diff --git a/IPython/html/static/tree/js/kernellist.js b/IPython/html/static/tree/js/kernellist.js
index 7177d921f..d52e09c97 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/tree/js/kernellist.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/tree/js/kernellist.js
@@ -21,22 +21,20 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
     KernelList.prototype = Object.create(IPython.NotebookList.prototype);
 
     KernelList.prototype.sessions_loaded = function (d) {
+        this.sessions = d;
         // clear out the previous list
         this.clear_list();
-        var len  = d.length;
         var item;
-        for (var i=0; i < d.length; i++) {
-            var path= utils.url_path_join(d[i].notebook.path, d[i].notebook.name);
-            item = this.new_notebook_item(i);
+        for (var path in d) {
+            item = this.new_notebook_item(-1);
             this.add_link('', path, item);
-            this.sessions[path] = d[i].id;
             this.add_shutdown_button(item,this.sessions[path]);
         }
        
-        if (len > 0) {
-           $('#' + this.element_name + '_list_header').hide();
-       } else {
+        if ($.isEmptyObject(d)) {
            $('#' + this.element_name + '_list_header').show();
+       } else {
+           $('#' + this.element_name + '_list_header').hide();
        }
     }
     
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/tree/js/main.js b/IPython/html/static/tree/js/main.js
index ee48102f9..92e400d14 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/tree/js/main.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/tree/js/main.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
         base_url : IPython.utils.get_body_data("baseUrl"),
         notebook_path : IPython.utils.get_body_data("notebookPath"),
     };
+    IPython.session_list = new IPython.SesssionList(opts);
     IPython.notebook_list = new IPython.NotebookList('#notebook_list', opts);
     IPython.cluster_list = new IPython.ClusterList('#cluster_list', opts);
     IPython.kernel_list = new IPython.KernelList('#running_list', opts);
@@ -36,16 +37,14 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
         //refresh immediately , then start interval
         if($('.upload_button').length == 0)
         {
-            IPython.notebook_list.load_sessions();
-            IPython.kernel_list.load_sessions();
+            IPython.session_list.load_sessions();
             IPython.cluster_list.load_list();
         }
         if (!interval_id){
             interval_id = setInterval(function(){
                     if($('.upload_button').length == 0)
                     {
-                        IPython.notebook_list.load_sessions();
-                        IPython.kernel_list.load_sessions();
+                        IPython.session_list.load_sessions();
                         IPython.cluster_list.load_list();
                     }
                 }, time_refresh*1000);
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/tree/js/notebooklist.js b/IPython/html/static/tree/js/notebooklist.js
index c6da89b9c..4b86310f5 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/tree/js/notebooklist.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/tree/js/notebooklist.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
     var utils = IPython.utils;
 
     var NotebookList = function (selector, options, element_name) {
+        var that = this
         // allow code re-use by just changing element_name in kernellist.js
         this.element_name = element_name || 'notebook';
         this.selector = selector;
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         this.sessions = {};
         this.base_url = options.base_url || utils.get_body_data("baseUrl");
         this.notebook_path = options.notebook_path || utils.get_body_data("notebookPath");
+        $([IPython.events]).on('sessions_loaded.Dashboard', 
+            function(e, d) { that.sessions_loaded(d); });
     };
 
     NotebookList.prototype.style = function () {
@@ -100,37 +103,12 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
     };
 
     NotebookList.prototype.load_sessions = function(){
-        var that = this;
-        var settings = {
-            processData : false,
-            cache : false,
-            type : "GET",
-            dataType : "json",
-            success : $.proxy(that.sessions_loaded, this)
-        };
-        var url = utils.url_join_encode(this.base_url, 'api/sessions');
-        $.ajax(url,settings);
+        IPython.session_list.load_sessions();
     };
 
 
     NotebookList.prototype.sessions_loaded = function(data){
-        this.sessions = {};
-        var len = data.length;
-        if (len > 0) {
-            for (var i=0; i<len; i++) {
-                var nb_path;
-                if (!data[i].notebook.path) {
-                    nb_path = data[i].notebook.name;
-                }
-                else {
-                    nb_path = utils.url_path_join(
-                        data[i].notebook.path,
-                        data[i].notebook.name
-                    );
-                }
-                this.sessions[nb_path] = data[i].id;
-            }
-        }
+        this.sessions = data;
         this.load_list();
     };
 
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/tree/js/sessionlist.js b/IPython/html/static/tree/js/sessionlist.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b4a72978
--- /dev/null
+++ b/IPython/html/static/tree/js/sessionlist.js
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//  Copyright (C) 2014  The IPython Development Team
+//
+//  Distributed under the terms of the BSD License.  The full license is in
+//  the file COPYING, distributed as part of this software.
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+//============================================================================
+// Running Kernels List
+//============================================================================
+
+var IPython = (function (IPython) {
+    "use strict";
+
+    var utils = IPython.utils;
+        
+    var SesssionList = function (options) {
+        this.sessions = {};
+        this.base_url = options.base_url || utils.get_body_data("baseUrl");
+    };
+    
+    SesssionList.prototype.load_sessions = function(){
+        var that = this;
+        var settings = {
+            processData : false,
+            cache : false,
+            type : "GET",
+            dataType : "json",
+            success : $.proxy(that.sessions_loaded, this)
+        };
+        var url = utils.url_join_encode(this.base_url, 'api/sessions');
+        $.ajax(url,settings);
+    };
+
+    SesssionList.prototype.sessions_loaded = function(data){
+        this.sessions = {};
+        var len = data.length;
+        if (len > 0) {
+            for (var i=0; i<len; i++) {
+                var nb_path;
+                if (!data[i].notebook.path) {
+                    nb_path = data[i].notebook.name;
+                }
+                else {
+                    nb_path = utils.url_path_join(
+                        data[i].notebook.path,
+                        data[i].notebook.name
+                    );
+                }
+                this.sessions[nb_path] = data[i].id;
+            }
+        }
+        $([IPython.events]).trigger('sessions_loaded.Dashboard', this.sessions);
+    };
+    IPython.SesssionList = SesssionList;
+
+    return IPython;
+
+}(IPython));
diff --git a/IPython/html/templates/tree.html b/IPython/html/templates/tree.html
index fac67bbfd..589376c88 100644
--- a/IPython/html/templates/tree.html
+++ b/IPython/html/templates/tree.html
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ data-base-kernel-url="{{base_kernel_url}}"
     {{super()}}
     <script src="{{ static_url("base/js/utils.js") }}" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
     <script src="{{static_url("base/js/dialog.js") }}" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
+    <script src="{{static_url("tree/js/sessionlist.js") }}" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
     <script src="{{static_url("tree/js/notebooklist.js") }}" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
     <script src="{{static_url("tree/js/kernellist.js") }}" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
     <script src="{{static_url("tree/js/clusterlist.js") }}" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>