diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore/Views/_ViewImports.cshtml b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore/Views/_ViewImports.cshtml
index 98dc74dd3e..703e248a8f 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore/Views/_ViewImports.cshtml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore/Views/_ViewImports.cshtml
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@
 @using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Html
 @addTagHelper *, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.TagHelpers
 @addTagHelper *, Smidge
+@inject Smidge.SmidgeHelper SmidgeHelper