diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Theater.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Theater.cs
index 02589fb638..dc7c9f3b57 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Theater.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Theater.cs
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 		SheetBuilder sheetBuilder;
 		Dictionary<ushort, Sprite[]> templates;
 		Sprite missingTile;
+		TileSet tileset;
 
 		public Theater(TileSet tileset)
 		{
+			this.tileset = tileset;
 			var allocated = false;
 			Func<Sheet> allocate = () =>
 			{
@@ -69,6 +71,35 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 			return template[r.Index];
 		}
 
+		public Rectangle TemplateBounds(TerrainTemplateInfo template, Size tileSize, TileShape tileShape)
+		{
+			Rectangle? templateRect = null;
+
+			var i = 0;
+			for (var y = 0; y < template.Size.Y; y++)
+			{
+				for (var x = 0; x < template.Size.X; x++)
+				{
+					var tile = new TerrainTile(template.Id, (byte)(i++));
+					var tileInfo = tileset.GetTileInfo(tile);
+
+					// Empty tile
+					if (tileInfo == null)
+						continue;
+
+					var sprite = TileSprite(tile);
+					var u = tileShape == TileShape.Rectangle ? x : (x - y) / 2f;
+					var v = tileShape == TileShape.Rectangle ? y : (x + y) / 2f;
+
+					var tl = new float2(u * tileSize.Width, (v - 0.5f * tileInfo.Height) * tileSize.Height) - 0.5f * sprite.size;
+					var rect = new Rectangle((int)(tl.X + sprite.offset.X), (int)(tl.Y + sprite.offset.Y), (int)sprite.size.X, (int)sprite.size.Y);
+					templateRect = templateRect.HasValue ? Rectangle.Union(templateRect.Value, rect) : rect;
+				}
+			}
+
+			return templateRect.HasValue ? templateRect.Value : Rectangle.Empty;
+		}
+
 		public Sheet Sheet { get { return sheetBuilder.Current; } }
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/OpenRA.Mods.Common.csproj b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/OpenRA.Mods.Common.csproj
index c687c7e184..6e2e228ed0 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/OpenRA.Mods.Common.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/OpenRA.Mods.Common.csproj
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@
     <Compile Include="SpriteLoaders\TmpTDLoader.cs" />
     <Compile Include="SpriteLoaders\ShpD2Loader.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Widgets\Logic\SettingsLogic.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Widgets\TerrainTemplatePreviewWidget.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/TerrainTemplatePreviewWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/TerrainTemplatePreviewWidget.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..705c17b143
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/TerrainTemplatePreviewWidget.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+#region Copyright & License Information
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007-2014 The OpenRA Developers (see AUTHORS)
+ * This file is part of OpenRA, which is free software. It is made
+ * available to you under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation. For more information,
+ * see COPYING.
+ */
+#endregion
+
+using System;
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.Linq;
+using OpenRA.FileFormats;
+using OpenRA.Graphics;
+using OpenRA.Widgets;
+
+namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets
+{
+	public class TerrainTemplatePreviewWidget : Widget
+	{
+		public Func<float> GetScale = () => 1f;
+		public string Palette = "terrain";
+
+		readonly WorldRenderer worldRenderer;
+		readonly TileSet tileset;
+
+		TerrainTemplateInfo template;
+		Rectangle bounds;
+
+		public TerrainTemplateInfo Template
+		{
+			get
+			{
+				return template;
+			}
+
+			set
+			{
+				template = value;
+				if (template == null)
+					return;
+
+				var ts = Game.modData.Manifest.TileSize;
+				var shape = Game.modData.Manifest.TileShape;
+				bounds = worldRenderer.Theater.TemplateBounds(template, ts, shape);
+			}
+		}
+
+		[ObjectCreator.UseCtor]
+		public TerrainTemplatePreviewWidget(WorldRenderer worldRenderer, World world)
+		{
+			this.worldRenderer = worldRenderer;
+			tileset = world.Map.Rules.TileSets[world.Map.Tileset];
+		}
+
+		protected TerrainTemplatePreviewWidget(TerrainTemplatePreviewWidget other)
+			: base(other)
+		{
+			worldRenderer = other.worldRenderer;
+			tileset = other.worldRenderer.world.Map.Rules.TileSets[other.worldRenderer.world.Map.Tileset];
+			Template = other.Template;
+			GetScale = other.GetScale;
+		}
+
+		public override Widget Clone() { return new TerrainTemplatePreviewWidget(this); }
+
+		public override void Draw()
+		{
+			if (template == null)
+				return;
+
+			var ts = Game.modData.Manifest.TileSize;
+			var shape = Game.modData.Manifest.TileShape;
+			var scale = GetScale();
+
+			var sb = new Rectangle((int)(scale * bounds.X), (int)(scale * bounds.Y), (int)(scale * bounds.Width), (int)(scale * bounds.Height));
+			var origin = RenderOrigin + new int2((RenderBounds.Size.Width - sb.Width) / 2 - sb.X, (RenderBounds.Size.Height - sb.Height) / 2 - sb.Y);
+
+			var i = 0;
+			for (var y = 0; y < Template.Size.Y; y++)
+			{
+				for (var x = 0; x < Template.Size.X; x++)
+				{
+					var tile = new TerrainTile(Template.Id, (byte)(i++));
+					var tileInfo = tileset.GetTileInfo(tile);
+
+					// Empty tile
+					if (tileInfo == null)
+						continue;
+
+					var sprite = worldRenderer.Theater.TileSprite(tile);
+					var size = new float2(sprite.size.X * scale, sprite.size.Y * scale);
+
+					var u = shape == TileShape.Rectangle ? x : (x - y) / 2f;
+					var v = shape == TileShape.Rectangle ? y : (x + y) / 2f;
+					var pos = origin + scale * (new float2(u * ts.Width, (v - 0.5f * tileInfo.Height) * ts.Height) - 0.5f * sprite.size);
+					Game.Renderer.SpriteRenderer.DrawSprite(sprite, pos, worldRenderer.Palette(Palette), size);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}