diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Shapes/CoreShapes.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Shapes/CoreShapes.cs
index 7e4ee66ca..783eb4958 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Shapes/CoreShapes.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Shapes/CoreShapes.cs
@@ -221,13 +221,13 @@ namespace Orchard.Core.Shapes {
         }
 
         [Shape]
-        public void Style(TextWriter Output, ResourceDefinition Resource, string Url, string Condition) {
-            UI.Resources.ResourceManager.WriteResource(Output, Resource, Url, Condition);
+        public void Style(TextWriter Output, ResourceDefinition Resource, string Url, string Condition, Dictionary<string, string> TagAttributes) {
+            UI.Resources.ResourceManager.WriteResource(Output, Resource, Url, Condition, TagAttributes);
         }
 
         [Shape]
-        public void Resource(TextWriter Output, ResourceDefinition Resource, string Url, string Condition) {
-            UI.Resources.ResourceManager.WriteResource(Output, Resource, Url, Condition);
+        public void Resource(TextWriter Output, ResourceDefinition Resource, string Url, string Condition, Dictionary<string, string> TagAttributes) {
+            UI.Resources.ResourceManager.WriteResource(Output, Resource, Url, Condition, TagAttributes);
         }
 
         private static void WriteLiteralScripts(TextWriter output, IEnumerable<string> scripts) {
@@ -266,12 +266,13 @@ namespace Orchard.Core.Shapes {
 
                 var path = context.GetResourceUrl(defaultSettings, appPath);
                 var condition = context.Settings.Condition;
+                var attributes = context.Settings.HasAttributes ? context.Settings.Attributes : null;
                 IHtmlString result;
                 if (resourceType == "stylesheet") {
-                    result = Display.Style(Url: path, Condition: condition, Resource: context.Resource);
+                    result = Display.Style(Url: path, Condition: condition, Resource: context.Resource, TagAttributes: attributes);
                 }
                 else {
-                    result = Display.Resource(Url: path, Condition: condition, Resource: context.Resource);
+                    result = Display.Resource(Url: path, Condition: condition, Resource: context.Resource, TagAttributes: attributes);
                 }
                 Output.Write(result);
             }
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/TheAdmin/Views/Layout.cshtml b/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/TheAdmin/Views/Layout.cshtml
index 7aae5a236..3502c2c80 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/TheAdmin/Views/Layout.cshtml
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/TheAdmin/Views/Layout.cshtml
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 
 @{
     Style.Include("site.css");
+	Style.Include("ie.css").UseCondition("lte IE 8").SetAttribute("media", "screen, projection");
+	Style.Include("ie6.css").UseCondition("lte IE 6").SetAttribute("media", "screen, projection");
     Script.Require("jQuery");
     Script.Require("ShapesBase");
     Script.Include("admin.js");
-    RegisterLink(new LinkEntry { Condition = "lte IE 8", Rel = "stylesheet", Type = "text/css", Href = Url.Content("~/Themes/TheAdmin/Styles/ie.css") }.AddAttribute("media", "screen, projection"));
-    RegisterLink(new LinkEntry { Condition = "lte IE 6", Rel = "stylesheet", Type = "text/css", Href = Url.Content("~/Themes/TheAdmin/Styles/ie6.css") }.AddAttribute("media", "screen, projection"));
     // these are just hacked together to fire existing partials... can change
     Model.Header.Add(Display.Header());
 
diff --git a/src/Orchard/DisplayManagement/Descriptors/ResourceBindingStrategy/StylesheetBindingStrategy.cs b/src/Orchard/DisplayManagement/Descriptors/ResourceBindingStrategy/StylesheetBindingStrategy.cs
index 7ed76f709..c8a113cdc 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/DisplayManagement/Descriptors/ResourceBindingStrategy/StylesheetBindingStrategy.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/DisplayManagement/Descriptors/ResourceBindingStrategy/StylesheetBindingStrategy.cs
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ namespace Orchard.DisplayManagement.Descriptors.ResourceBindingStrategy {
                                                    var output = displayContext.ViewContext.Writer;
                                                    ResourceDefinition resource = shape.Resource;
                                                    string condition = shape.Condition;
-                                                   ResourceManager.WriteResource(output, resource, hit.fileVirtualPath, condition);
+                                                   Dictionary<string, string> attributes = shape.TagAttributes;
+                                                   ResourceManager.WriteResource(output, resource, hit.fileVirtualPath, condition, attributes);
                                                    return null;
                                                });
                 }
diff --git a/src/Orchard/UI/Resources/RequireSettings.cs b/src/Orchard/UI/Resources/RequireSettings.cs
index a945b4a84..cececfbf1 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/UI/Resources/RequireSettings.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/UI/Resources/RequireSettings.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Web.Mvc;
 
 namespace Orchard.UI.Resources {
     public class RequireSettings {
+        private Dictionary<string, string> _attributes;
+
         public string BasePath { get; set; }
         public string Type { get; set; }
         public string Name { get; set; }
@@ -11,6 +16,13 @@ namespace Orchard.UI.Resources {
         public ResourceLocation Location { get; set; }
         public string Condition { get; set; }
         public Action<ResourceDefinition> InlineDefinition { get; set; }
+        public Dictionary<string, string> Attributes {
+            get { return _attributes ?? (_attributes = new Dictionary<string, string>()); }
+            set { _attributes = value; }
+        }
+        public bool HasAttributes {
+            get { return _attributes != null && _attributes.Any(a => a.Value != null); }
+        }
 
         public RequireSettings AtHead() {
             return AtLocation(ResourceLocation.Head);
@@ -66,8 +78,32 @@ namespace Orchard.UI.Resources {
             return this;
         }
 
+        public RequireSettings SetAttribute(string name, string value) {
+            if (_attributes == null) {
+                _attributes = new Dictionary<string, string>();
+            }
+            _attributes[name] = value;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        private Dictionary<string, string> MergeAttributes(RequireSettings other) {
+            // efficiently merge the two dictionaries, taking into account that one or both may not exist
+            // and that attributes in 'other' should overridde attributes in this, even if the value is null.
+            if (_attributes == null) {
+                return other._attributes == null ? null : new Dictionary<string, string>(other._attributes);
+            }
+            if (other._attributes == null) {
+                return new Dictionary<string, string>(_attributes);
+            }
+            var mergedAttributes = new Dictionary<string, string>(_attributes);
+            foreach (var pair in other._attributes) {
+                mergedAttributes[pair.Key] = pair.Value;
+            }
+            return mergedAttributes;
+        }
+
         public RequireSettings Combine(RequireSettings other) {
-            return (new RequireSettings {
+            var settings = (new RequireSettings {
                 Name = Name,
                 Type = Type
             }).AtLocation(Location).AtLocation(other.Location)
@@ -77,6 +113,8 @@ namespace Orchard.UI.Resources {
                 .UseCulture(Culture).UseCulture(other.Culture)
                 .UseCondition(Condition).UseCondition(other.Condition)
                 .Define(InlineDefinition).Define(other.InlineDefinition);
+            settings._attributes = MergeAttributes(other);
+            return settings;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Orchard/UI/Resources/ResourceManager.cs b/src/Orchard/UI/Resources/ResourceManager.cs
index 429332006..7ec6cfc9b 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/UI/Resources/ResourceManager.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/UI/Resources/ResourceManager.cs
@@ -56,11 +56,16 @@ namespace Orchard.UI.Resources {
             return tagBuilder;
         }
 
-        public static void WriteResource(TextWriter writer, ResourceDefinition resource, string url, string condition) {
+        public static void WriteResource(TextWriter writer, ResourceDefinition resource, string url, string condition, Dictionary<string,string> attributes) {
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(condition)) {
                 writer.WriteLine("<!--[if " + condition + "]>");
             }
-            writer.WriteLine(GetTagBuilder(resource, url).ToString(resource.TagRenderMode));
+            var tagBuilder = GetTagBuilder(resource, url);
+            if (attributes != null) {
+                // todo: try null value
+                tagBuilder.MergeAttributes(attributes, true);
+            }
+            writer.WriteLine(tagBuilder.ToString(resource.TagRenderMode));
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(condition)) {
                 writer.WriteLine("<![endif]-->");
             }