diff --git a/openlp/core/ui/servicemanager.py b/openlp/core/ui/servicemanager.py
index 97430bd87..76745f213 100644
--- a/openlp/core/ui/servicemanager.py
+++ b/openlp/core/ui/servicemanager.py
@@ -186,6 +186,10 @@ class ServiceManager(QtGui.QWidget):
             QtCore.SIGNAL(u'theme_update_list'), self.updateThemeList)
         QtCore.QObject.connect(Receiver.get_receiver(),
             QtCore.SIGNAL(u'servicemanager_next_item'), self.nextItem)
+        QtCore.QObject.connect(Receiver.get_receiver(),
+            QtCore.SIGNAL(u'servicemanager_previous_item'), self.previousItem)
+        QtCore.QObject.connect(Receiver.get_receiver(),
+            QtCore.SIGNAL(u'servicemanager_list_request'), self.listRequest)
         QtCore.QObject.connect(Receiver.get_receiver(),
             QtCore.SIGNAL(u'config_updated'), self.regenerateServiceItems)
         # Last little bits of setting up
@@ -287,6 +291,26 @@ class ServiceManager(QtGui.QWidget):
                 lookFor = 1
             serviceIterator += 1
 
+    def previousItem(self):
+        """
+        Called by the SlideController to select the
+        previous service item
+        """
+        if len(self.ServiceManagerList.selectedItems()) == 0:
+            return
+        selected = self.ServiceManagerList.selectedItems()[0]
+        prevItem = None
+        serviceIterator = QtGui.QTreeWidgetItemIterator(self.ServiceManagerList)
+        while serviceIterator.value():
+            if serviceIterator.value() == selected:
+                if prevItem:
+                    self.ServiceManagerList.setCurrentItem(prevItem)
+                    self.makeLive()
+                return
+            if serviceIterator.value().parent() is None:
+                prevItem = serviceIterator.value()
+            serviceIterator += 1
+
     def onMoveSelectionUp(self):
         """
         Moves the selection up the window
@@ -817,3 +841,10 @@ class ServiceManager(QtGui.QWidget):
             return item.data(0, QtCore.Qt.UserRole).toInt()[0]
         else:
             return parentitem.data(0, QtCore.Qt.UserRole).toInt()[0]
+            
+    def listRequest(self, message=None):
+        data = []
+        for item in self.serviceItems:
+            service_item = item[u'service_item']
+            data.append([service_item.title])
+        Receiver.send_message(u'servicemanager_list_response', data)
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/alerts/lib/alertsmanager.py b/openlp/plugins/alerts/lib/alertsmanager.py
index a933d49fd..ee91e190e 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/alerts/lib/alertsmanager.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/alerts/lib/alertsmanager.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class AlertsManager(QtCore.QObject):
         QtCore.QObject.connect(Receiver.get_receiver(),
             QtCore.SIGNAL(u'maindisplay_active'), self.generateAlert)
         QtCore.QObject.connect(Receiver.get_receiver(),
-            QtCore.SIGNAL(u'alerts_text'), self.displayAlert)
+            QtCore.SIGNAL(u'alerts_text'), self.onAlertText)
         QtCore.QObject.connect(Receiver.get_receiver(),
             QtCore.SIGNAL(u'config_screen_changed'), self.screenChanged)
 
@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@ class AlertsManager(QtCore.QObject):
         self.parent.maindisplay.setAlertSize(self.alertScreenPosition,\
             self.alertHeight)
 
+    def onAlertText(self, message):
+        """
+        Called via a alerts_text event. Message is single element array
+        containing text
+        """
+        self.displayAlert(message[0])
+        
     def displayAlert(self, text=u''):
         """
         Called from the Alert Tab to display an alert