diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 3a3943ba69..57b4fe0cee 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Features
 * The destination folder in ``POSTS`` and ``PAGES`` can now be
   translated (Issue #2116)
 * Pass ``post`` object and ``lang`` to post compilers (Issue #2531)
+* Pass ``url_type`` into template's context.
 
 New in v7.8.1
 =============
diff --git a/nikola/data/themes/base-jinja/templates/base_helper.tmpl b/nikola/data/themes/base-jinja/templates/base_helper.tmpl
index 04f49fe820..8ec2d8defa 100644
--- a/nikola/data/themes/base-jinja/templates/base_helper.tmpl
+++ b/nikola/data/themes/base-jinja/templates/base_helper.tmpl
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ lang="{{ lang }}">
     {% if use_cdn %}
         <!--[if lt IE 9]><script src="https://html5shim.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js"></script><![endif]-->
     {% else %}
-        <!--[if lt IE 9]><script src="{{ url_replacer(permalink, '/assets/js/html5.js', lang) }}"></script><![endif]-->
+        <!--[if lt IE 9]><script src="{{ url_replacer(permalink, '/assets/js/html5.js', lang, url_type) }}"></script><![endif]-->
     {% endif %}
 
     {{ extra_head_data }}
diff --git a/nikola/data/themes/base/templates/base_helper.tmpl b/nikola/data/themes/base/templates/base_helper.tmpl
index e2ffab2afc..f7d704e7e5 100644
--- a/nikola/data/themes/base/templates/base_helper.tmpl
+++ b/nikola/data/themes/base/templates/base_helper.tmpl
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ lang="${lang}">
     %if use_cdn:
         <!--[if lt IE 9]><script src="https://html5shim.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js"></script><![endif]-->
     %else:
-        <!--[if lt IE 9]><script src="${url_replacer(permalink, '/assets/js/html5.js', lang)}"></script><![endif]-->
+        <!--[if lt IE 9]><script src="${url_replacer(permalink, '/assets/js/html5.js', lang, url_type)}"></script><![endif]-->
     %endif
 
     ${extra_head_data}
diff --git a/nikola/data/themes/bootstrap3-jinja/templates/base_helper.tmpl b/nikola/data/themes/bootstrap3-jinja/templates/base_helper.tmpl
index 1d1802f963..ba41b8899d 100644
--- a/nikola/data/themes/bootstrap3-jinja/templates/base_helper.tmpl
+++ b/nikola/data/themes/bootstrap3-jinja/templates/base_helper.tmpl
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ lang="{{ lang }}">
     {% if use_cdn %}
         <!--[if lt IE 9]><script src="https://html5shim.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js"></script><![endif]-->
     {% else %}
-        <!--[if lt IE 9]><script src="{{ url_replacer(permalink, '/assets/js/html5.js', lang) }}"></script><![endif]-->
+        <!--[if lt IE 9]><script src="{{ url_replacer(permalink, '/assets/js/html5.js', lang, url_type) }}"></script><![endif]-->
     {% endif %}
 
     {{ extra_head_data }}
diff --git a/nikola/data/themes/bootstrap3/templates/base_helper.tmpl b/nikola/data/themes/bootstrap3/templates/base_helper.tmpl
index 20b135b2e2..f07716f71e 100644
--- a/nikola/data/themes/bootstrap3/templates/base_helper.tmpl
+++ b/nikola/data/themes/bootstrap3/templates/base_helper.tmpl
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ lang="${lang}">
     %if use_cdn:
         <!--[if lt IE 9]><script src="https://html5shim.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js"></script><![endif]-->
     %else:
-        <!--[if lt IE 9]><script src="${url_replacer(permalink, '/assets/js/html5.js', lang)}"></script><![endif]-->
+        <!--[if lt IE 9]><script src="${url_replacer(permalink, '/assets/js/html5.js', lang, url_type)}"></script><![endif]-->
     %endif
 
     ${extra_head_data}
diff --git a/nikola/nikola.py b/nikola/nikola.py
index 6887ead770..e6e600d4cf 100644
--- a/nikola/nikola.py
+++ b/nikola/nikola.py
@@ -1306,6 +1306,7 @@ def render_template(self, template_name, output_name, context, url_type=None):
         for k in self._GLOBAL_CONTEXT_TRANSLATABLE:
             local_context[k] = local_context[k](local_context['lang'])
         local_context['is_rtl'] = local_context['lang'] in LEGAL_VALUES['RTL_LANGUAGES']
+        local_context['url_type'] = self.config['URL_TYPE'] if url_type is None else url_type
         # string, arguments
         local_context["formatmsg"] = lambda s, *a: s % a
         for h in local_context['template_hooks'].values():