diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/initializers/asset-version.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/initializers/asset-version.js.es6
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..53ffa00b259
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/initializers/asset-version.js.es6
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/**
+  Subscribe to "asset-version" change events via the Message Bus
+**/
+export default {
+  name: "asset-version",
+  after: "message-bus",
+
+  initialize: function () {
+    if (!Discourse.MessageBus) { return; }
+
+    Discourse.MessageBus.subscribe("/global/asset-version", function (version) {
+      Discourse.set("assetVersion", version);
+
+      if (Discourse.get("requiresRefresh")) {
+        // since we can do this transparently for people browsing the forum
+        //  hold back the message a couple of hours
+        setTimeout(function () {
+          bootbox.confirm(I18n.lookup("assets_changed_confirm"), function (result) {
+            if (result) { document.location.reload(); }
+          });
+        }, 1000 * 60 * 120);
+      }
+
+    });
+  }
+};
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/initializers/banner.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/initializers/banner.js.es6
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a881ac3f0b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/initializers/banner.js.es6
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+export default {
+  name: "banner",
+  after: "message-bus",
+
+  initialize: function () {
+    var banner = Em.Object.create(PreloadStore.get("banner"));
+    Discourse.set("banner", banner);
+
+    if (!Discourse.MessageBus) { return; }
+
+    Discourse.MessageBus.subscribe("/site/banner", function (banner) {
+      Discourse.set("banner", Em.Object.create(banner));
+    });
+  }
+};
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/initializers/message-bus.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/initializers/message-bus.js.es6
index b863ca899f7..0beab6db68d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/initializers/message-bus.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/initializers/message-bus.js.es6
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 **/
 export default {
   name: "message-bus",
+
   initialize: function() {
 
     // We don't use the message bus in testing
@@ -10,30 +11,6 @@ export default {
 
     Discourse.MessageBus.alwaysLongPoll = Discourse.Environment === "development";
     Discourse.MessageBus.start();
-
-    Discourse.MessageBus.subscribe("/global/asset-version", function(version){
-      Discourse.set("assetVersion", version);
-
-      if(Discourse.get("requiresRefresh")) {
-        // since we can do this transparently for people browsing the forum
-        //  hold back the message a couple of hours
-        setTimeout(function() {
-          bootbox.confirm(I18n.lookup("assets_changed_confirm"), function(result){
-            if (result) {
-              document.location.reload();
-            }
-          });
-        }, 1000 * 60 * 120);
-      }
-
-    });
-
-    // initialize read-only mode and subscribe to updates via the message bus
-    Discourse.set("isReadOnly", Discourse.Site.currentProp("is_readonly"));
-    Discourse.MessageBus.subscribe("/site/read-only", function (enabled) {
-      Discourse.set("isReadOnly", enabled);
-    });
-
     Discourse.KeyValueStore.init("discourse_", Discourse.MessageBus);
   }
 };
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/initializers/read-only.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/initializers/read-only.js.es6
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0b99766b53a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/initializers/read-only.js.es6
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/**
+  Subscribe to "read-only" status change events via the Message Bus
+**/
+export default {
+  name: "read-only",
+  after: "message-bus",
+
+  initialize: function () {
+    // initialize read-only mode and subscribe to updates via the message bus
+    Discourse.set("isReadOnly", Discourse.Site.currentProp("is_readonly"));
+
+    if (!Discourse.MessageBus) { return; }
+
+    Discourse.MessageBus.subscribe("/site/read-only", function (enabled) {
+      Discourse.set("isReadOnly", enabled);
+    });
+  }
+};