diff --git a/better_exposed_filters.js b/better_exposed_filters.js
index 87d606e..12114a4 100644
--- a/better_exposed_filters.js
+++ b/better_exposed_filters.js
@@ -97,6 +97,32 @@
 
     }                   // 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, select').hide();
+          $options = $('.bef-select-as-links select option');
+          $(this).find('.form-type-bef-link 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 c020f14..1eb6fe1 100644
--- a/better_exposed_filters.theme
+++ b/better_exposed_filters.theme
@@ -481,6 +481,7 @@
   );
 
   return '<div class="bef-select-as-links">'
+    . theme('select', array('element' => $vars['element']))
     . theme('form_element', array('element' => $properties))
     . '</div>';
 }
diff --git a/better_exposed_filters_exposed_form_plugin.inc b/better_exposed_filters_exposed_form_plugin.inc
index 5489aef..6533651 100644
--- a/better_exposed_filters_exposed_form_plugin.inc
+++ b/better_exposed_filters_exposed_form_plugin.inc
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@
 
         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;