diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php b/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
index 6994be426..8157836cd 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ else
 </div>
 </div>
 
-<?php do_meta_boxes('edit_post', $post); ?>
+<?php do_meta_boxes('post', 'normal', $post); ?>
 
 <?php do_action('edit_form_advanced'); ?>
 
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ if ( $authors && count( $authors ) > 1 ) :
 </div>
 <?php endif; ?>
 
-<?php do_meta_boxes('edit_post_advanced', $post); ?>
+<?php do_meta_boxes('post', 'advanced', $post); ?>
 
 <?php do_action('dbx_post_sidebar'); ?>
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-link-form.php b/wp-admin/edit-link-form.php
index 844144b93..1d6e51dcb 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-link-form.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-link-form.php
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ function xfn_check($class, $value = '', $deprecated = '') {
 </div>
 </div>
 
+<?php do_meta_boxes('link', 'normal', $link); ?>
+
 <h2><?php _e('Advanced Options'); ?></h2>
 
 <div id="linktargetdiv" class="postbox <?php echo postbox_classes('linktargetdiv', 'link'); ?>">
@@ -274,6 +276,8 @@ function xfn_check($class, $value = '', $deprecated = '') {
 </div>
 </div>
 
+<?php do_meta_boxes('link', 'advanced', $link); ?>
+
 <?php if ( $link_id ) : ?>
 <input type="hidden" name="action" value="save" />
 <input type="hidden" name="link_id" value="<?php echo (int) $link_id; ?>" />
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-page-form.php b/wp-admin/edit-page-form.php
index 6cde17498..cada0c0f8 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-page-form.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-page-form.php
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ if ( ('edit' == $action) && current_user_can('delete_page', $post_ID) )
 
 </p>
 
+<?php do_meta_boxes('post', 'normal', $post); ?>
+
 <?php do_action('edit_page_form'); ?>
 
 <h2><?php _e('Advanced Options'); ?></h2>
@@ -224,6 +226,8 @@ if ( $authors && count( $authors ) > 1 ) :
 </div>
 <?php endif; ?>
 
+<?php do_meta_boxes('page', 'advanced', $post); ?>
+
 </div>
 
 </div>
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/template.php b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
index a5c7693e5..16e38df6b 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/template.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
@@ -853,22 +853,30 @@ function wp_remember_old_slug() {
  * @param string $id String for use in the 'id' attribute of tags.
  * @param string $title Title of the meta box
  * @param string $callback Function that fills the box with the desired content.  The function should echo its output.
- * @param string $context The context in which the box should be displayed.  edit_post, edit_page, edit_link, edit_post_advanced...
+ * @param string $page The type of edit page on which to show the box (post, page, link)
+ * @param string $context The context within the page where the boxes should show ('normal', 'advanced')
  */
-function add_meta_box($id, $title, $callback, $context) {
+function add_meta_box($id, $title, $callback, $page, $context = 'advanced') {
 	global $wp_meta_boxes;
 
-	$wp_meta_boxes[$context][] = array('id' => $id, 'title' => $title, 'callback' => $callback);
+	if  ( !isset($wp_meta_boxes) )
+		$wp_meta_boxes = array();
+	if ( !isset($wp_meta_boxes[$page]) )
+		$wp_meta_boxes[$page] = array();
+	if ( !isset($wp_meta_boxes[$page][$context]) )
+		$wp_meta_boxes[$page][$context] = array();
+
+	$wp_meta_boxes[$page][$context][] = array('id' => $id, 'title' => $title, 'callback' => $callback);
 }
 
-function do_meta_boxes($context, $object) {
+function do_meta_boxes($page, $context, $object) {
 	global $wp_meta_boxes;
 
-	if ( !isset($wp_meta_boxes) || !isset($wp_meta_boxes[$context]) )
+	if ( !isset($wp_meta_boxes) || !isset($wp_meta_boxes[$page]) || !isset($wp_meta_boxes[$page][$context]) )
 		return;
 
-	foreach ( (array) $wp_meta_boxes[$context] as $box ) {
-		echo '<div id="' . $box['id'] . '" class="postbox ' . postbox_classes($box['id']) . '">' . "\n";
+	foreach ( (array) $wp_meta_boxes[$page][$context] as $box ) {
+		echo '<div id="' . $box['id'] . '" class="postbox ' . postbox_classes($box['id'], $page) . '">' . "\n";
 		echo "<h3>{$box['title']}</h3>\n";
 		echo '<div class="inside">' . "\n";
 		call_user_func($box['callback'], $object);
@@ -877,4 +885,9 @@ function do_meta_boxes($context, $object) {
 	}
 }
 
+function test_box($post) {
+	echo "Hello $post->ID";
+}
+
+add_meta_box('test', 'Test', 'test_box', 'post');
 ?>