diff --git a/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css b/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css
index 8c8924e680..94d06eb1b9 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css
@@ -85,6 +85,13 @@ div.postbox div.inside {
 	padding: 0;
 }
 
+#dashboard-widgets .heading {
+	font-size: 1em;
+	font-weight: normal;
+	font-style: italic;
+	font-family: Georgia, serif;
+}
+
 /* Right Now */
 
 #dashboard_right_now p.sub,
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php b/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
index 1fea8de356..7ce2e9a547 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ function wp_dashboard_setup() {
 	// Filter widget order
 	$dashboard_widgets = apply_filters( 'wp_dashboard_widgets', array() );
 
+	foreach ( $dashboard_widgets as $widget_id ) {
+		$name = empty( $wp_registered_widgets[$widget_id]['all_link'] ) ? $wp_registered_widgets[$widget_id]['name'] : $wp_registered_widgets[$widget_id]['name'] . " <a href='{$wp_registered_widgets[$widget_id]['all_link']}' class='edit-box open-box'>" . __('View all') . '</a>';
+		wp_add_dashboard_widget( $widget_id, $name, $wp_registered_widgets[$widget_id]['callback'], $wp_registered_widget_controls[$widget_id]['callback'] );
+	}
+
 	if ( 'POST' == $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] && isset($_POST['widget_id']) ) {
 		ob_start(); // hack - but the same hack wp-admin/widgets.php uses
 		wp_dashboard_trigger_widget_control( $_POST['widget_id'] );
@@ -102,9 +107,6 @@ function wp_dashboard_setup() {
 	if ( $update )
 		update_option( 'dashboard_widget_options', $widget_options );
 
-	foreach ( $dashboard_widgets as $widget_id )
-		wp_add_dashboard_widget( $widget_id, $wp_registered_widgets[$widget_id]['name'], $wp_registered_widgets[$widget_id]['callback'], $wp_registered_widget_controls[$widget_id]['callback'] );
-
 	do_action('do_meta_boxes', 'dashboard', 'normal', '');
 	do_action('do_meta_boxes', 'dashboard', 'side', '');
 }
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ function wp_add_dashboard_widget( $widget_id, $widget_name, $callback, $control_
 }
 
 function _wp_dashboard_control_callback( $dashboard, $meta_box ) {
-	echo '<form action="" method="post">';
+	echo '<form action="" method="post" class="dashboard-widget-control-form">';
 	wp_dashboard_trigger_widget_control( $meta_box['id'] );
 	echo "<p class='submit'><input type='hidden' name='widget_id' value='$meta_box[id]' /><input type='submit' value='" . __( 'Submit' ) . "' /></p>";
 
@@ -801,4 +803,9 @@ function wp_dashboard_rss_control( $widget_id, $form_inputs = array() ) {
 	wp_widget_rss_form( $widget_options[$widget_id], $form_inputs );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Empty function usable by plugins to output empty dashboard widget (to be populated later by JS).
+ */
+function wp_dashboard_empty() {}
+
 ?>
diff --git a/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index 5f869075e3..bfd123ad57 100644
--- a/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ function wp_default_styles( &$styles ) {
 	$styles->add( 'global', '/wp-admin/css/global.css', array(), '20081106' );
 	$styles->add( 'media', '/wp-admin/css/media.css', array(), '20080709' );
 	$styles->add( 'widgets', '/wp-admin/css/widgets.css' );
-	$styles->add( 'dashboard', '/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css', array(), '20081115' );
+	$styles->add( 'dashboard', '/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css', array(), '20081117' );
 	$styles->add( 'install', '/wp-admin/css/install.css', array(), '20080708' );
 	$styles->add( 'theme-editor', '/wp-admin/css/theme-editor.css' );
 	$styles->add( 'press-this', '/wp-admin/css/press-this.css', array(), '20081115' );