diff --git a/qubesmanager/settings.py b/qubesmanager/settings.py
index db10e0a..adcf21c 100755
--- a/qubesmanager/settings.py
+++ b/qubesmanager/settings.py
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ class VMSettingsWindow(ui_settingsdlg.Ui_SettingsDialog, QtGui.QDialog):
 
         ####### services tab
         self.__init_services_tab__()
-        self.service_line_edit.returnPressed.connect(self.__add_service__)
+        self.service_line_edit.lineEdit().returnPressed.connect(
+            self.__add_service__)
         self.add_srv_button.clicked.connect(self.__add_service__)
         self.remove_srv_button.clicked.connect(self.__remove_service__)
 
@@ -943,8 +944,25 @@ class VMSettingsWindow(ui_settingsdlg.Ui_SettingsDialog, QtGui.QDialog):
             QtCore.SIGNAL("itemClicked(QListWidgetItem *)"),
             self.services_item_clicked)
 
+        # add suggested services
+        self.service_line_edit.addItem('clocksync')
+        self.service_line_edit.addItem('crond')
+        self.service_line_edit.addItem('cups')
+        self.service_line_edit.addItem('disable-default-route')
+        self.service_line_edit.addItem('disable-dns-server')
+        self.service_line_edit.addItem('meminfo-writer')
+        self.service_line_edit.addItem('network-manager')
+        self.service_line_edit.addItem('qubes-firewall')
+        self.service_line_edit.addItem('qubes-network')
+        self.service_line_edit.addItem('qubes-update-check')
+        self.service_line_edit.addItem('qubes-updates-proxy')
+        self.service_line_edit.addItem('qubes-yum-proxy')
+        self.service_line_edit.addItem('updates-proxy-setup')
+        self.service_line_edit.addItem('yum-proxy-setup')
+        self.service_line_edit.setEditText("")
+
     def __add_service__(self):
-        srv = str(self.service_line_edit.text()).strip()
+        srv = str(self.service_line_edit.currentText()).strip()
         if srv != "":
             if srv in self.new_srv_dict:
                 QtGui.QMessageBox.information(
diff --git a/ui/settingsdlg.ui b/ui/settingsdlg.ui
index b9ea296..b255690 100644
--- a/ui/settingsdlg.ui
+++ b/ui/settingsdlg.ui
@@ -1275,51 +1275,44 @@ border-width: 1px;</string>
          <string>Services</string>
         </attribute>
         <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_5">
-         <item row="0" column="0">
-          <widget class="QLineEdit" name="service_line_edit"/>
-         </item>
-         <item row="0" column="1">
-          <widget class="QPushButton" name="add_srv_button">
-           <property name="text">
-            <string/>
+         <item row="6" column="1">
+          <spacer name="verticalSpacer_5">
+           <property name="orientation">
+            <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
            </property>
-           <property name="icon">
-            <iconset resource="../resources.qrc">
-             <normaloff>:/add.png</normaloff>:/add.png</iconset>
-           </property>
-           <property name="iconSize">
+           <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
             <size>
-             <width>24</width>
-             <height>24</height>
+             <width>20</width>
+             <height>40</height>
             </size>
            </property>
-          </widget>
+          </spacer>
          </item>
-         <item row="4" column="0" rowspan="2">
+         <item row="5" column="0" rowspan="2">
           <widget class="QListWidget" name="services_list"/>
          </item>
-         <item row="6" column="0" colspan="2">
+         <item row="7" column="0" colspan="2">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_7">
            <property name="text">
             <string>Checked services will be turned on.</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
-         <item row="7" column="0" colspan="2">
+         <item row="8" column="0" colspan="2">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_8">
            <property name="text">
             <string>Unchecked services will be turned off.</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
-         <item row="8" column="0" colspan="2">
+         <item row="9" column="0" colspan="2">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_9">
            <property name="text">
             <string>Unlisted services will follow default settings.</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
-         <item row="4" column="1">
+         <item row="5" column="1">
           <widget class="QPushButton" name="remove_srv_button">
            <property name="text">
             <string/>
@@ -1336,18 +1329,32 @@ border-width: 1px;</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
-         <item row="5" column="1">
-          <spacer name="verticalSpacer_5">
-           <property name="orientation">
-            <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+         <item row="1" column="0">
+          <widget class="QComboBox" name="service_line_edit">
+           <property name="toolTip">
+            <string>Services listed here are only base Qubes services - other services may be installed and implemented.</string>
            </property>
-           <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+           <property name="editable">
+            <bool>true</bool>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+         <item row="1" column="1">
+          <widget class="QPushButton" name="add_srv_button">
+           <property name="text">
+            <string/>
+           </property>
+           <property name="icon">
+            <iconset resource="../resources.qrc">
+             <normaloff>:/add.png</normaloff>:/add.png</iconset>
+           </property>
+           <property name="iconSize">
             <size>
-             <width>20</width>
-             <height>40</height>
+             <width>24</width>
+             <height>24</height>
             </size>
            </property>
-          </spacer>
+          </widget>
          </item>
         </layout>
        </widget>