diff --git a/core/misc/matchmedia.js b/core/misc/matchmedia.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd18fe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/misc/matchmedia.js
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+/**
+ * Polyfill the behavior of window.matchMedia.
+ *
+ * @see http://dev.w3.org/csswg/cssom-view/#widl-Window-matchMedia-MediaQueryList-DOMString-query
+ *
+ * Test whether a CSS media type or media query applies. Register listeners
+ * to MediaQueryList objects.
+ *
+ * Adapted from https://github.com/paulirish/matchMedia.js with the addition
+ * of addListener and removeListener. The polyfill referenced above uses
+ * polling to trigger registered listeners on matchMedia tests.
+ * This polyfill triggers tests on window resize and orientationchange.
+ */
+
+window.matchMedia = window.matchMedia || (function (doc, window) {
+
+  "use strict";
+
+  var docElem = doc.documentElement;
+  var refNode = docElem.firstElementChild || docElem.firstChild;
+  // fakeBody required for <FF4 when executed in <head>.
+  var fakeBody = doc.createElement("body");
+  var div = doc.createElement("div");
+
+  div.id = "mq-test-1";
+  div.style.cssText = "position:absolute;top:-100em";
+  fakeBody.style.background = "none";
+  fakeBody.appendChild(div);
+
+  /**
+   * A replacement for the native MediaQueryList object.
+   *
+   * @param {String} q
+   *   A media query e.g. "screen" or "screen and (min-width: 28em)".
+   */
+  function MediaQueryList (q) {
+    this.media = q;
+    this.matches = false;
+    this.check.call(this);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Polyfill the addListener and removeListener methods.
+   */
+  MediaQueryList.prototype = {
+    listeners: [],
+
+    /**
+     * Perform the media query application check.
+     */
+    check: function () {
+      var isApplied;
+      div.innerHTML = "&shy;<style media=\"" + this.media + "\"> #mq-test-1 {width: 42px;}</style>";
+      docElem.insertBefore(fakeBody, refNode);
+      isApplied = div.offsetWidth === 42;
+      docElem.removeChild(fakeBody);
+      this.matches = isApplied;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Polyfill the addListener method of the MediaQueryList object.
+     *
+     * @param {Function} callback
+     *   The callback to be invoked when the media query is applicable.
+     *
+     * @return {Object MediaQueryList}
+     *   A MediaQueryList object that indicates whether the registered media
+     *   query applies. The matches property is true when the media query
+     *   applies and false when not. The original media query is referenced in
+     *   the media property.
+     */
+    addListener: function (callback) {
+      var handler = (function (mql, debounced) {
+        return function () {
+          mql.check();
+          debounced.call(mql, mql);
+        };
+      }(this, debounce(callback, 250)));
+      this.listeners.push({
+        'callback': callback,
+        'handler': handler
+      });
+
+      // Associate the handler to the resize and orientationchange events.
+      if ('addEventListener' in window) {
+        window.addEventListener('resize', handler);
+        window.addEventListener('orientationchange', handler);
+      }
+      else if ('attachEvent' in window) {
+        window.attachEvent('onresize', handler);
+        window.attachEvent('onorientationchange', handler);
+      }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Polyfill the removeListener method of the MediaQueryList object.
+     *
+     * @param {Function} callback
+     *   The callback to be removed from the set of listeners.
+     */
+    removeListener: function (callback) {
+      for (var i = 0, listeners = this.listeners; i < listeners.length; i++) {
+        if (listeners[i].callback === callback) {
+          // Disassociate the handler to the resize and orientationchange events.
+          if ('removeEventListener' in window) {
+            window.removeEventListener('resize', listeners[i].handler);
+            window.removeEventListener('orientationchange', listeners[i].handler);
+          }
+          else if ('detachEvent' in window) {
+            window.detachEvent('onresize', listeners[i].handler);
+            window.detachEvent('onorientationchange', listeners[i].handler);
+          }
+          listeners.splice(i, 1);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Limits the invocations of a function in a given time frame.
+   *
+   * @param {Function} callback
+   *   The function to be invoked.
+   *
+   * @param {Number} wait
+   *   The time period within which the callback function should only be
+   *   invoked once. For example if the wait period is 250ms, then the callback
+   *   will only be called at most 4 times per second.
+   */
+  function debounce (callback, wait) {
+    var timeout, result;
+    return function () {
+      var context = this;
+      var args = arguments;
+      var later = function () {
+        timeout = null;
+        result = callback.apply(context, args);
+      };
+      window.clearTimeout(timeout);
+      timeout = window.setTimeout(later, wait);
+      return result;
+    };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return a MediaQueryList.
+   *
+   * @param {String} q
+   *   A media query e.g. "screen" or "screen and (min-width: 28em)". The media
+   *   query is checked for applicability before the object is returned.
+   */
+  return function (q) {
+    // Build a new MediaQueryList object with the result of the check.
+    return new MediaQueryList(q);
+  };
+}(document, window));
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.module b/core/modules/system/system.module
index a9d951b..38f734b 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.module
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.module
@@ -1380,6 +1380,16 @@ function system_library_info() {
     ),
   );
 
+  // matchMedia polyfill.
+  $libraries['matchmedia'] = array(
+    'title' => 'window.matchMedia polyfill',
+    'website' => 'http://drupal.org/node/1815602',
+    'version' => VERSION,
+    'js' => array(
+      'core/misc/matchmedia.js' => array(),
+    ),
+  );
+
   // Farbtastic.
   $libraries['jquery.farbtastic'] = array(
     'title' => 'Farbtastic',
