diff --git a/templates/accordion.html b/templates/accordion.html
index 95b7e540c0..d8ca925b79 100644
--- a/templates/accordion.html
+++ b/templates/accordion.html
@@ -23,3 +23,9 @@
% for chapter in toc:
${make_chapter(chapter)}
% endfor
+
+## add a link to allow course.xml to be reloaded from the git content repo
+% if settings.QUICKEDIT:
+
+
+% endif
diff --git a/templates/gitupdate.html b/templates/gitupdate.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fd7d1ef55e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/gitupdate.html
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+
+
+edX gitupdate
+
+
+
+
+edX gitupdate
+
+
+Coursename: ${coursename}
+
+% if msg:
+
+ ${msg}
+
+% else:
+
+Do you REALLY want to overwrite all the course.xml + problems + html
+files with version from the main git repository?
+
+
+
+% endif
+
+Return to site
+
+