diff --git a/plugins/PluginBrowser/PluginBrowser.py b/plugins/PluginBrowser/PluginBrowser.py
index b8ef535034..cd1c30aaff 100644
--- a/plugins/PluginBrowser/PluginBrowser.py
+++ b/plugins/PluginBrowser/PluginBrowser.py
@@ -3,17 +3,19 @@
 from UM.Extension import Extension
 from UM.i18n import i18nCatalog
 from UM.Logger import Logger
+from UM.Qt.ListModel import ListModel
+from UM.PluginRegistry import PluginRegistry
 
 from PyQt5.QtNetwork import QNetworkAccessManager, QNetworkRequest
-from PyQt5.QtCore import QUrl
+from PyQt5.QtCore import QUrl, QObject, Qt, pyqtProperty, pyqtSignal
 
 import json
 
 i18n_catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")
 
 
-class PluginBrowser(Extension):
-    def __init__(self):
+class PluginBrowser(QObject, Extension):
+    def __init__(self, parent = None):
         super().__init__()
         self.addMenuItem(i18n_catalog.i18n("Browse plugins"), self.browsePlugins)
         self._api_version = 1
@@ -23,6 +25,9 @@ class PluginBrowser(Extension):
         self._network_manager = None
 
         self._plugins_metadata = []
+        self._plugins_model = None
+
+    pluginsMetadataChanged = pyqtSignal()
 
     def browsePlugins(self):
         self._createNetworkManager()
@@ -34,6 +39,30 @@ class PluginBrowser(Extension):
         self._plugin_list_request = QNetworkRequest(url)
         self._network_manager.get(self._plugin_list_request)
 
+    @pyqtProperty(QObject, notify=pluginsMetadataChanged)
+    def pluginsModel(self):
+        if self._plugins_model is None:
+            self._plugins_model = ListModel()
+            self._plugins_model.addRoleName(Qt.UserRole + 1, "name")
+            self._plugins_model.addRoleName(Qt.UserRole + 2, "version")
+            self._plugins_model.addRoleName(Qt.UserRole + 3, "short_description")
+            self._plugins_model.addRoleName(Qt.UserRole + 4, "author")
+            self._plugins_model.addRoleName(Qt.UserRole + 5, "already_installed")
+        else:
+            self._plugins_model.clear()
+        items = []
+        plugin_registry = PluginRegistry.getInstance()
+        for metadata in self._plugins_metadata:
+            items.append({
+                "name": metadata["label"],
+                "version": metadata["version"],
+                "short_description": metadata["short_description"],
+                "author": metadata["author"],
+                "already_installed": plugin_registry.getMetaData(metadata["id"]) != {}
+            })
+        self._plugins_model.setItems(items)
+        return self._plugins_model
+
     def _onRequestFinished(self, reply):
         reply_url = reply.url().toString()
         if reply.operation() == QNetworkAccessManager.GetOperation:
@@ -41,6 +70,7 @@ class PluginBrowser(Extension):
                 try:
                     json_data = json.loads(bytes(reply.readAll()).decode("utf-8"))
                     self._plugins_metadata = json_data
+                    self.pluginsMetadataChanged.emit()
                 except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
                     Logger.log("w", "Received an invalid print job state message: Not valid JSON.")
                     return