diff --git a/phpBB/common.php b/phpBB/common.php
index 129f7e4881..2c90ccf76c 100644
--- a/phpBB/common.php
+++ b/phpBB/common.php
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ if (!empty($load_extensions) && function_exists('dl'))
 
 // Include files
 require($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/class_loader.' . $phpEx);
+require($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/json.' . $phpEx);
 require($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/session.' . $phpEx);
 require($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/auth.' . $phpEx);
 
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_forums.php b/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_forums.php
index cb410e361a..6c05b1e108 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_forums.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_forums.php
@@ -258,8 +258,7 @@ class acp_forums
 				
 				if ($request->is_ajax())
 				{
-					echo json_encode(array('success' => ($move_forum_name !== false)));
-					exit;
+					JSON::send(array('success' => ($move_forum_name !== false)));
 				}
 
 			break;
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions.php b/phpBB/includes/functions.php
index b126fcc709..b9ca30279f 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions.php
@@ -2713,7 +2713,7 @@ function confirm_box($check, $title = '', $hidden = '', $html_body = 'confirm_bo
 	if ($request->is_ajax())
 	{
 		$u_action .= '&confirm_uid=' . $user->data['user_id'] . '&sess=' . $user->session_id . '&sid=' . $user->session_id;
-		echo json_encode(array(
+		JSON::send(array(
 			'MESSAGE_TITLE'		=> (!isset($user->lang[$title])) ? $user->lang['CONFIRM'] : $user->lang[$title],
 			'MESSAGE_TEXT' 	=> (!isset($user->lang[$title . '_CONFIRM'])) ? $title : $user->lang[$title . '_CONFIRM'],
 
@@ -2721,7 +2721,6 @@ function confirm_box($check, $title = '', $hidden = '', $html_body = 'confirm_bo
 			'S_CONFIRM_ACTION'	=> str_replace('&', '&', $u_action), //inefficient, rewrite whole function
 			'S_HIDDEN_FIELDS'	=> $hidden . $s_hidden_fields
 		));
-		exit;
 	}
 
 	if (defined('IN_ADMIN') && isset($user->data['session_admin']) && $user->data['session_admin'])
@@ -3951,14 +3950,13 @@ function msg_handler($errno, $msg_text, $errfile, $errline)
 			{
 				global $refresh_data;
 
-				echo json_encode(array(
+				JSON::send(array(
 					'MESSAGE_TITLE'		=> $msg_title,
 					'MESSAGE_TEXT'		=> $msg_text,
 					'S_USER_WARNING'	=> ($errno == E_USER_WARNING) ? true : false,
 					'S_USER_NOTICE'		=> ($errno == E_USER_NOTICE) ? true : false,
 					'REFRESH_DATA'		=> (!empty($refresh_data)) ? $refresh_data : null
 				));
-				exit;
 			}
 
 			// We do not want the cron script to be called on error messages
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/json.php b/phpBB/includes/json.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..04472080d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phpBB/includes/json.php
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+<?php
+/**
+*
+* @package phpBB3
+* @version $Id$
+* @copyright (c) 2005 phpBB Group
+* @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php GNU Public License
+*
+*/
+
+/**
+* @ignore
+*/
+if (!defined('IN_PHPBB'))
+{
+	exit;
+}
+
+/**
+* JSON class
+* @package phpBB3
+*/
+class JSON
+{
+	private static $data = array();
+
+	/**
+	 * Send the data to the client and exit the script.
+	 *
+	 * @param array $data Any additional data to send.
+	 * @param bool $exit Will exit the script if true.
+	 */
+	public static function send($data = false, $exit = true)
+	{
+		if ($data)
+		{
+			self::add($data);
+		}
+
+		header('Content-type: application/json');
+		echo json_encode(self::$data);
+
+		if ($exit)
+		{
+			garbage_collection();
+			exit_handler();
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Saves some data to be written when JSON::send() is called.
+	 *
+	 * @param array $data Data to save to be sent.
+	 */
+	public static function add($data)
+	{
+		self::$data = array_merge(self::$data, $data);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/script.js b/phpBB/styles/script.js
index 54248cc31c..3ed12bfee8 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/script.js
+++ b/phpBB/styles/script.js
@@ -216,8 +216,6 @@ phpbb.ajaxify = function(options, refresh, callback) {
 		
 		function return_handler(res)
 		{
-			res = JSON.parse(res);
-			
 			if (typeof res.S_CONFIRM_ACTION === 'undefined')
 			{
 				/**
@@ -243,7 +241,6 @@ phpbb.ajaxify = function(options, refresh, callback) {
 						path = res.S_CONFIRM_ACTION;
 						phpbb.loading_alert();
 						$.post(path, data + '&confirm=' + res.YES_VALUE, function(res) {
-							res = JSON.parse(res);
 							var alert = phpbb.alert(res.MESSAGE_TITLE, res.MESSAGE_TEXT);
 							callback = phpbb.ajax_callbacks[callback];
 							if (typeof callback === 'function')