diff --git a/org.adempiere.ui.zk/WEB-INF/src/org/adempiere/webui/Extensions.java b/org.adempiere.ui.zk/WEB-INF/src/org/adempiere/webui/Extensions.java
index e6d0331ea6..d3e0bf418e 100644
--- a/org.adempiere.ui.zk/WEB-INF/src/org/adempiere/webui/Extensions.java
+++ b/org.adempiere.ui.zk/WEB-INF/src/org/adempiere/webui/Extensions.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import org.compiere.grid.ICreateFromFactory;
 import org.compiere.grid.IPaymentForm;
 import org.compiere.grid.IPaymentFormFactory;
 import org.compiere.model.GridTab;
+import org.compiere.model.MDashboardContent;
 import org.compiere.util.CCache;
 import org.zkoss.zk.ui.Component;
 
@@ -190,11 +191,22 @@ public class Extensions {
 	 * @return Gadget component
 	 */
 	public static final Component getDashboardGadget(String url, Component parent) {
+		return getDashboardGadget(url, parent, null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 *
+	 * @param url
+	 * @param parent
+	 * @param dc
+	 * @return Gadget component
+	 */
+	public static final Component getDashboardGadget(String url, Component parent, MDashboardContent dc) {
 		IServiceReferenceHolder<IDashboardGadgetFactory> cache = s_dashboardGadgetFactoryCache.get(url);
 		if (cache != null) {
 			IDashboardGadgetFactory service = cache.getService();
 			if (service != null) {
-				Component component = service.getGadget(url,parent);
+				Component component = service.getGadget(url,parent,dc);
 	            if(component != null)
 	            	return component;
 			}
@@ -205,7 +217,7 @@ public class Extensions {
         for (IServiceReferenceHolder<IDashboardGadgetFactory> factory : f) {
         	IDashboardGadgetFactory service = factory.getService();
         	if (service != null) {
-	        	Component component = service.getGadget(url,parent);
+				Component component = service.getGadget(url,parent,dc);
 	            if(component != null)
 	            	return component;
         	}
diff --git a/org.adempiere.ui.zk/WEB-INF/src/org/adempiere/webui/desktop/DashboardController.java b/org.adempiere.ui.zk/WEB-INF/src/org/adempiere/webui/desktop/DashboardController.java
index 6b041aa123..2a4df83162 100644
--- a/org.adempiere.ui.zk/WEB-INF/src/org/adempiere/webui/desktop/DashboardController.java
+++ b/org.adempiere.ui.zk/WEB-INF/src/org/adempiere/webui/desktop/DashboardController.java
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ public class DashboardController implements EventListener<Event> {
     	{
         	try {
         		
-                Component component = Extensions.getDashboardGadget(url, content);                
+                Component component = Extensions.getDashboardGadget(url, content, dc);
                 if(component != null)
                 {
                 	if (component instanceof Include)
diff --git a/org.adempiere.ui.zk/WEB-INF/src/org/adempiere/webui/factory/IDashboardGadgetFactory.java b/org.adempiere.ui.zk/WEB-INF/src/org/adempiere/webui/factory/IDashboardGadgetFactory.java
index beeb06bc55..c16b8f0023 100644
--- a/org.adempiere.ui.zk/WEB-INF/src/org/adempiere/webui/factory/IDashboardGadgetFactory.java
+++ b/org.adempiere.ui.zk/WEB-INF/src/org/adempiere/webui/factory/IDashboardGadgetFactory.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 package org.adempiere.webui.factory;
 
+import org.compiere.model.MDashboardContent;
 import org.zkoss.zk.ui.Component;
 
 /**
@@ -23,9 +24,20 @@ import org.zkoss.zk.ui.Component;
 public interface IDashboardGadgetFactory {
 	/**
      * 
-     * @param uri
-     * @param parent
+     * @param String uri
+     * @param Component parent
      * @return Component instance of DashboardPanel or null
      */
     public Component getGadget(String uri, Component parent);
+
+	/**
+	 * @param String url
+	 * @param Component parent
+	 * @param MDashboardContent dc
+     * @return Component instance of DashboardPanel or null
+	 */
+    default public Component getGadget(String url, Component parent, MDashboardContent dc) {
+    	return getGadget(url, parent); // ignore the third method by default (backward compatibility)
+    }
+
 }