diff --git a/ckan/public/base/javascript/main.js b/ckan/public/base/javascript/main.js
index bb4fd41225d..7ad9c9250b5 100644
--- a/ckan/public/base/javascript/main.js
+++ b/ckan/public/base/javascript/main.js
@@ -78,6 +78,15 @@ this.ckan = this.ckan || {};
 
 })(this.ckan, this.jQuery);
 
+// Forces this to redraw in Internet Explorer 7
+// This is useful for when IE7 doesn't properly render parts of the page after
+// some dom manipulation has happened
+this.jQuery.fn.ie7redraw = function() {
+  if (jQuery.browser.msie && jQuery.browser.version == '7.0') {
+    jQuery(this).css('zoom', 1);
+  }
+};
+
 // Temporary banner to let users on IE7 know that it may not display as
 // expected.
 (function showIEBanner() {
diff --git a/ckan/public/base/javascript/modules/slug-preview.js b/ckan/public/base/javascript/modules/slug-preview.js
index 9152d7ef5b2..2545daf6ee6 100644
--- a/ckan/public/base/javascript/modules/slug-preview.js
+++ b/ckan/public/base/javascript/modules/slug-preview.js
@@ -68,6 +68,20 @@ this.ckan.module('slug-preview-slug', function (jQuery, _) {
         });
 
         sandbox.publish('slug-preview-created', preview[0]);
+
+        // Horrible hack to make sure that IE7 rerenders the subsequent
+        // DOM children correctly now that we've render the slug preview element
+        // We should drop this horrible hack ASAP
+        if (jQuery.browser.msie && jQuery.browser.version == '7.0') {
+          jQuery('.btn').on('click', preview, function(){ 
+            jQuery('.controls').ie7redraw();
+          });
+          preview.hide();
+          setTimeout(function() {
+            preview.show();
+            jQuery('.controls').ie7redraw();
+          }, 10);
+        }
       }
 
       // Watch for updates to the target field and update the hidden slug field