diff --git a/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/browse-object.html b/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/browse-object.html
index 0291555b5e..cac386f410 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/browse-object.html
+++ b/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/browse-object.html
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
     
     <div class="object-browse-bar bar abs">
         
-        <div class="ui-symbol left-pane-tabs">
+        <div class="ui-symbol left-pane-tabs"
+             ng-click="ngModel.pane = !ngModel.pane; log(ngModel.pane)">
             <
         </div>
         
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/browse.html b/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/browse.html
index 7eb3e8b3a3..15fca34e3e 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/browse.html
+++ b/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/browse.html
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@
             <div class='split-pane-component items pane'>
                 <div class='holder abs'
                      id='content-area'>
-                    <mct-representation mct-object="navigatedObject"
-                                        key="'browse-object'">
+                    <mct-representation key="'browse-object'"
+                                        mct-object="navigatedObject"
+                                        ng-model="paneModel">
                     </mct-representation>
                 </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/browse/src/BrowseController.js b/platform/commonUI/browse/src/BrowseController.js
index b10079a4e8..b24eb1dba1 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/browse/src/BrowseController.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/browse/src/BrowseController.js
@@ -141,12 +141,10 @@ define(
                 selectedObject: navigationService.getNavigation()
             };
             
-            /*
             // Provide a model for the left pane
             $scope.paneModel = {
                 selectedObject: navigationService.getNavigation()
             };
-            */
             
             // Listen for changes in navigation state.
             navigationService.addListener(setNavigation);
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/browse/src/BrowseObjectController.js b/platform/commonUI/browse/src/BrowseObjectController.js
index 1826120458..8b65e19db1 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/browse/src/BrowseObjectController.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/browse/src/BrowseObjectController.js
@@ -64,8 +64,14 @@ define(
                 }
             }
 
+            $scope.ngModel.pane = true;
+            
             $scope.$watch('domainObject', setViewForDomainObject);
             $scope.$watch('representation.selected.key', updateQueryParam);
+            
+            $scope.log = function (c) {
+                console.log(c);
+            };
         }
 
         return BrowseObjectController;