diff --git a/modules/gridmap/grid_map_editor_plugin.cpp b/modules/gridmap/grid_map_editor_plugin.cpp
index 39f83b806a1..8875333307f 100644
--- a/modules/gridmap/grid_map_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/modules/gridmap/grid_map_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ void  GridMapEditor::_menu_option(int p_option) {
 
 		case MENU_OPTION_CONFIGURE: {
 
-			
+
 		} break;
 		case MENU_OPTION_LOCK_VIEW: {
 
@@ -706,9 +706,40 @@ struct _CGMEItemSort {
 
 };
 
+void GridMapEditor::_set_display_mode(int p_mode) {
+	if (display_mode==p_mode) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (p_mode == DISPLAY_LIST) {
+		mode_list->set_pressed(true);
+		mode_thumbnail->set_pressed(false);
+	} else if (p_mode == DISPLAY_THUMBNAIL) {
+		mode_list->set_pressed(false);
+		mode_thumbnail->set_pressed(true);
+	}
+
+	display_mode=p_mode;
+
+	update_pallete();
+}
+
 void GridMapEditor::update_pallete()  {
+	int selected = theme_pallete->get_current();
 
 	theme_pallete->clear();
+	if (display_mode == DISPLAY_THUMBNAIL) {
+		theme_pallete->set_max_columns(0);
+		theme_pallete->set_icon_mode(ItemList::ICON_MODE_TOP);
+	} else if (display_mode == DISPLAY_LIST){
+		theme_pallete->set_max_columns(1);
+		theme_pallete->set_icon_mode(ItemList::ICON_MODE_LEFT);
+	}
+
+	float min_size = EDITOR_DEF("grid_map/preview_size",64);
+	theme_pallete->set_min_icon_size(Size2(min_size, min_size));
+	theme_pallete->set_fixed_column_width(min_size + 4);
+	theme_pallete->set_max_text_lines(2);
 
 	Ref<MeshLibrary> theme = node->get_theme();
 
@@ -720,10 +751,6 @@ void GridMapEditor::update_pallete()  {
 	Vector<int> ids;
 	ids = theme->get_item_list();
 
-	TreeItem *root = theme_pallete->create_item(NULL);
-	theme_pallete->set_hide_root(true);
-	TreeItem *selected=NULL;
-
 	List<_CGMEItemSort> il;
 	for(int i=0;i<ids.size();i++) {
 
@@ -734,45 +761,31 @@ void GridMapEditor::update_pallete()  {
 	}
 	il.sort();
 
-	int col=0;
-	TreeItem *ti=NULL;
-	int selected_col=0;
+	int item = 0;
 
 	for(List<_CGMEItemSort>::Element *E=il.front();E;E=E->next()) {
-
 		int id = E->get().id;
 
-		if (col==0) {
-			ti = theme_pallete->create_item(root);
-		}
+		theme_pallete->add_item("");
 
 		String name=theme->get_item_name(id);
 		Ref<Texture> preview = theme->get_item_preview(id);
 
 		if (!preview.is_null()) {
-
-			ti->set_cell_mode(col,TreeItem::CELL_MODE_ICON);
-			ti->set_icon(col,preview);
-			ti->set_tooltip(col,name);
-		} else {
-
-			ti->set_text(col,name);
+			theme_pallete->set_item_icon(item, preview);
+			theme_pallete->set_item_tooltip(item, name);
 		}
-		ti->set_metadata(col,id);
-
-		if (selected_pallete==id) {
-			selected=ti;
-			selected_col=col;
+		if (name!="") {
+			theme_pallete->set_item_text(item,name);
 		}
+		theme_pallete->set_item_metadata(item, id);
 
-		col++;
-		if (col==theme_pallete->get_columns())
-			col=0;
-
+		item++;
 	}
 
-	if (selected)
-		selected->select(selected_col);
+	if (selected!=-1) {
+		theme_pallete->select(selected);
+	}
 
 	last_theme=theme.operator->();
 }
@@ -842,6 +855,9 @@ void GridMapEditor::edit(GridMap *p_gridmap) {
 			VisualServer::get_singleton()->instance_geometry_set_flag(grid_instance[i],VS::INSTANCE_FLAG_VISIBLE,false);
 
 		}
+
+		VisualServer::get_singleton()->instance_geometry_set_flag(cursor_instance, VS::INSTANCE_FLAG_VISIBLE,false);
+
 		_clear_areas();
 
 		return;
@@ -951,7 +967,7 @@ void GridMapEditor::update_grid() {
 
 	grid_xform.origin.x-=1; //force update in hackish way.. what do i care
 
-	VS *vs = VS::get_singleton();
+	//VS *vs = VS::get_singleton();
 
 	grid_ofs[edit_axis]=edit_floor[edit_axis]*node->get_cell_size();
 
@@ -976,7 +992,7 @@ void GridMapEditor::_notification(int p_what) {
 
 	if (p_what==NOTIFICATION_ENTER_TREE) {
 
-		theme_pallete->connect("cell_selected", this,"_item_selected_cbk");
+		theme_pallete->connect("item_selected", this,"_item_selected_cbk");
 		edit_mode->connect("item_selected", this,"_edit_mode_changed");
 		area_list->connect("item_edited", this,"_area_renamed");
 		area_list->connect("item_selected", this,"_area_selected");
@@ -1014,7 +1030,7 @@ void GridMapEditor::_notification(int p_what) {
 		if (xf!=grid_xform) {
 			for(int i=0;i<3;i++) {
 
-				
+
 				VS::get_singleton()->instance_set_transform(grid_instance[i],xf * edit_grid_xform);
 			}
 			grid_xform=xf;
@@ -1063,18 +1079,8 @@ void GridMapEditor::_update_cursor_instance() {
 
 }
 
-void GridMapEditor::_item_selected_cbk() {
-
-	TreeItem *it = theme_pallete->get_selected();
-	if (it) {
-
-		selected_pallete=it->get_metadata(theme_pallete->get_selected_column());
-
-	} else {
-
-		selected_pallete=-1;
-
-	}
+void GridMapEditor::_item_selected_cbk(int idx) {
+	selected_pallete=theme_pallete->get_item_metadata(idx);
 
 	_update_cursor_instance();
 
@@ -1179,7 +1185,7 @@ void GridMapEditor::_bind_methods() {
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method("_area_selected",&GridMapEditor::_area_selected);
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method("_floor_changed",&GridMapEditor::_floor_changed);
 
-
+	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("_set_display_mode","mode"), &GridMapEditor::_set_display_mode);
 }
 
 
@@ -1240,6 +1246,9 @@ GridMapEditor::GridMapEditor(EditorNode *p_editor) {
 	clip_mode=CLIP_DISABLED;
 	options->get_popup()->connect("item_pressed", this,"_menu_option");
 
+	HBoxContainer *hb = memnew( HBoxContainer );
+	add_child(hb);
+	hb->set_h_size_flags(SIZE_EXPAND_FILL);
 
 	edit_mode = memnew(OptionButton);
 	edit_mode->set_area_as_parent_rect();
@@ -1247,13 +1256,27 @@ GridMapEditor::GridMapEditor(EditorNode *p_editor) {
 	edit_mode->set_anchor_and_margin(MARGIN_RIGHT,ANCHOR_END,14);;
 	edit_mode->add_item("Tiles");
 	edit_mode->add_item("Areas");
-	add_child(edit_mode);
+	hb->add_child(edit_mode);
+	edit_mode->set_h_size_flags(SIZE_EXPAND_FILL);
 
+	mode_thumbnail = memnew( ToolButton );
+	mode_thumbnail->set_toggle_mode(true);
+	mode_thumbnail->set_pressed(true);
+	mode_thumbnail->set_icon(p_editor->get_gui_base()->get_icon("FileThumbnail","EditorIcons"));
+	hb->add_child(mode_thumbnail);
+	mode_thumbnail->connect("pressed", this, "_set_display_mode", varray(DISPLAY_THUMBNAIL));
+
+	mode_list = memnew( ToolButton );
+	mode_list->set_toggle_mode(true);
+	mode_list->set_pressed(false);
+	mode_list->set_icon(p_editor->get_gui_base()->get_icon("FileList", "EditorIcons"));
+	hb->add_child(mode_list);
+	mode_list->connect("pressed", this, "_set_display_mode", varray(DISPLAY_LIST));
+
+	display_mode = DISPLAY_THUMBNAIL;
 	selected_area=-1;
 
-
-	theme_pallete = memnew( Tree );
-	theme_pallete->set_columns(3);
+	theme_pallete = memnew( ItemList );
 	add_child(theme_pallete);
 	theme_pallete->set_v_size_flags(SIZE_EXPAND_FILL);
 
diff --git a/modules/gridmap/grid_map_editor_plugin.h b/modules/gridmap/grid_map_editor_plugin.h
index 716ef66f0d1..26fe8f20dcd 100644
--- a/modules/gridmap/grid_map_editor_plugin.h
+++ b/modules/gridmap/grid_map_editor_plugin.h
@@ -40,10 +40,8 @@
 class SpatialEditorPlugin;
 
 class GridMapEditor : public VBoxContainer {
-
 	OBJ_TYPE(GridMapEditor, VBoxContainer );
 
-
 	enum {
 
 		GRID_CURSOR_SIZE=50
@@ -66,6 +64,10 @@ class GridMapEditor : public VBoxContainer {
 		CLIP_BELOW
 	};
 
+	enum DisplayMode {
+	    DISPLAY_THUMBNAIL,
+	    DISPLAY_LIST
+	};
 
 	UndoRedo *undo_redo;
 	InputAction input_action;
@@ -73,6 +75,8 @@ class GridMapEditor : public VBoxContainer {
 	MenuButton * options;
 	SpinBox *floor;
 	OptionButton *edit_mode;
+	ToolButton *mode_thumbnail;
+	ToolButton *mode_list;
 	HBoxContainer *spatial_editor_hb;
 
 	struct SetItem {
@@ -132,6 +136,7 @@ class GridMapEditor : public VBoxContainer {
 	Vector3 cursor_origin;
 	Vector3 last_mouseover;
 
+	int display_mode;
 	int selected_pallete;
 	int selected_area;
 	int cursor_rot;
@@ -183,9 +188,10 @@ class GridMapEditor : public VBoxContainer {
 	void _configure();
 	void _menu_option(int);
 	void update_pallete();
-	Tree *theme_pallete;
+	void _set_display_mode(int p_mode);
+	ItemList *theme_pallete;
 	Tree *area_list;
-	void _item_selected_cbk();
+	void _item_selected_cbk(int idx);
 	void _update_cursor_transform();
 	void _update_cursor_instance();
 	void _update_clip();
diff --git a/tools/editor/plugins/tile_map_editor_plugin.cpp b/tools/editor/plugins/tile_map_editor_plugin.cpp
index 5c82973da47..7d5f2669aa0 100644
--- a/tools/editor/plugins/tile_map_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/plugins/tile_map_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -71,22 +71,19 @@ void TileMapEditor::_canvas_mouse_exit()  {
 }
 
 int TileMapEditor::get_selected_tile() const {
-
-	TreeItem *item = palette->get_selected();
-	if (!item)
+	int item = palette->get_current();
+	if (item==-1)
 		return TileMap::INVALID_CELL;
-	return item->get_metadata(0);
+	return palette->get_item_metadata(item);
 }
 
 void TileMapEditor::set_selected_tile(int p_tile) {
-	TreeItem *item = palette->get_root()->get_children();
-	while (item) {
-		if ((int)item->get_metadata(0) == p_tile) {
-			item->select(0);
-			palette->ensure_cursor_is_visible();
-			break;
-		}
-		item = item->get_next();
+	for (int i = 0; i < palette->get_item_count(); i++) {
+	    if (palette->get_item_metadata(i).operator int() == p_tile) {
+	        palette->select(i,true);
+	        palette->ensure_current_is_visible();
+	        break;
+	    }
 	}
 }
 
@@ -95,7 +92,7 @@ void TileMapEditor::_set_cell_shortened(const Point2& p_pos,int p_value,bool p_f
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!node);
 	node->set_cell(floor(p_pos.x), floor(p_pos.y), p_value, p_flip_h, p_flip_v, p_transpose);
 }
-	
+
 void TileMapEditor::_set_cell(const Point2i& p_pos,int p_value,bool p_flip_h, bool p_flip_v, bool p_transpose,bool p_with_undo) {
 
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!node);
@@ -120,42 +117,77 @@ void TileMapEditor::_set_cell(const Point2i& p_pos,int p_value,bool p_flip_h, bo
 
 }
 
+void TileMapEditor::_set_display_mode(int p_mode) {
+	if (display_mode == p_mode) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	switch (p_mode) {
+		case DISPLAY_THUMBNAIL: {
+			button_thumbnail->set_pressed(true);
+			button_list->set_pressed(false);
+		} break;
+		case DISPLAY_LIST: {
+			button_thumbnail->set_pressed(false);
+			button_list->set_pressed(true);
+		} break;
+	}
+
+	display_mode = p_mode;
+
+	_update_palette();
+}
+
 void TileMapEditor::_update_palette() {
 
 	if (!node)
 		return;
 
-	palette->clear();;
+	palette->clear();
 
 	Ref<TileSet> tileset=node->get_tileset();
 	if (!tileset.is_valid())
 		return;
 
-
-	TreeItem *root = palette->create_item();
-	palette->set_hide_root(true);
 	List<int> tiles;
 	tileset->get_tile_list(&tiles);
 
+	if (display_mode == DISPLAY_THUMBNAIL) {
+		palette->set_max_columns(0);
+		palette->set_icon_mode(ItemList::ICON_MODE_TOP);
+	} else if (display_mode == DISPLAY_LIST) {
+		palette->set_max_columns(1);
+		palette->set_icon_mode(ItemList::ICON_MODE_LEFT);
+	}
+
+	palette->set_max_text_lines(2);
+
 	for(List<int>::Element *E=tiles.front();E;E=E->next()) {
+		palette->add_item("");
 
-		TreeItem *tile = palette->create_item(root);
-
-		tile->set_icon_max_width(0,64);
 		Ref<Texture> tex = tileset->tile_get_texture(E->get());
+
 		if (tex.is_valid()) {
-			tile->set_icon(0,tex);
 			Rect2 region = tileset->tile_get_region(E->get());
-			if (region!=Rect2())
-				tile->set_icon_region(0,region);
 
-		} else if (tileset->tile_get_name(E->get())!="")
-			tile->set_text(0,tileset->tile_get_name(E->get()));
-		else
-			tile->set_text(0,"#"+itos(E->get()));
+			if (region==Rect2()) {
+			    continue;
+			}
 
-		tile->set_metadata(0,E->get());
+			Image data = VS::get_singleton()->texture_get_data(tex->get_rid());
 
+			Ref<ImageTexture> img = memnew( ImageTexture );
+			img->create_from_image(data.get_rect(region));
+
+			palette->set_item_icon(palette->get_item_count()-1, img);
+		}
+
+		if (tileset->tile_get_name(E->get())!="") {
+			palette->set_item_text(palette->get_item_count()-1, tileset->tile_get_name(E->get()));
+		} else {
+			palette->set_item_text(palette->get_item_count()-1, "#"+itos(E->get()));
+		}
+		palette->set_item_metadata(palette->get_item_count()-1, E->get());
 	}
 }
 
@@ -387,7 +419,7 @@ bool TileMapEditor::forward_input_event(const InputEvent& p_event) {
 			}
 
 			if (tool==TOOL_ERASING) {
-				Point2i local =over_tile;				
+				Point2i local =over_tile;
 				if (!paint_undo.has(over_tile)) {
 					paint_undo[over_tile]=_get_op_from_cell(over_tile);
 				}
@@ -641,7 +673,7 @@ void TileMapEditor::_canvas_draw() {
 					Ref<Texture> t = ts->tile_get_texture(st);
 					if (t.is_valid()) {
 						Vector2 from = node->map_to_world(over_tile)+node->get_cell_draw_offset();
-						Rect2 r = ts->tile_get_region(st);												
+						Rect2 r = ts->tile_get_region(st);
 						Size2 sc = xform.get_scale();
 						if (mirror_x->is_pressed())
 							sc.x*=-1.0;
@@ -755,7 +787,7 @@ void TileMapEditor::_bind_methods() {
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("_tileset_settings_changed"),&TileMapEditor::_tileset_settings_changed);
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("_update_transform_buttons"),&TileMapEditor::_update_transform_buttons);
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("_set_cell_shortened","pos","tile","flip_x","flip_y","transpose"),&TileMapEditor::_set_cell_shortened,DEFVAL(false),DEFVAL(false),DEFVAL(false));
-
+	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("_set_display_mode","mode"),&TileMapEditor::_set_display_mode);
 }
 
 TileMapEditor::CellOp TileMapEditor::_get_op_from_cell(const Point2i& p_pos)
@@ -777,7 +809,7 @@ void TileMapEditor::_update_transform_buttons(Object *p_button) {
 	//ERR_FAIL_NULL(p_button);
 	ToolButton *b=p_button->cast_to<ToolButton>();
 	//ERR_FAIL_COND(!b);
-	
+
 	mirror_x->set_block_signals(true);
 	mirror_y->set_block_signals(true);
 	transpose->set_block_signals(true);
@@ -785,7 +817,7 @@ void TileMapEditor::_update_transform_buttons(Object *p_button) {
 	rotate_90->set_block_signals(true);
 	rotate_180->set_block_signals(true);
 	rotate_270->set_block_signals(true);
-	
+
 	if (b == rotate_0) {
 		mirror_x->set_pressed(false);
 		mirror_y->set_pressed(false);
@@ -806,7 +838,7 @@ void TileMapEditor::_update_transform_buttons(Object *p_button) {
 		mirror_y->set_pressed(true);
 		transpose->set_pressed(true);
 	}
-	
+
 	rotate_0->set_pressed(!mirror_x->is_pressed() && !mirror_y->is_pressed() && !transpose->is_pressed());
 	rotate_90->set_pressed(mirror_x->is_pressed() && !mirror_y->is_pressed() && transpose->is_pressed());
 	rotate_180->set_pressed(mirror_x->is_pressed() && mirror_y->is_pressed() && !transpose->is_pressed());
@@ -833,8 +865,27 @@ TileMapEditor::TileMapEditor(EditorNode *p_editor) {
 	ec->set_custom_minimum_size(Size2(mw,0));
 	add_child(ec);
 
+	HBoxContainer *hb = memnew( HBoxContainer );
+	add_child(hb);
+	hb->set_h_size_flags(SIZE_EXPAND_FILL);
+	hb->add_spacer(true);
+
+	button_thumbnail = memnew( ToolButton );
+	button_thumbnail->set_toggle_mode(true);
+	button_thumbnail->set_pressed(true);
+	button_thumbnail->set_icon(p_editor->get_gui_base()->get_icon("FileThumbnail","EditorIcons"));
+	hb->add_child(button_thumbnail);
+	button_thumbnail->connect("pressed", this, "_set_display_mode", varray(DISPLAY_THUMBNAIL));
+
+	button_list = memnew( ToolButton );
+	button_list->set_toggle_mode(true);
+	button_list->set_pressed(false);
+	button_list->set_icon(p_editor->get_gui_base()->get_icon("FileList","EditorIcons"));
+	hb->add_child(button_list);
+	button_list->connect("pressed", this, "_set_display_mode", varray(DISPLAY_LIST));
+
 	// Add tile palette
-	palette = memnew( Tree );
+	palette = memnew( ItemList );
 	palette->set_v_size_flags(SIZE_EXPAND_FILL);
 	add_child(palette);
 
@@ -886,7 +937,7 @@ TileMapEditor::TileMapEditor(EditorNode *p_editor) {
 	rotate_270->connect("pressed", this, "_update_transform_buttons", make_binds(rotate_270));
 	canvas_item_editor_hb->add_child(rotate_270);
 	canvas_item_editor_hb->hide();
-	
+
 	rotate_0->set_pressed(true);
 	tool=TOOL_NONE;
 	selection_active=false;
diff --git a/tools/editor/plugins/tile_map_editor_plugin.h b/tools/editor/plugins/tile_map_editor_plugin.h
index eaa5c256d78..74d1573d0fd 100644
--- a/tools/editor/plugins/tile_map_editor_plugin.h
+++ b/tools/editor/plugins/tile_map_editor_plugin.h
@@ -55,10 +55,18 @@ class TileMapEditor : public VBoxContainer {
 		TOOL_PICKING
 	};
 
+	enum DisplayMode {
+	    DISPLAY_THUMBNAIL,
+	    DISPLAY_LIST
+	};
+
 	Tool tool;
 	Control *canvas_item_editor;
 
-	Tree *palette;
+	int display_mode;
+	ItemList *palette;
+	ToolButton *button_thumbnail;
+	ToolButton *button_list;
 	EditorNode *editor;
 	Panel *panel;
 	TileMap *node;
@@ -95,6 +103,7 @@ class TileMapEditor : public VBoxContainer {
 	int get_selected_tile() const;
 	void set_selected_tile(int p_tile);
 
+	void _set_display_mode(int p_mode);
 	void _update_palette();
 	void _canvas_draw();
 	void _menu_option(int p_option);