diff --git a/wp-admin/menu.php b/wp-admin/menu.php
index 4e09015830..383abeb799 100644
--- a/wp-admin/menu.php
+++ b/wp-admin/menu.php
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ $submenu['plugins.php'][5] = array(__('Plugins'), 'activate_plugins', 'plugins.p
 $submenu['plugins.php'][10] = array(__('Plugin Editor'), 'edit_plugins', 'plugin-editor.php');
 
 $submenu['themes.php'][5] = array(__('Themes'), 'switch_themes', 'themes.php');
-$submenu['themes.php'][7] = array( __( 'Widgets' ), 'edit_themes', 'widgets.php' );
 $submenu['themes.php'][10] = array(__('Theme Editor'), 'edit_themes', 'theme-editor.php');
 
 // Create list of page plugin hook names.
diff --git a/wp-includes/functions.php b/wp-includes/functions.php
index 68e73cb13e..e163cd7978 100644
--- a/wp-includes/functions.php
+++ b/wp-includes/functions.php
@@ -1506,6 +1506,10 @@ function wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults = '' ) {
 function wp_maybe_load_widgets() {
 	if ( !function_exists( 'dynamic_sidebar' ) ) {
 		require_once ABSPATH . WPINC . '/widgets.php';
+		
+		if ( strpos( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], 'wp-admin' ) !== false && isset( $GLOBALS['submenu'] ) ) {
+			$GLOBALS['submenu']['themes.php'][7] = array( __( 'Widgets' ), 'edit_themes', 'widgets.php' );
+		}
 	}
 }