diff --git a/facetapi.module b/facetapi.module
index 2e594de..9e67ffd 100644
--- a/facetapi.module
+++ b/facetapi.module
@@ -258,6 +258,10 @@ function facetapi_ctools_plugin_type() {
  */
 function facetapi_theme() {
   return array(
+    'facetapi_widget_links' => array(
+      'render element' => 'element',
+      'file' => 'facetapi.theme.inc',
+    ),
     'facetapi_title' => array(
       'variables' => array('title' => NULL, 'facet' => array()),
       'file' => 'facetapi.theme.inc',
diff --git a/facetapi.theme.inc b/facetapi.theme.inc
index f984731..cbdb4a9 100644
--- a/facetapi.theme.inc
+++ b/facetapi.theme.inc
@@ -6,6 +6,22 @@
  */
 
 /**
+  * Returns HTML for a widget_links widget.
+  *
+  * @param $variables
+  *   An associative array containing:
+  *   - element: A render element representing the form.
+  *
+  * @ingroup themeable
+  */
+function theme_facetapi_widget_links($variables) {
+  $element = $variables['element'];
+  $element['#theme'] = 'item_list';
+
+  return drupal_render($element);
+}
+
+/**
  * Returns HTML for a "missing" facet link.
  *
  * @param $variables
diff --git a/plugins/facetapi/widget_links.inc b/plugins/facetapi/widget_links.inc
index 06fca14..934aced 100644
--- a/plugins/facetapi/widget_links.inc
+++ b/plugins/facetapi/widget_links.inc
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
  * Widget that renders facets as a list of clickable links.
  *
  * Links make it easy for users to narrow down their search results by clicking
- * on them. The render arrays use theme_item_list() to generate the HTML markup.
+ * on them. The render arrays use theme_facetapi_widget_links() to generate the
+ * HTML markup via theme_item_list().
  */
 class FacetapiWidgetLinks extends FacetapiWidget {
 
@@ -42,9 +43,11 @@ class FacetapiWidgetLinks extends FacetapiWidget {
     // Sets each item's theme hook, builds item list.
     $this->setThemeHooks($element);
     $element = array(
-      '#theme' => 'item_list',
+      '#theme' => 'facetapi_widget_links',
       '#items' => $this->buildListItems($element),
       '#attributes' => $this->build['#attributes'],
+      '#build' => $element,
+      '#widget' => $this,
     );
   }