diff --git a/demo/Main.hs b/demo/Main.hs
index ae5d6c9f..387b259c 100644
--- a/demo/Main.hs
+++ b/demo/Main.hs
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ getHomeR = defaultLayout
 main :: IO ()
 main = do
     app <- App <$> newWiki
-    warpDebug 3000 app
+    warp 3000 app
diff --git a/yesod-core/Yesod/Core.hs b/yesod-core/Yesod/Core.hs
index f620ed32..e660814d 100644
--- a/yesod-core/Yesod/Core.hs
+++ b/yesod-core/Yesod/Core.hs
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ module Yesod.Core
     , MonadHandler (..)
     , MonadWidget (..)
     , getRouteToParent
+    , defaultLayoutSub
       -- * Misc
     , yesodVersion
     , yesodRender
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ module Yesod.Core
     , module Yesod.Core.Json
     , module Text.Shakespeare.I18N
     , module Yesod.Core.Internal.Util
+    , module Text.Blaze.Html
     , MonadTrans (..)
     , MonadIO (..)
     , MonadBase (..)
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ import Yesod.Core.Json
 import Yesod.Core.Types
 import Text.Shakespeare.I18N
 import Yesod.Core.Internal.Util (formatW3 , formatRFC1123 , formatRFC822)
+import Text.Blaze.Html (Html)
 
 import Control.Monad.Logger
 import Control.Monad.Trans.Class (MonadTrans (..))
@@ -116,3 +119,8 @@ maybeAuthorized r isWrite = do
 
 getRouteToParent :: Monad m => HandlerT child (HandlerT parent m) (Route child -> Route parent)
 getRouteToParent = HandlerT $ return . handlerToParent
+
+defaultLayoutSub :: Yesod parent
+                 => WidgetT child IO ()
+                 -> HandlerT child (HandlerT parent IO) Html
+defaultLayoutSub cwidget = widgetToParentWidget cwidget >>= lift . defaultLayout
diff --git a/yesod-core/Yesod/Core/Widget.hs b/yesod-core/Yesod/Core/Widget.hs
index 796ccd43..7aa43d84 100644
--- a/yesod-core/Yesod/Core/Widget.hs
+++ b/yesod-core/Yesod/Core/Widget.hs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ module Yesod.Core.Widget
     , addScriptRemoteAttrs
     , addScriptEither
       -- * Subsites
-    , liftWidget
+    , widgetToParentWidget
     , handlerToWidget
       -- * Internal
     , whamletFileWithSettings
@@ -234,10 +234,10 @@ toUnique = UniqueList . (:)
 handlerToWidget :: Monad m => HandlerT site m a -> WidgetT site m a
 handlerToWidget (HandlerT f) = WidgetT $ liftM (, mempty) . f
 
-liftWidget :: MonadIO m
-           => WidgetT child IO a
-           -> HandlerT child (HandlerT parent m) (WidgetT parent m a)
-liftWidget (WidgetT f) = HandlerT $ \hd -> do
+widgetToParentWidget :: MonadIO m
+                     => WidgetT child IO a
+                     -> HandlerT child (HandlerT parent m) (WidgetT parent m a)
+widgetToParentWidget (WidgetT f) = HandlerT $ \hd -> do
     (a, gwd) <- liftIO $ f hd { handlerToParent = const () }
     return $ WidgetT $ const $ return (a, liftGWD (handlerToParent hd) gwd)