diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index ea16ec167..616eb1533 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  - fixed #11209: Form::HTMLArea uses invalid javascript identifier
  - fixed #11186: Template Attachments i18n
  - fixed #11218: LDAPS does not create users automatically
+ - fixed #11205: DataTable borked in IE
 
 7.8.4
  - Fixed a compatibility problem between WRE and new Spectre code.
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/DataTable.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/DataTable.pm
index 3d6b964f6..6dd346a37 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/DataTable.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/DataTable.pm
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ sub getDataTemplateVars {
     my $self = shift;
 
     my $json = $self->getDataJson;
-    my $dt   = JSON->new->decode($json);
+    my $dt   = eval { JSON->new->decode($json) };
 
     # Make row data more friendly to templates
     my %cols = map { $_->{key} => $_ } @{ $dt->{columns} };
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ sub getEditForm {
     my $tabform = $self->SUPER::getEditForm(@_);
 
     $tabform->getTab("data")->raw(
-        WebGUI::Form::DataTable->new(
+        q{<tr><td>}
+      . WebGUI::Form::DataTable->new(
             $self->session, {
                 name         => "data",
                 value        => $self->get("data"),
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ sub getEditForm {
                 showEdit     => 1,
             }
             )->toHtml
+      . q{</td></tr>}
     );
 
     return $tabform;
diff --git a/www/extras/yui-webgui/build/form/datatable.js b/www/extras/yui-webgui/build/form/datatable.js
index 96319828e..39d6882ea 100644
--- a/www/extras/yui-webgui/build/form/datatable.js
+++ b/www/extras/yui-webgui/build/form/datatable.js
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ WebGUI.Form.DataTable
         /* If we set the focus now, something might (and sometimes does) set
          * it later in the event handling chain.  Let's defer the focus set
          * until this chain is finished. */
-        setTimeout(function() { obj.editor.focus() }, 0);
+        setTimeout(function() { obj.editor.focus(); }, 0);
     };
 
     /************************************************************************
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ WebGUI.Form.DataTable
             // Find the last indexed column
             var newIdx  = cols.length;
             // create a new column object
-            cols[newIdx] = new YAHOO.widget.Column;
+            cols[newIdx] = new YAHOO.widget.Column();
             // add it to the dialog box
             this.appendChild( createTableColumn(newIdx,cols) );
         };
@@ -526,13 +526,13 @@ WebGUI.Form.DataTable
                         fixedcenter : true
                     } );
                     dialog.setBody( this.i18n.get( "Form_DataTable", "save success" ) + "<br/>" );
-                    new YAHOO.widget.Button( {
+                    var button = new YAHOO.widget.Button( {
                         id          : "ok",
                         type        : "push",
                         label       : this.i18n.get( "Form_DataTable", "ok" ),
                         container   : dialog.body,
                         onclick     : {
-                            fn          : function () { this.destroy() },
+                            fn          : function () { this.destroy(); },
                             scope       : dialog
                         }
                     } );
@@ -544,13 +544,13 @@ WebGUI.Form.DataTable
                         fixedcenter : true
                     } );
                     dialog.setBody( this.i18n.get( "Form_DataTable", "save failure" ) + "<br/>" );
-                    new YAHOO.widget.Button( {
+                    var button = new YAHOO.widget.Button( {
                         id          : "ok",
                         type        : "push",
                         label       : this.i18n.get( "Form_DataTable", "ok" ),
                         container   : dialog.body,
                         onclick     : {
-                            fn          : function () { this.destroy() },
+                            fn          : function () { this.destroy(); },
                             scope       : dialog
                         }
                     } );
@@ -656,6 +656,6 @@ WebGUI.Form.DataTable
 
         this.dataTable.render();
         this.schemaDialog.cancel();
-    }
+    };
 
 };