diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/app/servlet/BaseTemplateContentServlet.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/app/servlet/BaseTemplateContentServlet.java
index ef5293e43f..9c1349978e 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/app/servlet/BaseTemplateContentServlet.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/app/servlet/BaseTemplateContentServlet.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import javax.transaction.UserTransaction;
 
 import org.alfresco.error.AlfrescoRuntimeException;
 import org.alfresco.model.ContentModel;
+import org.alfresco.repo.template.AbsoluteUrlMethod;
 import org.alfresco.service.ServiceRegistry;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeService;
@@ -299,6 +300,9 @@ public abstract class BaseTemplateContentServlet extends BaseServlet
       }
       root.put("args", args);
       
+      // method to allow absolute client urls to be generated
+      root.put("absurl", new AbsoluteUrlMethod(req.getContextPath()));
+      
       return root;
    }