diff --git a/libs/resourcewidgets/KisResourceItemDelegate.cpp b/libs/resourcewidgets/KisResourceItemDelegate.cpp
index aace214206..b96641dc7c 100644
--- a/libs/resourcewidgets/KisResourceItemDelegate.cpp
+++ b/libs/resourcewidgets/KisResourceItemDelegate.cpp
@@ -1,87 +1,88 @@
 /* This file is part of the KDE project
  * Copyright (C) 2008 Jan Hambrecht <jaham@gmx.net>
  * Copyright (C) 2018 Boudewijn Rempt <boud@valdyas.org>
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
  * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
  * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
  * 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 "KisResourceItemDelegate.h"
 
 #include <QPainter>
 #include <QDebug>
 
 #include "KisResourceModel.h"
 
 KisResourceItemDelegate::KisResourceItemDelegate(QObject *parent)
     : QAbstractItemDelegate(parent)
     , m_checkerPainter(4)
 {
 }
 
 void KisResourceItemDelegate::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem & option, const QModelIndex &index) const
 {
     if (!index.isValid()) return;
 
     painter->save();
 
     if (option.state & QStyle::State_Selected) {
         painter->fillRect(option.rect, option.palette.highlight());
     }
 
     QRect innerRect = option.rect.adjusted(2, 1, -2, -1);
 
     QImage thumbnail = index.data(Qt::DecorationRole).value<QImage>();
     QSize imageSize = thumbnail.size();
 
-    if (imageSize.height() > innerRect.height() || imageSize.width() > innerRect.width()) {
-        qreal scaleW = static_cast<qreal>(innerRect.width()) / static_cast<qreal>(imageSize.width());
-        qreal scaleH = static_cast<qreal>(innerRect.height()) / static_cast<qreal>(imageSize.height());
-
-        qreal scale = qMin(scaleW, scaleH);
-
-        int thumbW = static_cast<int>(imageSize.width() * scale);
-        int thumbH = static_cast<int>(imageSize.height() * scale);
-        thumbnail = thumbnail.scaled(thumbW, thumbH, Qt::KeepAspectRatio, Qt::SmoothTransformation);
-    }
-
     painter->setRenderHint(QPainter::SmoothPixmapTransform, true);
 
     QString resourceType = index.data(Qt::UserRole + KisResourceModel::ResourceType).toString();
     // XXX: don't use a hardcoded string here to identify the resource type
     if (resourceType == ResourceType::Gradients) {
         m_checkerPainter.paint(*painter, innerRect);
+        thumbnail = thumbnail.scaled(innerRect.width(), innerRect.height(), Qt::IgnoreAspectRatio, Qt::SmoothTransformation);
+        painter->drawImage(innerRect.topLeft(), thumbnail);
+    }
+    else if (resourceType == ResourceType::Patterns) {
+        painter->fillRect(innerRect, Qt::white); // no checkers, they are confusing with patterns.
+        if (imageSize.height() > innerRect.height() || imageSize.width() > innerRect.width()) {
+            thumbnail = thumbnail.scaled(innerRect.width(), innerRect.height(), Qt::KeepAspectRatio, Qt::SmoothTransformation);
+        }
+        painter->fillRect(innerRect, QBrush(thumbnail));
     }
     else {
         painter->fillRect(innerRect, Qt::white); // no checkers, they are confusing with patterns.
+        if (imageSize.height() > innerRect.height() || imageSize.width() > innerRect.width()) {
+            thumbnail = thumbnail.scaled(innerRect.width(), innerRect.height(), Qt::KeepAspectRatio, Qt::SmoothTransformation);
+        }
+        QPoint topleft(innerRect.topLeft());
+
+        if (thumbnail.width() < innerRect.width()) {
+            topleft.setX(topleft.x() + (innerRect.width() - thumbnail.width()) / 2);
+        }
+        if (thumbnail.height() < innerRect.height()) {
+            topleft.setY(topleft.y() + (innerRect.height() - thumbnail.height()) / 2);
+        }
+        painter->drawImage(topleft, thumbnail);
     }
 
-    QPoint topleft(innerRect.topLeft());
-
-    if (thumbnail.width() < innerRect.width()) {
-        topleft.setX(topleft.x() + (innerRect.width() - thumbnail.width()) / 2);
-    }
-    if (thumbnail.height() < innerRect.height()) {
-        topleft.setY(topleft.y() + (innerRect.height() - thumbnail.height()) / 2);
-    }
-    painter->drawImage(topleft, thumbnail);
 
     painter->restore();
 }
 
 QSize KisResourceItemDelegate::sizeHint(const QStyleOptionViewItem &optionItem, const QModelIndex &) const
 {
     return optionItem.decorationSize;
 }