diff --git a/lang/en_US.php b/lang/en_US.php
index 61be8543..42e93293 100755
--- a/lang/en_US.php
+++ b/lang/en_US.php
@@ -471,6 +471,10 @@ $lang['en_US']['LeftAndMain.ss']['LOADING'] = array(
 	'Loading...',
 	PR_HIGH
 );
+$lang['en_US']['LeftAndMain.ss']['REQUIREJS'] = array(
+	'The CMS requires that you have JavaScript enabled.',
+	PR_HIGH
+);
 $lang['en_US']['LeftAndMain.ss']['SSWEB'] = 'Silverstripe Website';
 $lang['en_US']['LeftAndMain.ss']['APPVERSIONTEXT1'] = 'This is the';
 $lang['en_US']['LeftAndMain.ss']['APPVERSIONTEXT2'] = 'version that you are currently running, technically it\'s the CVS branch';
diff --git a/templates/LeftAndMain.ss b/templates/LeftAndMain.ss
index 483ceaff..a78812b0 100644
--- a/templates/LeftAndMain.ss
+++ b/templates/LeftAndMain.ss
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 </head>
 
 <body class="stillLoading $CSSClasses">
-	<div id="Loading" style="background: #FFF url($LoadingImage) 50% 50% no-repeat; position: absolute;z-index: 100000;height: 100%;width: 100%;margin: 0;padding: 0;z-index: 100000;position: absolute;"><% _t('LOADING','Loading...',PR_HIGH) %></div>
+	<div id="Loading" style="background: #FFF url($LoadingImage) 50% 50% no-repeat; position: absolute;z-index: 100000;height: 100%;width: 100%;margin: 0;padding: 0;z-index: 100000;position: absolute;"><% _t('LOADING','Loading...',PR_HIGH) %><noscript><h1><% _t('REQUIREJS','The CMS requires that you have JavaScript enabled.',PR_HIGH) %></h1></noscript></div>
 
 	<div id="top">
 		<% include CMSTopMenu %>	
