diff --git a/src/filewidgets/CMakeLists.txt b/src/filewidgets/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/filewidgets/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/filewidgets/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
   kdiroperator.cpp
   kdiroperatordetailview.cpp
+  kdiroperatoriconview.cpp
   kdirsortfilterproxymodel.cpp #used in combination with kdirmodel.cpp
   kencodingfiledialog.cpp
   kfilebookmarkhandler.cpp
diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.h b/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.h
--- a/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.h
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.h
@@ -926,6 +926,7 @@
     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void _k_slotSimpleView())
     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void _k_slotTreeView())
     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void _k_slotDetailedTreeView())
+    Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void _k_slotToggleAllowExpansion(bool))
     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void _k_slotToggleHidden(bool))
     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void _k_togglePreview(bool))
     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void _k_toggleInlinePreviews(bool))
@@ -936,6 +937,9 @@
     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void _k_slotSortByType())
     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void _k_slotSortReversed(bool))
     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void _k_slotToggleDirsFirst())
+    Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void _k_slotToggleIconsView())
+    Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void _k_slotToggleCompactView())
+    Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void _k_slotToggleDetailsView())
     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void _k_slotToggleIgnoreCase())
     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void _k_slotStarted())
     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void _k_slotProgress(int))
diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.cpp b/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.cpp
--- a/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.cpp
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.cpp
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@
     void _k_slotDirectoryCreated(const QUrl &);
 
     int iconSizeForViewType(QAbstractItemView *itemView) const;
+    void writeIconZoomSettings(KConfigGroup &configGroup);
 
     // private members
     KDirOperator * const parent;
@@ -510,24 +511,44 @@
 
 void KDirOperator::Private::_k_slotDetailedView()
 {
+    if (configGroup && itemView) {
+        // save old zoom settings
+        writeIconZoomSettings(*configGroup);
+    }
+
     KFile::FileView view = static_cast<KFile::FileView>((viewKind & ~allViews()) | KFile::Detail);
     parent->setView(view);
 }
 
 void KDirOperator::Private::_k_slotSimpleView()
 {
+    if (configGroup && itemView) {
+        // save old zoom settings
+        writeIconZoomSettings(*configGroup);
+    }
+
     KFile::FileView view = static_cast<KFile::FileView>((viewKind & ~allViews()) | KFile::Simple);
     parent->setView(view);
 }
 
 void KDirOperator::Private::_k_slotTreeView()
 {
+    if (configGroup && itemView) {
+        // save old zoom settings
+        writeIconZoomSettings(*configGroup);
+    }
+
     KFile::FileView view = static_cast<KFile::FileView>((viewKind & ~allViews()) | KFile::Tree);
     parent->setView(view);
 }
 
 void KDirOperator::Private::_k_slotDetailedTreeView()
 {
+    if (configGroup && itemView) {
+        // save old zoom settings
+        writeIconZoomSettings(*configGroup);
+    }
+
     KFile::FileView view = static_cast<KFile::FileView>((viewKind & ~allViews()) | KFile::DetailTree);
     parent->setView(view);
 }
@@ -634,6 +655,11 @@
 
 void KDirOperator::Private::_k_slotToggleIconsView()
 {
+    if (configGroup && itemView) {
+        // save old zoom settings
+        writeIconZoomSettings(*configGroup);
+    }
+
     // Put the icons on top
     actionCollection->action(QStringLiteral("decorationAtTop"))->setChecked(true);
     decorationPosition = QStyleOptionViewItem::Top;
@@ -645,6 +671,11 @@
 
 void KDirOperator::Private::_k_slotToggleCompactView()
 {
+    if (configGroup && itemView) {
+        // save old zoom settings
+        writeIconZoomSettings(*configGroup);
+    }
+
     // Put the icons on the side
     actionCollection->action(QStringLiteral("decorationAtLeft"))->setChecked(true);
     decorationPosition = QStyleOptionViewItem::Left;
@@ -656,6 +687,11 @@
 
 void KDirOperator::Private::_k_slotToggleDetailsView()
 {
+    if (configGroup && itemView) {
+        // save old zoom settings
+        writeIconZoomSettings(*configGroup);
+    }
+
     KFile::FileView view;
     if (actionCollection->action(QStringLiteral("allow expansion"))->isChecked()) {
         view = static_cast<KFile::FileView>((viewKind & ~allViews()) | KFile::DetailTree);
@@ -2291,16 +2327,32 @@
 
     if (d->inlinePreviewState == Private::NotForced) {
         configGroup.writeEntry(QStringLiteral("Show Inline Previews"), d->showPreviews);
-        if (qobject_cast<QListView *>(d->itemView)) {
-             configGroup.writeEntry(QStringLiteral("listViewIconSize"), d->iconsZoom);
-        } else {
-             configGroup.writeEntry(QStringLiteral("detailedViewIconSize"), d->iconsZoom);
-        }
+        d->writeIconZoomSettings(configGroup);
     }
 
     configGroup.writeEntry(QStringLiteral("Decoration position"), (int) d->decorationPosition);
 }
 
+void KDirOperator::Private::writeIconZoomSettings(KConfigGroup &configGroup) {
+    // must match behavior of iconSizeForViewType
+    KFile::FileView fv = static_cast<KFile::FileView>(viewKind);
+
+    if (KFile::isSimpleView(fv)) {
+        if (decorationPosition == QStyleOptionViewItem::Top){
+            // Simple view decoration above, aka Icons View
+            configGroup.writeEntry("iconViewIconSize", iconsZoom);
+        } else {
+            // Simple view decoration left, aka compact view
+            configGroup.writeEntry("listViewIconSize", iconsZoom);
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (KFile::isTreeView(fv)) {
+            configGroup.writeEntry(QStringLiteral("treeViewIconSize"), iconsZoom);
+        } else if (KFile::isDetailTreeView(fv) || KFile::isDetailView(fv)) {
+            configGroup.writeEntry(QStringLiteral("detailViewIconSize"), iconsZoom);
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 void KDirOperator::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *)
 {
@@ -2637,15 +2689,31 @@
 
 int KDirOperator::Private::iconSizeForViewType(QAbstractItemView *itemView) const
 {
+    // must match behavior of writeIconZoomSettings
     if (!itemView || !configGroup) {
         return 0;
     }
 
-    if (qobject_cast<QListView *>(itemView)) {
-         return configGroup->readEntry("listViewIconSize", 0);
+    KFile::FileView fv = static_cast<KFile::FileView>(viewKind);
+
+    if (KFile::isSimpleView(fv)) {
+        if (decorationPosition == QStyleOptionViewItem::Top){
+            // Simple view decoration above, aka Icons View
+            // default to 43% aka 64px
+            return configGroup->readEntry("iconViewIconSize", 43);
+        } else {
+            // Simple view decoration left, aka compact view
+            return configGroup->readEntry("listViewIconSize", 0);
+        }
     } else {
-         return configGroup->readEntry("detailedViewIconSize", 0);
+        if (KFile::isTreeView(fv)) {
+            return configGroup->readEntry(QStringLiteral("treeViewIconSize"), 0);
+        } else if (KFile::isDetailView(fv) || KFile::isDetailTreeView(fv)) {
+            return configGroup->readEntry(QStringLiteral("detailViewIconSize"), 0);
+        }
     }
+
+    return 0;
 }
 
 void KDirOperator::setViewConfig(KConfigGroup &configGroup)
diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kdiroperatoriconview.cpp b/src/filewidgets/kdiroperatoriconview.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kdiroperatoriconview.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 by Peter Penz <peter.penz@gmx.at>                      *
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 by Méven Car <meven.car@kdemail.net>                   *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or             *
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public               *
+ * License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.           *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,           *
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of            *
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU         *
+ * Library General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License *
+ * along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to      *
+ * the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,      *
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.                                               *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "kdiroperatoriconview_p.h"
+
+#include <QDragEnterEvent>
+#include <QMimeData>
+#include <QScrollBar>
+#include <QApplication>
+
+#include <KIconLoader>
+#include <KFileItemDelegate>
+
+KDirOperatorIconView::KDirOperatorIconView(QWidget *parent, QStyleOptionViewItem::Position aDecorationPosition) :
+    QListView(parent)
+{
+    setViewMode(QListView::IconMode);
+    setResizeMode(QListView::Adjust);
+    setSpacing(0);
+    setMovement(QListView::Static);
+    setDragDropMode(QListView::DragOnly);
+    setVerticalScrollMode(QListView::ScrollPerPixel);
+    setHorizontalScrollMode(QListView::ScrollPerPixel);
+    setEditTriggers(QAbstractItemView::NoEditTriggers);
+    setWordWrap(true);
+    setIconSize(QSize(KIconLoader::SizeSmall, KIconLoader::SizeSmall));
+
+    decorationPosition = aDecorationPosition;
+
+    updateLayout();
+    connect(this, &QListView::iconSizeChanged, this, &KDirOperatorIconView::updateLayout);
+}
+
+KDirOperatorIconView::~KDirOperatorIconView()
+{
+}
+
+void KDirOperatorIconView::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(event);
+
+    updateLayout();
+}
+
+QStyleOptionViewItem KDirOperatorIconView::viewOptions() const
+{
+    QStyleOptionViewItem viewOptions = QListView::viewOptions();
+    viewOptions.showDecorationSelected = true;
+    viewOptions.decorationPosition = decorationPosition;
+    if (viewOptions.decorationPosition == QStyleOptionViewItem::Left) {
+        viewOptions.displayAlignment = Qt::AlignLeft | Qt::AlignVCenter;
+    } else {
+        viewOptions.displayAlignment = Qt::AlignCenter;
+    }
+
+    return viewOptions;
+}
+
+void KDirOperatorIconView::dragEnterEvent(QDragEnterEvent *event)
+{
+    if (event->mimeData()->hasUrls()) {
+        event->acceptProposedAction();
+    }
+}
+
+void KDirOperatorIconView::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
+{
+    if (!indexAt(event->pos()).isValid()) {
+        const Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers = QApplication::keyboardModifiers();
+        if (!(modifiers & Qt::ShiftModifier) && !(modifiers & Qt::ControlModifier)) {
+            clearSelection();
+        }
+    }
+
+    QListView::mousePressEvent(event);
+}
+
+void KDirOperatorIconView::wheelEvent(QWheelEvent *event)
+{
+    QListView::wheelEvent(event);
+
+    // apply the vertical wheel event to the horizontal scrollbar, as
+    // the items are aligned from left to right
+    if (event->orientation() == Qt::Vertical) {
+        QWheelEvent horizEvent(event->pos(),
+                               event->delta(),
+                               event->buttons(),
+                               event->modifiers(),
+                               Qt::Horizontal);
+        QApplication::sendEvent(horizontalScrollBar(), &horizEvent);
+    }
+}
+
+void KDirOperatorIconView::updateLayout() {
+    if (decorationPosition == QStyleOptionViewItem::Position::Top) {
+        // Icons view
+        setFlow(QListView::LeftToRight);
+        const QFontMetrics metrics(viewport()->font());
+
+        const int height = iconSize().height() + metrics.height() * 2.5;
+        const int minWidth = qMax(height, metrics.height() * 5);
+
+        const int scrollBarWidth = verticalScrollBar()->sizeHint().width();
+
+        // Subtract 1 px to prevent flickering when resizing the window
+        // For Oxygen a column is missing after showing the dialog without resizing it,
+        // therefore subtract 4 more (scaled) pixels
+        const int viewPortWidth = contentsRect().width() - scrollBarWidth - 1 - 4 * devicePixelRatioF();
+        const int itemsInRow = qMax(1, viewPortWidth / minWidth);
+        const int remainingWidth = viewPortWidth - (minWidth * itemsInRow);
+        const int width = minWidth + (remainingWidth / itemsInRow);
+
+        const QSize itemSize(width, height);
+
+        setGridSize(itemSize);
+        KFileItemDelegate *delegate = qobject_cast<KFileItemDelegate *>(itemDelegate());
+        if (delegate) {
+            delegate->setMaximumSize(itemSize);
+        }
+    } else {
+        // compact view
+        setFlow(QListView::TopToBottom);
+        setGridSize(QSize());
+        KFileItemDelegate *delegate = qobject_cast<KFileItemDelegate *>(itemDelegate());
+        if (delegate) {
+            delegate->setMaximumSize(QSize());
+        }
+    }
+}
+void KDirOperatorIconView::setDecorationPosition(QStyleOptionViewItem::Position newDecorationPosition)
+{
+    decorationPosition = newDecorationPosition;
+    updateLayout();
+}
diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kdiroperatoriconview_p.h b/src/filewidgets/kdiroperatoriconview_p.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kdiroperatoriconview_p.h
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 by Peter Penz <peter.penz@gmx.at>                      *
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 by Méven Car <meven.car@kdemail.net>                   *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or             *
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public               *
+ * License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.           *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,           *
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of            *
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU         *
+ * Library General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License *
+ * along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to      *
+ * the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,      *
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.                                               *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef KDIROPERATORICONVIEW_P_H
+#define KDIROPERATORICONVIEW_P_H
+
+#include <QListView>
+
+/**
+ * Default icon view for KDirOperator using
+ * custom view options.
+ */
+class KDirOperatorIconView : public QListView
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    KDirOperatorIconView(QWidget *parent = nullptr, QStyleOptionViewItem::Position decorationPosition = QStyleOptionViewItem::Position::Top);
+    virtual ~KDirOperatorIconView();
+    void setDecorationPosition(QStyleOptionViewItem::Position decorationPosition);
+
+protected:
+    QStyleOptionViewItem viewOptions() const override;
+    void dragEnterEvent(QDragEnterEvent *event) override;
+    void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event) override;
+    void wheelEvent(QWheelEvent *event) override;
+    void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event) override;
+
+protected Q_SLOT:
+    void updateLayout();
+private:
+    QStyleOptionViewItem::Position decorationPosition;
+};
+
+
+#endif // KDIROPERATORICONVIEW_P_H
diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.cpp b/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.cpp
--- a/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.cpp
@@ -487,6 +487,7 @@
     connect(showBookmarksAction, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)),
             SLOT(_k_toggleBookmarks(bool)));
 
+    // Build the settings menu
     KActionMenu *menu = new KActionMenu(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("configure")), i18n("Options"), this);
     coll->addAction(QStringLiteral("extra menu"), menu);
     menu->setWhatsThis(i18n("<qt>This is the preferences menu for the file dialog. "
@@ -497,12 +498,10 @@
                             "<li>the Places panel</li>"
                             "<li>file previews</li>"
                             "<li>separating folders from files</li></ul></qt>"));
-    menu->addAction(coll->action(QStringLiteral("view menu")));
-    menu->addSeparator();
-    menu->addAction(coll->action(QStringLiteral("decoration menu")));
+
+    menu->addAction(coll->action(QStringLiteral("allow expansion")));
     menu->addSeparator();
     menu->addAction(coll->action(QStringLiteral("show hidden")));
-    menu->addSeparator();
     menu->addAction(showSidebarAction);
     menu->addAction(showBookmarksAction);
     menu->addAction(coll->action(QStringLiteral("preview")));
@@ -543,6 +542,10 @@
     d->toolbar->addAction(coll->action(QStringLiteral("up")));
     d->toolbar->addAction(coll->action(QStringLiteral("reload")));
     d->toolbar->addSeparator();
+    d->toolbar->addAction(coll->action(QStringLiteral("icons view")));
+    d->toolbar->addAction(coll->action(QStringLiteral("compact view")));
+    d->toolbar->addAction(coll->action(QStringLiteral("details view")));
+    d->toolbar->addSeparator();
     d->toolbar->addAction(coll->action(QStringLiteral("inline preview")));
     d->toolbar->addAction(coll->action(QStringLiteral("sorting menu")));
     d->toolbar->addWidget(midSpacer);