diff --git a/headers/os/interface/GroupView.h b/headers/os/interface/GroupView.h
index aead0f62d3..a31e6f185c 100644
--- a/headers/os/interface/GroupView.h
+++ b/headers/os/interface/GroupView.h
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2006, Haiku, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright 2006-2010, Haiku, Inc. All rights reserved.
  * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
  */
 #ifndef	_GROUP_VIEW_H
 #define	_GROUP_VIEW_H
 
+
 #include <GroupLayout.h>
 #include <View.h>
 
@@ -14,6 +15,9 @@ public:
 								BGroupView(
 									enum orientation orientation = B_HORIZONTAL,
 									float spacing = 0.0f);
+								BGroupView(const char* name,
+									enum orientation orientation = B_HORIZONTAL,
+									float spacing = 0.0f);
 	virtual						~BGroupView();
 
 	virtual	void				SetLayout(BLayout* layout);
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/GroupView.cpp b/src/kits/interface/GroupView.cpp
index a76d519e46..8a7d9abcf9 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/GroupView.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/GroupView.cpp
@@ -3,22 +3,30 @@
  * All rights reserved. Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
  */
 
+
 #include <GroupView.h>
 
 
-// constructor
 BGroupView::BGroupView(enum orientation orientation, float spacing)
 	: BView(NULL, 0, new BGroupLayout(orientation, spacing))
 {
 	SetViewColor(ui_color(B_PANEL_BACKGROUND_COLOR));
 }
 
-// destructor
+
+BGroupView::BGroupView(const char* name, enum orientation orientation,
+	float spacing)
+	: BView(name, 0, new BGroupLayout(orientation, spacing))
+{
+	SetViewColor(ui_color(B_PANEL_BACKGROUND_COLOR));
+}
+
+
 BGroupView::~BGroupView()
 {
 }
 
-// SetLayout
+
 void
 BGroupView::SetLayout(BLayout* layout)
 {
@@ -29,7 +37,7 @@ BGroupView::SetLayout(BLayout* layout)
 	BView::SetLayout(layout);
 }
 
-// GroupLayout
+
 BGroupLayout*
 BGroupView::GroupLayout() const
 {