diff --git a/modules/cms/classes/CmsCompoundObject.php b/modules/cms/classes/CmsCompoundObject.php
index deb9f8673..33a286331 100644
--- a/modules/cms/classes/CmsCompoundObject.php
+++ b/modules/cms/classes/CmsCompoundObject.php
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ class CmsCompoundObject extends CmsObject
      */
     public $markup;
 
+    /**
+     * @var array Contains the view bag properties.
+     * This property is used by the page editor internally.
+     */
+    public $viewBag = [];
+
     protected static $fillable = [
         'markup',
         'settings',
@@ -417,6 +423,18 @@ class CmsCompoundObject extends CmsObject
      */
     protected function parseSettings()
     {
+        $this->fillViewBagArray();
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Copies view bag properties to the view bag array.
+     * This is required for the back-end editors.
+     */
+    protected function fillViewBagArray()
+    {
+        $viewBag = $this->getViewBag();
+        foreach ($viewBag->getProperties() as $name=>$value)
+            $this->viewBag[$name] = $value;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/modules/cms/controllers/Index.php b/modules/cms/controllers/Index.php
index 3c4f23d93..ae5498df6 100644
--- a/modules/cms/controllers/Index.php
+++ b/modules/cms/controllers/Index.php
@@ -440,6 +440,9 @@ class Index extends Controller
             $settings[$section] = $properties;
         }
 
+        if (array_key_exists('viewBag', $_POST))
+            $settings['viewBag'] = $_POST['viewBag'];
+
         return $settings;
     }