diff --git a/lib/webrat/core/configuration.rb b/lib/webrat/core/configuration.rb
index 4e46a674..5963989e 100755
--- a/lib/webrat/core/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/webrat/core/configuration.rb
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ def application_port_for_selenium
     # Defaults to false
     attr_accessor :selenium_verbose_output
 
+    # Set the javascript framework for selenium to use
+    attr_accessor :javascript_framework
+
     def initialize # :nodoc:
       self.open_error_files = true
       self.application_environment = :test
@@ -87,6 +90,7 @@ def initialize # :nodoc:
       self.selenium_browser_key = '*firefox'
       self.selenium_browser_startup_timeout = 5
       self.selenium_verbose_output = false
+      self.javascript_framework = :jquery
 
       tmp_dir = Pathname.new(Dir.pwd).join("tmp")
       self.saved_pages_dir = tmp_dir.exist? ? tmp_dir : Dir.pwd
diff --git a/lib/webrat/selenium/selenium_session.rb b/lib/webrat/selenium/selenium_session.rb
index f97b3357..45e9514a 100644
--- a/lib/webrat/selenium/selenium_session.rb
+++ b/lib/webrat/selenium/selenium_session.rb
@@ -236,12 +236,13 @@ def setup #:nodoc:
 
 
     def create_browser
-      $browser = ::Selenium::Client::Driver.new(
-        Webrat.configuration.selenium_server_address || "localhost",
-        Webrat.configuration.selenium_server_port,
-        Webrat.configuration.selenium_browser_key,
-        "http://#{Webrat.configuration.application_address}:#{Webrat.configuration.application_port_for_selenium}"
-      )
+      $browser = ::Selenium::Client::Driver.new({
+        :host => Webrat.configuration.selenium_server_address || "localhost",
+        :port => Webrat.configuration.selenium_server_port,
+        :browser => Webrat.configuration.selenium_browser_key,
+        :url => "http://#{Webrat.configuration.application_address}:#{Webrat.configuration.application_port_for_selenium}",
+        :javascript_framework => Webrat.configuration.javascript_framework
+      })
       $browser.set_speed(0) unless Webrat.configuration.selenium_server_address
 
       at_exit do