diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d1461e3563..d75cf14e78 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ install( FILES
     tabbox/qml/text.qml
     tabbox/qml/thumbnails.qml
     tabbox/qml/IconTabBox.qml
+    tabbox/qml/window_strip.qml
     DESTINATION ${DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/kwin/tabbox )
 
 kde4_install_icons( ${ICON_INSTALL_DIR} )
diff --git a/tabbox/qml/window_strip.qml b/tabbox/qml/window_strip.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9cc868f592
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tabbox/qml/window_strip.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+/********************************************************************
+ KWin - the KDE window manager
+ This file is part of the KDE project.
+
+Copyright (C) 2011 Martin Gräßlin <mgraesslin@kde.org>
+Copyright (C) 2011 Marco Martin <mart@kde.org>
+
+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, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*********************************************************************/
+import QtQuick 1.0
+import org.kde.plasma.core 0.1 as PlasmaCore
+import org.kde.plasma.components 0.1 as PlasmaComponents
+import org.kde.plasma.mobilecomponents 0.1 as MobileComponents
+import org.kde.qtextracomponents 0.1
+import org.kde.kwin 0.1 as KWin
+
+Item {
+    id: thumbnailTabBox
+    property int screenWidth
+    property bool canStretchX: false
+    property bool canStretchY: false
+    width: screenWidth
+    height: 150
+    clip: true
+
+
+    function setModel(model) {
+        thumbnailListView.model = model;
+    }
+    // just to get the margin sizes
+    PlasmaCore.FrameSvgItem {
+        id: hoverItem
+        imagePath: "widgets/viewitem"
+        prefix: "hover"
+        visible: false
+    }
+
+    PlasmaCore.Theme {
+        id: theme
+    }
+    PlasmaCore.Svg {
+        id: iconsSvg
+        imagePath: "widgets/configuration-icons"
+    }
+
+    ListView {
+        /**
+         * Called from C++ to get the index at a mouse pos.
+         **/
+        function indexAtMousePos(pos) {
+            return thumbnailListView.indexAt(pos.x, pos.y);
+        }
+        signal currentIndexChanged(int index)
+        id: thumbnailListView
+        objectName: "listView"
+        orientation: ListView.Horizontal
+        height: parent.height
+        spacing: 10
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        clip: true
+        delegate: Item {
+            id: delegateItem
+            width: thumbnailListView.height * 1.6 + 48
+            height: thumbnailListView.height
+            KWin.ThumbnailItem {
+                id: thumbnailItem
+                wId: windowId
+                width: parent.width - closeButtonContainer.width - 20
+                height: thumbnailListView.height - 40
+                anchors.centerIn: parent
+                MouseArea {
+                    anchors.fill: parent
+                    onClicked: {
+                        thumbnailListView.currentIndex = index
+                        thumbnailListView.currentIndexChanged(thumbnailListView.currentIndex);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            PlasmaComponents.Label {
+                id: windowTitle
+                anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
+                anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter;
+                anchors.topMargin: 4
+
+                text: caption
+                elide: Text.ElideRight
+                color: theme.textColor
+                width: parent.width - 40
+                horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+            }
+            PlasmaCore.FrameSvgItem {
+                id: closeButtonContainer
+                imagePath: "widgets/button"
+                prefix: "shadow"
+                width: closeButton.width + margins.left + margins.right
+                height: closeButton.height + margins.top + margins.bottom
+                visible: true//model["actionClose"] && (model["className"] != shellName)
+                anchors {
+                    top: parent.top
+                    right: parent.right
+                    topMargin: 32
+                }
+
+                PlasmaCore.FrameSvgItem {
+                    id: closeButton
+                    imagePath: "widgets/button"
+                    prefix: "normal"
+                    //a bit more left margin
+                    width: closeButtonSvg.width + margins.left + margins.right + 16
+                    height: closeButtonSvg.height + margins.top + margins.bottom
+                    x: parent.margins.left
+                    y: parent.margins.top
+
+                    MobileComponents.ActionButton {
+                        id: closeButtonSvg
+                        svg: iconsSvg
+                        iconSize: 22
+                        backgroundVisible: false
+                        elementId: "close"
+
+                        anchors {
+                            verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                            right: parent.right
+                            rightMargin: parent.margins.right
+                        }
+
+                        onClicked: {
+                            console.log("Close button clicked")
+                            /*var service = tasksSource.serviceForSource(winId)
+                            var operation = service.operationDescription("close")
+
+                            service.startOperationCall(operation)*/
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}