diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Orchard.Core.csproj b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Orchard.Core.csproj
index 0ba2ee894..cfee41949 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Orchard.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Orchard.Core.csproj
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@
     <Content Include="Common\Views\EditorTemplates\Parts\Common.Body.ascx" />
     <Content Include="Common\Views\EditorTemplates\Parts\Common.Owner.ascx" />
     <Content Include="Settings\Views\EditorTemplates\Items\Settings.Site.ascx" />
+    <Content Include="Themes\Theme.gif" />
+    <Content Include="Themes\Theme.txt" />
     <Content Include="Themes\Scripts\jquery-1.3.2-vsdoc.js" />
     <Content Include="Themes\Scripts\jquery-1.3.2.js" />
     <Content Include="Themes\Scripts\jquery-1.3.2.min-vsdoc.js" />
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Themes/Theme.gif b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Themes/Theme.gif
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..407577331
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Themes/Theme.gif differ
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Themes/Theme.txt b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Themes/Theme.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7b9980171
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Themes/Theme.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+name: Blue (default)
+author: Jonathan Wall
+description: This is the default theme that has a resemblance to the default ASP.NET MVC web project style for some reason.
+version: 1.0
+tags: blue, default
+homepage: http://www.orchardproject.net
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Themes/Views/Admin/Index.aspx b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Themes/Views/Admin/Index.aspx
index af59ab516..b701003a3 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Themes/Views/Admin/Index.aspx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Themes/Views/Admin/Index.aspx
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 <%@ Page Language="C#" Inherits="Orchard.Mvc.ViewPage<ThemesIndexViewModel>" %>
+<%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Themes"%>
+<%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Extensions"%>
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Core.Themes.ViewModels"%>
 <h1><%=Html.TitleForPage(T("Manage Themes").ToString()) %></h1>
 <h2><%=_Encoded("Current Theme")%></h2>
@@ -8,7 +10,7 @@
    } else {
     %><h3><%=Html.Encode(Model.CurrentTheme.DisplayName) %></h3>
      <p>
-        <%=Html.Image(ResolveUrl("~/Themes/" + Model.CurrentTheme.ThemeName + "/Theme.gif"), Html.Encode(Model.CurrentTheme.DisplayName), null) %><br />
+        <%=Html.Image(ResolveUrl(Html.Resolve<IExtensionManager>().GetThemeLocation(Model.CurrentTheme) + "/Theme.gif"), Html.Encode(Model.CurrentTheme.DisplayName), null)%><br />
         <%=_Encoded("By") %> <%=Html.Encode(Model.CurrentTheme.Author) %><br />
         <%=Html.Encode(Model.CurrentTheme.Version) %><br />
         <%=Html.Encode(Model.CurrentTheme.Description) %><br />
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@
         %>    <li>
         <h3><%=Html.Encode(theme.DisplayName) %></h3>
         <p>
-            <%=Html.Image(ResolveUrl("~/Themes/" + theme.ThemeName + "/Theme.gif"), Html.Encode(theme.DisplayName), null) %><br />
+            <%=Html.Image(ResolveUrl(Html.Resolve<IExtensionManager>().GetThemeLocation(theme) + "/Theme.gif"), Html.Encode(theme.DisplayName), null)%><br />
             <%=_Encoded("By") %> <%=Html.Encode(theme.Author) %><br />
             <%=Html.Encode(theme.Version) %><br />
             <%=Html.Encode(theme.Description) %><br />
diff --git a/src/Orchard/Mvc/ViewEngines/ViewEngineFilter.cs b/src/Orchard/Mvc/ViewEngines/ViewEngineFilter.cs
index 1413b00bc..759124202 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/Mvc/ViewEngines/ViewEngineFilter.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/Mvc/ViewEngines/ViewEngineFilter.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Web.Mvc;
 using Orchard.Extensions;
+using Orchard.Logging;
 using Orchard.Mvc.Filters;
 using Orchard.Themes;
 
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ namespace Orchard.Mvc.ViewEngines {
             _viewEngineProviders = viewEngineProviders;
         }
 
+        public ILogger Logger { get; set; }
+
         public void OnResultExecuting(ResultExecutingContext filterContext) {
             var viewResultBase = filterContext.Result as ViewResultBase;
             if (viewResultBase == null) {
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Mvc.ViewEngines {
 
                 themeViewEngines = _viewEngineProviders
                     .Select(x => x.CreateThemeViewEngine(new CreateThemeViewEngineParams { VirtualPath = themeLocation }));
+                Logger.Debug("Theme location:\r\n\t-{0}", themeLocation);
             }
 
 
@@ -53,6 +57,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Mvc.ViewEngines {
             var packageLocations = packages.Select(x => Path.Combine(x.Descriptor.Location, x.Descriptor.Name));
             var packageViewEngines = _viewEngineProviders
                 .Select(x => x.CreatePackagesViewEngine(new CreatePackagesViewEngineParams { VirtualPaths = packageLocations }));
+            Logger.Debug("Package locations:\r\n\t-{0}", string.Join("\r\n\t-", packageLocations.ToArray()));
 
             var requestViewEngines = new ViewEngineCollection(
                 themeViewEngines
diff --git a/src/Orchard/Mvc/ViewEngines/WebFormsViewEngineProvider.cs b/src/Orchard/Mvc/ViewEngines/WebFormsViewEngineProvider.cs
index a5ecff38b..1beca23ca 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/Mvc/ViewEngines/WebFormsViewEngineProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/Mvc/ViewEngines/WebFormsViewEngineProvider.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Web.Mvc;
+using Orchard.Logging;
 
 namespace Orchard.Mvc.ViewEngines {
     public class WebFormsViewEngineProvider : IViewEngineProvider {
 
         static string[] DisabledFormats = new[] { "~/Disabled" };
 
+        public ILogger Logger { get; set; }
+
         public IViewEngine CreateThemeViewEngine(CreateThemeViewEngineParams parameters) {
             // Area: if "area" in RouteData. Url hit for package...
             // Area-Layout Paths - no-op because LayoutViewEngine uses multi-pass instead of layout paths
@@ -34,6 +37,8 @@ namespace Orchard.Mvc.ViewEngines {
                 parameters.VirtualPath + "/Views/{0}.aspx",
             };
 
+            Logger.Debug("PartialViewLocationFormats (theme): \r\n\t-{0}", string.Join("\r\n\t-", viewEngine.PartialViewLocationFormats));
+
             // for "routed" request views...
             // enable /Views/{area}/{controller}/{viewName}
             viewEngine.AreaPartialViewLocationFormats = new[] {
@@ -41,6 +46,8 @@ namespace Orchard.Mvc.ViewEngines {
                 parameters.VirtualPath + "/Views/{2}/{1}/{0}.aspx",
             };
 
+            Logger.Debug("AreaPartialViewLocationFormats (theme): \r\n\t-{0}", string.Join("\r\n\t-", viewEngine.AreaPartialViewLocationFormats));
+
             return viewEngine;
         }
 
@@ -52,6 +59,8 @@ namespace Orchard.Mvc.ViewEngines {
                                         "~/Packages/{2}/Views/{1}/{0}.aspx",
                                     };
 
+            Logger.Debug("AreaFormats (package): \r\n\t-{0}", string.Join("\r\n\t-", areaFormats));
+
             var universalFormats = parameters.VirtualPaths
                 .SelectMany(x => new[] {
                                            x + "/Views/{0}.ascx",
@@ -59,6 +68,8 @@ namespace Orchard.Mvc.ViewEngines {
                                        })
                 .ToArray();
 
+            Logger.Debug("UniversalFormats (package): \r\n\t-{0}", string.Join("\r\n\t-", universalFormats));
+
             var viewEngine = new WebFormViewEngine {
                 MasterLocationFormats = DisabledFormats,
                 ViewLocationFormats = universalFormats,