diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 25016ba3d..0b6ae69a8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Changelog
  * Fix: Streamfields no longer break on validation error
  * Fix: Number of validation errors in each tab in the editor is now correctly reported again
  * Fix: Userbar now opens on devices with both touch and mouse (Josh Barr)
+ * Fix: ``wagtail.wagtailadmin.wagtail_hooks`` no longer calls ``static`` during app load, so you can use ``ManifestStaticFilesStorage`` without calling ``collectstatic`` command
 
 
 1.4.1 (17.03.2016)
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.4.2.rst b/docs/releases/1.4.2.rst
index dc5ae18b7..4bc426d0c 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.4.2.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/1.4.2.rst
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ Bug fixes
  * Streamfields no longer break on validation error
  * Number of validation errors in each tab in the editor is now correctly reported again
  * Userbar now opens on devices with both touch and mouse (Josh Barr)
-
+ * ``wagtail.wagtailadmin.wagtail_hooks`` no longer calls ``static`` during app load, so you can use ``ManifestStaticFilesStorage`` without calling ``collectstatic`` command
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/wagtail_hooks.py b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/wagtail_hooks.py
index 52049a788..eebf28c15 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/wagtail_hooks.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/wagtail_hooks.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from django import forms
 from django.core import urlresolvers
 from django.contrib.auth.models import Permission
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
@@ -10,8 +11,9 @@ from wagtail.wagtailadmin.search import SearchArea
 
 
 class ExplorerMenuItem(MenuItem):
-    class Media:
-        js = [static('wagtailadmin/js/explorer-menu.js')]
+    @property
+    def media(self):
+        return forms.Media(js=[static('wagtailadmin/js/explorer-menu.js')])
 
 
 @hooks.register('register_admin_menu_item')