diff --git a/data/themes/default/edit-find.png b/data/themes/default/edit-find.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b7a25280
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diff --git a/include/resources_browser.h b/include/resources_browser.h
index e63109832..8f8c22e7f 100644
--- a/include/resources_browser.h
+++ b/include/resources_browser.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "side_bar_widget.h"
 
 class QAction;
+class QLabel;
 class ResourcesItem;
 class ResourcesTreeModel;
 class ResourcesTreeView;
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ public:
 
 private slots:
 	void showContextMenu( const QPoint & _pos );
+	void updateFilterStatus();
 
 
 private:
@@ -68,6 +70,8 @@ private:
 	ResourcesTreeModel * m_treeModel;
 	ResourcesTreeView * m_treeView;
 
+	QLabel * m_filterStatusLabel;
+
 } ;
 
 
diff --git a/include/resources_item.h b/include/resources_item.h
index c92a82f81..88a7abc32 100644
--- a/include/resources_item.h
+++ b/include/resources_item.h
@@ -159,6 +159,11 @@ public:
 		return m_treeItem;
 	}
 
+	const ResourcesTreeItem * treeItem( void ) const
+	{
+		return m_treeItem;
+	}
+
 	const QDateTime & lastMod( void ) const
 	{
 		return m_lastMod;
diff --git a/include/resources_tree_model.h b/include/resources_tree_model.h
index 5ecabff33..74b34d7e6 100644
--- a/include/resources_tree_model.h
+++ b/include/resources_tree_model.h
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ public:
 		return treeItem( _idx )->item();
 	}
 
+	int totalItems() const;
+	int shownItems() const;
+
 
 private:
 	bool filterItems( ResourcesTreeItem * _item,
diff --git a/src/core/resources_tree_model.cpp b/src/core/resources_tree_model.cpp
index 0ac1381e5..8a76c6da1 100644
--- a/src/core/resources_tree_model.cpp
+++ b/src/core/resources_tree_model.cpp
@@ -195,6 +195,42 @@ void ResourcesTreeModel::setFilter( const QString & _s )
 
 
 
+int ResourcesTreeModel::totalItems() const
+{
+	const ResourcesDB::ItemList & items = m_db->items();
+	int num = 0;
+	foreach( const ResourcesItem * i, items )
+	{
+		if( i->type() != ResourcesItem::TypeDirectory )
+		{
+			++num;
+		}
+	}
+	return num;
+}
+
+
+
+
+int ResourcesTreeModel::shownItems() const
+{
+	const ResourcesDB::ItemList & items = m_db->items();
+	int num = 0;
+	foreach( const ResourcesItem * i, items )
+	{
+		if( i->type() != ResourcesItem::TypeDirectory &&
+			i->treeItem()->isHidden() == false )
+		{
+			++num;
+		}
+	}
+	return num;
+}
+
+
+
+
+
 bool ResourcesTreeModel::filterItems( ResourcesTreeItem * _item,
 						const QModelIndex & _parent,
 						const QStringList & _keywords )
diff --git a/src/gui/resources_browser.cpp b/src/gui/resources_browser.cpp
index db3b9f7ba..6846aa25d 100644
--- a/src/gui/resources_browser.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/resources_browser.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <QtGui/QAction>
+#include <QtGui/QLabel>
 #include <QtGui/QLineEdit>
 #include <QtGui/QMenu>
 
@@ -75,25 +76,41 @@ ResourcesBrowser::ResourcesBrowser( QWidget * _parent ) :
 	m_treeModel = new ResourcesTreeModel(
 				engine::getResourcesProvider()->database() );
 
+	// create filter UI
+	QHBoxLayout * filterLayout = new QHBoxLayout;
+
+	QLabel * filterPixmap = new QLabel;
+	filterPixmap->setPixmap( embed::getIconPixmap( "edit-find" ) );
+
+	QLineEdit * filterEdit = new QLineEdit;
+
+	m_filterStatusLabel = new QLabel;
+
+	filterLayout->addWidget( filterPixmap );
+	filterLayout->addWidget( filterEdit );
+	filterLayout->addWidget( m_filterStatusLabel );
+
 	// create an according tree-view for our tree-model
 	m_treeView = new ResourcesTreeView( m_treeModel, contentParent() );
 
-	QLineEdit * filterEdit = new QLineEdit ( contentParent() );
-
 	// set up context menu handling
 	m_treeView->setContextMenuPolicy( Qt::CustomContextMenu );
 	connect( m_treeView,
 			SIGNAL( customContextMenuRequested( const QPoint & ) ),
 			this, SLOT( showContextMenu( const QPoint & ) ) );
 
-	// add widgets to us (we're a SideBarWidget)
+	// add widgets/layouts to us (we're a SideBarWidget)
+	addContentLayout( filterLayout );
 	addContentWidget( m_treeView );
-	addContentWidget( filterEdit );
 
 
 	// instantly apply filter when typing into filterEdit
 	connect( filterEdit, SIGNAL( textChanged( const QString & ) ),
 	                m_treeView, SLOT( setFilter( const QString & ) ) );
+	connect( filterEdit, SIGNAL( textChanged( const QString & ) ),
+	                this, SLOT( updateFilterStatus() ) );
+	connect( m_treeModel, SIGNAL( itemsChanged() ),
+	                this, SLOT( updateFilterStatus() ) );
 
 	// setup actions to be used in context menu
 	for( int i = 0;i < (int) ( sizeof( resourcesBrowserActions ) /
@@ -189,6 +206,16 @@ void ResourcesBrowser::showContextMenu( const QPoint & _pos )
 
 
 
+void ResourcesBrowser::updateFilterStatus()
+{
+	m_filterStatusLabel->setText( QString( "%1/%2" ).
+					arg( m_treeModel->shownItems() ).
+					arg( m_treeModel->totalItems() ) );
+}
+
+
+
+
 void ResourcesBrowser::triggerAction( Actions _action, ResourcesItem * _item )
 {
 	// TODO