diff --git a/include/FileBrowser.h b/include/FileBrowser.h
index 4f9b78c48..f9bc34820 100644
--- a/include/FileBrowser.h
+++ b/include/FileBrowser.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class FileBrowser : public SideBarWidget
 public:
 	FileBrowser( const QString & directories, const QString & filter,
 			const QString & title, const QPixmap & pm,
-			QWidget * parent, bool dirs_as_items = false );
+			QWidget * parent, bool dirs_as_items = false, bool recurse = false );
 	virtual ~FileBrowser();
 
 
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ private:
 	QString m_filter;
 
 	bool m_dirsAsItems;
+	bool m_recurse;
 
 } ;
 
diff --git a/src/gui/FileBrowser.cpp b/src/gui/FileBrowser.cpp
index 80390293f..fd86ffc84 100644
--- a/src/gui/FileBrowser.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/FileBrowser.cpp
@@ -63,11 +63,12 @@ enum TreeWidgetItemTypes
 
 FileBrowser::FileBrowser(const QString & directories, const QString & filter,
 			const QString & title, const QPixmap & pm,
-			QWidget * parent, bool dirs_as_items ) :
+			QWidget * parent, bool dirs_as_items, bool recurse ) :
 	SideBarWidget( title, pm, parent ),
 	m_directories( directories ),
 	m_filter( filter ),
-	m_dirsAsItems( dirs_as_items )
+	m_dirsAsItems( dirs_as_items ),
+	m_recurse( recurse )
 {
 	setWindowTitle( tr( "Browser" ) );
 	m_l = new FileBrowserTreeWidget( contentParent() );
@@ -234,6 +235,19 @@ void FileBrowser::reloadTree( void )
 	{
 		addItems( *it );
 	}
+	for(int i = 0; i < m_l->topLevelItemCount(); ++i)
+	{
+		if ( m_recurse )
+		{
+			m_l->topLevelItem( i )->setExpanded( true);
+		}
+		Directory *d = dynamic_cast<Directory *> ( m_l->topLevelItem( i ) );
+		if( d )
+		{
+			d->update();
+			d->setExpanded( false );
+		}
+	}
 	m_filterEdit->setText( text );
 	filterItems( text );
 }
@@ -245,8 +259,7 @@ void FileBrowser::addItems(const QString & path )
 {
 	if( m_dirsAsItems )
 	{
-		m_l->addTopLevelItem( new Directory( path,
-						QString::null, m_filter ) );
+		m_l->addTopLevelItem( new Directory( path, QString::null, m_filter ) );
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -265,23 +278,27 @@ void FileBrowser::addItems(const QString & path )
 						m_l->topLevelItem( i ) );
 				if( d == NULL || cur_file < d->text( 0 ) )
 				{
-					m_l->insertTopLevelItem( i,
-						new Directory( cur_file, path,
-								m_filter ) );
+					Directory *dd = new Directory( cur_file, path,
+												   m_filter );
+					m_l->insertTopLevelItem( i,dd );
+					dd->update();
 					orphan = false;
 					break;
 				}
 				else if( cur_file == d->text( 0 ) )
 				{
 					d->addDirectory( path );
+					d->update();
 					orphan = false;
 					break;
 				}
 			}
 			if( orphan )
 			{
-				m_l->addTopLevelItem( new Directory( cur_file,
-							path, m_filter ) );
+				Directory *d = new Directory( cur_file,
+											  path, m_filter );
+				d->update();
+				m_l->addTopLevelItem( d );
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -348,6 +365,7 @@ FileBrowserTreeWidget::FileBrowserTreeWidget(QWidget * parent ) :
 				SLOT( updateDirectory( QTreeWidgetItem * ) ) );
 	connect( this, SIGNAL( itemExpanded( QTreeWidgetItem * ) ),
 				SLOT( updateDirectory( QTreeWidgetItem * ) ) );
+
 }
 
 
@@ -818,6 +836,8 @@ bool Directory::addItems(const QString & path )
 							path, m_filter ) );
 					orphan = false;
 					m_dirCount++;
+					//recurse for each dir
+					addItems( path + cur_file + QDir::separator() );
 					break;
 				}
 				else if( cur_file == d->text( 0 ) )
@@ -832,6 +852,8 @@ bool Directory::addItems(const QString & path )
 				addChild( new Directory( cur_file, path,
 								m_filter ) );
 				m_dirCount++;
+				//recurse for each dir
+				addItems( path + cur_file + QDir::separator() );
 			}
 
 			added_something = true;
diff --git a/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp b/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
index fc2168225..3e2135391 100644
--- a/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -102,24 +102,24 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow() :
 					"*.mmp *.mmpz *.xml *.mid *.flp",
 							tr( "My Projects" ),
 					embed::getIconPixmap( "project_file" ).transformed( QTransform().rotate( 90 ) ),
-							splitter ) );
+							splitter, false, true ) );
 	sideBar->appendTab( new FileBrowser(
 				ConfigManager::inst()->userSamplesDir() + "*" +
 				ConfigManager::inst()->factorySamplesDir(),
 					"*", tr( "My Samples" ),
 					embed::getIconPixmap( "sample_file" ).transformed( QTransform().rotate( 90 ) ),
-							splitter ) );
+							splitter, false, true ) );
 	sideBar->appendTab( new FileBrowser(
 				ConfigManager::inst()->userPresetsDir() + "*" +
 				ConfigManager::inst()->factoryPresetsDir(),
 					"*.xpf *.cs.xml *.xiz",
 					tr( "My Presets" ),
 					embed::getIconPixmap( "preset_file" ).transformed( QTransform().rotate( 90 ) ),
-							splitter ) );
+							splitter , false, true  ) );
 	sideBar->appendTab( new FileBrowser( QDir::homePath(), "*",
 							tr( "My Home" ),
 					embed::getIconPixmap( "home" ).transformed( QTransform().rotate( 90 ) ),
-							splitter ) );
+							splitter, false, true ) );
 
 	QStringList root_paths;
 #ifdef LMMS_BUILD_APPLE
@@ -530,12 +530,12 @@ void MainWindow::finalize()
 	}
 
 	// Add editor subwindows
-	for (QWidget* widget : QList<QWidget*>{
-			gui->automationEditor(),
-			gui->getBBEditor(),
-			gui->pianoRoll(),
-			gui->songEditor()
-	})
+	for (QWidget* widget : QList<QWidget*>()
+			<< gui->automationEditor()
+			<< gui->getBBEditor()
+			<< gui->pianoRoll()
+			<< gui->songEditor()
+	)
 	{
 		QMdiSubWindow* window = workspace()->addSubWindow(widget);
 		window->setWindowIcon(widget->windowIcon());