diff --git a/minimo/chrome/content/minimo.js b/minimo/chrome/content/minimo.js
index aaa581d877f..dbabec5d2fd 100755
--- a/minimo/chrome/content/minimo.js
+++ b/minimo/chrome/content/minimo.js
@@ -368,6 +368,13 @@ nsBrowserStatusHandler.prototype =
    */
   gURLBarBoxObject=(document.getBoxObjectFor(document.getElementById("urlbar").inputField));
   
+  /* 
+   * Homebar init...
+   */
+   
+  bmInitXUL(document,document.getElementById("browserleftbar"));
+  document.getElementById("browserleftbar").style.display="block";
+  
 }
 
 /* 
@@ -619,6 +626,19 @@ function BrowserOpenLinkAsTab()
   }
 }
 
+/*
+ * Used by the Homebar - Open URL as Tab. 
+ * WARNING: We need to validate this URL through an existing security mechanism. 
+ */
+
+function BrowserOpenURLasTab(tabUrl) {
+  try {  
+    gBrowser.selectedTab = gBrowser.addTab(tabUrl);   
+    browserInit(gBrowser.selectedTab);
+  } catch (e) {
+  }  
+}
+
 /**
  * FOR - keyboard acessibility - context menu for tabbed area *** 
  * Launches the popup for the tabbed area / tabbrowser. Make sure to call this function