diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templatetags/jinja2.py b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templatetags/jinja2.py
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+import jinja2
+from jinja2.ext import Extension
+
+from .wagtailuserbar import wagtailuserbar
+
+
+class WagtailUserbarExtension(Extension):
+    def __init__(self, environment):
+        super(WagtailUserbarExtension, self).__init__(environment)
+
+        self.environment.globals.update({
+            'wagtailuserbar': jinja2.contextfunction(wagtailuserbar),
+        })
+
+
+# Nicer import names
+userbar = WagtailUserbarExtension