diff --git a/src/core/qgsbrowsermodel.h b/src/core/qgsbrowsermodel.h
@@ -92,19 +92,24 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsBrowserModel : public QAbstractItemModel
   public slots:
     // Reload the whole model
     void reload();
-
     void beginInsertItems( QgsDataItem *parent, int first, int last );
     void endInsertItems();
     void beginRemoveItems( QgsDataItem *parent, int first, int last );
     void endRemoveItems();
 
-  protected:
+    void addFavouriteDirectory( QString favDir );
+    void removeFavourite( const QModelIndex &index );
 
+    void updateProjectHome();
+
+  protected:
     // populates the model
     void addRootItems();
     void removeRootItems();
 
     QVector<QgsDataItem*> mRootItems;
+    QgsFavouritesItem *mFavourites;
+    QgsDirectoryItem *mProjectHome;
 };
 
 #endif // QGSBROWSERMODEL_H
diff --git a/src/core/qgsdataitem.cpp b/src/core/qgsdataitem.cpp
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ void QgsDataItem::populate()
 
   QApplication::setOverrideCursor( Qt::WaitCursor );
 
-  QVector<QgsDataItem*> children = createChildren( );
+  QVector<QgsDataItem*> children = createChildren();
   foreach ( QgsDataItem *child, children )
   {
     // initialization, do not refresh! That would result in infinite loop (beginInsertItems->rowCount->populate)
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ void QgsDataItem::refresh()
 
   QApplication::setOverrideCursor( Qt::WaitCursor );
 
-  QVector<QgsDataItem*> items = createChildren( );
+  QVector<QgsDataItem*> items = createChildren();
 
   // Remove no more present items
   QVector<QgsDataItem*> remove;
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ QgsDirectoryItem::~QgsDirectoryItem()
 {
 }
 
-QVector<QgsDataItem*> QgsDirectoryItem::createChildren( )
+QVector<QgsDataItem*> QgsDirectoryItem::createChildren()
 {
   QVector<QgsDataItem*> children;
   QDir dir( mPath );
@@ -692,17 +692,16 @@ QgsFavouritesItem::~QgsFavouritesItem()
 {
 }
 
-QVector<QgsDataItem*> QgsFavouritesItem::createChildren( )
+QVector<QgsDataItem*> QgsFavouritesItem::createChildren()
 {
   QVector<QgsDataItem*> children;
-  QgsDataItem* item;
 
   QSettings settings;
   QStringList favDirs = settings.value( "/browser/favourites", QVariant() ).toStringList();
 
   foreach ( QString favDir, favDirs )
   {
-    item = new QgsDirectoryItem( this, favDir, favDir );
+    QgsDataItem *item = new QgsDirectoryItem( this, favDir, favDir );
     if ( item )
     {
       children.append( item );
@@ -712,6 +711,29 @@ QVector<QgsDataItem*> QgsFavouritesItem::createChildren( )
   return children;
 }
 
+void QgsFavouritesItem::addDirectory( QString favDir )
+{
+  QSettings settings;
+  QStringList favDirs = settings.value( "/browser/favourites" ).toStringList();
+  favDirs.append( favDir );
+  settings.setValue( "/browser/favourites", favDirs );
+
+  addChildItem( new QgsDirectoryItem( this, favDir, favDir ), true );
+}
+
+void QgsFavouritesItem::removeDirectory( QgsDirectoryItem *item )
+{
+  if ( !item )
+    return;
+
+  QSettings settings;
+  QStringList favDirs = settings.value( "/browser/favourites" ).toStringList();
+  favDirs.removeAll( item->path() );
+  settings.setValue( "/browser/favourites", favDirs );
+
+  deleteChildItem( item );
+}
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 QStringList QgsZipItem::mProviderNames = QStringList();
 QVector<dataItem_t *> QgsZipItem::mDataItemPtr = QVector<dataItem_t*>();
@@ -849,7 +871,7 @@ char **VSIReadDirRecursive1( const char *pszPath )
   return papszOFiles;
 }
 
-QVector<QgsDataItem*> QgsZipItem::createChildren( )
+QVector<QgsDataItem*> QgsZipItem::createChildren()
 {
   QVector<QgsDataItem*> children;
   QString tmpPath;

diff --git a/src/core/qgsdataitem.h b/src/core/qgsdataitem.h
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsDirectoryItem : public QgsDataCollectionItem
 
     virtual bool equal( const QgsDataItem *other );
 
-    virtual QWidget * paramWidget();
+    virtual QWidget *paramWidget();
 
     /* static QVector<QgsDataProvider*> mProviders; */
     //! @note not available via python bindings
@@ -290,6 +290,9 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsFavouritesItem : public QgsDataCollectionItem
 
     QVector<QgsDataItem*> createChildren();
 
+    void addDirectory( QString favIcon );
+    void removeDirectory( QgsDirectoryItem *item );
+
     static const QIcon &iconFavourites();
 };
 

diff --git a/src/core/qgsproject.h b/src/core/qgsproject.h
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsProject : public QObject
      */
     //@{
     bool read( const QFileInfo & file );
-    bool read( );
+    bool read();
     //@}
 
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsProject : public QObject
      */
     //@{
     bool write( const QFileInfo & file );
-    bool write( );
+    bool write();
     //@}
 
 
@@ -307,12 +307,12 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsProject : public QObject
     void setTopologicalEditing( bool enabled );
 
     /**Convenience function to query topological editing status
-        @note added in version 1.9*/
+      @note added in version 1.9*/
     bool topologicalEditing() const;
 
     /** Return project's home path
-    @return home path of project (or QString::null if not set)
-        @note added in version 2.0 */
+      @return home path of project (or QString::null if not set)
+      @note added in version 2.0 */
     QString homePath() const;
 
   protected:
@@ -330,7 +330,6 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsProject : public QObject
     bool addLayer( const QDomElement& layerElem, QList<QDomNode>& brokenNodes, QList< QPair< QgsVectorLayer*, QDomElement > >& vectorLayerList );
 
   signals:
-
     //! emitted when project is being read
     void readProject( const QDomDocument & );