diff --git a/web/js/backend.js b/web/js/backend.js
index 73bfa203..aad63447 100644
--- a/web/js/backend.js
+++ b/web/js/backend.js
@@ -43,12 +43,32 @@
  * @requires jquery
  */
 
-define([ "jquery" ],
-       function($) {
+define([ "jquery", "config", "form",
+	 "laconic"
+       ],
+       function($, config, form) {
 
   var backend = {
     ajax: function(options) {
       return $.ajax(options);
+    },
+
+    selectBackend: function() {
+      function backendBody() {
+	this.append($.el.table(
+	  { class: "table table-striped table-condensed",
+	    'data-click-to-select': true,
+	    'data-single-select': true
+	  },
+	  $.el.tr($.el.th("Backend"),
+		  $.el.th("URL")),
+	  $.el.tbody()));
+      }
+
+      form.showDialog(
+	{ title: "SWISH backends",
+	  body: backendBody
+	});
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/web/js/config.js b/web/js/config.js
index 0c821596..469c686b 100644
--- a/web/js/config.js
+++ b/web/js/config.js
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
  * @requires jquery
  */
 
-define([ "jquery", "backend" ],
-       function($, backend) {
+define([ "jquery" ],
+       function($) {
 var KEY = "SWISHCONFIG";
 
 /* Configuration of various server components.  We provide
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ function setCachedConfig(config) {
 
 if ( !config ) {
   if ( !(config = getCachedConfig()) ) {
-    backend.ajax(
+    $.ajax(
       { url: "swish_config.json",
 	dataType: "json",
 	async: false,