diff --git a/js/db_search.js b/js/db_search.js
index 8a0474ff2..94fdf6cf0 100644
--- a/js/db_search.js
+++ b/js/db_search.js
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@
 
 $(document).ready(function() {
 
+    /**
+     * Set a parameter for all Ajax queries made on this page.  Append a random
+     * number to tell server that each Ajax request is a new one
+     */
+    $.ajaxSetup({
+        data: {'random': function() {
+                return Math.random();
+        }}
+    });
+
     /**
      * Ajax Event handler for retrieving the result of an SQL Query
      *
diff --git a/js/server_privileges.js b/js/server_privileges.js
index e59ec6297..dff2c65ba 100644
--- a/js/server_privileges.js
+++ b/js/server_privileges.js
@@ -159,7 +159,19 @@ function appendNewUser(new_user_string, new_user_initial, new_user_initial_strin
 
 $(document).ready(function() {
     /** @lends jQuery */
-    
+
+    /**
+     * Set a parameter for all Ajax queries made on this page.  Some queries
+     * are affected by cache settings on the server side, and hence, show stale
+     * data.  Append a random number to tell server that each Ajax request is a
+     * new one
+     */
+    $.ajaxSetup({
+        data: {'random': function() {
+                return Math.random();
+        }}
+    });
+
     /**
      * AJAX event handler for 'Add a New User'
      *
@@ -445,7 +457,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 
         PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
 
-        $.get($(this).attr('href'), {'ajax_request' : true, 'random': Math.random()}, function(data) {
+        $.get($(this).attr('href'), {'ajax_request' : true}, function(data) {
             $("#usersForm")
             .hide("medium")
             .siblings("#initials_table")
diff --git a/js/sql.js b/js/sql.js
index a2000ac24..76e6c4056 100644
--- a/js/sql.js
+++ b/js/sql.js
@@ -107,6 +107,15 @@ function appendInlineAnchor(disp_mode) {
  */
 $(document).ready(function() {
 
+    /**
+     * Set a parameter for all Ajax queries made on this page.  Append a random
+     * number to tell server that each Ajax request is a new one
+     */
+    $.ajaxSetup({
+        data: {'random': function() {
+                return Math.random();
+        }}
+    });
 
     /**
      * current value of the direction in which the table is displayed
diff --git a/js/tbl_select.js b/js/tbl_select.js
index 88796bcfc..12072b049 100644
--- a/js/tbl_select.js
+++ b/js/tbl_select.js
@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@
  */
 $(document).ready(function() {
 
+    /**
+     * Set a parameter for all Ajax queries made on this page.  Append a random
+     * number to tell server that each Ajax request is a new one
+     */
+    $.ajaxSetup({
+        data: {'random': function() {
+                return Math.random();
+        }}
+    });
+
     /**
      * Ajax event handler for Table Search
      *