diff --git a/notebook/static/notebook/js/mathjaxutils.js b/notebook/static/notebook/js/mathjaxutils.js
index cfbe266d8a..544766826c 100644
--- a/notebook/static/notebook/js/mathjaxutils.js
+++ b/notebook/static/notebook/js/mathjaxutils.js
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ define([
 ], function($, utils, dialog) {
     "use strict";
 
-    var init = function () {
+    var init = function (kernel_info_data) {
         if (window.MathJax) {
             // MathJax loaded
-            MathJax.Hub.Config({
+            var mathjax_config = {
+                config: ['TeX-AMS_HTML-full.js', 'Safe.js'],
                 tex2jax: {
                     inlineMath: [ ['$','$'], ["\\(","\\)"] ],
                     displayMath: [ ['$$','$$'], ["\\[","\\]"] ],
@@ -29,7 +30,38 @@ define([
                     styles: {'.MathJax_Display': {"margin": 0}},
                     linebreaks: { automatic: true }
                 },
-            });
+            };
+            if (kernel_info_data && kernel_info_data.content && kernel_info_data.content.mathjax) {
+                // allow Kernel to load extensions like mml2jax.js by letting
+                // MathJax's Ajax loader know the path to the MathJax files
+                MathJax.Ajax.config.root = "/static/components/MathJax";
+
+				function mergeable(x) {
+					return typeof(x) == 'object' && !Array.isArray(x);
+				}
+
+                function merge(into, from) {
+                    for (var key in from) {
+                        if (from.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+                            if (into.hasOwnProperty(key) &&
+                                mergeable(into[key]) && mergeable(from[key])) {
+                                merge(into[key], from[key]);
+                            } else {
+                                into[key] = from[key];
+                            }
+                         }
+                     }
+                }
+
+                if (kernel_info_data.content.mathjax.options) { // e.g. processSectionDelay
+                    merge(MathJax.Hub, kernel_info_data.content.mathjax.options);
+                }
+
+                if (kernel_info_data.content.mathjax.config) {
+                    merge(mathjax_config, kernel_info_data.content.mathjax.config);
+                }
+            }
+            MathJax.Hub.Config(mathjax_config);
             MathJax.Hub.Configured();
         } else if (window.mathjax_url !== "") {
             // Don't have MathJax, but should. Show dialog.
diff --git a/notebook/static/notebook/js/notebook.js b/notebook/static/notebook/js/notebook.js
index ab420074cb..8d2e1ffcc7 100644
--- a/notebook/static/notebook/js/notebook.js
+++ b/notebook/static/notebook/js/notebook.js
@@ -78,7 +78,12 @@ define(function (require) {
         this.keyboard_manager.notebook = this;
         this.save_widget.notebook = this;
         
-        mathjaxutils.init();
+        var notebook = this;
+        this.events.on('kernel_connected.Kernel', function () {
+            notebook.kernel.kernel_info(function (data) {
+                mathjaxutils.init(data);
+            });
+        });
 
         if (marked) {
             marked.setOptions({
diff --git a/notebook/templates/notebook.html b/notebook/templates/notebook.html
index 879021291b..bdd914830d 100644
--- a/notebook/templates/notebook.html
+++ b/notebook/templates/notebook.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 {% block stylesheet %}
 
 {% if mathjax_url %}
-<script type="text/javascript" src="{{mathjax_url}}?config=TeX-AMS_HTML-full,Safe&delayStartupUntil=configured" charset="utf-8"></script>
+<script type="text/javascript" src="{{mathjax_url}}?delayStartupUntil=configured" charset="utf-8"></script>
 {% endif %}
 <script type="text/javascript">
 // MathJax disabled, set as null to distingish from *missing* MathJax,
diff --git a/setupbase.py b/setupbase.py
index 62d4e6324d..9aa95064c1 100644
--- a/setupbase.py
+++ b/setupbase.py
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ def find_package_data():
     static_data.extend([
         mj('MathJax.js'),
         mj('config', 'TeX-AMS_HTML-full.js'),
+        mj('config', 'MML_HTMLorMML-full.js'),
         mj('config', 'Safe.js'),
     ])
     
@@ -176,6 +177,7 @@ def find_package_data():
         mj('fonts', 'HTML-CSS', 'STIX-Web', 'woff'),
         mj('extensions'),
         mj('jax', 'input', 'TeX'),
+        mj('jax', 'input', 'MathML'),
         mj('jax', 'output', 'HTML-CSS', 'fonts', 'STIX-Web'),
         mj('jax', 'output', 'SVG', 'fonts', 'STIX-Web'),
     ]: