diff --git a/DataModel/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/AbstractContentChildren.java b/DataModel/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/AbstractContentChildren.java
index f9eb7e7c88..090b95740f 100644
--- a/DataModel/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/AbstractContentChildren.java
+++ b/DataModel/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/AbstractContentChildren.java
@@ -23,16 +23,14 @@ import org.openide.nodes.AbstractNode;
 import org.openide.nodes.Children.Keys;
 import org.openide.nodes.Node;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.datamodel.KeywordHits.KeywordHitsRootNode;
-import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.BlackboardArtifact;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.Directory;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.File;
-import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.FileSystem;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.Image;
+import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.LayoutDirectory;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.SleuthkitVisitableItem;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.SleuthkitItemVisitor;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.TskException;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.Volume;
-import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.VolumeSystem;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.LayoutFile;
 
 /**
@@ -92,6 +90,11 @@ abstract class AbstractContentChildren extends Keys<Object> {
         public AbstractContentNode visit(LayoutFile lf) {
             return new LayoutFileNode(lf);
         }
+        
+        @Override
+        public AbstractContentNode visit(LayoutDirectory ld) {
+            return new LayoutDirectoryNode(ld);
+        }
 
         @Override
         protected AbstractContentNode defaultVisit(SleuthkitVisitableItem di) {
diff --git a/DataModel/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/ContentHierarchyVisitor.java b/DataModel/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/ContentHierarchyVisitor.java
index 3576d1f07c..f4d726201a 100644
--- a/DataModel/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/ContentHierarchyVisitor.java
+++ b/DataModel/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/ContentHierarchyVisitor.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.Content;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.ContentVisitor;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.Directory;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.FileSystem;
+import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.LayoutDirectory;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.TskException;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.VolumeSystem;
 
@@ -71,4 +72,10 @@ public class ContentHierarchyVisitor extends ContentVisitor.Default<List<? exten
             return Collections.singletonList(dir);
         }
     }
+    
+    @Override
+    public List<? extends Content> visit(LayoutDirectory ldir) {
+        //return getChildren(ldir);
+        return Collections.singletonList(ldir);
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DataModel/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/ContentNodeVisitor.java b/DataModel/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/ContentNodeVisitor.java
index 3d99f33d6d..ce8fa29ba0 100644
--- a/DataModel/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/ContentNodeVisitor.java
+++ b/DataModel/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/ContentNodeVisitor.java
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ public interface ContentNodeVisitor<T> {
     T visit(VolumeNode vn);
     
     T visit(LayoutFileNode lcn);
+    
+    T visit(LayoutDirectoryNode lcn);
 
     /**
      * Visitor with an implementable default behavior for all types. Override
@@ -72,5 +74,10 @@ public interface ContentNodeVisitor<T> {
         public T visit(LayoutFileNode lcn) {
             return defaultVisit(lcn);
         }
+        
+        @Override
+        public T visit(LayoutDirectoryNode ldn) {
+            return defaultVisit(ldn);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/DataModel/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/ContentUtils.java b/DataModel/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/ContentUtils.java
index b6516b2bda..1bb0f39d21 100644
--- a/DataModel/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/ContentUtils.java
+++ b/DataModel/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/ContentUtils.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.File;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.FileSystem;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.FsContent;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.Image;
+import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.LayoutDirectory;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.LayoutFile;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.ReadContentInputStream;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.TskException;
@@ -151,6 +152,13 @@ public final class ContentUtils {
             path.add(toString.visit(lay));
             return path;
         }
+        
+        @Override
+        public List<String> visit(LayoutDirectory ld) {
+            List<String> path = ld.getParent().accept(this);
+            path.add(toString.visit(ld));
+            return path;
+        }
 
         @Override
         public List<String> visit(Directory dir) {
@@ -301,6 +309,7 @@ public final class ContentUtils {
             cntnt.accept(new ExtractFscContentVisitor(dest, progress, worker, true));
         }
 
+        @Override
         public Void visit(File f) {
             try {
                 ContentUtils.writeToFile(f, dest, progress, worker, source);
diff --git a/DataModel/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/DisplayableItemNodeVisitor.java b/DataModel/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/DisplayableItemNodeVisitor.java
index 07747dad68..e825f8774c 100644
--- a/DataModel/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/DisplayableItemNodeVisitor.java
+++ b/DataModel/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/DisplayableItemNodeVisitor.java
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ public interface DisplayableItemNodeVisitor<T> {
     T visit(ResultsNode rn);
     T visit(ImagesNode in);
     T visit(LayoutFileNode lcn);
+    T visit(LayoutDirectoryNode ldn);
 
     /**
      * Visitor with an implementable default behavior for all types. Override
@@ -184,5 +185,10 @@ public interface DisplayableItemNodeVisitor<T> {
         public T visit(LayoutFileNode lcn) {
             return defaultVisit(lcn);
         }
+        
+        @Override
+        public T visit(LayoutDirectoryNode ldn) {
+            return defaultVisit(ldn);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/DataModel/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/LayoutDirectoryNode.java b/DataModel/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/LayoutDirectoryNode.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5a222591fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DataModel/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/LayoutDirectoryNode.java
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/*
+ * Autopsy Forensic Browser
+ * 
+ * Copyright 2011 Basis Technology Corp.
+ * Contact: carrier <at> sleuthkit <dot> org
+ * 
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.sleuthkit.autopsy.datamodel;
+
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import org.openide.nodes.Sheet;
+import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.datamodel.LayoutFileNode.LayoutContentPropertyType;
+import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.LayoutDirectory;
+import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.LayoutFile;
+
+/**
+ * Node for layout dir
+ */
+public class LayoutDirectoryNode extends AbstractAbstractFileNode<LayoutDirectory> {
+
+   
+
+    public static String nameForLayoutFile(LayoutDirectory ld) {
+        return ld.getName();
+    }
+
+    public LayoutDirectoryNode(LayoutDirectory ld) {
+        super(ld);
+
+        this.setDisplayName(nameForLayoutFile(ld));
+        this.setIconBaseWithExtension("org/sleuthkit/autopsy/images/file-icon-deleted.png");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected Sheet createSheet() {
+        Sheet s = super.createSheet();
+        Sheet.Set ss = s.get(Sheet.PROPERTIES);
+        if (ss == null) {
+            ss = Sheet.createPropertiesSet();
+            s.put(ss);
+        }
+
+        Map<String, Object> map = new LinkedHashMap<String, Object>();
+        fillPropertyMap(map, content);
+
+        ss.put(new NodeProperty("Name", "Name", "no description", getName()));
+
+        final String NO_DESCR = "no description";
+        for (Map.Entry<String, Object> entry : map.entrySet()) {
+            ss.put(new NodeProperty(entry.getKey(), entry.getKey(), NO_DESCR, entry.getValue()));
+        }
+        // @@@ add more properties here...
+
+        return s;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public <T> T accept(ContentNodeVisitor<T> v) {
+        return v.visit(this);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public <T> T accept(DisplayableItemNodeVisitor<T> v) {
+        return v.visit(this);
+    }
+
+    private static void fillPropertyMap(Map<String, Object> map, LayoutDirectory content) {
+        map.put(LayoutContentPropertyType.NAME.toString(), content.getName());
+        map.put(LayoutContentPropertyType.SIZE.toString(), content.getSize());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/DirectoryTree/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/directorytree/ViewContextAction.java b/DirectoryTree/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/directorytree/ViewContextAction.java
index 8b897f82fc..eccf1071c4 100644
--- a/DirectoryTree/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/directorytree/ViewContextAction.java
+++ b/DirectoryTree/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/directorytree/ViewContextAction.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.Directory;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.File;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.FileSystem;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.Image;
+import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.LayoutDirectory;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.LayoutFile;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.TskException;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.Volume;
@@ -204,5 +205,10 @@ class ViewContextAction extends AbstractAction {
         public List<Content> visit(LayoutFile lc) {
             return lc.getParent().accept(this);
         }
+        
+        @Override
+        public List<Content> visit(LayoutDirectory ld) {
+            return ld.getParent().accept(this);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Ingest/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/GetAllFilesContentVisitor.java b/Ingest/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/GetAllFilesContentVisitor.java
index 2a9c912991..920b2fef49 100644
--- a/Ingest/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/GetAllFilesContentVisitor.java
+++ b/Ingest/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/GetAllFilesContentVisitor.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.File;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.FileSystem;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.AbstractFile;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.Directory;
+import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.LayoutDirectory;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.LayoutFile;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.SleuthkitCase;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.TskData;
@@ -61,6 +62,11 @@ class GetAllFilesContentVisitor extends GetFilesContentVisitor {
     public Collection<AbstractFile> visit(LayoutFile lf) {
         return Collections.<AbstractFile>singleton(lf);
     }
+    
+    @Override
+    public Collection<AbstractFile> visit(LayoutDirectory ld) {
+        return Collections.<AbstractFile>singleton(ld);
+    }
 
     @Override
     public Collection<AbstractFile> visit(FileSystem fs) {
diff --git a/Ingest/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/GetFilesContentVisitor.java b/Ingest/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/GetFilesContentVisitor.java
index bf52631631..f22969c2a0 100644
--- a/Ingest/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/GetFilesContentVisitor.java
+++ b/Ingest/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/GetFilesContentVisitor.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.File;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.FileSystem;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.AbstractFile;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.Image;
+import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.LayoutDirectory;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.TskException;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.Volume;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.VolumeSystem;
@@ -51,6 +52,11 @@ public abstract class GetFilesContentVisitor implements ContentVisitor<Collectio
     @Override
     public abstract Collection<AbstractFile> visit(LayoutFile lc);
 
+    @Override
+    public Collection<AbstractFile> visit(LayoutDirectory ld) {
+        return getAllFromChildren(ld);
+    }
+    
     @Override
     public Collection<AbstractFile> visit(Directory drctr) {
         return getAllFromChildren(drctr);