diff --git a/better_exposed_filters.js b/better_exposed_filters.js
index 87d606e..f1e46bf 100644
--- a/better_exposed_filters.js
+++ b/better_exposed_filters.js
@@ -98,6 +98,33 @@
     }                   // attach: function() {
   };                    // Drupal.behaviors.better_exposed_filters = {
 
+  // This is only needed to provide ajax functionality
+  Drupal.behaviors.better_exposed_filters_select_as_links = {
+    attach: function(context) {
+
+      $('.bef-select-as-links').once(function() {
+          $widgets = $('.views-exposed-widgets');
+          $widgets.find('.views-submit-button input, .bef-select-as-links select').hide();
+          $options = $('.bef-select-as-links select option');
+          $(this).find('a').click(function(event) {
+              // we have to prevent the page load triggered by the links
+              event.preventDefault();
+              $options.removeAttr('selected');
+              text = $(this).text();
+              // set the corresponding option inside the select element
+              $options.filter(function() {
+                  return $(this).text() == text;
+              }).attr('selected', 'selected');
+
+              // submit the form
+              $(this).parents('.views-exposed-widgets')
+                .find('.views-submit-button input').click();
+          });
+      });
+      
+    }
+  };
+
   /*
    * Helper functions
    */
diff --git a/better_exposed_filters.theme b/better_exposed_filters.theme
index 57835e2..4003347 100644
--- a/better_exposed_filters.theme
+++ b/better_exposed_filters.theme
@@ -481,6 +481,7 @@ function theme_select_as_links($vars) {
   );
 
   $output = '<div class="bef-select-as-links">';
+  $output .= theme('select', array('element' => $vars['element']));
   $output .= theme('form_element', array('element' => $properties));
   if (!empty($element['#value'])) {
     $output .= '<input type="hidden" name="' . $name . '" value="' . $element['#value'] . '" />';
diff --git a/better_exposed_filters_exposed_form_plugin.inc b/better_exposed_filters_exposed_form_plugin.inc
index 0d0fe1d..2877be2 100644
--- a/better_exposed_filters_exposed_form_plugin.inc
+++ b/better_exposed_filters_exposed_form_plugin.inc
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ Title Desc|Z -> A</pre> Leave the replacement value blank to remove an option al
 
         case 'bef_links':
           $show_apply = TRUE;
-
+          drupal_add_js(drupal_get_path('module', 'better_exposed_filters') . '/better_exposed_filters.js');
           $form[$field_id]['#theme'] = 'select_as_links';
           break;