diff --git a/demo/ie7.html b/demo/ie7.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a525f86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demo/ie7.html
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8">
+  <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge,chrome=1">
+  <title>ACE Editor StatusBar Demo</title>
+  <style type="text/css" media="screen">
+    /*!important without this top: 0; bottom: 0 doesn't work */
+    body, html {
+        position: absolute;
+        top: 0px; bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
+        margin:0; padding:0;
+        overflow:hidden
+    }
+    
+    #editor { 
+        margin: 0;
+        position: absolute;
+        top: 0; bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
+    }
+  </style>
+</head>
+<body>
+
+<pre id="editor">
+require("ace/ext/old_ie");
+// now ace will work even on ie7!
+var editor = ace.edit("editor");
+</pre>
+    
+<script src="../build/src/ace.js"></script>
+<script src="../build/src/ext-old_ie.js"></script>
+<script>
+    // before creating an editor patch up things for old ie
+    require("ace/ext/old_ie");
+    // now ace will work even on ie7!
+    var editor = ace.edit("editor");
+    editor.setTheme("ace/theme/textmate");
+    editor.session.setMode("ace/mode/javascript");
+</script>
+
+
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/demo/ie_quirks.html b/demo/ie_quirks.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 26a62c58..00000000
--- a/demo/ie_quirks.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-<!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="en">
-<head>
-  <meta charset="UTF-8">
-  <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge,chrome=1">
-  <title>Editor</title>
-  <style type="text/css" media="screen">
-    body {
-        overflow: hidden;
-    }
-
-    #editor {
-        margin: 0;
-        position: absolute;
-        top: 0;
-        bottom: 0;
-        left: 0;
-        right: 0;
-    }
-  </style>
-</head>
-<body>
-
-<pre id="editor">function foo(items) {
-    var i;
-    for (i = 0; i &lt; items.length; i++) {
-        alert("Ace Rocks " + items[i]);
-    }
-}</pre>
-
-<script src="../demo/kitchen-sink/require.js"></script>
-<script>
-require.config({paths:{ace: "../lib/ace"}})
-require(["ace/ace", "ace/ext/ie_quirks"], function(ace, ie_quirks) {
-    require("ace/ext/ie_quirks")
-    var editor = ace.edit("editor");
-    editor.session.setMode("ace/mode/javascript");   
-})
-</script>
-
-</body>
-</html>
diff --git a/lib/ace/ext/old_ie.js b/lib/ace/ext/old_ie.js
index 5afd94b0..57774b03 100644
--- a/lib/ace/ext/old_ie.js
+++ b/lib/ace/ext/old_ie.js
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ function patch(obj, name, regexp, replacement) {
 if (useragent.isIE && useragent.isIE < 10 && window.top.document.compatMode === "BackCompat")
     useragent.isOldIE = true;
 
-if (typeof document != "undefined" && !document.documentElement.querySelector) {
+if (typeof document != "undefined" && !document.documentElement.querySelector) {    
+    useragent.isOldIE = true;
     var qs = function(el, selector) {
         if (selector.charAt(0) == ".") {
             var classNeme = selector.slice(1);
@@ -103,4 +104,6 @@ patch(
     }"
 );
 
+useragent.isOldIE = true;
+
 });
