diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 1c6b40c4b4..8f7f4db778 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ set(dolphin_SRCS
     panels/places/placesitemlistwidget.cpp
     panels/places/placesitemmodel.cpp
     panels/places/placesitemsignalhandler.cpp
+    panels/places/placesview.cpp
     panels/panel.cpp
     panels/folders/foldersitemlistwidget.cpp
     panels/folders/treeviewcontextmenu.cpp
@@ -204,6 +205,7 @@ set(dolphin_SRCS
 kde4_add_kcfg_files(dolphin_SRCS
     panels/folders/dolphin_folderspanelsettings.kcfgc
     panels/information/dolphin_informationpanelsettings.kcfgc
+    panels/places/dolphin_placespanelsettings.kcfgc
     settings/dolphin_compactmodesettings.kcfgc
     settings/dolphin_detailsmodesettings.kcfgc
     settings/dolphin_generalsettings.kcfgc
diff --git a/src/panels/places/dolphin_placespanelsettings.kcfg b/src/panels/places/dolphin_placespanelsettings.kcfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b2ef8e5741
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/panels/places/dolphin_placespanelsettings.kcfg
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE kcfg SYSTEM "http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0/kcfg.dtd">
+<kcfg xmlns="http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0"
+      xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+      xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0
+      http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0/kcfg.xsd">
+    <kcfgfile name="dolphinrc"/>
+    <group name="PlacesPanel">
+        <entry name="IconSize" type="Int">
+            <label>Size of icons in the Places Panel (-1 means "use the style's small size")</label>
+            <default>-1</default>
+        </entry>
+    </group>
+</kcfg>
diff --git a/src/panels/places/dolphin_placespanelsettings.kcfgc b/src/panels/places/dolphin_placespanelsettings.kcfgc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..65a77ec34b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/panels/places/dolphin_placespanelsettings.kcfgc
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+File=dolphin_placespanelsettings.kcfg
+ClassName=PlacesPanelSettings
+Singleton=true
+Mutators=true
diff --git a/src/panels/places/placespanel.cpp b/src/panels/places/placespanel.cpp
index 4b28c85102..a81b99770b 100644
--- a/src/panels/places/placespanel.cpp
+++ b/src/panels/places/placespanel.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include <kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.h>
 #include <kitemviews/kitemlistselectionmanager.h>
 #include <kitemviews/kstandarditem.h>
-#include <kitemviews/kstandarditemlistview.h>
 #include <KMenu>
 #include <KMessageBox>
 #include <KNotification>
@@ -42,6 +41,7 @@
 #include "placesitemlistgroupheader.h"
 #include "placesitemlistwidget.h"
 #include "placesitemmodel.h"
+#include "placesview.h"
 #include <views/draganddrophelper.h>
 #include <QGraphicsSceneDragDropEvent>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void PlacesPanel::showEvent(QShowEvent* event)
         connect(m_model, SIGNAL(errorMessage(QString)),
                 this, SIGNAL(errorMessage(QString)));
 
-        KStandardItemListView* view = new KStandardItemListView();
+        PlacesView* view = new PlacesView();
         view->setWidgetCreator(new KItemListWidgetCreator<PlacesItemListWidget>());
         view->setGroupHeaderCreator(new KItemListGroupHeaderCreator<PlacesItemListGroupHeader>());
 
diff --git a/src/panels/places/placesview.cpp b/src/panels/places/placesview.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dce5083d75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/panels/places/placesview.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2012 by Frank Reininghaus <frank78ac@googlemail.com>    *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program 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 General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA            *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#include "placesview.h"
+
+#include "dolphin_placespanelsettings.h"
+
+PlacesView::PlacesView(QGraphicsWidget* parent) :
+    KStandardItemListView(parent)
+{
+    const int iconSize = PlacesPanelSettings::iconSize();
+    if (iconSize >= 0) {
+        KItemListStyleOption option = styleOption();
+        option.iconSize = iconSize;
+        setStyleOption(option);
+    }
+}
+
+#include "placesview.moc"
diff --git a/src/panels/places/placesview.h b/src/panels/places/placesview.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..87eb3a50be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/panels/places/placesview.h
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2012 by Frank Reininghaus <frank78ac@googlemail.com>    *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program 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 General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA            *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef PLACESVIEW_H
+#define PLACESVIEW_H
+
+#include <kitemviews/kstandarditemlistview.h>
+
+/**
+ * @brief View class for the Places Panel.
+ *
+ * Reads the icon size from GeneralSettings::placesPanelIconSize().
+ */
+class PlacesView : public KStandardItemListView
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    explicit PlacesView(QGraphicsWidget* parent = 0);
+};
+
+#endif