diff --git a/src/controllers/api.js b/src/controllers/api.js
index 5af74d2ed6..7c106431c7 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api.js
+++ b/src/controllers/api.js
@@ -114,11 +114,15 @@ apiController.renderWidgets = function(req, res, next) {
 		return res.status(200).json({});
 	}
 
-	widgets.render(req.uid, {
-		template: areas.template,
-		url: areas.url,
-		locations: areas.locations
-	}, function(err, widgets) {
+	widgets.render(req.uid,
+		{
+			template: areas.template,
+			url: areas.url,
+			locations: areas.locations,
+		},
+		req,
+		res,
+		function(err, widgets) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
diff --git a/src/widgets/index.js b/src/widgets/index.js
index fffc704e5f..f031f47e11 100644
--- a/src/widgets/index.js
+++ b/src/widgets/index.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ var async = require('async'),
 
 var widgets = {};
 
-widgets.render = function(uid, area, callback) {
+widgets.render = function(uid, area, req, res, callback) {
 	if (!area.locations || !area.template) {
 		return callback(new Error('[[error:invalid-data]]'));
 	}
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ widgets.render = function(uid, area, callback) {
 				plugins.fireHook('filter:widget.render:' + widget.widget, {
 					uid: uid,
 					area: area,
-					data: widget.data
+					data: widget.data,
+					req: req,
+					res: res
 				}, function(err, html) {
 					if (err) {
 						return next(err);