diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/version_checks.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/version_checks.js.handlebars
index 13055a3fe7d..71fc9b65753 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/version_checks.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/version_checks.js.handlebars
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
     <div {{bind-attr class=":dashboard-stats :version-check versionCheck.critical_updates:critical:normal"}}>
       <table class="table table-condensed table-hover">
         <thead>
+          {{customHTML 'upgrade-header'}}
           <tr>
             <th>&nbsp;</th>
             <th>{{i18n admin.dashboard.installed_version}}</th>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/application_helpers.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/application_helpers.js
index db53759dfcb..54e2a6d8bc8 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/application_helpers.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/application_helpers.js
@@ -337,13 +337,21 @@ Ember.Handlebars.registerBoundHelper('date', function(dt) {
 });
 
 /**
-  Look for custom html content using `Discourse.HTML`
+  Look for custom html content using `Discourse.HTML`. If none exists, look for a template
+  to render with that name.
 
   @method customHTML
   @for Handlebars
 **/
-Handlebars.registerHelper('customHTML', function(property) {
-  return Discourse.HTML.getCustomHTML(property);
+Handlebars.registerHelper('customHTML', function(name, contextString, options) {
+  var html = Discourse.HTML.getCustomHTML(name);
+  if (html) { return html; }
+
+  var container = (options || contextString).data.keywords.controller.container;
+
+  if (container.lookup('template:' + name)) {
+    return Ember.Handlebars.helpers.render.apply(this, arguments);
+  }
 });
 
 Ember.Handlebars.registerBoundHelper('humanSize', function(size) {