diff --git a/plemp.rb b/plemp.rb
index 63f8401..2b81647 100644
--- a/plemp.rb
+++ b/plemp.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ require "active_record"
 require "camping"
 require "coderay"
 require "fileutils"
+require "json"
 require "markaby"
 require "mime/types"
 require "pathname"
@@ -53,7 +54,16 @@ module Plemp::Controllers
     end
   end
 
- class StaticXX
+  class Current
+    def get
+      out = Hash.new
+      Draggable.all.each { |d| out[d.file] = [d.left, d.top] }
+      $stderr.puts("Current status requested: #{out.to_json}")
+      out.to_json
+    end
+  end
+
+  class StaticXX
     def get(type, path)
       mime_type = MIME::Types.type_for(path).first 
       @headers['Content-Type'] = mime_type.nil? ? "text/plain" : mime_type.to_s
@@ -107,7 +117,7 @@ module Plemp::Views
                  :type => "text/javascript"
         end
         script :type => "text/javascript" do
-          "BaseUrl = \"#{URL()}\";" 
+          "BaseUrl = \"#{URL()}\";\nsetup_pu()";
         end 
       end
       body do
diff --git a/public/dragreg.js b/public/dragreg.js
index d237ae7..4c97b01 100644
--- a/public/dragreg.js
+++ b/public/dragreg.js
@@ -28,3 +28,33 @@ function setup_draggable(id) {
   Draggables.addObserver(new DragRegObserver($(id)));
   $(id).appear({duration: 2.0});
 }
+
+function move_draggable_if_needed(id, left, top) {
+  if ($(id).style.left != left || $(id).style.top != top) {
+    var actDrag = Draggables.activeDraggable;
+    if (!actDrag || actDrag.element != $(id)) {
+      new Effect.Move(id, { x: left, y: top, mode: 'absolute' });
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+var pu = null;
+function setup_pu() {
+  if (!pu) {
+    pu = new Ajax.PeriodicalUpdater('', BaseUrl + "current/", {
+           method: 'get',
+           frequency: 5,
+           evalJSON: 'force',
+           onSuccess: function(t) { 
+             var json = t.responseJSON;
+             if (json) {
+               $H(json).each(function(pair) {
+                 move_draggable_if_needed(pair.key, pair.value[0],
+                                                    pair.value[1]);
+               });
+             }
+           },
+           onFailure: function() { alert("Something went wrong!") }
+         });
+  }
+}