diff --git a/src/sugar/graphics/menuitem.py b/src/sugar/graphics/menuitem.py
index 954df1bc..a357d78c 100644
--- a/src/sugar/graphics/menuitem.py
+++ b/src/sugar/graphics/menuitem.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from sugar.graphics.icon import Icon
 
 class MenuItem(gtk.ImageMenuItem):
     def __init__(self, text_label=None, icon_name=None, text_maxlen=0,
-                 xo_color=None):
+                 xo_color=None, file_name=None):
         gobject.GObject.__init__(self)
         self._accelerator = None
 
@@ -42,8 +42,16 @@ class MenuItem(gtk.ImageMenuItem):
         self.add(label)
         label.show()
 
-        if icon_name:
-            icon = Icon(icon_name=icon_name, icon_size=gtk.ICON_SIZE_MENU)
+        if icon_name is not None:
+            icon = Icon(icon_name=icon_name,
+                        icon_size=gtk.ICON_SIZE_SMALL_TOOLBAR)
+            if xo_color is not None:
+                icon.props.xo_color = xo_color
+            self.set_image(icon)
+            icon.show()
+
+        elif file_name is not None:
+            icon = Icon(file=file_name, icon_size=gtk.ICON_SIZE_SMALL_TOOLBAR)
             if xo_color is not None:
                 icon.props.xo_color = xo_color
             self.set_image(icon)
diff --git a/src/sugar/graphics/objectchooser.py b/src/sugar/graphics/objectchooser.py
index 1188b044..fb3703de 100644
--- a/src/sugar/graphics/objectchooser.py
+++ b/src/sugar/graphics/objectchooser.py
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ J_DBUS_INTERFACE = 'org.laptop.Journal'
 J_DBUS_PATH = '/org/laptop/Journal'
 
 class ObjectChooser(object):
-    def __init__(self, title=None, parent=None, flags=None, buttons=None):
+    def __init__(self, title=None, parent=None, flags=None, buttons=None,
+                 what_filter=None):
         # For backwards compatibility:
         # - We ignore title, flags and buttons.
         # - 'parent' can be a xid or a gtk.Window
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ class ObjectChooser(object):
         self._bus = None
         self._chooser_id = None
         self._response_code = gtk.RESPONSE_NONE
+        self._what_filter = what_filter
         
     def run(self):
         self._object_id = None
@@ -73,7 +75,13 @@ class ObjectChooser(object):
                                   self.__chooser_response_cb)
         journal.connect_to_signal('ObjectChooserCancelled',
                                   self.__chooser_cancelled_cb)
-        self._chooser_id = journal.ChooseObject(self._parent_xid)
+
+        if self._what_filter is None:
+            what_filter = ''
+        else:
+            what_filter = self._what_filter
+
+        self._chooser_id = journal.ChooseObject(self._parent_xid, what_filter)
 
         gtk.gdk.threads_leave()
         try: