diff --git a/templates/protostar/component.php b/templates/protostar/component.php
index 9cc2e121d50e5..a944cdce3ee03 100644
--- a/templates/protostar/component.php
+++ b/templates/protostar/component.php
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 // Add JavaScript Frameworks
 JHtml::_('bootstrap.framework');
 
+// Add template js
+JHtml::_('script', 'template.js', array('version' => 'auto', 'relative' => true));
+
 // Add html5 shiv
 JHtml::_('script', 'jui/html5.js', array('version' => 'auto', 'relative' => true, 'conditional' => 'lt IE 9'));