diff --git a/src/qgisapp.cpp b/src/qgisapp.cpp
index a39a7bd2c7b..1569a2917e9 100644
--- a/src/qgisapp.cpp
+++ b/src/qgisapp.cpp
@@ -1689,9 +1689,16 @@ void QgisApp::options()
 
 void QgisApp::helpContents()
 {
-    openURL("index.html");
+   openURL("index.html");
+}
+void QgisApp::helpQgisHomePage()
+{
+  openURL("http://qgis.org", false);
+}
+void QgisApp::helpQgisSourceForge()
+{
+  openURL("http://sourceforge.net/projects/qgis", false);
 }
-
 void QgisApp::openURL(QString url, bool useQgisDocDirectory)
 {
     // open help in user browser
diff --git a/src/qgisapp.h b/src/qgisapp.h
index 2dc5b7d7247..723f7e88ea1 100644
--- a/src/qgisapp.h
+++ b/src/qgisapp.h
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ private:
   QString activeLayerSource();
   //! Open the help contents in a browser
   void helpContents();
+  //! Open the QGIS homepage in users browser
+  void helpQgisHomePage();
+  //! Open the QGIS Sourceforge page in users browser
+  void helpQgisSourceForge();
   //! Open a url in the users configured browser
   void openURL(QString url, bool useQgisDocDirectory=true);
 	//! Check qgis version against the qgis version server