diff --git a/src/app/browser/view.nim b/src/app/browser/view.nim
index 1248e74eb4..71abce0540 100644
--- a/src/app/browser/view.nim
+++ b/src/app/browser/view.nim
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import NimQml, json, chronicles
-import ../../status/status
-import ../../status/libstatus/browser as status_browser
+import ../../status/[status, browser]
 import ../../status/types
 import views/bookmark_list
 
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ QtObject:
   proc init*(self: BrowserView) =
     var bookmarks: seq[Bookmark] = @[]
     try:
-      let responseResult = status_browser.getBookmarks().parseJson["result"]
+      let responseResult = self.status.browser.getBookmarks().parseJson["result"]
       if responseResult.kind != JNull:
         for bookmark in responseResult:
           bookmarks.add(Bookmark(url: bookmark["url"].getStr, name: bookmark["name"].getStr, imageUrl: bookmark["imageUrl"].getStr))
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ QtObject:
     notify = bookmarksChanged
 
   proc addBookmark*(self: BrowserView, url: string, name: string) {.slot.} =
-    let bookmark = status_browser.storeBookmark(url, name)
+    let bookmark = self.status.browser.storeBookmark(url, name)
     self.bookmarks.addBookmarkItemToList(bookmark)
     self.bookmarksChanged()
 
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ QtObject:
     if index == -1:
       return
     self.bookmarks.removeBookmarkItemFromList(index)
-    status_browser.deleteBookmark(url)
+    self.status.browser.deleteBookmark(url)
     self.bookmarksChanged()
 
   proc modifyBookmark*(self: BrowserView, ogUrl: string, newUrl: string, newName: string) {.slot.} =
@@ -63,5 +62,5 @@ QtObject:
       self.addBookmark(newUrl, newName)
       return
     self.bookmarks.modifyBookmarkItemFromList(index, newUrl, newName)
-    status_browser.updateBookmark(ogUrl, newUrl, newName)
+    self.status.browser.updateBookmark(ogUrl, newUrl, newName)
     self.bookmarksChanged()
diff --git a/src/status/browser.nim b/src/status/browser.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1af4fcfef0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/status/browser.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import json, json_serialization
+
+import 
+  sugar, sequtils, strutils, atomics
+
+import libstatus/browser as status_browser
+import ../eventemitter
+import signals/types
+
+#TODO: temporary?
+import types as LibStatusTypes
+
+type
+    BrowserModel* = ref object
+        events*: EventEmitter
+
+proc newBrowserModel*(events: EventEmitter): BrowserModel =
+  result = BrowserModel()
+  result.events = events
+
+proc storeBookmark*(self: BrowserModel, url: string, name: string): Bookmark =
+  result = status_browser.storeBookmark(url, name)
+
+proc updateBookmark*(self: BrowserModel, ogUrl: string, url: string, name: string) =
+  status_browser.updateBookmark(ogUrl, url, name)
+
+proc getBookmarks*(self: BrowserModel): string =
+  result = status_browser.getBookmarks()
+
+proc deleteBookmark*(self: BrowserModel, url: string) =
+  status_browser.deleteBookmark(url)
diff --git a/src/status/status.nim b/src/status/status.nim
index a423b06075..fa39a59813 100644
--- a/src/status/status.nim
+++ b/src/status/status.nim
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import libstatus/accounts as libstatus_accounts
 import libstatus/core as libstatus_core
 import libstatus/settings as libstatus_settings
 import types as libstatus_types
-import chat, accounts, wallet, node, network, messages, contacts, profile, stickers, permissions, fleet, settings, mailservers
+import chat, accounts, wallet, node, network, messages, contacts, profile, stickers, permissions, fleet, settings, mailservers, browser
 import ../eventemitter
 import ./tasks/task_runner_impl
 
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ type Status* = ref object
   tasks*: TaskRunner
   settings*: SettingsModel
   mailservers*: MailserversModel
+  browser*: BrowserModel
 
 proc newStatusInstance*(fleetConfig: string): Status =
   result = Status()
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ proc newStatusInstance*(fleetConfig: string): Status =
   result.permissions = permissions.newPermissionsModel(result.events)
   result.settings = settings.newSettingsModel(result.events)
   result.mailservers = mailservers.newMailserversModel(result.events)
+  result.browser = browser.newBrowserModel(result.events)
 
 proc initNode*(self: Status) =
   self.tasks.init()