Index: portal-impl/impl/src/java/org/sakaiproject/portal/charon/SkinnableCharonPortal.java
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--- portal-impl/impl/src/java/org/sakaiproject/portal/charon/SkinnableCharonPortal.java	(revision 52192)
+++ portal-impl/impl/src/java/org/sakaiproject/portal/charon/SkinnableCharonPortal.java	(working copy)
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@
         // 2.3 back port
  	// public String PROP_SHOW_SUBSITES = "sakai:show-subsites";
 
+        private final String PROP_HTML_INCLUDE = "sakai:htmlInclude";
+
         // http://wurfl.sourceforge.net/
 	private boolean wurflLoaded = false;
 	public CapabilityMatrix cm = null;
@@ -1641,6 +1643,8 @@
 		theMap.put("pageNavPublished", Boolean.valueOf(published));
 		theMap.put("pageNavType", type);
 		theMap.put("pageNavIconUrl", iconUrl);
+                String htmlInclude = site.getProperties().getProperty(PROP_HTML_INCLUDE);
+                if (htmlInclude != null) theMap.put("siteHTMLInclude", htmlInclude);
 		// theMap.put("pageNavSitToolsHead",
 		// Web.escapeHtml(rb.getString("sit_toolshead")));
 
Index: portal-render-engine-impl/pack/src/webapp/vm/defaultskin/macros.vm
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--- portal-render-engine-impl/pack/src/webapp/vm/defaultskin/macros.vm	(revision 52192)
+++ portal-render-engine-impl/pack/src/webapp/vm/defaultskin/macros.vm	(working copy)
@@ -434,6 +434,11 @@
 			<img src="$sitePages.pageNavIconUrl" border="0" alt="Worksite Logo" />
 #end
 		</div>
+#if ($sitePages.siteHTMLInclude)
+                <div id="siteHTMLInclude">
+                         $sitePages.siteHTMLInclude
+                </div>
+#end
 		<a id="totoolmenu" class="skip" name="totoolmenu"></a>
 		<h1 class="skip">${rloader.sit_toolshead}</h1>
 		<div id="toolMenu">