diff --git a/build/templates/UmbracoProject/Views/_ViewImports.cshtml b/build/templates/UmbracoProject/Views/_ViewImports.cshtml
index 25e6e66533..ec320f2af5 100644
--- a/build/templates/UmbracoProject/Views/_ViewImports.cshtml
+++ b/build/templates/UmbracoProject/Views/_ViewImports.cshtml
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@
 @using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Models.PublishedContent
 @using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Html
 @addTagHelper *, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.TagHelpers
+@addTagHelper *, Smidge
+@inject Smidge.SmidgeHelper SmidgeHelper
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore/Views/_ViewImports.cshtml b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore/Views/_ViewImports.cshtml
index 7cbe3a6e69..703e248a8f 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore/Views/_ViewImports.cshtml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore/Views/_ViewImports.cshtml
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@
 @using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Models.PublishedContent
 @using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Html
 @addTagHelper *, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.TagHelpers
+@addTagHelper *, Smidge
+@inject Smidge.SmidgeHelper SmidgeHelper