diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp
index a0cf9dee3b0..dc9f9282c1a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp
@@ -597,6 +597,8 @@ void BaseTextEditor::slotSelectionChanged()
         viewport()->update();
     if (!d->m_inBlockSelectionMode)
         d->m_blockSelectionExtraX = 0;
+    if (!d->m_selectBlockAnchor.isNull() && !textCursor().hasSelection())
+        d->m_selectBlockAnchor = QTextCursor();
 }
 
 void BaseTextEditor::gotoBlockStart()
@@ -627,6 +629,45 @@ void BaseTextEditor::gotoBlockEndWithSelection()
         setTextCursor(cursor);
 }
 
+void BaseTextEditor::selectBlockUp()
+{
+    QTextCursor cursor = textCursor();
+    if (!cursor.hasSelection())
+        d->m_selectBlockAnchor = cursor;
+    else
+        cursor.setPosition(cursor.selectionStart());
+
+
+    if (!TextBlockUserData::findPreviousOpenParenthesis(&cursor, false))
+        return;
+    if (!TextBlockUserData::findNextClosingParenthesis(&cursor, true))
+        return;
+    setTextCursor(cursor);
+}
+
+void BaseTextEditor::selectBlockDown()
+{
+    QTextCursor tc = textCursor();
+    QTextCursor cursor = d->m_selectBlockAnchor;
+
+    if (!tc.hasSelection() || cursor.isNull())
+        return;
+    tc.setPosition(tc.selectionStart());
+
+    forever {
+        QTextCursor ahead = cursor;
+        if (!TextBlockUserData::findPreviousOpenParenthesis(&ahead, false))
+            break;
+        if (ahead.position() <= tc.position())
+            break;
+        cursor = ahead;
+    }
+    if ( cursor != d->m_selectBlockAnchor)
+        TextBlockUserData::findNextClosingParenthesis(&cursor, true);
+
+    setTextCursor(cursor);
+}
+
 
 
 void BaseTextEditor::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *e)
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.h
index 54e4728c4b4..23b9951ccb0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.h
@@ -326,6 +326,9 @@ public slots:
     void gotoBlockStartWithSelection();
     void gotoBlockEndWithSelection();
 
+    void selectBlockUp();
+    void selectBlockDown();
+
 signals:
     void changed();
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor_p.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor_p.h
index 87d1af0de0f..56b1071e1c6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor_p.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor_p.h
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ public:
     void removeBlockSelection(const QString &text = QString());
     
     QTextCursor m_findScope;
+    QTextCursor m_selectBlockAnchor;
 
     void moveCursorVisible();
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditoractionhandler.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditoractionhandler.cpp
index a9e955eae36..635f9654576 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditoractionhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditoractionhandler.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ TextEditorActionHandler::TextEditorActionHandler(Core::ICore *core,
                  = m_increaseFontSizeAction = m_decreaseFontSizeAction
                  = m_gotoBlockStartAction = m_gotoBlockStartWithSelectionAction
                  = m_gotoBlockEndAction = m_gotoBlockEndWithSelectionAction
+                 = m_selectBlockUpAction = m_selectBlockDownAction
                  = 0;
 
     m_contextId << m_core->uniqueIDManager()->uniqueIdentifier(context);
@@ -163,13 +164,11 @@ void TextEditorActionHandler::createActions()
     command = am->registerAction(m_collapseAction, Constants::COLLAPSE, m_contextId);
     command->setDefaultKeySequence(QKeySequence(tr("Ctrl+<")));
     connect(m_collapseAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(collapse()));
-    advancedMenu->addAction(command);
 
     m_expandAction = new QAction(tr("Expand"), this);
     command = am->registerAction(m_expandAction, Constants::EXPAND, m_contextId);
     command->setDefaultKeySequence(QKeySequence(tr("Ctrl+>")));
     connect(m_expandAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(expand()));
-    advancedMenu->addAction(command);
 
     m_unCollapseAllAction = new QAction(tr("(Un)&Collapse All"), this);
     command = am->registerAction(m_unCollapseAllAction, Constants::UN_COLLAPSE_ALL, m_contextId);
@@ -208,6 +207,15 @@ void TextEditorActionHandler::createActions()
     command->setDefaultKeySequence(QKeySequence(tr("Ctrl+}")));
     connect(m_gotoBlockEndWithSelectionAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(gotoBlockEndWithSelection()));
 
+    m_selectBlockUpAction= new QAction(tr("Select Block Up"), this);
+    command = am->registerAction(m_selectBlockUpAction, Constants::SELECT_BLOCK_UP, m_contextId);
+    command->setDefaultKeySequence(QKeySequence(tr("Ctrl+U")));
+    connect(m_selectBlockUpAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(selectBlockUp()));
+
+    m_selectBlockDownAction= new QAction(tr("Select Block Down"), this);
+    command = am->registerAction(m_selectBlockDownAction, Constants::SELECT_BLOCK_DOWN, m_contextId);
+    command->setDefaultKeySequence(QKeySequence(tr("Ctrl+Shift+U")));
+    connect(m_selectBlockDownAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(selectBlockDown()));
 }
 
 bool TextEditorActionHandler::supportsAction(const QString & /*id */) const
@@ -252,35 +260,30 @@ void TextEditorActionHandler::updateActions()
 
 void TextEditorActionHandler::updateActions(UpdateMode um)
 {
-    if (m_pasteAction)
-        m_pasteAction->setEnabled(um != NoEditor);
-    if (m_selectAllAction)
-        m_selectAllAction->setEnabled(um != NoEditor);
-    if (m_gotoAction)
-        m_gotoAction->setEnabled(um != NoEditor);
-    if (m_selectEncodingAction)
-        m_selectEncodingAction->setEnabled(um != NoEditor);
-    if (m_printAction)
-        m_printAction->setEnabled(um != NoEditor);
-    if (m_formatAction)
-        m_formatAction->setEnabled((m_optionalActions & Format) && um != NoEditor);
-    if (m_unCommentSelectionAction)
-        m_unCommentSelectionAction->setEnabled((m_optionalActions & UnCommentSelection) && um != NoEditor);
-    if (m_collapseAction)
-        m_collapseAction->setEnabled(um != NoEditor);
-    if (m_expandAction)
-        m_expandAction->setEnabled(um != NoEditor);
-    if (m_unCollapseAllAction)
-        m_unCollapseAllAction->setEnabled((m_optionalActions & UnCollapseAll) && um != NoEditor);
-    if (m_decreaseFontSizeAction)
-        m_decreaseFontSizeAction->setEnabled(um != NoEditor);
-    if (m_increaseFontSizeAction)
-        m_increaseFontSizeAction->setEnabled(um != NoEditor);
-    if (m_visualizeWhitespaceAction) {
-        m_visualizeWhitespaceAction->setEnabled(um != NoEditor);
-        if (m_currentEditor)
-            m_visualizeWhitespaceAction->setChecked(m_currentEditor->displaySettings().m_visualizeWhitespace);
-    }
+    if (!m_initialized)
+        return;
+    m_pasteAction->setEnabled(um != NoEditor);
+    m_selectAllAction->setEnabled(um != NoEditor);
+    m_gotoAction->setEnabled(um != NoEditor);
+    m_selectEncodingAction->setEnabled(um != NoEditor);
+    m_printAction->setEnabled(um != NoEditor);
+    m_formatAction->setEnabled((m_optionalActions & Format) && um != NoEditor);
+    m_unCommentSelectionAction->setEnabled((m_optionalActions & UnCommentSelection) && um != NoEditor);
+    m_collapseAction->setEnabled(um != NoEditor);
+    m_expandAction->setEnabled(um != NoEditor);
+    m_unCollapseAllAction->setEnabled((m_optionalActions & UnCollapseAll) && um != NoEditor);
+    m_decreaseFontSizeAction->setEnabled(um != NoEditor);
+    m_increaseFontSizeAction->setEnabled(um != NoEditor);
+    m_gotoBlockStartAction->setEnabled(um != NoEditor);
+    m_gotoBlockStartWithSelectionAction->setEnabled(um != NoEditor);
+    m_gotoBlockEndAction->setEnabled(um != NoEditor);
+    m_gotoBlockEndWithSelectionAction->setEnabled(um != NoEditor);
+    m_selectBlockUpAction->setEnabled(um != NoEditor);
+    m_selectBlockDownAction->setEnabled(um != NoEditor);
+
+    m_visualizeWhitespaceAction->setEnabled(um != NoEditor);
+    if (m_currentEditor)
+        m_visualizeWhitespaceAction->setChecked(m_currentEditor->displaySettings().m_visualizeWhitespace);
     if (m_textWrappingAction) {
         m_textWrappingAction->setEnabled(um != NoEditor);
         if (m_currentEditor)
@@ -411,6 +414,8 @@ FUNCTION(gotoBlockStart)
 FUNCTION(gotoBlockEnd)
 FUNCTION(gotoBlockStartWithSelection)
 FUNCTION(gotoBlockEndWithSelection)
+FUNCTION(selectBlockUp)
+FUNCTION(selectBlockDown)
 
 void TextEditorActionHandler::updateCurrentEditor(Core::IContext *object)
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditoractionhandler.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditoractionhandler.h
index f9fe9f249af..9a8c7b9f57c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditoractionhandler.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditoractionhandler.h
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ private slots:
     void gotoBlockEnd();
     void gotoBlockStartWithSelection();
     void gotoBlockEndWithSelection();
+    void selectBlockUp();
+    void selectBlockDown();
     void updateCurrentEditor(Core::IContext *object);
 
 private:
@@ -139,6 +141,8 @@ private:
     QAction *m_gotoBlockEndAction;
     QAction *m_gotoBlockStartWithSelectionAction;
     QAction *m_gotoBlockEndWithSelectionAction;
+    QAction *m_selectBlockUpAction;
+    QAction *m_selectBlockDownAction;
 
     uint m_optionalActions;
     QPointer<BaseTextEditor> m_currentEditor;
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorconstants.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorconstants.h
index 9415d732da9..9ac9fdff0e4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorconstants.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorconstants.h
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ const char * const GOTO_BLOCK_START      = "TextEditor.GotoBlockStart";
 const char * const GOTO_BLOCK_START_WITH_SELECTION = "TextEditor.GotoBlockStartWithSelection";
 const char * const GOTO_BLOCK_END        = "TextEditor.GotoBlockEnd";
 const char * const GOTO_BLOCK_END_WITH_SELECTION = "TextEditor.GotoBlockEndWithSelection";
+const char * const SELECT_BLOCK_UP       = "TextEditor.SelectBlockUp";
+const char * const SELECT_BLOCK_DOWN     = "TextEditor.SelectBlockDown";
 const char * const DELETE_LINE           = "TextEditor.DeleteLine";
 const char * const DELETE_WORD           = "TextEditor.DeleteWord";
 const char * const SELECT_ENCODING       = "TextEditor.SelectEncoding";