diff --git a/Yesod/Widget.hs b/Yesod/Widget.hs
index 1e081c69..ef7491ef 100644
--- a/Yesod/Widget.hs
+++ b/Yesod/Widget.hs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ module Yesod.Widget
     ( -- * Datatype
       GWidget
     , Widget
+    , liftHandler
       -- * Unwrapping
     , widgetToPageContent
     , applyLayoutW
@@ -95,6 +96,11 @@ instance Monoid (GWidget sub master ()) where
 -- | A 'GWidget' specialized to when the subsite and master site are the same.
 type Widget y = GWidget y y
 
+-- | Lift an action in the 'GHandler' monad into an action in the 'GWidget'
+-- monad.
+liftHandler :: GHandler sub master a -> GWidget sub master a
+liftHandler = GWidget . lift . lift . lift . lift . lift . lift . lift . lift
+
 -- | Set the page title. Calling 'setTitle' multiple times overrides previously
 -- set values.
 setTitle :: Html () -> GWidget sub master ()
diff --git a/yesod.cabal b/yesod.cabal
index e41020df..1bb7e12b 100644
--- a/yesod.cabal
+++ b/yesod.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:            yesod
-version:         0.4.0.3
+version:         0.4.1
 license:         BSD3
 license-file:    LICENSE
 author:          Michael Snoyman <michael@snoyman.com>