diff --git a/app/javascript/shared/rails-ujs-fix.js b/app/javascript/shared/rails-ujs-fix.js
index 19aac8054..a7cc7eb5e 100644
--- a/app/javascript/shared/rails-ujs-fix.js
+++ b/app/javascript/shared/rails-ujs-fix.js
@@ -24,3 +24,22 @@ addEventListener('load', () => {
     return element.href || href(element);
   };
 });
+
+// rails-ujs installs CSRFProtection for its own ajax implementation. We might need
+// CSRFProtection for jQuery initiated requests. This code is from jquery-ujs.
+jQuery.ajaxPrefilter((options, originalOptions, xhr) => {
+  if (!options.crossDomain) {
+    CSRFProtection(xhr);
+  }
+});
+
+function csrfToken() {
+  return jQuery('meta[name=csrf-token]').attr('content');
+}
+
+function CSRFProtection(xhr) {
+  let token = csrfToken();
+  if (token) {
+    xhr.setRequestHeader('X-CSRF-Token', token);
+  }
+}