diff --git a/common/lib/capa/capa/inputtypes.py b/common/lib/capa/capa/inputtypes.py
index 16b36960c9..b8033d5859 100644
--- a/common/lib/capa/capa/inputtypes.py
+++ b/common/lib/capa/capa/inputtypes.py
@@ -726,6 +726,9 @@ def crystallography(element, value, status, render_template, msg=''):
     escapedict = {'"': '"'}
     value = saxutils.escape(value, escapedict)
 
+    molecules = element.get('molecules')
+    geometries = element.get('geometries')
+
     context = {'id': eid,
                'value': value,
                'state': status,
@@ -782,6 +785,8 @@ def vsepr_input(element, value, status, render_template, msg=''):
                'width': width,
                'height': height,
                'display_file': display_file,
+               'molecules': molecules,
+               'geometries': geometries,
                }
 
     html = render_template("vsepr_input.html", context)
diff --git a/common/lib/capa/capa/templates/vsepr_input.html b/common/lib/capa/capa/templates/vsepr_input.html
index 1332b156a8..20e7e19dd3 100644
--- a/common/lib/capa/capa/templates/vsepr_input.html
+++ b/common/lib/capa/capa/templates/vsepr_input.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 <section id="textinput_${id}" class="textinput ${doinline}" >
      <table><tr><td height='600'>
-    <div id="vsepr_div" style="position:relative;">
+    <div id="vsepr_div" style="position:relative;" data-molecules="${molecules}" data-geometries="${geometries}">
     <canvas id="vsepr" width="${width}" height="${height}">
     </canvas>
     </div>