Index: kdevplatform/vcs/dvcs/ui/branchmanager.h
===================================================================
--- kdevplatform/vcs/dvcs/ui/branchmanager.h
+++ kdevplatform/vcs/dvcs/ui/branchmanager.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 namespace Ui { class BranchDialogBase; }
 
+class QSortFilterProxyModel;
+
 namespace KDevelop
 {
 class BranchesListModel;
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@
 
     Ui::BranchDialogBase* m_ui;
     KDevelop::BranchesListModel* m_model;
+    QSortFilterProxyModel* m_filterModel;
 };
 
 #endif
Index: kdevplatform/vcs/dvcs/ui/branchmanager.cpp
===================================================================
--- kdevplatform/vcs/dvcs/ui/branchmanager.cpp
+++ kdevplatform/vcs/dvcs/ui/branchmanager.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <QDialogButtonBox>
 #include <QPushButton>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
+#include <QSortFilterProxyModel>
 #include <KParts/MainWindow>
 
 using namespace KDevelop;
@@ -65,7 +66,20 @@
 
     m_model = new BranchesListModel(this);
     m_model->initialize(m_dvcPlugin, QUrl::fromLocalFile(repository));
-    m_ui->branchView->setModel(m_model);
+
+    // Filter Model
+    m_filterModel = new QSortFilterProxyModel();
+    m_filterModel->setSourceModel(m_model);
+    m_filterModel->setFilterWildcard(QString());
+    m_filterModel->sort(0, Qt::AscendingOrder);
+
+    //Changes in filter edit trigger filtering
+    connect(m_ui->branchFilterEdit,
+            &QLineEdit::textChanged,
+            m_filterModel,
+            &QSortFilterProxyModel::setFilterWildcard);
+
+    m_ui->branchView->setModel(m_filterModel);
 
     QString branchName = m_model->currentBranch();
     // apply initial selection
Index: kdevplatform/vcs/dvcs/ui/branchmanager.ui
===================================================================
--- kdevplatform/vcs/dvcs/ui/branchmanager.ui
+++ kdevplatform/vcs/dvcs/ui/branchmanager.ui
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
    <property name="bottomMargin">
     <number>0</number>
    </property>
-   <item row="0" column="1">
+   <item row="0" column="2">
     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
      <item>
       <widget class="QPushButton" name="newButton">
@@ -144,12 +144,26 @@
      </item>
     </layout>
    </item>
-   <item row="0" column="0">
-    <widget class="QListView" name="branchView">
-     <property name="editTriggers">
-      <set>QAbstractItemView::EditKeyPressed</set>
-     </property>
-    </widget>
+   <item row="0" column="1">
+    <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2" stretch="0,0">
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QLineEdit" name="branchFilterEdit">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string/>
+       </property>
+       <property name="placeholderText">
+        <string>Search...</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QListView" name="branchView">
+       <property name="editTriggers">
+        <set>QAbstractItemView::EditKeyPressed</set>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+    </layout>
    </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>