diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebook.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebook.js
index 801bc3f..7f5111a 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebook.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebook.js
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
     var utils = IPython.utils;
     var key   = IPython.utils.keycodes;
 
-    var Notebook = function (selector) {
-        this.read_only = IPython.read_only;
+    var Notebook = function (selector, options) {
+        var options = options || {};
+        this._baseProjectUrl = options.baseProjectUrl;
+        this.read_only = options.read_only || IPython.read_only;
+
         this.element = $(selector);
         this.element.scroll();
         this.element.data("notebook", this);
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebookmain.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebookmain.js
index c19150d..297822d 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebookmain.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebookmain.js
@@ -39,15 +39,17 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
     // The header's bottom border is provided by the menu bar so we remove it.
     $('div#header').css('border-bottom-style','none');
 
+    var baseProjectUrl = $('body').data('baseProjectUrl')
+
     IPython.page = new IPython.Page();
     IPython.markdown_converter = new Markdown.Converter();
     IPython.layout_manager = new IPython.LayoutManager();
     IPython.pager = new IPython.Pager('div#pager', 'div#pager_splitter');
     IPython.quick_help = new IPython.QuickHelp('span#quick_help_area');
-    IPython.login_widget = new IPython.LoginWidget('span#login_widget');
-    IPython.notebook = new IPython.Notebook('div#notebook');
+    IPython.login_widget = new IPython.LoginWidget('span#login_widget',{baseProjectUrl:baseProjectUrl});
+    IPython.notebook = new IPython.Notebook('div#notebook',{baseProjectUrl:baseProjectUrl, read_only:IPython.read_only});
     IPython.save_widget = new IPython.SaveWidget('span#save_widget');
-    IPython.menubar = new IPython.MenuBar('#menubar')
+    IPython.menubar = new IPython.MenuBar('#menubar',{baseProjectUrl:baseProjectUrl})
     IPython.toolbar = new IPython.MainToolBar('#maintoolbar')
     IPython.tooltip = new IPython.Tooltip()
     IPython.notification_area = new IPython.NotificationArea('#notification_area')