diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 9c7af1520b..fbc007949c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ These are notable changes in edx-platform.  This is a rolling list of changes,
 in roughly chronological order, most recent first.  Add your entries at or near
 the top.  Include a label indicating the component affected.
 
+XModule: Don't delete generated xmodule asset files when compiling (for
+instance, when XModule provides a coffeescript file, don't delete
+the associated javascript)
+
 Common: Make rake provide better error messages if packages are missing.
 
 Common: Repairs development documentation generation by sphinx.
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/static_content.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/static_content.py
index 4c4827e0aa..42fef65b11 100755
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/static_content.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/static_content.py
@@ -121,15 +121,23 @@ def _write_js(output_root, classes):
             type=filetype)
         contents[filename] = fragment
 
-    _write_files(output_root, contents)
+    _write_files(output_root, contents, {'.coffee': '.js'})
 
     return [output_root / filename for filename in contents.keys()]
 
 
-def _write_files(output_root, contents):
+def _write_files(output_root, contents, generated_suffix_map=None):
     _ensure_dir(output_root)
-    for extra_file in set(output_root.files()) - set(contents.keys()):
-        extra_file.remove_p()
+    to_delete = set(file.basename() for file in output_root.files()) - set(contents.keys())
+
+    if generated_suffix_map:
+        for output_file in contents.keys():
+            for suffix, generated_suffix in generated_suffix_map.items():
+                if output_file.endswith(suffix):
+                    to_delete.discard(output_file.replace(suffix, generated_suffix))
+
+    for extra_file in to_delete:
+        (output_root / extra_file).remove_p()
 
     for filename, file_content in contents.iteritems():
         (output_root / filename).write_bytes(file_content)