diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChatLobbyWidget.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChatLobbyWidget.ui
index 1000a58b4..05aa549b4 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChatLobbyWidget.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChatLobbyWidget.ui
@@ -1,129 +1,132 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<ui version="4.0">
- <class>ChatLobbyWidget</class>
- <widget class="QWidget" name="ChatLobbyWidget">
-  <property name="geometry">
-   <rect>
-    <x>0</x>
-    <y>0</y>
-    <width>608</width>
-    <height>397</height>
-   </rect>
-  </property>
-  <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
-   <property name="verticalSpacing">
-    <number>0</number>
-   </property>
-   <item row="0" column="0">
-    <widget class="QFrame" name="titleBarFrame">
-     <property name="frameShape">
-      <enum>QFrame::Box</enum>
-     </property>
-     <property name="frameShadow">
-      <enum>QFrame::Sunken</enum>
-     </property>
-     <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
-      <property name="margin">
-       <number>2</number>
-      </property>
-      <item>
-       <widget class="QLabel" name="titleBarPixmap">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string/>
-        </property>
-        <property name="pixmap">
-         <pixmap resource="images.qrc">:/images/user/agt_forum24.png</pixmap>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item>
-       <widget class="QLabel" name="titleBarLabel">
-        <property name="font">
-         <font>
-          <pointsize>10</pointsize>
-          <weight>75</weight>
-          <bold>true</bold>
-         </font>
-        </property>
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Chat lobbies</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item>
-       <spacer>
-        <property name="orientation">
-         <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-        </property>
-        <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-         <size>
-          <width>123</width>
-          <height>13</height>
-         </size>
-        </property>
-       </spacer>
-      </item>
-      <item>
-       <widget class="QToolButton" name="newlobbytoolButton">
-        <property name="focusPolicy">
-         <enum>Qt::NoFocus</enum>
-        </property>
-        <property name="toolTip">
-         <string>Create new chat lobby</string>
-        </property>
-        <property name="icon">
-         <iconset resource="images.qrc">
-          <normaloff>:/images/edit_add24.png</normaloff>:/images/edit_add24.png</iconset>
-        </property>
-        <property name="iconSize">
-         <size>
-          <width>24</width>
-          <height>16</height>
-         </size>
-        </property>
-        <property name="autoRaise">
-         <bool>true</bool>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-     </layout>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-   <item row="1" column="0">
-    <widget class="QTreeWidget" name="lobbyTreeWidget">
-     <property name="sizePolicy">
-      <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Expanding">
-       <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-       <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-      </sizepolicy>
-     </property>
-     <property name="contextMenuPolicy">
-      <enum>Qt::CustomContextMenu</enum>
-     </property>
-     <property name="editTriggers">
-      <set>QAbstractItemView::NoEditTriggers</set>
-     </property>
-     <property name="rootIsDecorated">
-      <bool>false</bool>
-     </property>
-     <property name="itemsExpandable">
-      <bool>false</bool>
-     </property>
-     <property name="allColumnsShowFocus">
-      <bool>true</bool>
-     </property>
-     <property name="expandsOnDoubleClick">
-      <bool>false</bool>
-     </property>
-     <property name="columnCount">
-      <number>0</number>
-     </property>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-  </layout>
- </widget>
- <resources>
-  <include location="images.qrc"/>
- </resources>
- <connections/>
-</ui>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
+ <class>ChatLobbyWidget</class>
+ <widget class="QWidget" name="ChatLobbyWidget">
+  <property name="geometry">
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>608</width>
+    <height>397</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
+  <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
+   <property name="verticalSpacing">
+    <number>0</number>
+   </property>
+   <item row="0" column="0">
+    <widget class="QFrame" name="titleBarFrame">
+     <property name="frameShape">
+      <enum>QFrame::Box</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="frameShadow">
+      <enum>QFrame::Sunken</enum>
+     </property>
+     <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
+      <property name="margin">
+       <number>2</number>
+      </property>
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QLabel" name="titleBarPixmap">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string/>
+        </property>
+        <property name="pixmap">
+         <pixmap resource="images.qrc">:/images/user/agt_forum24.png</pixmap>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QLabel" name="titleBarLabel">
+        <property name="font">
+         <font>
+          <pointsize>10</pointsize>
+          <weight>75</weight>
+          <bold>true</bold>
+         </font>
+        </property>
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Chat lobbies</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+       <spacer>
+        <property name="orientation">
+         <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+        </property>
+        <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+         <size>
+          <width>123</width>
+          <height>13</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+       </spacer>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QToolButton" name="newlobbytoolButton">
+        <property name="focusPolicy">
+         <enum>Qt::NoFocus</enum>
+        </property>
+        <property name="toolTip">
+         <string>Create new chat lobby</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="icon">
+         <iconset resource="images.qrc">
+          <normaloff>:/images/edit_add24.png</normaloff>:/images/edit_add24.png</iconset>
+        </property>
+        <property name="iconSize">
+         <size>
+          <width>24</width>
+          <height>16</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+        <property name="autoRaise">
+         <bool>true</bool>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+     </layout>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="1" column="0">
+    <widget class="QTreeWidget" name="lobbyTreeWidget">
+     <property name="sizePolicy">
+      <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Expanding">
+       <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+       <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+      </sizepolicy>
+     </property>
+     <property name="contextMenuPolicy">
+      <enum>Qt::CustomContextMenu</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="editTriggers">
+      <set>QAbstractItemView::NoEditTriggers</set>
+     </property>
+     <property name="rootIsDecorated">
+      <bool>false</bool>
+     </property>
+     <property name="itemsExpandable">
+      <bool>false</bool>
+     </property>
+     <property name="sortingEnabled">
+      <bool>true</bool>
+     </property>
+     <property name="allColumnsShowFocus">
+      <bool>true</bool>
+     </property>
+     <property name="expandsOnDoubleClick">
+      <bool>false</bool>
+     </property>
+     <property name="columnCount">
+      <number>0</number>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+  </layout>
+ </widget>
+ <resources>
+  <include location="images.qrc"/>
+ </resources>
+ <connections/>
+</ui>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.cpp
index 1623df534..5799f3936 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.cpp
@@ -214,7 +214,11 @@ ForumsDialog::ForumsDialog(QWidget *parent)
 
     insertThreads();
 
-    ui.threadTreeWidget->installEventFilter(this);
+    ui.threadTreeWidget->installEventFilter(this);
+    
+#if QT_VERSION >= 0x040700
+	ui.filterLineEdit->setPlaceholderText(tr("Search this forum...")) ;
+#endif
 
     /* Hide platform specific features */
 #ifdef Q_WS_WIN