diff --git a/indra/newview/llfloateroutbox.cpp b/indra/newview/llfloateroutbox.cpp
index c5ece0ccd64701b1ef6bf1c2faee5cf9f3934656..86387c548a34c3c062118989b2271e30cfef090b 100755
--- a/indra/newview/llfloateroutbox.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llfloateroutbox.cpp
@@ -697,6 +697,10 @@ BOOL LLFloaterMerchantItems::postBuild()
 	mCategoryAddedObserver = new LLMerchantItemsAddedObserver(this);
 	gInventory.addObserver(mCategoryAddedObserver);
 	
+    // Merov : Debug : fetch aggressively so we can create test data right onOpen()
+    llinfos << "Merov : postBuild, do fetchContent() ahead of time" << llendl;
+	fetchContents();
+
 	return TRUE;
 }
 
@@ -737,6 +741,26 @@ void LLFloaterMerchantItems::onOpen(const LLSD& key)
 	// Trigger fetch of the contents
 	//
 	fetchContents();
+    
+    // Merov : Debug : Create fake Marketplace data if none is present
+	if (LLMarketplaceData::instance().isEmpty() && (getFolderCount() > 0))
+	{
+        LLInventoryModel::cat_array_t* cats;
+        LLInventoryModel::item_array_t* items;
+        gInventory.getDirectDescendentsOf(mRootFolderId, cats, items);
+
+        int index = 0;
+        for (LLInventoryModel::cat_array_t::iterator iter = cats->begin(); iter != cats->end(); iter++, index++)
+        {
+            LLViewerInventoryCategory* category = *iter;
+            LLMarketplaceData::instance().addTestItem(category->getUUID());
+            if (index%2)
+            {
+                LLMarketplaceData::instance().setListingID(category->getUUID(),"TestingID1234");
+            }
+            LLMarketplaceData::instance().setActivation(category->getUUID(),(index%3 == 0));
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 void LLFloaterMerchantItems::onFocusReceived()
diff --git a/indra/newview/llmarketplacefunctions.cpp b/indra/newview/llmarketplacefunctions.cpp
index d231202f403186138358e6289968d72487e110fc..b39889c721654fc50ef7adb139a135d9e0961c4c 100755
--- a/indra/newview/llmarketplacefunctions.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llmarketplacefunctions.cpp
@@ -629,10 +629,12 @@ bool LLMarketplaceData::setActivation(const LLUUID& folder_id, bool activate)
 // Test methods
 void LLMarketplaceData::addTestItem(const LLUUID& folder_id)
 {
+    llinfos << "Merov : addTestItem, id = " << folder_id << llendl;
 	mMarketplaceItems[folder_id] = LLMarketplaceTuple(folder_id);
 }
 void LLMarketplaceData::addTestItem(const LLUUID& folder_id, const LLUUID& version_id)
 {
+    llinfos << "Merov : addTestItem, id = " << folder_id << ", version = " << version_id << llendl;
 	mMarketplaceItems[folder_id] = LLMarketplaceTuple(folder_id);
     setVersionFolderID(folder_id, version_id);
 }
diff --git a/indra/newview/llmarketplacefunctions.h b/indra/newview/llmarketplacefunctions.h
index c3cde740a21cea1606693cc09adfd5ab29749d64..c86df084767c83dd0baa5aba23409f4be6224376 100755
--- a/indra/newview/llmarketplacefunctions.h
+++ b/indra/newview/llmarketplacefunctions.h
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ class LLMarketplaceData
 public:
 	LLMarketplaceData();
     
+    bool isEmpty() { return (mMarketplaceItems.size() == 0); }
+    
     // Access Marketplace Data : methods return default value if the folder_id can't be found
     bool getActivationState(const LLUUID& folder_id);
     std::string getListingID(const LLUUID& folder_id);