diff --git a/public/src/widgets.js b/public/src/widgets.js
index 7e14eaf632..08ae194a15 100644
--- a/public/src/widgets.js
+++ b/public/src/widgets.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	};
 
 	ajaxify.widgets.render = function(tpl_url, url, callback) {
-		var widgetLocations = ['sidebar', 'footer'], numLocations;
+		var widgetLocations = ['sidebar', 'footer', 'header'], numLocations;
 
 		$('#content [widget-area]').each(function() {
 			var location = $(this).attr('widget-area');
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
 					} else if (location === 'sidebar') {
 						$('#content > *').wrapAll($('<div class="col-lg-9 col-xs-12"></div>'));
 						$('#content').append($('<div class="col-lg-3 col-xs-12"><div widget-area="sidebar"></div></div>'));
+					} else if (location === 'header') {
+						$('#content').prepend($('<div class="col-xs-12"><div widget-area="header"></div></div>'));
 					}
 
 					area = $('#content [widget-area="' + location + '"]');
diff --git a/src/controllers/admin.js b/src/controllers/admin.js
index 1c5053fba2..71b63d075a 100644
--- a/src/controllers/admin.js
+++ b/src/controllers/admin.js
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ adminController.themes.get = function(req, res, next) {
 		areas: function(next) {
 			var defaultAreas = [
 				{ name: 'Global Sidebar', template: 'global', location: 'sidebar' },
+				{ name: 'Global Header', template: 'global', location: 'header' },
 				{ name: 'Global Footer', template: 'global', location: 'footer' },
 			];
 
diff --git a/src/widgets.js b/src/widgets.js
index f8d4a15d31..f5ddb53a7c 100644
--- a/src/widgets.js
+++ b/src/widgets.js
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ var async = require('async'),
 	Widgets.reset = function(callback) {
 		var defaultAreas = [
 			{ name: 'Global Sidebar', template: 'global', location: 'sidebar' },
+			{ name: 'Global Header', template: 'global', location: 'header' },
 			{ name: 'Draft Zone', template: 'global', location: 'drafts' }
 		];