diff --git a/src/app/files/compiler-metadata.js b/src/app/files/compiler-metadata.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b26ce193a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/files/compiler-metadata.js
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+'use strict'
+
+class CompilerMetadata {
+  constructor (events, opts) {
+    var self = this
+    self._events = events
+    self._opts = opts
+  }
+
+  syncContractMetadata () {
+    var self = this
+    self._events.compiler.register('compilationFinished', (success, data, source) => {
+      if (success) {
+        var provider = self._opts.fileManager.currentFileProvider()
+        var path = self._opts.fileManager.currentPath()
+        if (provider && path) {
+          self._opts.compiler.visitContracts((contract) => {
+            var fileName = path + contract.name + '.json'
+            provider.get(fileName, (error, content) => {
+              if (!error) {
+                content = content || '{}'
+                var metadata
+                try {
+                  metadata = JSON.parse(content)
+                } catch (e) {
+                  console.log(e)
+                }
+                var linkReferences = metadata['linkReferences']
+                if (!linkReferences) linkReferences = {}
+                for (var libFile in contract.object.evm.bytecode.linkReferences) {
+                  if (!linkReferences[libFile]) linkReferences[libFile] = {}
+                  for (var lib in contract.object.evm.bytecode.linkReferences[libFile]) {
+                    if (!linkReferences[libFile][lib]) {
+                      linkReferences[libFile][lib] = '<address>'
+                    }
+                  }
+                }
+                metadata['linkReferences'] = linkReferences
+                provider.set(fileName, JSON.stringify(metadata, null, '\t'))
+              }
+            })
+          })
+        }
+      }
+    })
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = CompilerMetadata
diff --git a/src/app/files/fileManager.js b/src/app/files/fileManager.js
index fbaf2dc0d7..17e13486f4 100644
--- a/src/app/files/fileManager.js
+++ b/src/app/files/fileManager.js
@@ -71,6 +71,14 @@ class FileManager {
     this.refreshTabs()
   }
 
+  currentFileProvider () {
+    var path = this.currentPath()
+    if (path) {
+      return this.fileProviderOf(path)
+    }
+    return null
+  }
+
   currentPath () {
     var self = this
     var currentFile = self._deps.config.get('currentFile')
diff --git a/src/app/panels/file-panel.js b/src/app/panels/file-panel.js
index b30bfb86eb..575464d29b 100644
--- a/src/app/panels/file-panel.js
+++ b/src/app/panels/file-panel.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 var async = require('async')
 var $ = require('jquery')
 var yo = require('yo-yo')
+var CompilerMetadata = require('../files/compiler-metadata')
 var remixLib = require('remix-lib')
 var Gists = require('gists')
 var EventManager = remixLib.EventManager
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@ function filepanel (localRegistry) {
   self._deps = {
     fileProviders: self._components.registry.get('fileproviders').api,
     fileManager: self._components.registry.get('filemanager').api,
-    config: self._components.registry.get('config').api
+    config: self._components.registry.get('config').api,
+    compiler: self._components.registry.get('compiler').api
   }
   var fileExplorer = new FileExplorer(self._components.registry, self._deps.fileProviders['browser'])
   var fileSystemExplorer = new FileExplorer(self._components.registry, self._deps.fileProviders['localhost'])
@@ -57,6 +59,18 @@ function filepanel (localRegistry) {
   var gistExplorer = new FileExplorer(self._components.registry, self._deps.fileProviders['gist'])
   var configExplorer = new FileExplorer(self._components.registry, self._deps.fileProviders['config'])
 
+  // ----------------- editor panel ----------------------
+  self._compilerMetadata = new CompilerMetadata(
+    {
+      compiler: self._deps.compiler.event
+    },
+    {
+      fileManager: self._deps.fileManager,
+      compiler: self._deps.compiler
+    }
+  )
+  self._compilerMetadata.syncContractMetadata()
+
   var dragbar = yo`<div onmousedown=${mousedown} class=${css.dragbar}></div>`
 
   function remixdDialog () {