diff --git a/etemplate/inc/class.etemplate_new.inc.php b/etemplate/inc/class.etemplate_new.inc.php
index 71391a9905..a825d8b3f4 100644
--- a/etemplate/inc/class.etemplate_new.inc.php
+++ b/etemplate/inc/class.etemplate_new.inc.php
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class etemplate_new
 			echo '
 		<div id="container"></div>
 		<script>
-			var et2 = new etemplate2(document.getElementById("container"), "");
+			var et2 = new etemplate2(document.getElementById("container"), "etemplate_new::ajax_process_content");
 			et2.load("'.$GLOBALS['egw_info']['server']['webserver_url'].$this->rel_path.'",'.json_encode(array(
 				'content' => $content,
 				'sel_options' => $sel_options,
@@ -117,6 +117,25 @@ class etemplate_new
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Process via Ajax submitted content
+	 */
+	static public function ajax_process_content(array $content)
+	{
+		error_log(__METHOD__."(".print_r($content, true).")");
+
+		$response = egw_json_response::get();
+		$response->generic("et2_load", array(
+			"url" => $GLOBALS['egw_info']['server']['webserver_url']."/etemplate/js/test/et2_test_expressions.xet",
+			"data" => array(
+				"content" => array(
+					"display_text" => "",
+					"textbox" => "Hello world!"
+				)
+			)
+		));
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Path of template relative to EGW_SERVER_ROOT
 	 *
diff --git a/etemplate/js/et2_button.js b/etemplate/js/et2_button.js
index 4148371810..796f8db6bb 100644
--- a/etemplate/js/et2_button.js
+++ b/etemplate/js/et2_button.js
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@
 
 /*egw:uses
 	jquery.jquery;
+	et2_inputWidget;
 	et2_baseWidget;
 */
 
 /**
  * Class which implements the "button" XET-Tag
  */ 
-var et2_button = et2_baseWidget.extend({
+var et2_button = et2_baseWidget.extend(et2_IInput, {
 
 	attributes: {
 		"label": {
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ var et2_button = et2_baseWidget.extend({
 		this._super.apply(this, arguments);
 
 		this.label = "";
+		this.clicked = false;
 
 		this.btn = $j(document.createElement("button"))
 			.addClass("et2_button")
@@ -56,11 +58,10 @@ var et2_button = et2_baseWidget.extend({
 				return false;
 		}
 
-		// Fetch the form data
-		var formData = this.getRoot().getValues();
-
-		// Submit it!
-		console.log(formData);
+		// Submit the form
+		this.clicked = true;
+		this.getInstanceManager().submit();
+		this.clicked = false;
 	},
 
 	set_label: function(_value) {
@@ -70,6 +71,21 @@ var et2_button = et2_baseWidget.extend({
 
 			this.btn.text(_value);
 		}
+	},
+
+	isDirty: function() {
+		return true;
+	},
+
+	resetDirty: function() {
+	},
+
+	getValue: function() {
+		if (this.clicked)
+		{
+			return true;
+		}
+		return null;
 	}
 
 });
diff --git a/etemplate/js/et2_widget.js b/etemplate/js/et2_widget.js
index 5da9c81b13..0900ca121a 100644
--- a/etemplate/js/et2_widget.js
+++ b/etemplate/js/et2_widget.js
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ var et2_widget = Class.extend({
 
 		this.id = "";
 		this._mgrs = {};
+		this._inst = null;
 
 		// Copy the parent parameter and add this widget to its parent children
 		// list.
@@ -506,7 +507,7 @@ var et2_widget = Class.extend({
 		this.iterateOver(function(_widget) {
 
 			// Get the path to the node we have to store the value at
-			var path = _widget.getContentMgr().getPath();
+			var path = _widget.getArrayMgr("content").getPath();
 
 			// Set the _target variable to that node
 			var _target = result;
@@ -537,8 +538,12 @@ var et2_widget = Class.extend({
 					"', id exists twice!");
 			}
 
-			// Store the value of the widget and reset its dirty flag, 
-			_target[_widget.id] = _widget.getValue();
+			// Store the value of the widget and reset its dirty flag
+			var value = _widget.getValue();
+			if (value !== null)
+			{
+				_target[_widget.id] = value;
+			}
 			_widget.resetDirty();
 
 		}, this, et2_IInput);
@@ -641,6 +646,29 @@ var et2_widget = Class.extend({
 				delete(this._mgrs[key]);
 			}
 		}
+	},
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the instance manager object (of type etemplate2, see etemplate2.js)
+	 */
+	setInstanceManager: function(_inst) {
+		this._inst = _inst;
+	},
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the instance manager
+	 */
+	getInstanceManager: function() {
+		if (this._inst != null)
+		{
+			return this._inst;
+		}
+		else if (this._parent)
+		{
+			return this._parent.getInstanceManager();
+		}
+
+		return null;
 	}
 });
 
diff --git a/etemplate/js/etemplate2.js b/etemplate/js/etemplate2.js
index 4b18c73094..efcb17c4c9 100644
--- a/etemplate/js/etemplate2.js
+++ b/etemplate/js/etemplate2.js
@@ -31,11 +31,16 @@
  * 	should be inserted
  * @param _submitURL is the URL to which the form data should be submitted.
  */
-function etemplate2(_container, _submitURL)
+function etemplate2(_container, _menuaction)
 {
+	if (typeof _menuaction == "undefined")
+	{
+		_menuaction = "etemplate_new::ajax_process_content";
+	}
+
 	// Copy the given parameters
 	this.DOMContainer = _container;
-	this.submitURL = _submitURL;
+	this.menuaction = _menuaction;
 
 	// Preset the object variable
 	this.widgetContainer = null;
@@ -103,6 +108,7 @@ etemplate2.prototype.load = function(_url, _data)
 
 	// Create the basic widget container and attach it to the DOM
 	this.widgetContainer = new et2_container(null);
+	this.widgetContainer.setInstanceManager(this);
 	this.widgetContainer.setParentDOMNode(this.DOMContainer);
 
 	// Split the given data into array manager objects and pass those to the
@@ -110,4 +116,53 @@ etemplate2.prototype.load = function(_url, _data)
 	this.widgetContainer.setArrayMgrs(this._createArrayManagers(_data));
 }
 
+etemplate2.prototype.submit = function()
+{
+	// Get the form values
+	var values = this.widgetContainer.getValues();
+
+	// Create the request object
+	if (typeof egw_json_request != "undefined")
+	{
+		var request = new egw_json_request(this.menuaction, [values], this);
+		request.sendRequest(true);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		console.log(values);
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Function which handles the EGW JSON et2_load response
+ */
+function etemplate2_handle_response(_type, _response)
+{
+	if (_type == "et2_load")
+	{
+		// Check the parameters
+		var data = _response.data;
+		if (typeof data.url == "string" && data.data instanceof Object)
+		{
+			this.load(data.url, data.data);
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		throw("Error while parsing et2_load response");
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+// Register the egw_json result object
+if (typeof egw_json_register_plugin != "undefined")
+{
+	// Calls etemplate2_handle_response in the context of the object which
+	// requested the response from the server
+	egw_json_register_plugin(etemplate2_handle_response, null);
+}
+else
+{
+	et2_debug("info", "EGW JSON Plugin could not be registered, running ET2 standalone.");
+}