diff --git a/ast/apps.ts b/ast/apps.ts
index fe75676b..00db3fd5 100644
--- a/ast/apps.ts
+++ b/ast/apps.ts
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ module TDev.AST.Apps {
         var isCloud = options.compileServer && (options.skipClient || app.isCloud);
         var opts:CompilerOptions = {
             packaging: true,
-            javascript: isCloud || !!options.cordova,
+            javascript: true,  // always on for compiled web apps
             scriptId: options.scriptId,
             authorId: options.userId,
             scriptGuid: app.localGuid,
diff --git a/ast/ast.ts b/ast/ast.ts
index fcffe71d..f8bd1fa5 100644
--- a/ast/ast.ts
+++ b/ast/ast.ts
@@ -2066,6 +2066,7 @@ module TDev.AST {
         public syntheticIds:StringMap<boolean> = {};
         public diffRemovedThings:Decl[];
         public npmModules: StringMap<string> = {};
+        public bowerModules: StringMap<string> = {};
         public cordovaPlugins: StringMap<string> = {};
         public pipPackages: StringMap<string> = {};
         public touchDevelopPlugins: StringMap<string> = {};
diff --git a/ast/typeChecker.ts b/ast/typeChecker.ts
index 6ebdd846..825080bb 100644
--- a/ast/typeChecker.ts
+++ b/ast/typeChecker.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 // TODO events and async
 
-// Next available error: TD197:
+// Next available error: TD198:
 
 module TDev.AST
 {
@@ -1630,6 +1630,8 @@ module TDev.AST
                             if (!this.topApp.canUseCapability(PlatformCapability.Cordova))
                                 this.unsupportedCapability(plugin, PlatformCapability.Cordova);
                             this.importCordova(t, plugin, v); break;
+                        case "bower":
+                            this.importBower(t, plugin, v); break;
                         case "pip":
                             if (!this.topApp.canUseCapability(PlatformCapability.Npm))
                                 this.unsupportedCapability(plugin, PlatformCapability.Npm);
@@ -1683,6 +1685,21 @@ module TDev.AST
             }
         }
 
+        private importBower(t: Call, mod: string, v: string) {
+            if (mod && v != null) {
+                var imports = this.topApp.bowerModules
+                if (imports.hasOwnProperty(mod)) {
+                    if (imports[mod] == "error") return;
+                    var newOne = TypeChecker.combineNpmVersions(imports[mod], v)
+                    if (newOne == "error")
+                        this.markError(t, lf("TD197: bower module '{0}' versions '{1}' and '{2}' conflict", mod, imports[mod], v))
+                    imports[mod] = newOne;
+                }
+                else
+                    imports[mod] = v
+            }
+        }
+
         private importNpm(t: Call, mod: string, v: string) {
             if (mod && v != null) {
                 var imports = this.topApp.npmModules
diff --git a/lib/App.ts b/lib/App.ts
index 76ebdf5c..a9ab1feb 100644
--- a/lib/App.ts
+++ b/lib/App.ts
@@ -610,8 +610,8 @@ module TDev.RT {
             r.resume()
         }
 
-        //? Imports a dependent package which may be versioned. Package managers may be Node.JS npm, Apache cordova, Python Pip and TouchDevelop plugins.
-        //@ name("import") [manager].deflStrings("npm", "cordova", "touchdevelop", "pip") [version].defl("*")
+        //? Imports a dependent package which may be versioned. Package managers may be Node.JS npm, Bower, Apache cordova, Python Pip and TouchDevelop plugins. Bower packages are not available within the touchdevelop.com domain.
+        //@ name("import") [manager].deflStrings("npm", "cordova", "bower", "touchdevelop", "pip") [version].defl("*")
         export function import_(manager : string, module: string, version: string): void {
         }