Let's say the following code exists in template_A popping up a dialog which displays content from template_B. The html is presented fine in the dialog but unfortunately any javascript included in template_B does not run. Jquery & Jquery-ui are included in template_A. template_B has no javascript-includes as it is represented by a div belonging to template_A. JS in template_A : var win = $(document.createElement('div')); $.get(url, function (html) { win.html(html); win.dialog("open"); }); template_B : <div id="content"> <script type="text/javascript"> $(function () { // this never executes, // js-debugging won't enter this part... }); </script> </div>