diff --git a/gitg/history/gitg-history-action-interface.vala b/gitg/history/gitg-history-action-interface.vala
index 09e4149a..32911246 100644
--- a/gitg/history/gitg-history-action-interface.vala
+++ b/gitg/history/gitg-history-action-interface.vala
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ class ActionInterface : Object, GitgExt.RefActionInterface
 		d_refs_list = refs_list;
 	}
 
+	public Gee.List<Gitg.Ref> references
+	{
+		owned get { return d_refs_list.references; }
+	}
+
 	public void add_ref(Gitg.Ref reference)
 	{
 		application.repository.clear_refs_cache();
diff --git a/gitg/history/gitg-history-refs-list.vala b/gitg/history/gitg-history-refs-list.vala
index a25cdb53..ed09d87e 100644
--- a/gitg/history/gitg-history-refs-list.vala
+++ b/gitg/history/gitg-history-refs-list.vala
@@ -555,6 +555,25 @@ public class RefsList : Gtk.ListBox
 		              SettingsBindFlags.GET | SettingsBindFlags.SET);
 	}
 
+	public Gee.List<Gitg.Ref> references
+	{
+		owned get
+		{
+			var ret = new Gee.LinkedList<Gitg.Ref>();
+
+			@foreach((child) => {
+				var row = child as RefRow;
+
+				if (row != null && row.reference != null)
+				{
+					ret.add(row.reference);
+				}
+			});
+
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
 	public string reference_sort_order
 	{
 		get
diff --git a/libgitg-ext/gitg-ext-ref-action-interface.vala b/libgitg-ext/gitg-ext-ref-action-interface.vala
index 4a349914..ee60a82e 100644
--- a/libgitg-ext/gitg-ext-ref-action-interface.vala
+++ b/libgitg-ext/gitg-ext-ref-action-interface.vala
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ public delegate void RefNameEditingDone(string new_name, bool cancelled);
 public interface RefActionInterface : Object
 {
 	public abstract Application application { owned get; construct set; }
+	public abstract Gee.List<Gitg.Ref> references { owned get; }
 
 	public abstract void add_ref(Gitg.Ref reference);
 	public abstract void remove_ref(Gitg.Ref reference);