diff --git a/src/exa.rs b/src/exa.rs
index 2316e9c..8442dd5 100644
--- a/src/exa.rs
+++ b/src/exa.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ use fs::feature::git::GitCache;
 use options::{Options, Vars};
 pub use options::vars;
 pub use options::Misfire;
-use output::{escape, lines, grid, grid_details, details, View, Mode};
+use output::{escape, icons, lines, grid, grid_details, details, View, Mode};
 
 mod fs;
 mod info;
@@ -221,6 +221,11 @@ impl<'args, 'w, W: Write + 'w> Exa<'args, 'w, W> {
             let View { ref mode, ref colours, ref style } = self.options.view;
 
             match *mode {
+                Mode::Icons(ref opts) => {
+                    println!("ICONS MODE");
+                    let r = icons::Render { files, colours, style, opts };
+                    r.render(self.writer)
+                }
                 Mode::Lines => {
                     let r = lines::Render { files, colours, style };
                     r.render(self.writer)
diff --git a/src/options/view.rs b/src/options/view.rs
index bf7b6e9..17238c2 100644
--- a/src/options/view.rs
+++ b/src/options/view.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use output::{View, Mode, grid, details};
+use output::{View, Mode, grid, details, icons};
 use output::grid_details::{self, RowThreshold};
 use output::table::{TimeTypes, Environment, SizeFormat, Columns, Options as TableOptions};
 use output::time::TimeFormat;
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ impl Mode {
 
                     Ok(Mode::Details(details))
                 }
+                else if matches.has(&flags::ICONS)? {
+                    let grid = icons::Options {
+                        across: matches.has(&flags::ACROSS)?,
+                        console_width: width,
+                    };
+                    Ok(Mode::Icons(grid))
+                }
                 else {
                     let grid = grid::Options {
                         across: matches.has(&flags::ACROSS)?,
diff --git a/src/output/icons.rs b/src/output/icons.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db2560d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/output/icons.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+use std::io::{Write, Result as IOResult};
+
+use term_grid as tg;
+
+use fs::File;
+use style::Colours;
+use output::file_name::FileStyle;
+
+
+#[derive(PartialEq, Debug, Copy, Clone)]
+pub struct Options {
+    pub across: bool,
+    pub console_width: usize,
+}
+
+impl Options {
+    pub fn direction(&self) -> tg::Direction {
+        if self.across { tg::Direction::LeftToRight }
+                  else { tg::Direction::TopToBottom }
+    }
+}
+
+
+pub struct Render<'a> {
+    pub files: Vec<File<'a>>,
+    pub colours: &'a Colours,
+    pub style: &'a FileStyle,
+    pub opts: &'a Options,
+}
+
+impl<'a> Render<'a> {
+    pub fn render<W: Write>(&self, w: &mut W) -> IOResult<()> {
+        let mut grid = tg::Grid::new(tg::GridOptions {
+            direction:  self.opts.direction(),
+            filling:    tg::Filling::Spaces(2),
+        });
+
+        grid.reserve(self.files.len());
+
+        for file in self.files.iter() {
+            let filename = self.style.for_file(file, self.colours).paint();
+            let width = filename.width();
+
+            grid.add(tg::Cell {
+                contents:  format!("<>{}", filename.strings().to_string()),
+                width:     *width,
+            });
+        }
+
+        if let Some(display) = grid.fit_into_width(self.opts.console_width) {
+            write!(w, "{}", display)
+        }
+        else {
+            // File names too long for a grid - drop down to just listing them!
+            // This isn’t *quite* the same as the lines view, which also
+            // displays full link paths.
+            for file in self.files.iter() {
+                let name_cell = self.style.for_file(file, self.colours).paint();
+                writeln!(w, "{}", name_cell.strings())?;
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/output/mod.rs b/src/output/mod.rs
index dee899c..e697905 100644
--- a/src/output/mod.rs
+++ b/src/output/mod.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ pub mod details;
 pub mod file_name;
 pub mod grid_details;
 pub mod grid;
+pub mod icons;
 pub mod lines;
 pub mod render;
 pub mod table;
@@ -33,5 +34,6 @@ pub enum Mode {
     Grid(grid::Options),
     Details(details::Options),
     GridDetails(grid_details::Options),
+    Icons(icons::Options),
     Lines,
 }