diff --git a/test/index.html b/test/index.html
index cadb53b7b..184cea93a 100644
--- a/test/index.html
+++ b/test/index.html
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 	<script src="../external/qunit/qunit.js"></script>
 	<script src="../external/requirejs/require.js"></script>
 	<script src="../external/sinon/fake_timers.js"></script>
+	<script src="../external/sinon/timers_ie.js"></script>
 	<!-- See testinit for the list of tests -->
 	<script src="data/testinit.js"></script>
 
@@ -25,6 +26,13 @@
 	<script src="jquery.js"></script>
 
 	<script>
+		// html5shiv, enabling HTML5 elements to be used with jQuery
+		( "abbr article aside audio bdi canvas data datalist details figcaption figure footer header hgroup " +
+			"mark meter nav output progress section summary time video"
+		).replace(/\w+/g, function(n) {
+			document.createElement(n);
+		});
+
 		// Load tests if they have not been loaded
 		// This is in a different script tag to ensure that
 		// jQuery is on the page when the testrunner executes