diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/plugin_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/plugin_ui.cc
index 5d0f260615..60ec17ff66 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/plugin_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/plugin_ui.cc
@@ -466,6 +466,7 @@ PlugUIBase::PlugUIBase (boost::shared_ptr<PluginInsert> pi)
 	, add_button (_("Add"))
 	, save_button (_("Save"))
 	, delete_button (_("Delete"))
+	, preset_browser_button (_("Preset Browser"))
 	, reset_button (_("Reset"))
 	, bypass_button (ArdourButton::led_default_elements)
 	, pin_management_button (_("Pinout"))
@@ -477,6 +478,7 @@ PlugUIBase::PlugUIBase (boost::shared_ptr<PluginInsert> pi)
 	, eqgui (0)
 	, stats_gui (0)
 	, preset_gui (0)
+	, preset_dialog (0)
 {
 	_preset_modified.set_size_request (16, -1);
 	_preset_combo.set_text("(default)");
@@ -484,6 +486,7 @@ PlugUIBase::PlugUIBase (boost::shared_ptr<PluginInsert> pi)
 	set_tooltip (add_button, _("Save a new preset"));
 	set_tooltip (save_button, _("Save the current preset"));
 	set_tooltip (delete_button, _("Delete the current preset"));
+	set_tooltip (preset_browser_button, _("Show Preset Browser Dialog"));
 	set_tooltip (reset_button, _("Reset parameters to default (if no parameters are in automation play mode)"));
 	set_tooltip (pin_management_button, _("Show Plugin Pin Management Dialog"));
 	set_tooltip (bypass_button, _("Disable signal processing by the plugin"));
@@ -508,6 +511,10 @@ PlugUIBase::PlugUIBase (boost::shared_ptr<PluginInsert> pi)
 	delete_button.set_icon (ArdourIcon::PsetDelete);
 	delete_button.signal_clicked.connect (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &PlugUIBase::delete_plugin_setting));
 
+	preset_browser_button.set_name ("generic button");
+	preset_browser_button.set_icon (ArdourIcon::PsetBrowse);
+	preset_browser_button.signal_clicked.connect (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &PlugUIBase::browse_presets));
+
 	reset_button.set_name ("generic button");
 	reset_button.set_icon (ArdourIcon::PluginReset);
 	reset_button.signal_clicked.connect (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &PlugUIBase::reset_plugin_parameters));
@@ -568,6 +575,7 @@ PlugUIBase::~PlugUIBase()
 	delete preset_gui;
 	delete latency_gui;
 	delete latency_dialog;
+	delete preset_dialog;
 }
 
 void
@@ -697,6 +705,28 @@ PlugUIBase::has_descriptive_presets () const
 	return false;
 }
 
+void
+PlugUIBase::browse_presets ()
+{
+	if (!preset_dialog) {
+		if (preset_gui) {
+			/* Do not allow custom window, if preset_gui is used.
+			 * e.g. generic-plugin UI.
+			 */
+			return;
+		}
+		preset_dialog = new ArdourWindow (_("Select Preset"));
+		preset_dialog->set_keep_above (true);
+		Window* win = dynamic_cast<Window*> (preset_browser_button.get_toplevel ());
+		if (win) {
+			preset_dialog->set_transient_for (*win);
+		}
+		preset_gui = new PluginPresetsUI (insert);
+		preset_dialog->add (*preset_gui);
+	}
+	preset_dialog->show_all ();
+}
+
 void
 PlugUIBase::manage_pins ()
 {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/plugin_ui.h b/gtk2_ardour/plugin_ui.h
index 08be65f2d4..e71cffaf3f 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/plugin_ui.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/plugin_ui.h
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ protected:
 	ArdourWidgets::ArdourButton save_button;
 	/** a button to delete the current preset (if it is a user one) */
 	ArdourWidgets::ArdourButton delete_button;
+	/** a button to show a preset browser */
+	ArdourWidgets::ArdourButton preset_browser_button;
 	/** a button to delete the reset the plugin params */
 	ArdourWidgets::ArdourButton reset_button;
 	/** a button to bypass the plugin */
@@ -166,6 +168,7 @@ protected:
 	PluginEqGui* eqgui;
 	PluginLoadStatsGui* stats_gui;
 	PluginPresetsUI* preset_gui;
+	ArdourWindow* preset_dialog;
 
 	Gtk::Image* focus_out_image;
 	Gtk::Image* focus_in_image;
@@ -176,6 +179,7 @@ protected:
 	void save_plugin_setting ();
 	void delete_plugin_setting ();
 	void reset_plugin_parameters ();
+	void browse_presets ();
 	void manage_pins ();
 	bool focus_toggled(GdkEventButton*);
 	bool bypass_button_release(GdkEventButton*);