diff --git a/AddIns/ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.addin b/AddIns/ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.addin
index 082b8074ac..19c4d4c13f 100644
--- a/AddIns/ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.addin
+++ b/AddIns/ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.addin
@@ -606,6 +606,10 @@
 	</Path>
 	
 	<Path name = "/SharpDevelop/Pads/ProjectBrowser/ContextMenu/ReferenceNode">
+		<MenuItem id    = "RefreshReference"
+		          icon  = "Icons.16x16.BrowserRefresh"
+		          label = "${res:AddIns.HtmlHelp2.Refresh}"
+		          class = "ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Project.Commands.RefreshReference"/>
 		<MenuItem id    = "Remove"
 		          label = "${res:Global.RemoveButtonText}"
 		          icon  = "Icons.16x16.DeleteIcon"
diff --git a/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Gui/Pads/ProjectBrowser/Commands/ReferenceFolderNodeCommands.cs b/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Gui/Pads/ProjectBrowser/Commands/ReferenceFolderNodeCommands.cs
index 90665ad156..fd4d8badf9 100644
--- a/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Gui/Pads/ProjectBrowser/Commands/ReferenceFolderNodeCommands.cs
+++ b/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Gui/Pads/ProjectBrowser/Commands/ReferenceFolderNodeCommands.cs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Project.Commands
 								credential = dialog.Credential;
 							} else {
 								retry = false;
-							} 	
+							}
 						}
 					} else {
 						throw ex;
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Project.Commands
 						// Do not overwrite existing web references.
 						refDialog.WebReference.Name = WebReference.GetReferenceName(refDialog.WebReference.WebReferencesDirectory, refDialog.WebReference.Name);
 						refDialog.WebReference.Save();
-					
+						
 						foreach (ProjectItem item in refDialog.WebReference.Items) {
 							ProjectService.AddProjectItem(node.Project, item);
 						}
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Project.Commands
 
 						node.Project.Save();
 					}
-				}		
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		
@@ -178,4 +178,19 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Project.Commands
 			return webReferencesNode;
 		}
 	}
+	
+	public class RefreshReference : AbstractMenuCommand
+	{
+		public override void Run()
+		{
+			ReferenceNode node = Owner as ReferenceNode;
+			if (node != null)
+			{
+				ReferenceProjectItem item = node.ReferenceProjectItem;
+				if (item != null) {
+					ParserService.RefreshProjectContentForReference(item);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Gui/Pads/ProjectBrowser/TreeNodes/ReferenceNode.cs b/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Gui/Pads/ProjectBrowser/TreeNodes/ReferenceNode.cs
index c0a690089e..91a9798278 100644
--- a/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Gui/Pads/ProjectBrowser/TreeNodes/ReferenceNode.cs
+++ b/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Gui/Pads/ProjectBrowser/TreeNodes/ReferenceNode.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Project
 		
 		public ReferenceProjectItem ReferenceProjectItem {
 			get {
-				return ReferenceProjectItem;
+				return referenceProjectItem;
 			}
 		}