diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.jsp.jasper/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.jsp.jasper/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index d9dad5cd9cb..2bbc145fcd7 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.jsp.jasper/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.jsp.jasper/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -4,14 +4,15 @@ Bundle-Name: %bundleName
 Bundle-Vendor: %providerName
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.equinox.jsp.jasper
-Bundle-Version: 1.1.700.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 1.1.800.qualifier
 Bundle-Activator: org.eclipse.equinox.internal.jsp.jasper.Activator
-Import-Package: javax.servlet;version="[2.4, 5.0)",
- javax.servlet.annotation;version="[2.6, 5.0)";resolution:=optional,
- javax.servlet.descriptor;version="[2.6, 5.0)";resolution:=optional,
- javax.servlet.http;version="[2.4, 5.0)",
- javax.servlet.jsp;version="[2.0, 3.0)",
- org.apache.jasper.servlet;version="[0, 8)",
+Import-Package: com.sun.el;version="3.0.0",
+ javax.servlet;version="[2.4,5.0)",
+ javax.servlet.annotation;version="[2.6,5.0)";resolution:=optional,
+ javax.servlet.descriptor;version="[2.6,5.0)";resolution:=optional,
+ javax.servlet.http;version="[2.4,5.0)",
+ javax.servlet.jsp;version="[2.0,3.0)",
+ org.apache.jasper.servlet;version="[9,10)",
  org.osgi.framework;version="1.3.0",
  org.osgi.service.http;version="1.2.0",
  org.osgi.service.packageadmin;version="1.2.0",
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.jsp.jasper/src/org/eclipse/equinox/internal/jsp/jasper/BundleProxyClassLoader.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.jsp.jasper/src/org/eclipse/equinox/internal/jsp/jasper/BundleProxyClassLoader.java
index efbd7aaf896..94c26cec43c 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.jsp.jasper/src/org/eclipse/equinox/internal/jsp/jasper/BundleProxyClassLoader.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.jsp.jasper/src/org/eclipse/equinox/internal/jsp/jasper/BundleProxyClassLoader.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
  * A BundleProxyClassLoader wraps a bundle and uses the various Bundle methods to produce a ClassLoader. 
  */
 public class BundleProxyClassLoader extends ClassLoader {
+	private final Bundle activatorBundle = Activator.getBundle(Activator.class);
 	private Bundle bundle;
 	private ClassLoader parent;
 
@@ -49,6 +50,14 @@ public URL findResource(String name) {
 
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> findClass(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException {
+		try {
+			if (name.startsWith("com.sun.el")) { //$NON-NLS-1$
+				return activatorBundle.loadClass(name);
+			}
+		} catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
+			//$FALL-THROUGH$
+		}
+
 		return bundle.loadClass(name);
 	}
 
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.jsp.jasper/src/org/eclipse/equinox/jsp/jasper/JspServlet.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.jsp.jasper/src/org/eclipse/equinox/jsp/jasper/JspServlet.java
index 7dd8e35c904..26eb962978f 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.jsp.jasper/src/org/eclipse/equinox/jsp/jasper/JspServlet.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.jsp.jasper/src/org/eclipse/equinox/jsp/jasper/JspServlet.java
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ public void init(ServletConfig config) throws ServletException {
 		try {
 			Thread.currentThread().setContextClassLoader(jspLoader);
 			jspServlet.init(new ServletConfigAdaptor(config));
+			new org.apache.jasper.servlet.JasperInitializer().onStartup(Collections.emptySet(), getServletContext());
 
 			// If a SecurityManager is set we need to override the permissions collection set in Jasper's JSPRuntimeContext
 			if (System.getSecurityManager() != null) {