diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1026ab0..4cf8380 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ qt_add_executable(SagoImageBrowser
     src/exifreader.cpp
     src/exifreader.h
     src/pathcompletermodel.cpp
-    src/pathcompletermodel.h)
+    src/pathcompletermodel.h
+    src/thumbnaildelegate.cpp
+    src/thumbnaildelegate.h)
 
 target_include_directories(SagoImageBrowser PRIVATE ${EXIV2_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 target_link_libraries(SagoImageBrowser PRIVATE Qt6::Widgets ${EXIV2_LIBRARIES})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/imagemodel.cpp b/src/imagemodel.cpp
index 93cc8d4..27f2401 100644
--- a/src/imagemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/imagemodel.cpp
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ QVariant ImageModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
     if (role == Qt::DisplayRole)
         return item.displayName;
 
+    if (role == Qt::UserRole)
+        return item.isFolder;
+
     return {};
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
index 97b6eb5..0fd7ed4 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "exifreader.h"
 #include "fsdirmodel.h"
 #include "pathcompletermodel.h"
+#include "thumbnaildelegate.h"
 
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QTreeView>
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ void MainWindow::setupUi()
     m_listView->setSpacing(4);
     m_listView->setWordWrap(true);
     m_listView->setTextElideMode(Qt::ElideRight);
+    m_listView->setItemDelegate(new ThumbnailDelegate(this));
 
     // Preview pane (right)
     m_previewLabel = new QLabel;
diff --git a/src/thumbnaildelegate.cpp b/src/thumbnaildelegate.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6867107
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/thumbnaildelegate.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+#include "thumbnaildelegate.h"
+
+#include <QPainter>
+#include <QApplication>
+#include <QStyle>
+#include <QTextOption>
+#include <QFontMetrics>
+
+ThumbnailDelegate::ThumbnailDelegate(QObject *parent)
+    : QStyledItemDelegate(parent)
+{
+}
+
+void ThumbnailDelegate::paint(QPainter *painter,
+                              const QStyleOptionViewItem &option,
+                              const QModelIndex &index) const
+{
+    painter->save();
+
+    // Folder items use the default delegate rendering unchanged
+    if (index.data(Qt::UserRole).toBool()) {
+        painter->restore();
+        QStyledItemDelegate::paint(painter, option, index);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Draw selection / hover background
+    QStyle *style = option.widget ? option.widget->style() : QApplication::style();
+    QStyleOptionViewItem bgOption = option;
+    bgOption.showDecorationSelected = true;
+    style->drawPrimitive(QStyle::PE_PanelItemViewItem, &bgOption, painter, option.widget);
+
+    const QRect cellRect = option.rect;
+
+    // Fixed icon zone: top IconZoneHeight pixels of the cell
+    const QRect iconZone(cellRect.left(), cellRect.top(),
+                         cellRect.width(), IconZoneHeight);
+
+    // Fixed text zone: everything below the icon zone
+    const QRect textZone(cellRect.left(), cellRect.top() + IconZoneHeight,
+                         cellRect.width(), cellRect.height() - IconZoneHeight);
+
+    // --- Draw icon centered within the icon zone ---
+    const QVariant decorData = index.data(Qt::DecorationRole);
+    QPixmap pixmap;
+    if (decorData.userType() == QMetaType::QPixmap) {
+        pixmap = qvariant_cast<QPixmap>(decorData);
+    } else if (decorData.userType() == QMetaType::QIcon) {
+        pixmap = qvariant_cast<QIcon>(decorData).pixmap(option.decorationSize);
+    }
+    if (!pixmap.isNull()) {
+        // Center the pixmap in the icon zone
+        const int x = iconZone.left() + (iconZone.width()  - pixmap.width())  / 2;
+        const int y = iconZone.top()  + (iconZone.height() - pixmap.height()) / 2;
+        painter->drawPixmap(x, y, pixmap);
+    }
+
+    // --- Draw text top-aligned within the text zone ---
+    const QString text = index.data(Qt::DisplayRole).toString();
+    if (!text.isEmpty()) {
+        QColor textColor = option.palette.color(
+            (option.state & QStyle::State_Selected) ? QPalette::HighlightedText
+                                                    : QPalette::Text);
+        painter->setPen(textColor);
+        painter->setFont(option.font);
+
+        QTextOption textOpt;
+        textOpt.setAlignment(Qt::AlignTop | Qt::AlignHCenter);
+        textOpt.setWrapMode(QTextOption::WordWrap);
+
+        // Elide text that would overflow the text zone
+        const QFontMetrics fm(option.font);
+        const QString elidedText = fm.elidedText(
+            text, option.textElideMode, textZone.width() * 2);
+
+        painter->drawText(QRectF(textZone), elidedText, textOpt);
+    }
+
+    painter->restore();
+}
+
+QSize ThumbnailDelegate::sizeHint(const QStyleOptionViewItem &option,
+                                  const QModelIndex &index) const
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(option)
+    Q_UNUSED(index)
+    // Return the grid size set on the view (148×168)
+    return option.rect.size().isValid() ? option.rect.size()
+                                        : QStyledItemDelegate::sizeHint(option, index);
+}
diff --git a/src/thumbnaildelegate.h b/src/thumbnaildelegate.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44aae83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/thumbnaildelegate.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QStyledItemDelegate>
+
+class ThumbnailDelegate : public QStyledItemDelegate
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    static constexpr int IconZoneHeight = 128;
+
+    explicit ThumbnailDelegate(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+
+    void paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem &option,
+               const QModelIndex &index) const override;
+
+    QSize sizeHint(const QStyleOptionViewItem &option,
+                   const QModelIndex &index) const override;
+};