diff --git a/python/core/qgsdataitem.sip b/python/core/qgsdataitem.sip
index a0bb5621af7..8414037dfeb 100644
--- a/python/core/qgsdataitem.sip
+++ b/python/core/qgsdataitem.sip
@@ -141,6 +141,15 @@ class QgsLayerItem : QgsDataItem
     // Returns provider key
     QString providerKey();
 
+    /** Returns the supported CRS
+     *  @note Added in 2.8
+     */
+    QStringList supportedCRS();
+
+    /** Returns the supported formats
+     *  @note Added in 2.8
+     */
+    QStringList supportedFormats();
   public:
     static const QIcon &iconPoint();
     static const QIcon &iconLine();