diff --git a/config/initializers/js_template_helpers.rb b/config/initializers/js_template_helpers.rb
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+# Make helpers (#t in particular) available to javascript templates
+# https://github.com/pitr/angular-rails-templates/issues/45#issuecomment-43229086
+
+Rails.application.assets.context_class.class_eval do
+  include ApplicationHelper
+  include ActionView::Helpers
+  include Rails.application.routes.url_helpers
+end