diff --git a/lib/helper.php b/lib/helper.php
index 085ab67e73..5999c33a45 100644
--- a/lib/helper.php
+++ b/lib/helper.php
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class OC_HELPER {
 	 * show an icon for a filetype
 	 *
 	 */
-	public static function showIcon( $mimetype ){
+	public static function mimetypeIcon( $mimetype ){
 		global $SERVERROOT;
 		global $WEBROOT;
 		// Replace slash with a minus
@@ -79,6 +79,28 @@ class OC_HELPER {
 			return "$WEBROOT/img/mimetypes/application-octet-stream.png";
 		}
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Human filesize (1 kB for 1024 etc. )
+	 *
+	 */
+	public static function humanFileSize( $bytes ){
+		if( $bytes < 1024 ){
+			return "$bytes B";
+		}
+		$bytes = round( $bytes / 1024, 1 );
+		if( $bytes < 1024 ){
+			return "$bytes kB";
+		}
+		$bytes = round( $bytes / 1024, 1 );
+		if( $bytes < 1024 ){
+			return "$bytes MB";
+		}
+
+		// Wow, heavy duty for owncloud
+		$bytes = round( $bytes / 1024, 1 );
+		return "$bytes GB";
+	}
 }
 
 ?>
diff --git a/lib/template.php b/lib/template.php
index efa8dde8b9..bdb2ebab03 100644
--- a/lib/template.php
+++ b/lib/template.php
@@ -37,6 +37,20 @@ function image_path( $app, $file ){
 	return OC_HELPER::imagePath( $app, $file );
 }
 
+/**
+ *
+ */
+function mimetype_icon( $mimetype ){
+	return OC_HELPER::mimetypeIcon( $app, $file );
+}
+
+/**
+ *
+ */
+function human_file_size( $bytes ){
+	return OC_HELPER::humanFileSize( $bytes );
+}
+
 class OC_TEMPLATE{
 	private $renderas; // Create a full page?
 	private $application; // template Application