diff --git a/macosx/FileListNode.h b/macosx/FileListNode.h
index 6d33e11b3..8964efd14 100644
--- a/macosx/FileListNode.h
+++ b/macosx/FileListNode.h
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 - (void) insertChild: (FileListNode *) child;
 - (void) insertIndex: (NSUInteger) index withSize: (uint64_t) size;
 
+- (NSString *) description;
+
 - (BOOL) isFolder;
 - (NSString *) name;
 - (NSString *) path;
diff --git a/macosx/FileListNode.m b/macosx/FileListNode.m
index 7c12303e2..ad0dc81c7 100644
--- a/macosx/FileListNode.m
+++ b/macosx/FileListNode.m
@@ -88,6 +88,14 @@
     [super dealloc];
 }
 
+- (NSString *) description
+{
+    if (!fIsFolder)
+        return [NSString stringWithFormat: @"%@ (%d)", fName, [fIndexes firstIndex]];
+    else
+        return [NSString stringWithFormat: @"%@ (folder: %@)", fName, fIndexes];
+}
+
 - (BOOL) isFolder
 {
     return fIsFolder;