diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/custom/.keep b/app/assets/javascripts/custom/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/config/initializers/assets.rb b/config/initializers/assets.rb
index 6a07a9324..ec70e4973 100644
--- a/config/initializers/assets.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/assets.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ Rails.application.config.assets.precompile += %w( ie.css )
 # Loads custom images and custom fonts before app/assets/images and app/assets/fonts
 assets_path = Rails.application.config.assets.paths
 
-%w[images fonts].each do |asset|
+%w[images fonts javascripts].each do |asset|
   assets_path.insert(0, Rails.root.join("app", "assets", asset, "custom").to_s)
 end