diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/FreeMarkerHttpServlet.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/FreeMarkerHttpServlet.java
index 7ec482dd4..d32b1b9f2 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/FreeMarkerHttpServlet.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/FreeMarkerHttpServlet.java
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.beans.ApplicationBean;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.beans.Portal;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.utils.StringUtils;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.view.menu.TabMenu;
+import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.web.BreadCrumbsUtil;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.web.PortalWebUtil;
-
 import freemarker.cache.ClassTemplateLoader;
 import freemarker.cache.FileTemplateLoader;
 import freemarker.cache.MultiTemplateLoader;
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ public class FreeMarkerHttpServlet extends VitroHttpServlet {
         
         root.put("siteName", portal.getAppName());
         root.put("tagline", portal.getShortHand());
+        root.put("breadcrumbs", BreadCrumbsUtil.getBreadCrumbsDiv(request));
         
         setUrls(portalId, themeDir);
         setLoginInfo();      
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/components/breadcrumbs.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/components/breadcrumbs.ftl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..69ceba280
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/components/breadcrumbs.ftl
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<#-- $This file is distributed under the terms of the license in /doc/license.txt$ -->
+
+<#-- By default, not used. Uncomment if desired, and unhide in CSS.
+<div id="breadcrumbs" class="small">${breadcrumbs}</div>
+-->
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/page/default.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/page/default.ftl
index b829896be..1725f5c16 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/page/default.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/page/default.ftl
@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@
         
             <#include "/components/identity.ftl">
             
-            <#-- Note to UI team: do not change this div without also making the change in menu.jsp -->
+            <#-- Note to UI team: do not change this div without also making the corresponding change in menu.jsp -->
             <div id="navAndSearch" class="block">
                 <#include "/components/menu.ftl">  
-                <#include "/components/search.ftl">
+                <#include "/components/search.ftl">                
             </div> <!-- navAndSearch --> 
-                      
+            
+            <#include "/components/breadcrumbs.ftl">         
         </div> <!-- header --> 
 
         <hr class="hidden" />