diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index d42636a01..9e433e455 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 CHANGES IN FLTK 1.1.0rc5
 
+	- The newButton and previewButton widgets are now public
+	  members of the Fl_File_Chooser class.  This allows
+	  developers to disable or hide the "new directory" and
+	  "preview" buttons as desired.
 	- Added new visible focus flag bit and methods to
 	  Fl_Widget, so it is now possible to do both global and
 	  per-widget keyboard focus control.
diff --git a/FL/Fl_File_Chooser.H b/FL/Fl_File_Chooser.H
index f53068f00..46b31a470 100644
--- a/FL/Fl_File_Chooser.H
+++ b/FL/Fl_File_Chooser.H
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ private:
   Fl_Menu_Button *favoritesButton;
   inline void cb_favoritesButton_i(Fl_Menu_Button*, void*);
   static void cb_favoritesButton(Fl_Menu_Button*, void*);
+public:
   Fl_Button *newButton;
+private:
   inline void cb_newButton_i(Fl_Button*, void*);
   static void cb_newButton(Fl_Button*, void*);
   inline void cb__i(Fl_Tile*, void*);
@@ -61,7 +63,9 @@ private:
   inline void cb_fileList_i(Fl_File_Browser*, void*);
   static void cb_fileList(Fl_File_Browser*, void*);
   Fl_Box *previewBox;
+public:
   Fl_Check_Button *previewButton;
+private:
   inline void cb_previewButton_i(Fl_Check_Button*, void*);
   static void cb_previewButton(Fl_Check_Button*, void*);
   Fl_File_Input *fileName;
diff --git a/documentation/Fl_File_Chooser.html b/documentation/Fl_File_Chooser.html
index 68f81bd4d..42b4a5a10 100644
--- a/documentation/Fl_File_Chooser.html
+++ b/documentation/Fl_File_Chooser.html
@@ -86,6 +86,15 @@ dialogs:
 <P>The <TT>sort</TT> member specifies the sort function that is
 used when loading the contents of a directory.
 
+<H3>Public Members</H3>
+
+<P>The <CODE>Fl_File_Chooser</CODE> class exports the "new
+directory" (<CODE>newButton</CODE>) and "preview"
+(<CODE>previewButton</CODE>) widgets so that application
+developers can control their appearance and use. For more
+complex customization, consider copying the FLTK file chooser
+code and changing it accordingly.
+
 <H3>Methods</H3>
 
 <UL>
diff --git a/src/Fl_File_Chooser.fl b/src/Fl_File_Chooser.fl
index 50ee3f0cd..12d9e5bca 100644
--- a/src/Fl_File_Chooser.fl
+++ b/src/Fl_File_Chooser.fl
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ window->hide();} open
           code0 {favoritesButton->label(favorites_label);}
         } {}
         Fl_Button newButton {
-          callback {newdir();}
-          private tooltip {Create a new directory.} image {new.xbm} xywh {455 10 25 25} labelsize 8
+          callback {newdir();} selected
+          tooltip {Create a new directory.} image {new.xbm} xywh {455 10 25 25} labelsize 8
           code0 {\#include <FL/Fl_Preferences.H>}
         }
       }
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ window->hide();} open
           Fl_Check_Button previewButton {
             label Preview
             callback {preview(previewButton->value());}
-            private xywh {405 275 75 20} down_box DOWN_BOX shortcut 0x80070 value 1
+            xywh {405 275 75 20} down_box DOWN_BOX shortcut 0x80070 value 1
             code0 {previewButton->label(preview_label);}
           }
           Fl_Box {} {
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ else
   }
   decl {static const char *all_files_label;} {public
   }
-  decl {static const char *custom_filter_label;} {selected public
+  decl {static const char *custom_filter_label;} {public
   }
   decl {static const char *existing_file_label;} {public
   }