diff --git a/conntrackt/templatetags/conntrackt.py b/conntrackt/templatetags/conntrackt.py
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+from django import template
+from django.core import urlresolvers
+
+register = template.Library()
+
+@register.inclusion_tag('conntrackt/link.html')
+def html_link(view, title, identifier = None, html_class = None):
+    '''
+    A small wrapper for showing HTML links.
+
+    Arguments:
+
+    view - View name for which the URL should be shown.
+
+    title - Title which will be shown as the link.
+
+    identifier - Identifier which is passed to the view for processing.
+
+    html_class - Class which should be assigned to the link.
+    '''
+
+    return {'view': view, 'identifier': identifier, 'title': title, 'html_class': html_class}
+
+@register.simple_tag(takes_context = True)
+def active_link(context, url_name, return_value='active', **kwargs):
+    matches = current_url_equals(context, url_name, **kwargs)
+    return return_value if matches else ''
+ 
+ 
+def current_url_equals(context, url_name, **kwargs):
+    resolved = False
+    try:
+        resolved = urlresolvers.resolve(context.get('request').path)
+    except:
+        pass
+    matches = resolved and resolved.url_name == url_name
+    if matches and kwargs:
+        for key in kwargs:
+            kwarg = kwargs.get(key)
+            resolved_kwarg = resolved.kwargs.get(key)
+            if not resolved_kwarg or kwarg != resolved_kwarg:
+                return False
+    return matches
+