diff --git a/admin/index.php b/admin/index.php
index 899d99925d8..2bbd5d71efc 100644
--- a/admin/index.php
+++ b/admin/index.php
@@ -451,6 +451,11 @@
         $miscdata .= '<div class="adminlink"><a href="'.$CFG->dbtype.'/frame.php">'.get_string('managedatabase').
         			 '</a> - <span class="explanation">'.get_string('adminhelpmanagedatabase').'</span></div>';
     }
+/// Hack to show the XMLDB editor
+    if (file_exists("$CFG->dirroot/$CFG->admin/xmldb")) {
+        $miscdata .= '<div class="adminlink"><a href="xmldb/index.php">'.get_string('xmldbeditor').
+        			 '</a> - <span class="explanation">'.get_string('adminhelpxmldbeditor').'</span></div>';
+    }
 
     $table->data[] = array('<strong><a href="misc.php">'.get_string('miscellaneous').'</a></strong>', $miscdata);
 
diff --git a/admin/misc.php b/admin/misc.php
index 6aa599ddc33..16afcc8487b 100644
--- a/admin/misc.php
+++ b/admin/misc.php
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
         $table->data[] = array('<b><a href="'.$CFG->dbtype.'/frame.php">'.get_string('managedatabase')."</a></b>",
                            get_string('adminhelpmanagedatabase'));
     }
+/// Hack to show the XMLDB editor
+    if (file_exists("$CFG->dirroot/$CFG->admin/xmldb")) {
+        $table->data[] = array('<b><a href="xmldb/index.php">'.get_string('xmldbeditor')."</a></b>",
+                           get_string('adminhelpxmldbeditor'));
+    }
 
     print_table($table);