diff --git a/src/gui/EffectSelectDialog.cpp b/src/gui/EffectSelectDialog.cpp
index 9cfa9ee08..924911684 100644
--- a/src/gui/EffectSelectDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/EffectSelectDialog.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 #include "gui_templates.h"
 #include "embed.h"
 
+#include <QLabel>
+
 
 EffectSelectDialog::EffectSelectDialog( QWidget * _parent ) :
 	QDialog( _parent ),
@@ -173,25 +175,64 @@ void EffectSelectDialog::rowChanged( const QModelIndex & _idx,
 	{
 		m_currentSelection = m_effectKeys[m_model.mapToSource( _idx ).row()];
 	}
-	if( m_currentSelection.desc && m_currentSelection.desc->subPluginFeatures )
+    if( m_currentSelection.desc )
 	{
 		m_descriptionWidget = new QWidget;
-		QVBoxLayout * l = new QVBoxLayout( m_descriptionWidget );
-		l->setMargin( 4 );
-		l->setSpacing( 0 );
 
-		ui->scrollArea->setWidget( m_descriptionWidget );
+        QHBoxLayout *hbox = new QHBoxLayout( m_descriptionWidget );
 
-		m_currentSelection.desc->subPluginFeatures->
-			fillDescriptionWidget( m_descriptionWidget, &m_currentSelection );
-		foreach( QWidget * w, m_descriptionWidget->findChildren<QWidget *>() )
-		{
-			if( w->parent() == m_descriptionWidget )
-			{
-				l->addWidget( w );
-			}
-		}
-		l->setSizeConstraint( QLayout::SetFixedSize );
+        Plugin::Descriptor const & descriptor = *( m_currentSelection.desc );
+
+        if ( descriptor.logo )
+        {
+            QLabel *logoLabel = new QLabel( m_descriptionWidget );
+            logoLabel->setPixmap( descriptor.logo->pixmap() );
+            logoLabel->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Minimum, QSizePolicy::Minimum);
+
+            hbox->addWidget( logoLabel );
+            hbox->setAlignment( logoLabel, Qt::AlignTop);
+        }
+
+        QWidget *textualInfoWidget = new QWidget( m_descriptionWidget );
+
+        hbox->addWidget(textualInfoWidget);
+
+        QVBoxLayout * textWidgetLayout = new QVBoxLayout( textualInfoWidget);
+        textWidgetLayout->setMargin( 4 );
+        textWidgetLayout->setSpacing( 0 );
+
+        std::string stdName(descriptor.name);
+        if ( stdName != "ladspaeffect" )
+        {
+            QLabel *label = new QLabel(m_descriptionWidget);
+            QString labelText = "<p><b>" + tr("Name") + ":</b> " + QString::fromUtf8(descriptor.displayName) + "</p>";
+            labelText += "<p><b>" + tr("Description") + ":</b> " + QString::fromUtf8(descriptor.description) + "</p>";
+            labelText += "<p><b>" + tr("Author") + ":</b> " + QString::fromUtf8(descriptor.author) + "</p>";
+
+            label->setText(labelText);
+            textWidgetLayout->addWidget(label);
+        }
+
+        if ( m_currentSelection.desc->subPluginFeatures )
+        {
+            QWidget *subWidget = new QWidget(textualInfoWidget);
+            QVBoxLayout * subLayout = new QVBoxLayout( subWidget );
+            subLayout->setMargin( 4 );
+            subLayout->setSpacing( 0 );
+            m_currentSelection.desc->subPluginFeatures->
+                fillDescriptionWidget( subWidget, &m_currentSelection );
+            foreach( QWidget * w, subWidget->findChildren<QWidget *>() )
+            {
+                if( w->parent() == subWidget )
+                {
+                    subLayout->addWidget( w );
+                }
+            }
+
+            textWidgetLayout->addWidget(subWidget);
+        }
+
+        ui->scrollArea->setWidget( m_descriptionWidget );
 		m_descriptionWidget->show();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/Forms/EffectSelectDialog.ui b/src/gui/Forms/EffectSelectDialog.ui
index a58cd6c8c..a19233ac8 100644
--- a/src/gui/Forms/EffectSelectDialog.ui
+++ b/src/gui/Forms/EffectSelectDialog.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>585</width>
-    <height>547</height>
+    <height>550</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -40,41 +40,20 @@
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item>
-    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox">
-     <property name="minimumSize">
-      <size>
-       <width>0</width>
-       <height>200</height>
-      </size>
+    <widget class="QScrollArea" name="scrollArea">
+     <property name="frameShape">
+      <enum>QFrame::NoFrame</enum>
      </property>
-     <property name="maximumSize">
-      <size>
-       <width>16777215</width>
-       <height>210</height>
-      </size>
-     </property>
-     <property name="title">
-      <string>Plugin description</string>
-     </property>
-     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
-      <item>
-       <widget class="QScrollArea" name="scrollArea">
-        <property name="frameShape">
-         <enum>QFrame::NoFrame</enum>
-        </property>
-        <widget class="QWidget" name="scrollAreaWidgetContents">
-         <property name="geometry">
-          <rect>
-           <x>0</x>
-           <y>0</y>
-           <width>497</width>
-           <height>109</height>
-          </rect>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-     </layout>
+     <widget class="QWidget" name="scrollAreaWidgetContents">
+      <property name="geometry">
+       <rect>
+        <x>0</x>
+        <y>0</y>
+        <width>497</width>
+        <height>109</height>
+       </rect>
+      </property>
+     </widget>
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item>