diff -u b/includes/common.inc b/includes/common.inc
--- b/includes/common.inc
+++ b/includes/common.inc
@@ -4306,7 +4306,7 @@
  * @see locale_js_alter()
  * @see drupal_js_defaults()
  */
-function drupal_get_js($scope = 'header', $javascript = NULL, $skip_alter = FALSE) {
+function drupal_get_js($scope = 'header', $javascript = NULL, $skip_alter = FALSE, $need_ajaxPageState = FALSE) {
   if (!isset($javascript)) {
     $javascript = drupal_add_js();
   }
@@ -4372,4 +4372,9 @@
     }
   }
+  elseif ($need_ajaxPageState) {
+    $setting['ajaxPageState']['js'] = array_fill_keys(array_keys($items), 1);
+    unset($setting['ajaxPageState']['js']['settings']);
+    drupal_add_js($setting, 'setting');
+  }
 
   // Loop through the JavaScript to construct the rendered output.
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- a/includes/ajax.inc
+++ b/includes/ajax.inc
@@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ function ajax_render($commands = array()) {
     unset($items['js']['settings']);
   }
   $styles = drupal_get_css($items['css'], TRUE);
-  $scripts_footer = drupal_get_js('footer', $items['js'], TRUE);
-  $scripts_header = drupal_get_js('header', $items['js'], TRUE);
+  $scripts_footer = drupal_get_js('footer', $items['js'], TRUE, TRUE);
+  $scripts_header = drupal_get_js('header', $items['js'], TRUE, TRUE);
 
   $extra_commands = array();
   if (!empty($styles)) {