diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/modelbrowsercomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/modelbrowsercomponent.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..048c52aec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/modelbrowsercomponent.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2019
+ * swift project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution. No part of swift project, including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated,
+ * or distributed except according to the terms contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#include "modelbrowsercomponent.h"
+#include "ui_modelbrowsercomponent.h"
+
+namespace BlackGui
+{
+    namespace Components
+    {
+        CModelBrowserComponent::CModelBrowserComponent(QWidget *parent) :
+            QFrame(parent),
+            ui(new Ui::CModelBrowserComponent)
+        {
+            ui->setupUi(this);
+        }
+
+        CModelBrowserComponent::~CModelBrowserComponent()
+        {
+            // void
+        }
+    } // ns
+} // ns
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/modelbrowsercomponent.h b/src/blackgui/components/modelbrowsercomponent.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..430b46853
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/modelbrowsercomponent.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2019
+ * swift project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution. No part of swift project, including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated,
+ * or distributed except according to the terms contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+//! \file
+
+#ifndef BLACKGUI_COMPONENTS_MODELBROWSERCOMPONENT_H
+#define BLACKGUI_COMPONENTS_MODELBROWSERCOMPONENT_H
+
+#include <QFrame>
+#include <QScopedPointer>
+
+namespace Ui { class CModelBrowserComponent; }
+namespace BlackGui
+{
+    namespace Components
+    {
+        //! Allow to browse thru the model set
+        class CModelBrowserComponent : public QFrame
+        {
+            Q_OBJECT
+
+        public:
+            //! Constructor
+            explicit CModelBrowserComponent(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
+
+            //! Destructor
+            virtual ~CModelBrowserComponent() override;
+
+        private:
+            QScopedPointer <Ui::CModelBrowserComponent> ui;
+        };
+    } // ns
+} // ns
+
+#endif // guard
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/modelbrowsercomponent.ui b/src/blackgui/components/modelbrowsercomponent.ui
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a279f55a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/modelbrowsercomponent.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
+ <class>CModelBrowserComponent</class>
+ <widget class="QFrame" name="CModelBrowserComponent">
+  <property name="geometry">
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>640</width>
+    <height>480</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
+  <property name="windowTitle">
+   <string>Model browser</string>
+  </property>
+ </widget>
+ <resources/>
+ <connections/>
+</ui>
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/modelbrowserdialog.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/modelbrowserdialog.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ade871aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/modelbrowserdialog.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2019
+ * swift project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution. No part of swift project, including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated,
+ * or distributed except according to the terms contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#include "modelbrowserdialog.h"
+#include "ui_modelbrowserdialog.h"
+
+namespace BlackGui
+{
+    namespace Components
+    {
+        CModelBrowserDialog::CModelBrowserDialog(QWidget *parent) :
+            QDialog(parent),
+            ui(new Ui::CModelBrowserDialog)
+        {
+            ui->setupUi(this);
+        }
+
+        CModelBrowserDialog::~CModelBrowserDialog()
+        {
+            // void;
+        }
+    } // ns
+} // ns
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/modelbrowserdialog.h b/src/blackgui/components/modelbrowserdialog.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dfaee9b42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/modelbrowserdialog.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2019
+ * swift project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution. No part of swift project, including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated,
+ * or distributed except according to the terms contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+//! \file
+
+#ifndef BLACKGUI_COMPONENTS_MODELBROWSERDIALOG_H
+#define BLACKGUI_COMPONENTS_MODELBROWSERDIALOG_H
+
+#include "blackgui/blackguiexport.h"
+#include <QDialog>
+#include <QScopedPointer>
+
+namespace Ui { class CModelBrowserDialog; }
+namespace BlackGui
+{
+    namespace Components
+    {
+        //! Model browser as dialog
+        class BLACKGUI_EXPORT CModelBrowserDialog : public QDialog
+        {
+            Q_OBJECT
+
+        public:
+            //! Constructor
+            explicit CModelBrowserDialog(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
+
+            //! Destructor
+            virtual ~CModelBrowserDialog() override;
+
+        private:
+            QScopedPointer<Ui::CModelBrowserDialog> ui;
+        };
+    } // ns
+} // ns
+
+#endif // guard
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/modelbrowserdialog.ui b/src/blackgui/components/modelbrowserdialog.ui
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00e62714b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/modelbrowserdialog.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
+ <class>CModelBrowserDialog</class>
+ <widget class="QDialog" name="CModelBrowserDialog">
+  <property name="geometry">
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>640</width>
+    <height>480</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
+  <property name="windowTitle">
+   <string>Model browser</string>
+  </property>
+  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
+   <item>
+    <widget class="BlackGui::Components::CModelBrowserComponent" name="comp_ModelBrowser"/>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QDialogButtonBox" name="bb_ModelBrowserDialog">
+     <property name="orientation">
+      <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="standardButtons">
+      <set>QDialogButtonBox::Cancel|QDialogButtonBox::Ok</set>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+  </layout>
+ </widget>
+ <customwidgets>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>BlackGui::Components::CModelBrowserComponent</class>
+   <extends>QFrame</extends>
+   <header>blackgui/components/modelbrowsercomponent.h</header>
+   <container>1</container>
+  </customwidget>
+ </customwidgets>
+ <resources/>
+ <connections>
+  <connection>
+   <sender>bb_ModelBrowserDialog</sender>
+   <signal>accepted()</signal>
+   <receiver>CModelBrowserDialog</receiver>
+   <slot>accept()</slot>
+   <hints>
+    <hint type="sourcelabel">
+     <x>248</x>
+     <y>254</y>
+    </hint>
+    <hint type="destinationlabel">
+     <x>157</x>
+     <y>274</y>
+    </hint>
+   </hints>
+  </connection>
+  <connection>
+   <sender>bb_ModelBrowserDialog</sender>
+   <signal>rejected()</signal>
+   <receiver>CModelBrowserDialog</receiver>
+   <slot>reject()</slot>
+   <hints>
+    <hint type="sourcelabel">
+     <x>316</x>
+     <y>260</y>
+    </hint>
+    <hint type="destinationlabel">
+     <x>286</x>
+     <y>274</y>
+    </hint>
+   </hints>
+  </connection>
+ </connections>
+</ui>
diff --git a/src/swiftguistandard/swiftguistd.cpp b/src/swiftguistandard/swiftguistd.cpp
index b4b0640db..abae9f5b9 100644
--- a/src/swiftguistandard/swiftguistd.cpp
+++ b/src/swiftguistandard/swiftguistd.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "blackgui/components/dbloaddatadialog.h"
 #include "blackgui/components/autopublishdialog.h"
 #include "blackgui/components/logindialog.h"
+#include "blackgui/components/modelbrowserdialog.h"
 #include "blackgui/components/settingscomponent.h"
 #include "blackgui/guiapplication.h"
 #include "blackgui/guiutility.h"
@@ -623,3 +624,13 @@ bool SwiftGuiStd::triggerAutoPublishDialog()
     return true;
 }
 
+bool SwiftGuiStd::startModelBrowser()
+{
+    if (!m_modelBrower)
+    {
+        m_modelBrower.reset(new CModelBrowserDialog(this));
+    }
+    m_modelBrower->exec();
+    return true;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/swiftguistandard/swiftguistd.h b/src/swiftguistandard/swiftguistd.h
index 87a8d3abc..aee870e93 100644
--- a/src/swiftguistandard/swiftguistd.h
+++ b/src/swiftguistandard/swiftguistd.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
         class CDbLoadDataDialog;
         class CAutoPublishDialog;
         class CLoginDialog;
+        class CModelBrowserDialog;
     }
 }
 namespace Ui { class SwiftGuiStd; }
@@ -112,10 +113,11 @@ protected:
 
 private:
     QScopedPointer<Ui::SwiftGuiStd> ui;
-    QScopedPointer<BlackGui::Components::CNavigatorDialog>   m_navigator{ new BlackGui::Components::CNavigatorDialog() }; //!< navigator dialog bar, if I pass the parent, the dialog is always centered over the parent
-    QScopedPointer<BlackGui::Components::CDbLoadDataDialog>  m_dbLoadDialog;      //!< load DB data, lazy init UI component
-    QScopedPointer<BlackGui::Components::CAutoPublishDialog> m_autoPublishDialog; //!< auto publish dialog
-    QScopedPointer<BlackGui::Components::CLoginDialog>       m_loginDialog;       //!< login dialog
+    QScopedPointer<BlackGui::Components::CNavigatorDialog>    m_navigator{ new BlackGui::Components::CNavigatorDialog() }; //!< navigator dialog bar, if I pass the parent, the dialog is always centered over the parent
+    QScopedPointer<BlackGui::Components::CDbLoadDataDialog>   m_dbLoadDialog;      //!< load DB data, lazy init UI component
+    QScopedPointer<BlackGui::Components::CAutoPublishDialog>  m_autoPublishDialog; //!< auto publish dialog
+    QScopedPointer<BlackGui::Components::CLoginDialog>        m_loginDialog;       //!< login dialog
+    QScopedPointer<BlackGui::Components::CModelBrowserDialog> m_modelBrower;       //!< model browser
     QScopedPointer<BlackGui::Components::CAircraftModelSetValidationDialog> m_validationDialog; //!< aircraft model validation dialog
     BlackMisc::CData<BlackMisc::Simulation::Data::TLastAutoPublish> m_lastAutoPublish { this };
     BlackCore::CActionBind m_actionPtt { BlackMisc::Input::pttHotkeyAction(), BlackMisc::CIcons::radio16(), this, &SwiftGuiStd::onPttChanged };
@@ -210,7 +212,7 @@ private:
     void onConnectionStatusChanged(BlackCore::INetwork::ConnectionStatus from, BlackCore::INetwork::ConnectionStatus to);
 
     //
-    // GUI related slots
+    // GUI related functions
     //
 
     //! Set \sa MainPageInfoArea
@@ -305,6 +307,9 @@ private:
     //! Show auto publish dialog if appropriate
     bool triggerAutoPublishDialog();
 
+    //! Start the model browser
+    bool startModelBrowser();
+
     //! Request overlay inline text message @{
     void onShowOverlayVariant(const BlackMisc::CVariant &variant, int durationMs);
     void onShowOverlayInlineTextMessageTab(BlackGui::Components::TextMessageTab tab);
diff --git a/src/swiftguistandard/swiftguistd.ui b/src/swiftguistandard/swiftguistd.ui
index c98cd8421..a8af0f8e9 100644
--- a/src/swiftguistandard/swiftguistd.ui
+++ b/src/swiftguistandard/swiftguistd.ui
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@
     <addaction name="menu_MovingMap"/>
     <addaction name="menu_AutoPublish"/>
     <addaction name="menu_ToggleIncognito"/>
+    <addaction name="menu_ModelBrowser"/>
    </widget>
    <addaction name="menu_File"/>
    <addaction name="menu_Window"/>
@@ -516,6 +517,11 @@
     <string>Toggle incognito mode</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="menu_ModelBrowser">
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Model brower</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <layoutdefault spacing="6" margin="11"/>
  <customwidgets>
diff --git a/src/swiftguistandard/swiftguistdinit.cpp b/src/swiftguistandard/swiftguistdinit.cpp
index 20ba756f1..8d8626a53 100644
--- a/src/swiftguistandard/swiftguistdinit.cpp
+++ b/src/swiftguistandard/swiftguistdinit.cpp
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ void SwiftGuiStd::initGuiSignals()
     connect(ui->menu_AutoPublish,       &QAction::triggered, this, &SwiftGuiStd::onMenuClicked);
     connect(ui->menu_MovingMap,         &QAction::triggered, this, &SwiftGuiStd::onMenuClicked);
     connect(ui->menu_ToggleIncognito,   &QAction::triggered, this, &SwiftGuiStd::onMenuClicked);
+    connect(ui->menu_ModelBrowser,      &QAction::triggered, this, &SwiftGuiStd::startModelBrowser, Qt::QueuedConnection);
 
     connect(m_navigator.data(), &CNavigatorDialog::navigatorClosed, this, &SwiftGuiStd::onNavigatorClosed, Qt::QueuedConnection);