diff --git a/cnd.qnavigator/nbproject/project.xml b/cnd.qnavigator/nbproject/project.xml
--- a/cnd.qnavigator/nbproject/project.xml
+++ b/cnd.qnavigator/nbproject/project.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@
                     </run-dependency>
                 </dependency>
                 <dependency>
+                    <code-name-base>org.netbeans.modules.editor.breadcrumbs</code-name-base>
+                    <build-prerequisite/>
+                    <compile-dependency/>
+                    <run-dependency>
+                        <release-version>0</release-version>
+                        <specification-version>1.5</specification-version>
+                    </run-dependency>
+                </dependency>
+                <dependency>
                     <code-name-base>org.netbeans.modules.editor.lib2</code-name-base>
                     <build-prerequisite/>
                     <compile-dependency/>
diff --git a/cnd.qnavigator/src/org/netbeans/modules/cnd/qnavigator/layer.xml b/cnd.qnavigator/src/org/netbeans/modules/cnd/qnavigator/layer.xml
--- a/cnd.qnavigator/src/org/netbeans/modules/cnd/qnavigator/layer.xml
+++ b/cnd.qnavigator/src/org/netbeans/modules/cnd/qnavigator/layer.xml
@@ -45,6 +45,50 @@
 -->
 <!DOCTYPE filesystem PUBLIC "-//NetBeans//DTD Filesystem 1.1//EN" "http://www.netbeans.org/dtds/filesystem-1_1.dtd">
 <filesystem>
+    <folder name="Editors">
+        <folder name="text">
+            <folder name="x-h">
+                <folder name="SideBar">
+                    <file name="breadcrumbs.instance">
+                        <attr name="location" stringvalue="South"/>
+                        <attr name="position" intvalue="5237"/>
+                        <attr name="scrollable" boolvalue="false"/>
+                        <attr name="instanceCreate" methodvalue="org.netbeans.modules.editor.breadcrumbs.spi.BreadcrumbsController.createSideBarFactory" />
+                    </file>
+                </folder>                    
+            </folder>
+            <folder name="x-c++">
+                <folder name="SideBar">
+                    <file name="breadcrumbs.instance">
+                        <attr name="location" stringvalue="South"/>
+                        <attr name="position" intvalue="5237"/>
+                        <attr name="scrollable" boolvalue="false"/>
+                        <attr name="instanceCreate" methodvalue="org.netbeans.modules.editor.breadcrumbs.spi.BreadcrumbsController.createSideBarFactory" />
+                    </file>
+                </folder>                    
+            </folder>
+            <folder name="x-c">
+                <folder name="SideBar">
+                    <file name="breadcrumbs.instance">
+                        <attr name="location" stringvalue="South"/>
+                        <attr name="position" intvalue="5237"/>
+                        <attr name="scrollable" boolvalue="false"/>
+                        <attr name="instanceCreate" methodvalue="org.netbeans.modules.editor.breadcrumbs.spi.BreadcrumbsController.createSideBarFactory" />
+                    </file>
+                </folder>                    
+            </folder>
+            <folder name="x-fortran">
+                <folder name="SideBar">
+                    <file name="breadcrumbs.instance">
+                        <attr name="location" stringvalue="South"/>
+                        <attr name="position" intvalue="5237"/>
+                        <attr name="scrollable" boolvalue="false"/>
+                        <attr name="instanceCreate" methodvalue="org.netbeans.modules.editor.breadcrumbs.spi.BreadcrumbsController.createSideBarFactory" />
+                    </file>
+                </folder>                    
+            </folder>
+        </folder>
+    </folder>
     <folder name="Navigator">
         <folder name="Panels">
             <folder name="text">
diff --git a/cnd.qnavigator/src/org/netbeans/modules/cnd/qnavigator/navigator/NavigatorModel.java b/cnd.qnavigator/src/org/netbeans/modules/cnd/qnavigator/navigator/NavigatorModel.java
--- a/cnd.qnavigator/src/org/netbeans/modules/cnd/qnavigator/navigator/NavigatorModel.java
+++ b/cnd.qnavigator/src/org/netbeans/modules/cnd/qnavigator/navigator/NavigatorModel.java
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 import org.netbeans.modules.cnd.qnavigator.navigator.CsmFileFilter.SortMode;
 import org.netbeans.modules.cnd.qnavigator.navigator.CsmFileModel.PreBuildModel;
 import org.netbeans.modules.cnd.utils.MIMENames;
+import org.netbeans.modules.editor.breadcrumbs.spi.BreadcrumbsController;
 import org.openide.loaders.DataObject;
 import org.openide.nodes.AbstractNode;
 import org.openide.nodes.Children;
@@ -261,11 +262,27 @@
         }
     }
 
+    private void updateBreadcrumb(AbstractNode root, Node node) {
+        JEditorPane pane = findCurrentJEditorPane();
+        if (pane == null || root == null || node == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        Document doc = pane.getDocument();
+        if (doc == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (!BreadcrumbsController.areBreadCrumsEnabled(doc)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        BreadcrumbsController.setBreadcrumbs(doc, root, node);
+    }
+    
     private void setSelection(long caretLineNo) {
         synchronized(lock) {
             Node node = fileModel.setSelection(caretLineNo);
             if (node != null) {
                 ui.selectNode(node);
+                updateBreadcrumb(this.root, node);
             }
         }
     }