diff --git a/django-openstack/django_openstack/signals.py b/django-openstack/django_openstack/signals.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b2c7e0681
--- /dev/null
+++ b/django-openstack/django_openstack/signals.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import django.dispatch
+from django.dispatch import receiver
+
+dash_apps_ping = django.dispatch.Signal()
+dash_apps_urls = django.dispatch.Signal()
+
+
+def dash_apps_detect():
+    """
+    Sends a pinging signal to the app, all listening modules will reply with
+    items for the sidebar.
+    
+    The response is a tuple of the Signal object instance, and a dictionary.
+    The values within the dictionary containing links and a title which should
+    be added to the sidebar navigation.
+    
+    Example: (<dash_apps_ping>,
+              {'title': 'Nixon', 
+               'links': [{'url':'/syspanel/nixon/google', 
+                          'text':'Google', 'active_text': 'google'}],
+               'type': syspanel})
+    """
+    return dash_apps_ping.send(sender=dash_apps_ping)
+
+
+def dash_app_setup_urls():
+    """
+    Adds urls from modules
+    """
+    return dash_apps_urls.send(sender=dash_apps_urls)
+
+
diff --git a/django-openstack/django_openstack/syspanel/views/images.py b/django-openstack/django_openstack/syspanel/views/images.py
index d3478f952..d0f082c68 100644
--- a/django-openstack/django_openstack/syspanel/views/images.py
+++ b/django-openstack/django_openstack/syspanel/views/images.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def update(request, image_id):
                           exc_info=True)
                 messages.error(request,
                                "Image could not be updated, please try again.")
-
+            return redirect('syspanel_images_update', image_id)
         else:
             LOG.error('Image "%s" failed to update' % image['name'],
                       exc_info=True)
diff --git a/django-openstack/django_openstack/syspanel/views/instances.py b/django-openstack/django_openstack/syspanel/views/instances.py
index 4f6f8cd3b..e797fb846 100644
--- a/django-openstack/django_openstack/syspanel/views/instances.py
+++ b/django-openstack/django_openstack/syspanel/views/instances.py
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ def refresh(request):
 
     instances = []
     try:
-        instances = api.server_list(request)
+        instances = api.admin_server_list(request)
     except Exception as e:
         messages.error(request, 'Unable to get instance list: %s' % e.message)
 
diff --git a/django-openstack/django_openstack/templatetags/templatetags/sidebar_modules.py b/django-openstack/django_openstack/templatetags/templatetags/sidebar_modules.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..244a4f1f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/django-openstack/django_openstack/templatetags/templatetags/sidebar_modules.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+from django import template
+from django_openstack import signals
+
+register = template.Library()
+
+
+@register.inclusion_tag('_sidebar_module.html')
+def dash_sidebar_modules(request):
+    if signals.dash_apps_detect()[0][1]['type'] == "dash":
+        return {'modules': [module[1] for module in signals.dash_apps_detect()],
+                'request': request }
+
+@register.inclusion_tag('_sidebar_module.html')
+def syspanel_sidebar_modules(request):
+    if signals.dash_apps_detect()[0][1]['type'] == "syspanel":
+        return {'modules': [module[1] for module in signals.dash_apps_detect()],
+                'request': request }
+
diff --git a/django-openstack/django_openstack/urls.py b/django-openstack/django_openstack/urls.py
index 92dfa2fc4..8031eb8bd 100644
--- a/django-openstack/django_openstack/urls.py
+++ b/django-openstack/django_openstack/urls.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 from django.conf.urls.defaults import *
 from django.conf import settings
+from django_openstack.signals import *
 
 urlpatterns = patterns('',
     url(r'^auth/', include('django_openstack.auth.urls')),
@@ -27,3 +28,6 @@ urlpatterns = patterns('',
     url(r'^syspanel/', include('django_openstack.syspanel.urls')),
 )
 
+# import urls from modules
+for module_urls in dash_apps_urls.send(sender=dash_apps_urls):
+    urlpatterns += module_urls[1].urlpatterns
diff --git a/openstack-dashboard/dashboard/templates/_dash_sidebar.html b/openstack-dashboard/dashboard/templates/_dash_sidebar.html
index d356ebe14..af56e455a 100644
--- a/openstack-dashboard/dashboard/templates/_dash_sidebar.html
+++ b/openstack-dashboard/dashboard/templates/_dash_sidebar.html
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+{% load sidebar_modules %}
+
 <div id='sidebar'>
   <h3>Manage Compute</h3>
   <ul class='sub_nav'>
@@ -16,4 +18,7 @@
     <li><a {% if current_sidebar == "containers" %} class="active" {% endif %} href="{% url dash_containers request.user.tenant %}">Containers</a></li>
   </ul>
   {% endif %}
+  
+  {% dash_sidebar_modules request %}
+  
 </div>
diff --git a/openstack-dashboard/dashboard/templates/_sidebar_module.html b/openstack-dashboard/dashboard/templates/_sidebar_module.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a472725e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openstack-dashboard/dashboard/templates/_sidebar_module.html
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{% for module in modules %}
+  <h3>{{module.title}}</h3>
+  
+  <ul class="sub_nav">
+    {% for link in module.links %}
+      <li><a {% if request.get_full_path == link.url %} class="active" {% endif %} href="{{link.url}}">{{link.text}}</a></li>
+    {% endfor %}
+  </ul>
+{% endfor %}
+
diff --git a/openstack-dashboard/dashboard/templates/_syspanel_sidebar.html b/openstack-dashboard/dashboard/templates/_syspanel_sidebar.html
index 45883f786..e152e4df8 100644
--- a/openstack-dashboard/dashboard/templates/_syspanel_sidebar.html
+++ b/openstack-dashboard/dashboard/templates/_syspanel_sidebar.html
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+{% load sidebar_modules %}
+
 <div id='sidebar'>
   <h3>System Panel</h3>
   <ul class='sub_nav'>
@@ -10,4 +12,7 @@
     <li><a {% if current_sidebar == "users" %} class="active" {% endif %} href="{% url syspanel_users %}">Users</a></li>
     <li><a {% if current_sidebar == "quotas" %} class="active" {% endif %} href="{% url syspanel_quotas %}">Quotas</a></li>
   </ul>
+  
+  {% syspanel_sidebar_modules request %}
+
 </div>
diff --git a/openstack-dashboard/dashboard/templates/dash_instances.html b/openstack-dashboard/dashboard/templates/dash_instances.html
index f6b1d9195..7d7d20190 100644
--- a/openstack-dashboard/dashboard/templates/dash_instances.html
+++ b/openstack-dashboard/dashboard/templates/dash_instances.html
@@ -25,21 +25,40 @@
 
 {% block footer_js %}
   <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
-    $(function(){
-      function loadInstances(){
+  $(function(){
+    function loadInstances(){
+      if ($("#ajax_option_box").is(':checked')) {
         $('.refresh').addClass("refreshing");
         $('#instances').load('{% url dash_instances_refresh request.user.tenant %}', function(){
           $('.refresh').removeClass("refreshing");
         });
-      }
-      setInterval(function(){
-        loadInstances();
-      }, 15000);
-      
-      $("a.refresh").click(function(e){
-        e.preventDefault()
-        loadInstances();
-      })
+      };
+    }
+    setInterval(function(){
+      loadInstances();
+    }, 15000);
+    
+    loadOptionsWidget();
+    
+    $("a.refresh").click(function(e){
+      e.preventDefault()
+      loadInstances();
     })
+    
+    function loadOptionsWidget(){
+      checkbox = document.createElement("input");
+        cb = $(checkbox);
+        cb.attr('id', 'ajax_option_box');
+        cb.attr('class', 'refreshOption');
+        cb.attr('type', 'checkbox');
+      checkbox_label = document.createElement("label");
+        cbl = $(checkbox_label);
+        cbl.attr('class', 'refreshOption');
+        cbl.text('auto refresh');
+        cbl.attr('for', 'ajax_option_box');
+        $('.right').append(cb);
+        $('.right').append(cbl);
+    }
+  })
   </script>
 {% endblock footer_js %}
diff --git a/openstack-dashboard/dashboard/templates/syspanel_instances.html b/openstack-dashboard/dashboard/templates/syspanel_instances.html
index 684b5189c..31dfc4565 100644
--- a/openstack-dashboard/dashboard/templates/syspanel_instances.html
+++ b/openstack-dashboard/dashboard/templates/syspanel_instances.html
@@ -27,19 +27,38 @@
   <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
     $(function(){
       function loadInstances(){
-        $('.refresh').addClass("refreshing");
-        $('#instances').load('{% url dash_instances_refresh request.user.tenant %}', function(){
-          $('.refresh').removeClass("refreshing");
-        });
+        if ($("#ajax_option_box").is(':checked')) {
+          $('.refresh').addClass("refreshing");
+          $('#instances').load('{% url syspanel_instances_refresh %}', function(){
+            $('.refresh').removeClass("refreshing");
+          });
+        };
       }
       setInterval(function(){
         loadInstances();
       }, 15000);
       
+      loadOptionsWidget();
+      
       $("a.refresh").click(function(e){
         e.preventDefault()
         loadInstances();
       })
+      
+      function loadOptionsWidget(){
+        checkbox = document.createElement("input");
+          cb = $(checkbox);
+          cb.attr('id', 'ajax_option_box');
+          cb.attr('class', 'refreshOption');
+          cb.attr('type', 'checkbox');
+        checkbox_label = document.createElement("label");
+          cbl = $(checkbox_label);
+          cbl.attr('class', 'refreshOption');
+          cbl.text('auto refresh');
+          cbl.attr('for', 'ajax_option_box');
+          $('.right').append(cb);
+          $('.right').append(cbl);
+      }
     })
   </script>
 {% endblock footer_js %}
diff --git a/openstack-dashboard/dashboard/urls.py b/openstack-dashboard/dashboard/urls.py
index 1eee8fa53..b3f552f80 100644
--- a/openstack-dashboard/dashboard/urls.py
+++ b/openstack-dashboard/dashboard/urls.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import django.views.i18n
 
 from django_openstack import urls as django_openstack_urls
 
-
 urlpatterns = patterns('',
     url(r'^$', 'dashboard.views.splash', name='splash'),
     url(r'^dash/$', 'django_openstack.dash.views.instances.usage', name='dash_overview'),
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ urlpatterns = patterns('',
 # NOTE(termie): just append them since we want the routes at the root
 urlpatterns += django_openstack_urls.urlpatterns
 
-
 urlpatterns += patterns('',
      (r'^%s(?P<path>.*)$' % settings.MEDIA_URL[1:],
       'django.views.static.serve',
diff --git a/openstack-dashboard/media/dashboard/css/style.css b/openstack-dashboard/media/dashboard/css/style.css
index de6681916..f7b3a22eb 100644
--- a/openstack-dashboard/media/dashboard/css/style.css
+++ b/openstack-dashboard/media/dashboard/css/style.css
@@ -317,6 +317,19 @@ a.refresh.refreshing {
   background: url(../images/spinner.gif) top left no-repeat;
 }
 
+input.refreshOption {
+    margin: 10px 0 0 0;
+    float: right;
+    clear: both;
+}
+
+label.refreshOption {
+    font-size: 11px;
+    margin: -17px 20px 0 0;
+    float: right;
+    clear: both;
+}
+
 #monitoring {
   background: #f8f8f8;
   font-size: 14px;
diff --git a/openstack-dashboard/tools/pip-requires b/openstack-dashboard/tools/pip-requires
index 46e05429c..fbfc40ce1 100644
--- a/openstack-dashboard/tools/pip-requires
+++ b/openstack-dashboard/tools/pip-requires
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ PasteDeploy
 sqlalchemy-migrate
 eventlet
 xattr
+kombu
 
 bzr+https://launchpad.net/glance#egg=glance
 bzr+https://launchpad.net/quantum#egg=quantum