diff --git a/src/plugins/grass/qgsgrassbrowser.cpp b/src/plugins/grass/qgsgrassbrowser.cpp
index db017a814049..ababf297899f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/grass/qgsgrassbrowser.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/grass/qgsgrassbrowser.cpp
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ void QgsGrassBrowser::deleteMap()
         QString typeName;
         if ( type == QgsGrassModel::Raster ) typeName = "rast";
         else if ( type == QgsGrassModel::Vector ) typeName = "vect";
+        else if ( type == QgsGrassModel::Region ) typeName = "region";
 
 	if ( mapset != QgsGrass::getDefaultMapset() ) 
 	{
@@ -304,6 +305,17 @@ void QgsGrassBrowser::setRegion()
             
             Vect_close (&Map);
         } 
+        else if ( type == QgsGrassModel::Region )
+	{
+            if (  G__get_window (&window, "windows", 
+                      map.toLocal8Bit().data(), 
+                      mapset.toLocal8Bit().data() ) != NULL )
+            {
+                QMessageBox::warning( 0, "Warning", 
+                         "Cannot read region" ); 
+                return;
+            }
+	}
     }
 
     // Reset mapset (selected maps could be in a different one)
@@ -347,7 +359,7 @@ void QgsGrassBrowser::selectionChanged(const QItemSelection & selected, const QI
 	{
 	    mActionAddMap->setEnabled(true);
 	}
-        if ( type == QgsGrassModel::Raster || type == QgsGrassModel::Vector )
+        if ( type == QgsGrassModel::Raster || type == QgsGrassModel::Vector || type == QgsGrassModel::Region )
 	{
             mActionSetRegion->setEnabled(true);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/grass/qgsgrassmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/grass/qgsgrassmodel.cpp
index ec7120b0d30d..793c7699cb50 100644
--- a/src/plugins/grass/qgsgrassmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/grass/qgsgrassmodel.cpp
@@ -424,8 +424,12 @@ QString QgsGrassModelItem::name()
 	case QgsGrassModel::Rasters:
 	    return "raster";
 	    break;
+	case QgsGrassModel::Regions:
+	    return "region";
+	    break;
 	case QgsGrassModel::Vector:
 	case QgsGrassModel::Raster:
+	case QgsGrassModel::Region:
 	    return mMap;
 	    break;
 	case QgsGrassModel::VectorLayer:
@@ -606,9 +610,11 @@ void QgsGrassModel::addItems(QgsGrassModelItem *item, QStringList list, int type
 		    break;
 		case QgsGrassModel::Vectors:
 		case QgsGrassModel::Rasters:
+		case QgsGrassModel::Regions:
 		    break;
 		case QgsGrassModel::Vector:
 		case QgsGrassModel::Raster:
+		case QgsGrassModel::Region:
 		    newItem->mMap = name;
 		    break;
 		case QgsGrassModel::VectorLayer:
@@ -643,10 +649,14 @@ void QgsGrassModel::refreshItem(QgsGrassModelItem *item)
 		                     item->mLocation, item->mMapset );
 	    QStringList rasters = QgsGrass::rasters ( item->mGisbase, 
 		                     item->mLocation, item->mMapset );
+	    QStringList regions = QgsGrass::elements ( item->mGisbase, 
+		                     item->mLocation, item->mMapset,
+                                     "windows" );
 
 	    QStringList list;
 	    if ( vectors.count() > 0 ) list.append("vector");
 	    if ( rasters.count() > 0 ) list.append("raster");
+	    if ( regions.count() > 0 ) list.append("region");
 
             removeItems(item, list);
 	    
@@ -656,11 +666,15 @@ void QgsGrassModel::refreshItem(QgsGrassModelItem *item)
 	    if ( rasters.count() > 0 )
                 addItems(item, QStringList("raster"), QgsGrassModel::Rasters );
 
+	    if ( regions.count() > 0 )
+                addItems(item, QStringList("region"), QgsGrassModel::Regions );
+
 	  }
 	  break;
 
 	case QgsGrassModel::Vectors:
 	case QgsGrassModel::Rasters:
+	case QgsGrassModel::Regions:
 	  {
 	    QStringList list;
 	    int type;
@@ -670,12 +684,18 @@ void QgsGrassModel::refreshItem(QgsGrassModelItem *item)
 			                   item->mMapset );
 		type = QgsGrassModel::Vector;
 	    }
-	    else
+	    else if ( item->mType == QgsGrassModel::Rasters )
 	    {
 	        list = QgsGrass::rasters ( item->mGisbase, item->mLocation, 
 			                   item->mMapset );
 		type = QgsGrassModel::Raster;
 	    }
+	    else if ( item->mType == QgsGrassModel::Regions )
+	    {
+	        list = QgsGrass::elements ( item->mGisbase, item->mLocation, 
+			                   item->mMapset, "windows" );
+		type = QgsGrassModel::Region;
+	    }
 
             removeItems(item, list);
             addItems(item, list, type );
@@ -698,6 +718,9 @@ void QgsGrassModel::refreshItem(QgsGrassModelItem *item)
 	case QgsGrassModel::Raster:
 	    break;
 
+	case QgsGrassModel::Region:
+	    break;
+
 	case QgsGrassModel::VectorLayer:
 	    break;
     }
@@ -801,6 +824,10 @@ QVariant QgsGrassModel::data ( const QModelIndex &index, int role ) const
                  return mIconRasterLayer;
                  break;
 
+             case QgsGrassModel::Region :
+                 return mIconFile;
+                 break;
+
              case QgsGrassModel::VectorLayer :
                  if ( item->mLayer.contains("point") )
                  {
diff --git a/src/plugins/grass/qgsgrassmodel.h b/src/plugins/grass/qgsgrassmodel.h
index 0fe4d60ba462..358b959f5b40 100644
--- a/src/plugins/grass/qgsgrassmodel.h
+++ b/src/plugins/grass/qgsgrassmodel.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class QgsGrassModel: public QAbstractItemModel
 
     //! Item types
     enum ItemType { None, Gisbase, Location, Mapset, Rasters, Vectors, Raster,
-                Vector, VectorLayer };
+                Vector, VectorLayer, Regions, Region };
 
     //! Set GISBASE and LOCATION_NAME
     void setLocation ( const QString &gisbase, const QString &location );