diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index a6f19a024c..a51e29965a 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ requirejs.config({
         "moment": "bower_components/moment/moment",
         "moment-duration-format": "bower_components/moment-duration-format/lib/moment-duration-format",
         "screenfull": "bower_components/screenfull/dist/screenfull.min",
-        "text": "bower_components/text/text.js",
+        "text": "bower_components/text/text",
         "uuid": "bower_components/node-uuid/uuid"
     },
     "shim": {
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/about/bundle.js b/platform/commonUI/about/bundle.js
index ce99c380d1..90235af297 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/about/bundle.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/about/bundle.js
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@
 /*global define*/
 
 define([
+    "text!./res/templates/about-dialog.html",
     "./src/LogoController",
     "./src/AboutController",
     "./src/LicenseController",
     'legacyRegistry'
 ], function (
+    aboutDialogTemplate,
     LogoController,
     AboutController,
     LicenseController,
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ define([
                 },
                 {
                     "key": "about-dialog",
-                    "templateUrl": "templates/about-dialog.html"
+                    "template": aboutDialogTemplate
                 },
                 {
                     "key": "overlay-about",
diff --git a/platform/representation/src/MCTInclude.js b/platform/representation/src/MCTInclude.js
index 761a798dfa..748a57f479 100644
--- a/platform/representation/src/MCTInclude.js
+++ b/platform/representation/src/MCTInclude.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ define(
                 var key = template.key;
                 // First found should win (priority ordering)
                 templateMap[key] =
-                    templateMap[key] || templateLinker.getPath(template);
+                    templateMap[key] || template;
             });
 
             return {
diff --git a/platform/representation/src/MCTRepresentation.js b/platform/representation/src/MCTRepresentation.js
index 33c203322b..588676cf9a 100644
--- a/platform/representation/src/MCTRepresentation.js
+++ b/platform/representation/src/MCTRepresentation.js
@@ -69,11 +69,6 @@ define(
                 representationMap[representation.key].push(representation);
             });
 
-            // Get a path to a representation
-            function getPath(representation) {
-                return templateLinker.getPath(representation);
-            }
-
             // Look up a matching representation for this domain object
             function lookup(key, domainObject) {
                 var candidates = representationMap[key] || [],
@@ -175,9 +170,8 @@ define(
                 function refresh() {
                     var domainObject = $scope.domainObject,
                         representation = lookup($scope.key, domainObject),
-                        path = representation && getPath(representation),
                         uses = ((representation || {}).uses || []),
-                        canRepresent = !!(path && domainObject),
+                        canRepresent = !!(representation && domainObject),
                         canEdit = !!(domainObject && domainObject.hasCapability('editor')),
                         idPath = getIdPath(domainObject),
                         key = $scope.key;
@@ -192,7 +186,7 @@ define(
 
                     // Change templates (passing in undefined to clear
                     // if we don't have enough info to show a template.)
-                    changeTemplate(canRepresent ? path : undefined);
+                    changeTemplate(canRepresent ? representation : undefined);
 
                     // Any existing representers are no longer valid; release them.
                     destroyRepresenters();
diff --git a/platform/representation/src/TemplateLinker.js b/platform/representation/src/TemplateLinker.js
index 8dcef860e6..696edf704f 100644
--- a/platform/representation/src/TemplateLinker.js
+++ b/platform/representation/src/TemplateLinker.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ define(
          * @returns {Function} a function which can be called with a template
          *          URL to switch templates, or `undefined` to remove.
          */
-        TemplateLinker.prototype.link = function (scope, element, templateUrl) {
+        TemplateLinker.prototype.link = function (scope, element, ext) {
             var activeElement = element,
                 activeTemplateUrl,
                 comment = this.$compile('<!-- hidden mct element -->')(scope),
@@ -124,12 +124,18 @@ define(
                 self.$compile(element.contents())(activeScope);
             }
 
-            function badTemplate(templateUrl) {
+            function showTemplate(template) {
+                addElement();
+                populateElement(template);
+                activeTemplateUrl = undefined;
+            }
+
+            function badTemplateUrl(templateUrl) {
                 self.$log.warn("Couldn't load template at " + templateUrl);
                 removeElement();
             }
 
-            function changeTemplate(templateUrl) {
+            function changeTemplateUrl(templateUrl) {
                 if (templateUrl) {
                     destroyScope();
                     addElement();
@@ -139,7 +145,7 @@ define(
                             populateElement(template);
                         }
                     }, function () {
-                        badTemplate(templateUrl);
+                        badTemplateUrl(templateUrl);
                     });
                 } else {
                     removeElement();
@@ -147,12 +153,19 @@ define(
                 activeTemplateUrl = templateUrl;
             }
 
-            if (templateUrl) {
-                changeTemplate(templateUrl);
-            } else {
-                removeElement();
+            function changeTemplate(ext) {
+                ext = ext || {};
+                if (ext.templateUrl) {
+                    changeTemplateUrl(self.getPath(ext));
+                } else if (ext.template) {
+                    showTemplate(ext.template);
+                } else {
+                    removeElement();
+                }
             }
 
+            changeTemplate(ext);
+
             return changeTemplate;
         };
 
diff --git a/platform/representation/src/TemplatePrefetcher.js b/platform/representation/src/TemplatePrefetcher.js
index e15633694b..7d20bc1031 100644
--- a/platform/representation/src/TemplatePrefetcher.js
+++ b/platform/representation/src/TemplatePrefetcher.js
@@ -38,11 +38,10 @@ define(
                 .reduce(function (a, b) {
                     return a.concat(b);
                 }, [])
-                .map(function (ext) {
-                    return templateLinker.getPath(ext);
-                })
-                .forEach(function (path) {
-                    templateLinker.load(path);
+                .forEach(function (ext) {
+                    if (ext.templateUrl) {
+                        templateLinker.load(templateLinker.getPath(ext));
+                    }
                 });
         }