diff --git a/templates/two_col.tmpl b/templates/two_col.tmpl
index 6e292d240..3ba51b075 100644
--- a/templates/two_col.tmpl
+++ b/templates/two_col.tmpl
@@ -4,3 +4,22 @@
 <!-- CSS from previous template, not sure what to keep yet -->
 <!--<link rel="stylesheet" href="$basehref/static/theme/style-plinth-2col.css" />-->
 #end def
+
+#def add_sidebar_left
+        <div class="span3">
+          <div class="well sidebar-nav">
+		#block nav_block
+		$nav
+		#end block nav_block
+		#block sidebar_left_block
+		$sidebar_left
+		#end block sidebar_left_block
+          </div><!--/.well -->
+          <div class="well sidebar-nav">
+		#block sidebar_right_block
+		$sidebar_right
+		#end block sidebar_right_block
+          </div><!--/.well -->
+        </div><!--/span-->
+#end def
+