diff --git a/rosetta/templates/rosetta/pofile.html b/rosetta/templates/rosetta/pofile.html
index 5d625ca..b7f9edc 100644
--- a/rosetta/templates/rosetta/pofile.html
+++ b/rosetta/templates/rosetta/pofile.html
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@
         <li {% ifequal rosetta_i18n_filter 'fuzzy' %}class="active"{% endifequal %}><a href="?filter=fuzzy">{% trans "Fuzzy only" %}</a></li>
         <li {% ifequal rosetta_i18n_filter 'all' %}class="active"{% endifequal %}><a href="?filter=all">{% trans "All" %}</a></li>
     </ul>
+
+    REF : <select onchange="javascript:window.location.href = this.value;">
+    {% for langid, langname in LANGUAGES %}
+    <option{% ifequal ref_lang langid %} selected="selected"{% endifequal %} value="{% url rosetta-reference-selection langid=langid %}">{{langname}}</option>
+    {% endfor %}
+    </select>
+
     <div id="changelist" class="module{% if rosetta_i18n_lang_bidi %} rtl{% endif %}">
         <div id="toolbar">
         <form id="changelist-search" action="" method="post">
@@ -97,7 +104,7 @@
                             </td>
                         {% else %}
                             <td class="original">
-                                <span class="message">{{ message.msgid|format_message|linebreaksbr }}</span>
+                                <span class="message">{{ message.ref_txt|format_message|linebreaksbr }}</span>
                             {% if message.msgctxt %}
                                 <span class="context">{% trans "Context hint" %}: "{{message.msgctxt|safe}}"</span>
                                 {% else %}
diff --git a/rosetta/urls.py b/rosetta/urls.py
index b701b69..d29a55c 100644
--- a/rosetta/urls.py
+++ b/rosetta/urls.py
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ urlpatterns = patterns('rosetta.views',
     url(r'^pick/$', 'list_languages', name='rosetta-pick-file'),
     url(r'^download/$', 'download_file', name='rosetta-download-file'),
     url(r'^select/(?P<langid>[\w\-]+)/(?P<idx>\d+)/$', 'lang_sel', name='rosetta-language-selection'),
+    url(r'^select-ref/(?P<langid>[\w\-]+)/$', 'ref_sel', name='rosetta-reference-selection'),
 )
diff --git a/rosetta/views.py b/rosetta/views.py
index 8f1e885..f085b11 100644
--- a/rosetta/views.py
+++ b/rosetta/views.py
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ def home(request):
     version = rosetta.get_version(True)
     if 'rosetta_i18n_fn' in request.session:
         rosetta_i18n_fn = request.session.get('rosetta_i18n_fn')
+
+        ref_lang = request.session.get('rosetta_i18n_ref_lang_code', 'fr')
+        ref_pofile = None
+        if ref_lang != 'msgid':
+            ref_fn = re.sub('/locale/[a-z]{2}/','/locale/%s/'%ref_lang, rosetta_i18n_fn)
+            ref_pofile = pofile(ref_fn)
+
+
         rosetta_i18n_app = get_app_name(rosetta_i18n_fn)
         rosetta_i18n_lang_code = request.session['rosetta_i18n_lang_code']
         rosetta_i18n_lang_bidi = rosetta_i18n_lang_code.split('-')[0] in settings.LANGUAGES_BIDI
@@ -190,6 +198,14 @@ def home(request):
             else:
                 paginator = Paginator([e for e in rosetta_i18n_pofile if not e.obsolete], rosetta_settings.MESSAGES_PER_PAGE)
 
+        for o in paginator.object_list:
+            # default
+            o.ref_txt = o.msgid
+            if ref_pofile is not None:
+                ref_entry = ref_pofile.find(o.msgid)
+                if ref_entry is not None and ref_entry.msgstr:
+                    o.ref_txt = ref_entry.msgstr
+
         if 'page' in request.GET and int(request.GET.get('page')) <= paginator.num_pages and int(request.GET.get('page')) > 0:
             page = int(request.GET.get('page'))
         else:
@@ -225,6 +241,9 @@ def home(request):
             del(request.session['rosetta_last_save_error'])
             rosetta_last_save_error = True
 
+        LANGUAGES = [ (langid, _(langname)) for langid,langname in settings.LANGUAGES]
+        LANGUAGES.append( ('msgid', 'MSGID') )
+
         return render_to_response('rosetta/pofile.html', locals(), context_instance=RequestContext(request))
     else:
         return list_languages(request)
@@ -343,6 +362,19 @@ def lang_sel(request, langid, idx):
 lang_sel = never_cache(lang_sel)
 lang_sel = user_passes_test(lambda user: can_translate(user), settings.LOGIN_URL)(lang_sel)
 
+def ref_sel(request, langid):
+    ALLOWED_LANGUAGES = [l[0] for l in settings.LANGUAGES]
+    ALLOWED_LANGUAGES.append('msgid')
+
+    if langid not in ALLOWED_LANGUAGES:
+        raise Http404
+
+    request.session['rosetta_i18n_ref_lang_code'] = langid
+
+    return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('rosetta-home'))
+ref_sel = never_cache(ref_sel)
+ref_sel = user_passes_test(lambda user: can_translate(user), settings.LOGIN_URL)(ref_sel)
+
 
 def can_translate(user):
     if not getattr(settings, 'ROSETTA_REQUIRES_AUTH', True):