewModels {
+    public class ModulesIndexViewModel : BaseViewModel {
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Modules/Views/Admin/Index.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Modules/Views/Admin/Index.ascx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c47212b04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Modules/Views/Admin/Index.ascx
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<%@ Control Language="C#" Inherits="Orchard.Mvc.ViewUserControl<ModulesIndexViewModel>" %>
+<%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Mvc.Html"%>
+<%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Modules.ViewModels"%>
+<h1><%=Html.TitleForPage(T("Manage Modules").ToString()) %></h1>
+<p>manage the modules</p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Modules/Views/Web.config b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Modules/Views/Web.config
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e065d8735
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Modules/Views/Web.config
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<configuration>
+  <system.web>
+    <httpHandlers>
+      <add path="*" verb="*"
+          type="System.Web.HttpNotFoundHandler"/>
+    </httpHandlers>
+
+    <!--
+        Enabling request validation in view pages would cause validation to occur
+        after the input has already been processed by the controller. By default
+        MVC performs request validation before a controller processes the input.
+        To change this behavior apply the ValidateInputAttribute to a
+        controller or action.
+    -->
+    <pages
+        validateRequest="false"
+        pageParserFilterType="System.Web.Mvc.ViewTypeParserFilter, System.Web.Mvc, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"
+        pageBaseType="System.Web.Mvc.ViewPage, System.Web.Mvc, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"
+        userControlBaseType="System.Web.Mvc.ViewUserControl, System.Web.Mvc, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35">
+      <controls>
+        <add assembly="System.Web.Mvc, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" namespace="System.Web.Mvc" tagPrefix="mvc" />
+      </controls>
+    </pages>
+  </system.web>
+
+  <system.webServer>
+    <validation validateIntegratedModeConfiguration="false"/>
+    <handlers>
+      <remove name="BlockViewHandler"/>
+      <add name="BlockViewHandler" path="*" verb="*" preCondition="integratedMode" type="System.Web.HttpNotFoundHandler"/>
+    </handlers>
+  </system.webServer>
+</configuration>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Modules/Web.config b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Modules/Web.config
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..84fdb9c18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Modules/Web.config
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!-- 
+    Note: As an alternative to hand editing this file you can use the 
+    web admin tool to configure settings for your application. Use
+    the Website->Asp.Net Configuration option in Visual Studio.
+    A full list of settings and comments can be found in 
+    machine.config.comments usually located in 
+    \Windows\Microsoft.Net\Framework\v2.x\Config 
+-->
+<configuration>
+
+  <configSections>
+    <sectionGroup name="system.web.extensions" type="System.Web.Configuration.SystemWebExtensionsSectionGroup, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35">
+      <sectionGroup name="scripting" type="System.Web.Configuration.ScriptingSectionGroup, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35">
+        <section name="scriptResourceHandler" type="System.Web.Configuration.ScriptingScriptResourceHandlerSection, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" requirePermission="false" allowDefinition="MachineToApplication"/>
+        <sectionGroup name="webServices" type="System.Web.Configuration.ScriptingWebServicesSectionGroup, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35">
+          <section name="jsonSerialization" type="System.Web.Configuration.ScriptingJsonSerializationSection, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" requirePermission="false" allowDefinition="Everywhere" />
+          <section name="profileService" type="System.Web.Configuration.ScriptingProfileServiceSection, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" requirePermission="false" allowDefinition="MachineToApplication" />
+          <section name="authenticationService" type="System.Web.Configuration.ScriptingAuthenticationServiceSection, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" requirePermission="false" allowDefinition="MachineToApplication" />
+          <section name="roleService" type="System.Web.Configuration.ScriptingRoleServiceSection, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" requirePermission="false" allowDefinition="MachineToApplication" />
+        </sectionGroup>
+      </sectionGroup>
+    </sectionGroup>
+  </configSections>
+
+  <appSettings/>
+
+  <connectionStrings>
+    <add name="ApplicationServices" connectionString="data source=.\SQLEXPRESS;Integrated Security=SSPI;AttachDBFilename=|DataDirectory|aspnetdb.mdf;User Instance=true" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient"/>
+  </connectionStrings>
+
+  <system.web>
+
+    <!-- 
+            Set compilation debug="true" to insert debugging 
+            symbols into the compiled page. Because this 
+            affects performance, set this value to true only 
+            during development.
+    -->
+    <compilation debug="false">
+      <assemblies>
+        <add assembly="System.Core, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B77A5C561934E089"/>
+        <add assembly="System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
+        <add assembly="System.Web.Abstractions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
+        <add assembly="System.Web.Routing, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
+        <add assembly="System.Web.Mvc, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
+        <add assembly="System.Data.DataSetExtensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B77A5C561934E089"/>
+        <add assembly="System.Xml.Linq, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B77A5C561934E089"/>
+        <add assembly="System.Data.Linq, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B77A5C561934E089" />
+      </assemblies>
+    </compilation>
+
+    <pages>
+      <controls>
+        <add tagPrefix="asp" namespace="System.Web.UI" assembly="System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
+        <add tagPrefix="asp" namespace="System.Web.UI.WebControls" assembly="System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
+      </controls>
+
+      <namespaces>
+        <add namespace="System.Web.Mvc"/>
+        <add namespace="System.Web.Mvc.Ajax"/>
+        <add namespace="System.Web.Mvc.Html"/>
+        <add namespace="System.Web.Routing"/>
+        <add namespace="System.Linq"/>
+        <add namespace="System.Collections.Generic"/>
+      </namespaces>
+    </pages>
+
+    <httpHandlers>
+      <remove verb="*" path="*.asmx"/>
+      <add verb="*" path="*.asmx" validate="false" type="System.Web.Script.Services.ScriptHandlerFactory, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
+      <add verb="*" path="*_AppService.axd" validate="false" type="System.Web.Script.Services.ScriptHandlerFactory, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
+      <add verb="GET,HEAD" path="ScriptResource.axd" type="System.Web.Handlers.ScriptResourceHandler, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" validate="false"/>
+    </httpHandlers>
+
+    <httpModules>
+      <add name="ScriptModule" type="System.Web.Handlers.ScriptModule, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
+      <add name="UrlRoutingModule" type="System.Web.Routing.UrlRoutingModule, System.Web.Routing, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" />
+    </httpModules>
+
+  </system.web>
+
+  <system.codedom>
+    <compilers>
+      <compiler language="c#;cs;csharp" extension=".cs" warningLevel="4"
+                type="Microsoft.CSharp.CSharpCodeProvider, System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089">
+        <providerOption name="CompilerVersion" value="v3.5"/>
+        <providerOption name="WarnAsError" value="false"/>
+      </compiler>
+
+      <compiler language="vb;vbs;visualbasic;vbscript" extension=".vb" warningLevel="4"
+                type="Microsoft.VisualBasic.VBCodeProvider, System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089">
+        <providerOption name="CompilerVersion" value="v3.5"/>
+        <providerOption name="OptionInfer" value="true"/>
+        <providerOption name="WarnAsError" value="false"/>
+      </compiler>
+    </compilers>
+  </system.codedom>
+
+  <system.web.extensions/>
+
+  <!-- 
+        The system.webServer section is required for running ASP.NET AJAX under Internet
+        Information Services 7.0.  It is not necessary for previous version of IIS.
+  -->
+  <system.webServer>
+    <validation validateIntegratedModeConfiguration="false"/>
+
+    <modules runAllManagedModulesForAllRequests="true">
+      <remove name="ScriptModule" />
+      <remove name="UrlRoutingModule" />
+      <add name="ScriptModule" preCondition="managedHandler" type="System.Web.Handlers.ScriptModule, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
+      <add name="UrlRoutingModule" type="System.Web.Routing.UrlRoutingModule, System.Web.Routing, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" />
+    </modules>
+
+    <handlers>
+      <remove name="WebServiceHandlerFactory-Integrated"/>
+      <remove name="ScriptHandlerFactory" />
+      <remove name="ScriptHandlerFactoryAppServices" />
+      <remove name="ScriptResource" />
+      <remove name="UrlRoutingHandler" />
+      <add name="ScriptHandlerFactory" verb="*" path="*.asmx" preCondition="integratedMode"
+           type="System.Web.Script.Services.ScriptHandlerFactory, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
+      <add name="ScriptHandlerFactoryAppServices" verb="*" path="*_AppService.axd" preCondition="integratedMode"
+           type="System.Web.Script.Services.ScriptHandlerFactory, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
+      <add name="ScriptResource" preCondition="integratedMode" verb="GET,HEAD" path="ScriptResource.axd" type="System.Web.Handlers.ScriptResourceHandler, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" />
+      <add name="UrlRoutingHandler" preCondition="integratedMode" verb="*" path="UrlRouting.axd" type="System.Web.HttpForbiddenHandler, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />
+    </handlers>
+  </system.webServer>
+
+  <runtime>
+    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
+      <dependentAssembly>
+        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Web.Mvc" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35"/>
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="1.0.0.0" newVersion="2.0.0.0"/>
+      </dependentAssembly>
+    </assemblyBinding>
+  </runtime>
+
+</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Setup/Controllers/SetupController.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Setup/Controllers/SetupController.cs
index a55f2b749..cd6ac207b 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Setup/Controllers/SetupController.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Setup/Controllers/SetupController.cs
@@ -82,10 +82,12 @@ namespace Orchard.Setup.Controllers {
                 };
 
                 // The vanilla Orchard distibution has the following modules enabled.
-                const string hardcoded = @"Orchard.Framework,
+                const string hardcoded =
+                    @"Orchard.Framework,
                     Common,Dashboard,Feeds,HomePage,Navigation,Scheduling,Settings,XmlRpc,
                     Orchard.Users,Orchard.Roles,TinyMce,
-                    Orchard.Pages,Orchard.Comments,Orchard.Themes";
+                    Orchard.Modules,Orchard.Themes,
+                    Orchard.Pages,Orchard.Comments";
 
                 var shellDescriptor = new ShellDescriptor {
                     EnabledFeatures = hardcoded.Split(',').Select(name => new ShellFeature { Name = name.Trim() })
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Orchard.Web.csproj b/src/Orchard.Web/Orchard.Web.csproj
index 8663f3128..fb81981bd 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Orchard.Web.csproj
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Orchard.Web.csproj
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@
       <Project>{D9A7B330-CD22-4DA1-A95A-8DE1982AD8EB}</Project>
       <Name>Orchard.Media</Name>
     </ProjectReference>
+    <ProjectReference Include="Modules\Orchard.Modules\Orchard.Modules.csproj">
+      <Project>{17F86780-9A1F-4AA1-86F1-875EEC2730C7}</Project>
+      <Name>Orchard.Modules</Name>
+    </ProjectReference>
     <ProjectReference Include="Modules\Orchard.MultiTenancy\Orchard.MultiTenancy.csproj">
       <Project>{72457126-E118-4171-A08F-9A709EE4B7FC}</Project>
       <Name>Orchard.MultiTenancy</Name>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.sln b/src/Orchard.sln
index a04f6d91d..03401fe46 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.sln
+++ b/src/Orchard.sln
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Orchard.MultiTenancy", "Orc
 EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Orchard.Themes", "Orchard.Web\Modules\Orchard.Themes\Orchard.Themes.csproj", "{CDE24A24-01D3-403C-84B9-37722E18DFB7}"
 EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Orchard.Modules", "Orchard.Web\Modules\Orchard.Modules\Orchard.Modules.csproj", "{17F86780-9A1F-4AA1-86F1-875EEC2730C7}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
@@ -165,6 +167,10 @@ Global
 		{CDE24A24-01D3-403C-84B9-37722E18DFB7}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
 		{CDE24A24-01D3-403C-84B9-37722E18DFB7}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{CDE24A24-01D3-403C-84B9-37722E18DFB7}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{17F86780-9A1F-4AA1-86F1-875EEC2730C7}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{17F86780-9A1F-4AA1-86F1-875EEC2730C7}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{17F86780-9A1F-4AA1-86F1-875EEC2730C7}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{17F86780-9A1F-4AA1-86F1-875EEC2730C7}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
@@ -188,6 +194,7 @@ Global
 		{8C7FCBC2-E6E1-405E-BFB5-D8D9E67A09C4} = {E9C9F120-07BA-4DFB-B9C3-3AFB9D44C9D5}
 		{72457126-E118-4171-A08F-9A709EE4B7FC} = {E9C9F120-07BA-4DFB-B9C3-3AFB9D44C9D5}
 		{CDE24A24-01D3-403C-84B9-37722E18DFB7} = {E9C9F120-07BA-4DFB-B9C3-3AFB9D44C9D5}
+		{17F86780-9A1F-4AA1-86F1-875EEC2730C7} = {E9C9F120-07BA-4DFB-B9C3-3AFB9D44C9D5}
 		{5E5E7A21-C7B2-44D8-8593-2F9541AE041D} = {383DBA32-4A3E-48D1-AAC3-75377A694452}
 		{4AB4B5B6-277E-4FF6-B69B-7AE9E16D2A56} = {383DBA32-4A3E-48D1-AAC3-75377A694452}
 		{33B1BC8D-E292-4972-A363-22056B207156} = {383DBA32-4A3E-48D1-AAC3-75377A694452}