diff --git a/js/dashboard.js b/js/dashboard.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f2a37d1ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/dashboard.js
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+// jQuery UI style "widget" for editing an iTop "dashboard"
+$(function()
+{
+	// the widget definition, where "itop" is the namespace,
+	// "dashboard" the widget name
+	$.widget( "itop.dashboard",
+	{
+		// default options
+		options:
+		{
+			dashboard_id: '',
+			layout_class: '',
+			title: '',
+			submit_to: 'index.php',
+			submit_parameters: {operation: 'async_action'}
+		},
+	
+		// the constructor
+		_create: function()
+		{
+			var me = this; 
+
+			this.element
+			.addClass('itop-dashboard');
+
+			this.ajax_div = $('<div></div>').appendTo(this.element);
+			
+
+		},
+	
+		// called when created, and later when changing options
+		_refresh: function()
+		{
+		},
+		// events bound via _bind are removed automatically
+		// revert other modifications here
+		destroy: function()
+		{
+			this.element
+			.removeClass('itop-dashboard');
+
+			this.ajax_div.remove();
+			
+			// call the original destroy method since we overwrote it
+			$.Widget.prototype.destroy.call( this );			
+		},
+		// _setOptions is called with a hash of all options that are changing
+		_setOptions: function()
+		{
+			// in 1.9 would use _superApply
+			$.Widget.prototype._setOptions.apply( this, arguments );
+			this._refresh();
+		},
+		// _setOption is called for each individual option that is changing
+		_setOption: function( key, value )
+		{
+			// in 1.9 would use _super
+			$.Widget.prototype._setOption.call( this, key, value );
+		},
+		save: function()
+		{
+			var oParams = this.options.submit_parameters;
+			oParams.dashlets = [];
+			this.element.find(':itop-dashlet').each(function() {
+				var oDashlet = $(this).data('dashlet');
+				if(oDashlet)
+				{
+					var sId = $(this).attr('id');
+					var oDashletParams = oDashlet.get_params();
+					oParams['dashlet_'+sId] = oDashletParams;				
+					oParams.dashlets.push({dashlet_id: sId, dashlet_class: oDashletParams['dashlet_class']} );
+				}
+			});
+			oParams.dashboard_id = this.options.dashboard_id;
+			oParams.layout_class = this.options.layout_class;
+			oParams.title = this.options.title;
+			var me = this;
+			$.post(this.options.submit_to, oParams, function(data){
+				me.ajax_div.html(data);
+			});
+		}
+	});	
+});
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diff --git a/js/dashlet.js b/js/dashlet.js
index f14f1eceb..e8de5a867 100644
--- a/js/dashlet.js
+++ b/js/dashlet.js
@@ -74,6 +74,22 @@ $(function()
 				}
 			});
 			this._select();
+		},
+		get_params: function()
+		{
+			var oParams = {};
+			var oProperties = $('#dashlet_properties_'+this.options.dashlet_id);
+			oProperties.find(':itop-property_field').each(function(){
+				var oWidget = $(this).data('property_field');
+				if (oWidget)
+				{
+					var oVal = oWidget._get_committed_value();
+					oParams[oVal.name] = oVal.value;
+				}
+			});
+			oParams.dashlet_id = this.options.dashlet_id;
+			oParams.dashlet_class = this.options.dashlet_class;
+			return oParams;
 		}
 	});	
 });
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