diff --git a/course/lib.php b/course/lib.php
index 0673aded462..02407606e79 100644
--- a/course/lib.php
+++ b/course/lib.php
@@ -3832,16 +3832,6 @@ function include_course_ajax($course, $usedmodules = array(), $enabledmodules =
             )), null, true);
     }
 
-    // Include blocks dragdrop
-    $params = array(
-        'courseid' => $course->id,
-        'pagetype' => $PAGE->pagetype,
-        'pagelayout' => $PAGE->pagelayout,
-        'subpage' => $PAGE->subpage,
-        'regions' => $PAGE->blocks->get_regions(),
-    );
-    $PAGE->requires->yui_module('moodle-core-blocks', 'M.core_blocks.init_dragdrop', array($params), null, true);
-
     // Require various strings for the command toolbox
     $PAGE->requires->strings_for_js(array(
             'moveleft',
diff --git a/lib/ajax/blocks.php b/lib/ajax/blocks.php
index 470106d071c..ab2452587ad 100644
--- a/lib/ajax/blocks.php
+++ b/lib/ajax/blocks.php
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../../config.php');
 $courseid = required_param('courseid', PARAM_INT);
 $pagelayout = required_param('pagelayout', PARAM_ALPHAEXT);
 $pagetype = required_param('pagetype', PARAM_ALPHAEXT);
+$contextid = required_param('contextid', PARAM_INT);
 $subpage = optional_param('subpage', '', PARAM_ALPHANUMEXT);
 $cmid = optional_param('cmid', null, PARAM_INT);
 $action = optional_param('action', '', PARAM_ALPHA);
@@ -50,9 +51,33 @@ if (!is_null($cmid)) {
 require_login($courseid, false, $cm);
 require_sesskey();
 
+// Set context from ID, so we don't have to guess it from other info.
+$PAGE->set_context(context::instance_by_id($contextid));
+
 // Setting layout to replicate blocks configuration for the page we edit
 $PAGE->set_pagelayout($pagelayout);
 $PAGE->set_subpage($subpage);
+$pagetype = explode('-', $pagetype);
+switch ($pagetype[0]) {
+    case 'my':
+        // My Home page needs to have 'content' block region set up.
+        $PAGE->set_blocks_editing_capability('moodle/my:manageblocks');
+        $PAGE->blocks->add_region('content');
+        break;
+    case 'user':
+        if ($pagelayout == 'mydashboard') {
+            // User profile pages also need the 'content' block region set up.
+            $PAGE->blocks->add_region('content');
+            // If it's not the current user's profile, we need a different capability.
+            if ($PAGE->context->contextlevel == CONTEXT_USER && $PAGE->context->instanceid != $USER->id) {
+                $PAGE->set_blocks_editing_capability('moodle/user:manageblocks');
+            } else {
+                $PAGE->set_blocks_editing_capability('moodle/user:manageownblocks');
+            }
+        }
+        break;
+}
+
 echo $OUTPUT->header(); // send headers
 
 switch ($action) {
diff --git a/lib/outputrequirementslib.php b/lib/outputrequirementslib.php
index d4eff1ccc2a..8c97eac4e80 100644
--- a/lib/outputrequirementslib.php
+++ b/lib/outputrequirementslib.php
@@ -282,6 +282,22 @@ class page_requirements_manager {
         if ($page->pagelayout === 'frametop') {
             $this->js_init_call('M.util.init_frametop');
         }
+
+        // Include block drag/drop if editing is on
+        if ($page->user_is_editing()) {
+            $params = array(
+                'courseid' => $page->course->id,
+                'pagetype' => $page->pagetype,
+                'pagelayout' => $page->pagelayout,
+                'subpage' => $page->subpage,
+                'regions' => $page->blocks->get_regions(),
+                'contextid' => $page->context->id,
+            );
+            if (!empty($page->cm->id)) {
+                $params['cmid'] = $page->cm->id;
+            }
+            $page->requires->yui_module('moodle-core-blocks', 'M.core_blocks.init_dragdrop', array($params), null, true);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/lib/yui/blocks/blocks.js b/lib/yui/blocks/blocks.js
index edb655fa048..baa06be254c 100644
--- a/lib/yui/blocks/blocks.js
+++ b/lib/yui/blocks/blocks.js
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ YUI.add('moodle-core-blocks', function(Y) {
         LIGHTBOX : 'lightbox',
         REGIONCONTENT : 'region-content',
         SKIPBLOCK : 'skip-block',
-        SKIPBLOCKTO : 'skip-block-to'
+        SKIPBLOCKTO : 'skip-block-to',
+        MYINDEX : 'page-my-index',
+        REGIONMAIN : 'region-main'
     }
 
     var DRAGBLOCK = function() {
@@ -26,6 +28,15 @@ YUI.add('moodle-core-blocks', function(Y) {
             this.samenodeclass = CSS.BLOCK;
             this.parentnodeclass = CSS.REGIONCONTENT;
 
+            // Add relevant classes and ID to 'content' block region on My Home page.
+            var myhomecontent = Y.Node.all('body#'+CSS.MYINDEX+' #'+CSS.REGIONMAIN+' > .'+CSS.REGIONCONTENT);
+            if (myhomecontent.size() > 0) {
+                var contentregion = myhomecontent.item(0);
+                contentregion.addClass(CSS.BLOCKREGION);
+                contentregion.set('id', CSS.REGIONCONTENT);
+                contentregion.one('div').addClass(CSS.REGIONCONTENT);
+            }
+
             // Initialise blocks dragging
             // Find all block regions on the page
             var blockregionlist = Y.Node.all('div.'+CSS.BLOCKREGION);
@@ -42,17 +53,18 @@ YUI.add('moodle-core-blocks', function(Y) {
                 var regioncontent = Y.Node.create('<div></div>')
                     .addClass(CSS.REGIONCONTENT);
                 blockregion.appendChild(regioncontent);
+                var pre = blockregionlist.filter('#region-pre');
+                var post = blockregionlist.filter('#region-post');
 
-                var regionid = this.get_region_id(blockregionlist.item(0));
-                if (regionid === 'post') {
+                if (pre.size() === 0 && post.size() === 1) {
                     // pre block is missing, instert it before post
                     blockregion.setAttrs({id : 'region-pre'});
-                    blockregionlist.item(0).insert(blockregion, 'before');
+                    post.item(0).insert(blockregion, 'before');
                     blockregionlist.unshift(blockregion);
-                } else {
+                } else if (post.size() === 0 && pre.size() === 1) {
                     // post block is missing, instert it after pre
                     blockregion.setAttrs({id : 'region-post'});
-                    blockregionlist.item(0).insert(blockregion, 'after');
+                    pre.item(0).insert(blockregion, 'after');
                     blockregionlist.push(blockregion);
                 }
             }
@@ -214,6 +226,7 @@ YUI.add('moodle-core-blocks', function(Y) {
                 pagelayout : this.get('pagelayout'),
                 pagetype : this.get('pagetype'),
                 subpage : this.get('subpage'),
+                contextid : this.get('contextid'),
                 action : 'move',
                 bui_moveid : this.get_block_id(dragnode),
                 bui_newregion : this.get_block_region(dropnode)
@@ -263,6 +276,9 @@ YUI.add('moodle-core-blocks', function(Y) {
             cmid : {
                 value : null
             },
+            contextid : {
+                value : null
+            },
             pagelayout : {
                 value : null
             },
diff --git a/user/profile.php b/user/profile.php
index 54d65f21dd7..9439c4e8338 100644
--- a/user/profile.php
+++ b/user/profile.php
@@ -377,8 +377,9 @@ if (!isset($hiddenfields['suspended'])) {
 
 echo "</table></div></div>";
 
-
+echo '<div id="region-content" class="block-region"><div class="region-content">';
 echo $OUTPUT->blocks_for_region('content');
+echo '</div></div>';
 
 // Print messaging link if allowed
 if (isloggedin() && has_capability('moodle/site:sendmessage', $context)