diff --git a/material_maker/panels/graph_edit/graph_edit.gd b/material_maker/panels/graph_edit/graph_edit.gd
index ee4079441..4af999d6c 100644
--- a/material_maker/panels/graph_edit/graph_edit.gd
+++ b/material_maker/panels/graph_edit/graph_edit.gd
@@ -785,10 +785,24 @@ func load_from_recovery(filename) -> bool:
 
 # Save
 
+func generate_project_thumbnail() -> String:
+	var preview_vp : SubViewport
+	if not has_node("PreviewViewport"):
+		preview_vp = load("res://material_maker/tools/share/preview_viewport.tscn").instantiate()
+		add_child(preview_vp)
+	else:
+		preview_vp = get_node("PreviewViewport")
+	await mm_globals.main_window.update_preview_3d([preview_vp])
+	var t : ImageTexture = await preview_vp.get_preview(0)
+	var img : Image = t.get_image()
+	@warning_ignore("integer_division")
+	img.resize(48, 48 * t.get_height() / t.get_width(), Image.INTERPOLATE_LANCZOS)
+	return Marshalls.raw_to_base64(img.save_webp_to_buffer(true, 0.75))
+
 func save() -> bool:
 	var status = false
 	if save_path != "":
-		status = save_file(save_path)
+		status = await save_file(save_path)
 	else:
 		status = await save_as()
 	return status
@@ -799,7 +813,7 @@ func save_as() -> bool:
 		add_child(dialog)
 		var status = await dialog.enter_text("Save", "Select a file name", save_path.get_file() if save_path != null else "")
 		if status.ok:
-			if save_file(status.text.get_file().get_basename()+".ptex"):
+			if await save_file(status.text.get_file().get_basename()+".ptex"):
 				top_generator.emit_signal("hierarchy_changed")
 	else:
 		var dialog = preload("res://material_maker/windows/file_dialog/file_dialog.tscn").instantiate()
@@ -811,16 +825,17 @@ func save_as() -> bool:
 		dialog.current_dir = mm_globals.config.get_value("path", "project", mm_globals.get_home_directory())
 		var files = await dialog.select_files()
 		if files.size() == 1:
-			if save_file(files[0]):
+			if await save_file(files[0]):
 				main_window.add_recent(save_path)
 				mm_globals.config.set_value("path", "project", save_path.get_base_dir())
 				top_generator.emit_signal("hierarchy_changed")
 				return true
 	return false
 
-func save_file(filename:String) -> bool:
+func save_file(filename : String) -> bool:
 	mm_loader.current_project_path = filename.get_base_dir()
 	var data = top_generator.serialize()
+	data["project_thumbnail"] = await generate_project_thumbnail()
 	mm_loader.current_project_path = ""
 	var e: Error
 	if OS.get_name() == "HTML5":
diff --git a/material_maker/theme/default.tres b/material_maker/theme/default.tres
index f19d6072b..f9deb4c90 100644
--- a/material_maker/theme/default.tres
+++ b/material_maker/theme/default.tres
@@ -1249,7 +1249,6 @@ CodeEdit/colors/type_color = Color(1, 1, 0.5, 1)
 CodeEdit/styles/focus = SubResource("StyleBoxEmpty_m27ao")
 CodeEdit/styles/normal = SubResource("StyleBoxFlat_oy0ko")
 FileDialog/colors/file_disabled_color = Color(0.301961, 0.305882, 0.309804, 1)
-FileDialog/colors/file_icon_color = Color(0.698039, 0.698039, 0.698039, 1)
 FileDialog/colors/folder_icon_color = Color(0.698039, 0.698039, 0.698039, 1)
 FileDialog/styles/panel = SubResource("StyleBoxFlat_ck0hb")
 GraphEdit/colors/connection_knife = Color(0.99215686, 0.9843137, 1, 1)
diff --git a/material_maker/tools/share/share_button.gd b/material_maker/tools/share/share_button.gd
index 062b6e274..6821bbd01 100644
--- a/material_maker/tools/share/share_button.gd
+++ b/material_maker/tools/share/share_button.gd
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@ func send_asset(asset_type : String, asset_data : Dictionary, preview_textures :
 	if asset_info.is_empty():
 		return
 	var png_image = asset_info.preview_texture.get_image().save_png_to_buffer()
+
+	# strip project thumbnail
+	asset_data.erase("project_thumbnail")
+
 	asset_info.type = asset_type
 	asset_info.mm_version = ProjectSettings.get_setting("application/config/actual_release")
 	asset_info.image_text = "data:image/png;base64,"+Marshalls.raw_to_base64(png_image)
diff --git a/material_maker/windows/file_dialog/file_dialog.gd b/material_maker/windows/file_dialog/file_dialog.gd
index 9beb07029..861e94d8e 100644
--- a/material_maker/windows/file_dialog/file_dialog.gd
+++ b/material_maker/windows/file_dialog/file_dialog.gd
@@ -9,11 +9,17 @@ var recents_list : ItemList = null
 
 var left_panel : VSplitContainer
 
+enum Thumbnail {
+	IMAGE,
+	PROJECT,
+}
+
 func _context_menu_about_to_popup(context_menu : PopupMenu):
 	context_menu.position =  get_window().position + Vector2i(
 			get_mouse_position() * _content_scale_factor)
 
 func _ready() -> void:
+	FileDialog.set_get_thumbnail_callback(thumb_callback)
 	load_fav_recents()
 	if file_mode == FileMode.FILE_MODE_SAVE_FILE:
 		ok_button_text = tr("Save")
@@ -109,3 +115,44 @@ func load_fav_recents() -> void:
 	if mm_globals.config.has_section_key("file_dialog", "favorites"):
 		if json.parse(mm_globals.config.get_value("file_dialog", "favorites")) == OK:
 			set_favorite_list(json.data)
+
+#region thumbnail generation
+
+var default_file_thumbnail : DPITexture = get_theme_icon("file_thumbnail", "FileDialog")
+
+func thumb_callback(path : String) -> Texture2D:
+	var t : Thread = Thread.new()
+	var tex : Texture2D = default_file_thumbnail
+	match path.get_extension().to_lower():
+		"bmp", "exr", "hdr", "jpg", "jpeg", "png", "svg", "tga", "webp", "dds":
+			tex = ImageTexture.new()
+			t.start(thumb_generate.bind(t, path, tex, Thumbnail.IMAGE))
+		"ptex":
+			tex = ImageTexture.new()
+			t.start(thumb_generate.bind(t, path, tex, Thumbnail.PROJECT))
+	return tex
+
+func thumb_set(thread : Thread, image : Image, tex : Texture2D) -> void:
+	if thread.is_started():
+		tex = await thread.wait_to_finish()
+	if tex and image and not image.is_invisible():
+		tex.set_image(image)
+
+func thumb_generate(thread : Thread, path : String, tex : Texture2D,
+		type : Thumbnail) -> Texture2D:
+	var img : Image = default_file_thumbnail.get_image()
+	match type:
+		Thumbnail.IMAGE:
+			if path.get_extension().to_lower() == "dds":
+				img.load_dds_from_buffer(FileAccess.get_file_as_bytes(path))
+			else:
+				img = Image.load_from_file(path)
+		Thumbnail.PROJECT:
+			var f := FileAccess.open(path, FileAccess.READ)
+			var ptex : Dictionary = JSON.parse_string(f.get_as_text())
+			if ptex and ptex.has("project_thumbnail"):
+				img.load_webp_from_buffer(Marshalls.base64_to_raw(ptex.project_thumbnail))
+	thumb_set.call_deferred(thread, img, tex)
+	return tex
+
+#endregion