diff --git a/actioncable/.gitignore b/actioncable/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8ded1145481
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actioncable/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/lib/assets/javascripts/action_cable.js
+/tmp
diff --git a/actioncable/Rakefile b/actioncable/Rakefile
index b6c56e9195a..0a036e3e3d4 100644
--- a/actioncable/Rakefile
+++ b/actioncable/Rakefile
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 require 'rake/testtask'
+require 'pathname'
+require 'sprockets'
+require 'coffee-script'
+require 'action_cable'
 
 dir = File.dirname(__FILE__)
 
@@ -11,3 +15,34 @@ Rake::TestTask.new do |t|
   t.verbose = true
   t.ruby_opts = ["--dev"] if defined?(JRUBY_VERSION)
 end
+
+namespace :assets do
+  desc "Compile dist/action_cable.js"
+  task :compile do
+    puts 'Compiling Action Cable assets...'
+
+    asset_mapping = { "source.js" => "action_cable.js" }
+
+    root_path = Pathname.new(dir)
+    load_path = root_path.join("app/assets/javascripts/action_cable")
+    destination_path = root_path.join("lib/assets/javascripts")
+
+    compile_path = root_path.join("tmp/sprockets")
+    compile_path.rmtree if compile_path.exist?
+    compile_path.mkpath
+
+    environment = Sprockets::Environment.new
+    environment.append_path(load_path)
+
+    manifest = Sprockets::Manifest.new(environment.index, compile_path)
+    manifest.compile(asset_mapping.keys)
+
+    asset_mapping.each do |logical_path, dist_path|
+      fingerprint_path = manifest.assets[logical_path]
+      FileUtils.cp(compile_path.join(fingerprint_path), destination_path.join(dist_path))
+    end
+
+    puts '======'
+    puts 'Action Cable assets compiled successfully!'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/actioncable/actioncable.gemspec b/actioncable/actioncable.gemspec
index 14f968f1ef1..0976895ef7e 100644
--- a/actioncable/actioncable.gemspec
+++ b/actioncable/actioncable.gemspec
@@ -24,9 +24,12 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_dependency 'nio4r',            '~> 1.2'
   s.add_dependency 'websocket-driver', '~> 0.6.1'
 
-  s.add_development_dependency 'em-hiredis', '~> 0.3.0'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'coffee-script',        '~> 2.4.1'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'coffee-script-source', '~> 1.10.0'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'em-hiredis',           '~> 0.3.0'
   s.add_development_dependency 'mocha'
   s.add_development_dependency 'pg'
   s.add_development_dependency 'puma'
-  s.add_development_dependency 'redis',      '~> 3.0'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'redis',                '~> 3.0'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'sprockets',            '~> 3.5.2'
 end
diff --git a/actioncable/app/assets/javascripts/action_cable/index.js b/actioncable/app/assets/javascripts/action_cable/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e97870c3b04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actioncable/app/assets/javascripts/action_cable/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+//= require_tree ./source
diff --git a/actioncable/lib/assets/javascripts/action_cable/connection.coffee b/actioncable/app/assets/javascripts/action_cable/source/connection.coffee
similarity index 100%
rename from actioncable/lib/assets/javascripts/action_cable/connection.coffee
rename to actioncable/app/assets/javascripts/action_cable/source/connection.coffee
diff --git a/actioncable/lib/assets/javascripts/action_cable/connection_monitor.coffee b/actioncable/app/assets/javascripts/action_cable/source/connection_monitor.coffee
similarity index 100%
rename from actioncable/lib/assets/javascripts/action_cable/connection_monitor.coffee
rename to actioncable/app/assets/javascripts/action_cable/source/connection_monitor.coffee
diff --git a/actioncable/lib/assets/javascripts/action_cable/consumer.coffee b/actioncable/app/assets/javascripts/action_cable/source/consumer.coffee
similarity index 86%
rename from actioncable/lib/assets/javascripts/action_cable/consumer.coffee
rename to actioncable/app/assets/javascripts/action_cable/source/consumer.coffee
index fcd8d0fb6c0..717c0641a92 100644
--- a/actioncable/lib/assets/javascripts/action_cable/consumer.coffee
+++ b/actioncable/app/assets/javascripts/action_cable/source/consumer.coffee
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-#= require action_cable/connection
-#= require action_cable/connection_monitor
-#= require action_cable/subscriptions
-#= require action_cable/subscription
+#= require ./connection
+#= require ./connection_monitor
+#= require ./subscriptions
+#= require ./subscription
 
 # The ActionCable.Consumer establishes the connection to a server-side Ruby Connection object. Once established,
 # the ActionCable.ConnectionMonitor will ensure that its properly maintained through heartbeats and checking for stale updates.
diff --git a/actioncable/lib/assets/javascripts/action_cable.coffee.erb b/actioncable/app/assets/javascripts/action_cable/source/index.coffee.erb
similarity index 95%
rename from actioncable/lib/assets/javascripts/action_cable.coffee.erb
rename to actioncable/app/assets/javascripts/action_cable/source/index.coffee.erb
index 7daea4ebcd1..f4615b7502a 100644
--- a/actioncable/lib/assets/javascripts/action_cable.coffee.erb
+++ b/actioncable/app/assets/javascripts/action_cable/source/index.coffee.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #= require_self
-#= require action_cable/consumer
+#= require ./consumer
 
 @ActionCable =
   INTERNAL: <%= ActionCable::INTERNAL.to_json %>
diff --git a/actioncable/lib/assets/javascripts/action_cable/subscription.coffee b/actioncable/app/assets/javascripts/action_cable/source/subscription.coffee
similarity index 100%
rename from actioncable/lib/assets/javascripts/action_cable/subscription.coffee
rename to actioncable/app/assets/javascripts/action_cable/source/subscription.coffee
diff --git a/actioncable/lib/assets/javascripts/action_cable/subscriptions.coffee b/actioncable/app/assets/javascripts/action_cable/source/subscriptions.coffee
similarity index 100%
rename from actioncable/lib/assets/javascripts/action_cable/subscriptions.coffee
rename to actioncable/app/assets/javascripts/action_cable/source/subscriptions.coffee
diff --git a/tasks/release.rb b/tasks/release.rb
index c7704aa8656..25ba91cb49e 100644
--- a/tasks/release.rb
+++ b/tasks/release.rb
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ directory "pkg"
     task gem => %w(update_versions pkg) do
       cmd = ""
       cmd << "cd #{framework} && " unless framework == "rails"
+      cmd << "bundle exec rake assets:compile && " if framework == "actioncable"
       cmd << "gem build #{gemspec} && mv #{framework}-#{version}.gem #{root}/pkg/"
       sh cmd
     end