diff --git a/lib/widget.rb b/lib/widget.rb
index 9314ee1c08..b59a8ed230 100644
--- a/lib/widget.rb
+++ b/lib/widget.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ if Rails.version.start_with? "2"
   class ::String; def html_safe; self; end; end
 end
 
+class ::String; def write(s); concat(s); end; end
+
 class Widget < ActionView::Base
   include ActionView::Helpers::TagHelper
   include ActionView::Helpers::AssetTagHelper