diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 53a14ca..a48ff49 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -482,6 +482,16 @@ impl Application for App {
         let cosmic_theme::Spacing { space_xxs, .. } = self.core().system_theme().cosmic().spacing;
 
         let active = self.tab_model.active();
+        let current_view = if let Some(tab) = self.tab_model.data::<Tab>(active) {
+            tab.view
+        } else {
+            tab::View::Grid
+        };
+        let (view, view_icon) = match current_view {
+            tab::View::Grid => (tab::View::List, "view-list-symbolic"),
+            tab::View::List => (tab::View::Grid, "view-grid-symbolic"),
+        };
+
         vec![row![
             widget::button(widget::icon::from_name("list-add-symbolic").size(16).icon())
                 .on_press(Message::TabNew)
@@ -494,6 +504,10 @@ impl Application for App {
             widget::button(widget::icon::from_name("go-up-symbolic").size(16).icon())
                 .on_press(Message::TabMessage(active, tab::Message::Parent))
                 .padding(space_xxs)
+                .style(style::Button::Icon),
+            widget::button(widget::icon::from_name(view_icon).size(16).icon())
+                .on_press(Message::TabMessage(active, tab::Message::View(view)))
+                .padding(space_xxs)
                 .style(style::Button::Icon)
         ]
         .align_items(Alignment::Center)
diff --git a/src/tab.rs b/src/tab.rs
index 679920a..83c887c 100644
--- a/src/tab.rs
+++ b/src/tab.rs
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ pub enum Message {
     Click(Option<usize>),
     Home,
     Parent,
+    View(View),
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -397,6 +398,9 @@ impl Tab {
                     cd = Some(parent.to_owned());
                 }
             }
+            Message::View(view) => {
+                self.view = view;
+            }
         }
         if let Some(path) = cd {
             self.path = path;