diff --git a/js/messages.php b/js/messages.php
index 31cecf126..3d10d496a 100644
--- a/js/messages.php
+++ b/js/messages.php
@@ -22,19 +22,6 @@ require_once './libraries/common.inc.php';
 // But this one is needed for PMA_escapeJsString()
 require_once './libraries/js_escape.lib.php';
 
-function PMA_printJsValue($key, $value) {
-    echo $key . ' = ';
-    if (is_array($value)) {
-        echo '[';
-        foreach ($value as $id => $val) {
-            echo "'" . PMA_escapeJsString($val) . "',\n";
-        }
-        echo "];\n";
-    } else {
-        echo "'" . PMA_escapeJsString($value) . "';\n";
-    }
-}
-
 $js_messages['strFormEmpty'] = $GLOBALS['strFormEmpty'];
 $js_messages['strNotNumber'] = $GLOBALS['strNotNumber'];
 $js_messages['strClickToSelect'] = $GLOBALS['strClickToSelect'];
diff --git a/libraries/js_escape.lib.php b/libraries/js_escape.lib.php
index 51673464a..8bec9c0ef 100644
--- a/libraries/js_escape.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/js_escape.lib.php
@@ -64,4 +64,24 @@ function PMA_escapeJsString($string)
                                 "\r" => '\r')));
 }
 
+/**
+ * Prints an javascript assignment with proper escaping of a value
+ * and support for assigning array of strings.
+ *
+ * @param string $key Name of value to set
+ * @param mixed $value Value to set, can be either string or array of strings
+ */
+function PMA_printJsValue($key, $value) {
+    echo $key . ' = ';
+    if (is_array($value)) {
+        echo '[';
+        foreach ($value as $id => $val) {
+            echo "'" . PMA_escapeJsString($val) . "',";
+        }
+        echo "];\n";
+    } else {
+        echo "'" . PMA_escapeJsString($value) . "';\n";
+    }
+}
+
 ?>