diff --git a/src/static/js/changesettracker.js b/src/static/js/changesettracker.js
index 92d550928..b93fcc174 100644
--- a/src/static/js/changesettracker.js
+++ b/src/static/js/changesettracker.js
@@ -162,6 +162,16 @@ function makeChangesetTracker(scheduler, apool, aceCallbacksProvider)
       }
       else
       {
+    	  
+         // add forEach function to Array.prototype for IE8      
+         if (!('forEach' in Array.prototype)) {
+            Array.prototype.forEach= function(action, that /*opt*/) {
+                for (var i= 0, n= this.length; i<n; i++)
+                     if (i in this)
+                         action.call(that, this[i], i, this);
+             };
+         }
+    	  
         // Get my authorID
         var authorId = parent.parent.pad.myUserInfo.userId;
         // Rewrite apool authors with my author information
diff --git a/src/static/js/html10n.js b/src/static/js/html10n.js
index e1c884cd4..050601d15 100644
--- a/src/static/js/html10n.js
+++ b/src/static/js/html10n.js
@@ -79,6 +79,15 @@ window.html10n = (function(window, document, undefined) {
       return -1;
     }
   }
+  
+  // fix Array.prototype.forEach in IE
+  if (!('forEach' in Array.prototype)) {
+	 Array.prototype.forEach= function(action, that /*opt*/) {
+	 for (var i= 0, n= this.length; i<n; i++)
+		if (i in this)
+	         action.call(that, this[i], i, this);
+	 };
+  }
     
   /**
    * MicroEvent - to make any js object an event emitter (server or browser)