diff --git a/frontend/src/components/files/ListingItem.vue b/frontend/src/components/files/ListingItem.vue
index f7733b87..03c3d056 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/files/ListingItem.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/files/ListingItem.vue
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     :aria-label="name"
     :aria-selected="isSelected"
   >
-    <div>
+    <div class="picture">
       <img
         v-if="readOnly == undefined && type === 'image' && isThumbsEnabled"
         v-lazy="thumbnailUrl"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     </div>
 
     <div>
-      <p class="name">{{ name }}</p>
+      <p class="name" :title="name">{{ name }}</p>
 
       <p v-if="isDir" class="size" data-order="-1">&mdash;</p>
       <p v-else class="size" :data-order="humanSize()">{{ humanSize() }}</p>
diff --git a/frontend/src/css/listing.css b/frontend/src/css/listing.css
index 528311fe..bb252553 100644
--- a/frontend/src/css/listing.css
+++ b/frontend/src/css/listing.css
@@ -85,6 +85,79 @@ body.rtl #listing {
   display: block;
 }
 
+#listing.compact {
+  padding-top: 1em;
+  margin: 0 -0.5em;
+}
+
+#listing.compact .item {
+
+  /* border: 1px solid red;; */
+  width: calc(15% - 1vw);
+  margin: .15em;
+  padding: 0.1em;
+  border-radius: 0.2em;
+  box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, .06), 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, .12);
+}
+
+#listing.compact .item:hover {
+  box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, .12), 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, .24) !important;
+}
+
+#listing.compact .header {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+#listing.compact .item .picture {
+  width: calc(20%);
+  height: 1.2rem;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+#listing.compact .item .picture i {
+  width: calc(8%);
+  position: relative;
+  font-size: 1rem;
+}
+
+#listing.compact .item .name {
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+}
+
+#listing.compact .item .modified,
+#listing.compact .item .size {
+  width: calc(100% - 5vw);
+  display: none;
+}
+
+#listing.compact.gallery .item div:first-of-type {
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+#listing.compact.gallery .item div:last-of-type {
+  position: absolute;
+  bottom: 0.5em;
+  padding: 1em;
+  width: calc(100% - 1em);
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
+#listing.compact.gallery .item[data-type=image] div:last-of-type {
+  color: white;
+  background: linear-gradient(#0000, #0009);
+}
+
+#listing.compact.gallery .item i {
+    width: 100%;
+    margin-right: 0;
+    font-size: 8em;
+    text-align: center;
+}
+
+#listing.compact.gallery .item img {
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+}
+
 #listing.mosaic {
   padding-top: 1em;
   margin: 0 -0.5em;
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/files/Listing.vue b/frontend/src/views/files/Listing.vue
index aad09333..3204e4ad 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/files/Listing.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/files/Listing.vue
@@ -359,9 +359,10 @@ export default {
     },
     viewIcon() {
       const icons = {
-        list: "view_module",
-        mosaic: "grid_view",
+        "list": "view_module",
+        "mosaic": "grid_view",
         "mosaic gallery": "view_list",
+        "compact": "view_compact",
       };
       return icons[this.user.viewMode];
     },
@@ -834,10 +835,12 @@ export default {
     switchView: async function () {
       this.$store.commit("closeHovers");
 
+      // cycle through the modes
       const modes = {
-        list: "mosaic",
-        mosaic: "mosaic gallery",
-        "mosaic gallery": "list",
+        "list": "mosaic",
+        "mosaic": "mosaic gallery",
+        "mosaic gallery": "compact",
+        "compact": "list",
       };
 
       const data = {