diff --git a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/widgets/string.js b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/widgets/string.js
index a50915ade..7632f57c4 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/widgets/string.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/widgets/string.js
@@ -36,6 +36,29 @@ define(["notebook/js/widget"], function(widget_manager){
 
     widget_manager.register_widget_view('HTMLView', HTMLView);
 
+
+    var LatexView = IPython.WidgetView.extend({
+      
+        // Called when view is rendered.
+        render : function(){
+            this.update(); // Set defaults.
+        },
+        
+        // Handles: Backend -> Frontend Sync
+        //          Frontent -> Frontend Sync
+        update : function(){
+            var that=this;
+            this.$el.html(this.model.get('value'));
+            var math_el = that.$el.get(0);
+            MathJax.Hub.Queue(["Typeset",MathJax.Hub,math_el]);
+            
+            return IPython.WidgetView.prototype.update.call(this);
+        },
+        
+    });
+
+    widget_manager.register_widget_view('LatexView', LatexView);
+
     var TextAreaView = IPython.WidgetView.extend({
       
         // Called when view is rendered.
diff --git a/examples/widgets/Part 1 - Basics.ipynb b/examples/widgets/Part 1 - Basics.ipynb
index 0dacb7fbf..307f87360 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/Part 1 - Basics.ipynb	
+++ b/examples/widgets/Part 1 - Basics.ipynb	
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@
       "|                        |   *DropdownView*    |\n",
       "|                        |   ListBoxView       |\n",
       "| StringWidget           |   HTMLView          |\n",
+      "|                        |   LatexView         |\n",
       "|                        |   TextAreaView      |\n",
       "|                        |   *TextBoxView*     |\n"
      ]