diff --git a/lib/administrate/engine.rb b/lib/administrate/engine.rb
index 28383148dd..62dbafa0cb 100644
--- a/lib/administrate/engine.rb
+++ b/lib/administrate/engine.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ class Engine < ::Rails::Engine
 
     @@javascripts = []
     @@stylesheets = []
+    
+    initializer "administrate.assets.precompile" do |app|
+      app.config.assets.precompile += %w( administrate/application.js administrate/application.css )
+    end
 
     def self.add_javascript(script)
       @@javascripts << script