diff --git a/dist/js/app.js b/dist/js/app.js
index 87b430d26..d6f3940a9 100644
--- a/dist/js/app.js
+++ b/dist/js/app.js
@@ -528,16 +528,19 @@ function _init() {
   $.AdminLTE.boxWidget = {
     selectors: $.AdminLTE.options.boxWidgetOptions.boxWidgetSelectors,
     icons: $.AdminLTE.options.boxWidgetOptions.boxWidgetIcons,
-    activate: function () {
+    activate: function (_box) {
       var _this = this;
+      if (! _box) {
+        _box = document; // activate all boxes per default
+      }
       //Listen for collapse event triggers
-      $(_this.selectors.collapse).on('click', function (e) {
+      $(_box).find(_this.selectors.collapse).on('click', function (e) {
         e.preventDefault();
         _this.collapse($(this));
       });
 
       //Listen for remove event triggers
-      $(_this.selectors.remove).on('click', function (e) {
+      $(_box).find(_this.selectors.remove).on('click', function (e) {
         e.preventDefault();
         _this.remove($(this));
       });
@@ -656,6 +659,23 @@ function _init() {
 
 })(jQuery);
 
+/*
+ * EXPLICIT BOX ACTIVATION
+ * -----------------------
+ * This is a custom plugin to use with the component BOX. It allows you to activate
+ * a box inserted in the DOM after the app.js was loaded.
+ *
+ * @type plugin
+ * @usage $("#box-widget").activateBox();
+ */
+(function ($) {
+
+  $.fn.activateBox = function () {
+    $.AdminLTE.boxWidget.activate(this);
+  };
+
+})(jQuery);
+
 /*
  * TODO LIST CUSTOM PLUGIN
  * -----------------------
diff --git a/dist/js/app.min.js b/dist/js/app.min.js
index e61cc0fa3..607405b5f 100644
--- a/dist/js/app.min.js
+++ b/dist/js/app.min.js
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
  * @version 2.1.0
  * @license MIT <http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>
  */
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diff --git a/documentation/build/include/components.html b/documentation/build/include/components.html
index 431c63d8b..d6135ec47 100644
--- a/documentation/build/include/components.html
+++ b/documentation/build/include/components.html
@@ -985,6 +985,13 @@
 &LT;/div>&LT;!-- /.box --></pre>
     </div><!-- /.col -->
   </div><!-- /.row -->
+  <p>
+    If you inserted a box into the document after <code>app.js</code> was loaded, you have to activate
+    the collapse/remove buttons explicitly by calling <code>.activateBox()</code>:
+  </p>
+  <pre class='prettyprint'><code class='html'>&LT;script>
+    $("#box-widget").activateBox();
+&LT;/script></code></pre>
 
   <h4>Loading States</h4>
   <div class="row">
diff --git a/documentation/index.html b/documentation/index.html
index 015c978a5..9e1170a5e 100644
--- a/documentation/index.html
+++ b/documentation/index.html
@@ -1355,6 +1355,13 @@ AdminLTE/
 &LT;/div>&LT;!-- /.box --></pre>
     </div><!-- /.col -->
   </div><!-- /.row -->
+  <p>
+    If you inserted a box into the document after <code>app.js</code> was loaded, you have to activate
+    the collapse/remove buttons explicitly by calling <code>.activateBox()</code>:
+  </p>
+  <pre class='prettyprint'><code class='html'>&LT;script>
+    $("#box-widget").activateBox();
+&LT;/script></code></pre>
 
   <h4>Loading States</h4>
   <div class="row">