diff --git a/extensions/admin_ui/controllers/panel/index.html b/extensions/admin_ui/controllers/panel/index.html
index a104a41e8..dbc9a42ef 100644
--- a/extensions/admin_ui/controllers/panel/index.html
+++ b/extensions/admin_ui/controllers/panel/index.html
@@ -13,12 +13,16 @@
 	<%= script_tag 'ext-base.js' %>
 	<%= script_tag 'ext-all.js' %>
 	<%= script_tag 'ext-beef.js' %>
+
 	<!-- jQuery encoder (ESAPI way) -->
 	<%= script_tag 'esapi/jquery-1.6.4.min.js' %>
 	<%= script_tag 'esapi/Class.create.js' %>
 	<%= script_tag 'esapi/jquery-encoder-0.1.0.js' %>
 	<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript">var $jEncoder = jQuery.noConflict();</script>
-	<!--/ jQuery encoder (ESAPI way) -->
+
+    <!-- BeEF Web UI common functions-->
+    <%= script_tag 'ui/common/beef_common.js' %>
+
 	<%= script_tag 'ux/TabCloseMenu.js' %>
 	<%= script_tag 'ux/StatusBar.js' %>
 	<%= script_tag 'ux/PagingStore.js' %>
diff --git a/extensions/admin_ui/media/javascript/ui/common/beef_common.js b/extensions/admin_ui/media/javascript/ui/common/beef_common.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1687dc33f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/admin_ui/media/javascript/ui/common/beef_common.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Wade Alcorn - wade@bindshell.net
+// Browser Exploitation Framework (BeEF) - http://beefproject.com
+// See the file 'doc/COPYING' for copying permission
+//
+
+/*!
+ * BeEF Web UI commons
+ */
+
+if(typeof beefwui === 'undefined' && typeof window.beefwui === 'undefined') {
+
+    var BeefWUI = {
+
+        rest_token: "",
+
+        /**
+         * Retrieve the token needed to call the RESTful API.
+         * This is obviously a post-auth call.
+         */
+        get_rest_token: function() {
+            if(this.rest_token.length == 0){
+                var url = "/ui/modules/getRestfulApiToken.json";
+                jQuery.ajax({
+                    contentType: 'application/json',
+                    dataType: 'json',
+                    type: 'GET',
+                    url: url,
+                    async: false,
+                    processData: false,
+                    success: function(data){
+                        beefwui.rest_token = data.token;
+                    },
+                    error: function(){
+                        beefwui.rest_token = "";
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+            return this.rest_token;
+        }
+    };
+
+    window.beefwui = BeefWUI;
+}