diff --git a/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/zone_painter/painter_dock_widget.ui b/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/zone_painter/painter_dock_widget.ui
index 1a2d7c988..569caa302 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/zone_painter/painter_dock_widget.ui
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/zone_painter/painter_dock_widget.ui
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>361</width>
+    <width>206</width>
     <height>555</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="minimumSize">
    <size>
-    <width>300</width>
+    <width>200</width>
     <height>83</height>
    </size>
   </property>
@@ -33,21 +33,21 @@
     <item row="0" column="0">
      <widget class="QTabWidget" name="tabWidget">
       <property name="currentIndex">
-       <number>0</number>
+       <number>2</number>
       </property>
       <widget class="QWidget" name="tileTab">
        <attribute name="title">
-        <string>Paint Tiles</string>
+        <string>Tiles</string>
        </attribute>
       </widget>
       <widget class="QWidget" name="colorTab">
        <attribute name="title">
-        <string>Paint Colors</string>
+        <string>Colors</string>
        </attribute>
       </widget>
       <widget class="QWidget" name="displaceTab">
        <attribute name="title">
-        <string>Paint Displacement</string>
+        <string>Displacement</string>
        </attribute>
       </widget>
      </widget>
diff --git a/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/zone_painter/zone_painter_main_window.cpp b/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/zone_painter/zone_painter_main_window.cpp
index 02197adf1..413527fae 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/zone_painter/zone_painter_main_window.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/zone_painter/zone_painter_main_window.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
 #include "zone_painter_main_window.h"
 #include "ui_zone_painter_main_window.h"
 
+#include <QMenu>
+#include <QSignalMapper>
+#include <QColor>
+#include <QColorDialog>
+
 #include "qnel_widget.h"
 #include "painter_dock_widget.h"
-#include <QtGui/QMenu>
+
+#include "../core/icore.h"
+#include "../core/imenu_manager.h"
+#include "../core/core_constants.h"
 
 ZonePainterMainWindow::ZonePainterMainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
     QMainWindow(parent),
@@ -19,39 +27,112 @@ ZonePainterMainWindow::ZonePainterMainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
 	m_painterDockWidget->setVisible(true);
 
 	// Insert tool modes
-	_toolModeMenu = new QMenu(tr("Tool Mode"), ui->painterToolBar);
-	_toolModeMenu->setIcon(QIcon(":/painterTools/images/draw-brush.png"));
-	ui->painterToolBar->addAction(_toolModeMenu->menuAction());
-	//connect(_renderModeMenu->menuAction(), SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(setRenderMode()));
-
-	//QSignalMapper *modeMapper = new QSignalMapper(this);
-
-	_toolPaintModeAction = _toolModeMenu->addAction(tr("Paint Mode"));
-	_toolPaintModeAction->setIcon(QIcon(":/painterTools/images/draw-brush.png"));
-	_toolPaintModeAction->setStatusTip(tr("Set paint mode"));
-	//connect(_pointRenderModeAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), modeMapper, SLOT(map()));
-	//modeMapper->setMapping(_pointRenderModeAction, 0);
-
-	_toolFillModeAction = _toolModeMenu->addAction(tr("Fill Mode"));
-	_toolFillModeAction->setStatusTip(tr("Set fill mode"));
-	_toolFillModeAction->setIcon(QIcon(":/painterTools/images/color-fill.png"));
-	//connect(_lineRenderModeAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), modeMapper, SLOT(map()));
-	//modeMapper->setMapping(_lineRenderModeAction, 1);
-
-	_toolSelectModeAction = _toolModeMenu->addAction(tr("Select mode"));
-	_toolSelectModeAction->setIcon(QIcon(":/painterTools/images/go-jump-4.png"));
-	_toolSelectModeAction->setStatusTip(tr("Set select mode"));
-	//connect(_fillRenderModeAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), modeMapper, SLOT(map()));
-	//modeMapper->setMapping(_fillRenderModeAction, 2);
-
-	_toolPickModeAction = _toolModeMenu->addAction(tr("Pick mode"));
-	_toolPickModeAction->setIcon(QIcon(":/painterTools/images/color-picker-black.png"));
-	_toolPickModeAction->setStatusTip(tr("Set color picking mode"));
-	//connect(_fillRenderModeAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), modeMapper, SLOT(map()));
-	//modeMapper->setMapping(_fillRenderModeAction, 2);
-
-	//connect(modeMapper, SIGNAL(mapped(int)), this, SLOT(setRenderMode(int)));
+	_toolModeMenu = new QMenu(tr("Tool Mode"), ui->painterToolBar);
+	_toolModeMenu->setIcon(QIcon(":/painterTools/images/draw-brush.png"));
+	ui->painterToolBar->addAction(_toolModeMenu->menuAction());
+	//connect(_renderModeMenu->menuAction(), SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(setRenderMode()));
+
+	QSignalMapper *modeMapper = new QSignalMapper(this);
+
+	_toolPaintModeAction = _toolModeMenu->addAction(tr("Paint Mode"));
+	_toolPaintModeAction->setIcon(QIcon(":/painterTools/images/draw-brush.png"));
+	_toolPaintModeAction->setStatusTip(tr("Set paint mode"));
+	connect(_toolPaintModeAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), modeMapper, SLOT(map()));
+	modeMapper->setMapping(_toolPaintModeAction, 0);
+
+	_toolFillModeAction = _toolModeMenu->addAction(tr("Fill Mode"));
+	_toolFillModeAction->setStatusTip(tr("Set fill mode"));
+	_toolFillModeAction->setIcon(QIcon(":/painterTools/images/color-fill.png"));
+	connect(_toolFillModeAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), modeMapper, SLOT(map()));
+	modeMapper->setMapping(_toolFillModeAction, 1);
+
+	_toolSelectModeAction = _toolModeMenu->addAction(tr("Select mode"));
+	_toolSelectModeAction->setIcon(QIcon(":/painterTools/images/go-jump-4.png"));
+	_toolSelectModeAction->setStatusTip(tr("Set select mode"));
+	connect(_toolSelectModeAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), modeMapper, SLOT(map()));
+	modeMapper->setMapping(_toolSelectModeAction, 2);
+
+	_toolPickModeAction = _toolModeMenu->addAction(tr("Pick mode"));
+	_toolPickModeAction->setIcon(QIcon(":/painterTools/images/color-picker-black.png"));
+	_toolPickModeAction->setStatusTip(tr("Set color picking mode"));
+	connect(_toolPickModeAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), modeMapper, SLOT(map()));
+	modeMapper->setMapping(_toolPickModeAction, 2);
+
+	connect(modeMapper, SIGNAL(mapped(int)), this, SLOT(setToolMode(int)));
+
+	m_statusBarTimer = new QTimer(this);
+	connect(m_statusBarTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(updateStatusBar()));
+	m_statusInfo = new QLabel(this);
+    m_statusInfo->hide();
+
+	// Set Background Color Toolbar
 	
+
+	connect(ui->actionBackground_Dlg, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(setBackgroundColor()));
+	
+
+    Core::ICore::instance()->mainWindow()->statusBar()->addPermanentWidget(m_statusInfo);
+
+	
+}
+
+void ZonePainterMainWindow::showEvent(QShowEvent *showEvent)
+{
+	QMainWindow::showEvent(showEvent);
+	m_statusBarTimer->start(1000);
+    m_statusInfo->show();
+}
+
+void ZonePainterMainWindow::hideEvent(QHideEvent *hideEvent)
+{
+	m_statusBarTimer->stop();
+    m_statusInfo->hide();
+	QMainWindow::hideEvent(hideEvent);
+}
+
+void ZonePainterMainWindow::updateStatusBar()
+{
+	m_statusInfo->setText(QString("Tool Mode: Paint Mode"));
+}
+
+void ZonePainterMainWindow::setToolMode(int value)
+{
+	switch (value)
+	{
+	case 0:
+		//Modules::objView().getDriver()->setPolygonMode (NL3D::UDriver::Point);
+		break;
+	case 1:
+		//Modules::objView().getDriver()->setPolygonMode (NL3D::UDriver::Line);
+		break;
+	case 2:
+		//Modules::objView().getDriver()->setPolygonMode (NL3D::UDriver::Filled);
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+void ZonePainterMainWindow::setToolMode()
+{
+	//switch (Modules::objView().getDriver()->getPolygonMode())
+	//{
+	//case NL3D::UDriver::Filled:
+	//	Modules::objView().getDriver()->setPolygonMode (NL3D::UDriver::Line);
+	//	break;
+	//case NL3D::UDriver::Line:
+	//	Modules::objView().getDriver()->setPolygonMode (NL3D::UDriver::Point);
+	//	break;
+	//case NL3D::UDriver::Point:
+	//	Modules::objView().getDriver()->setPolygonMode (NL3D::UDriver::Filled);
+	//	break;
+	//}
+}
+
+void ZonePainterMainWindow::setBackgroundColor() {
+	QColor color = QColorDialog::getColor(QColor(m_nelWidget->backgroundColor().R,
+										  m_nelWidget->backgroundColor().G,
+										  m_nelWidget->backgroundColor().B));
+	if (color.isValid())
+		m_nelWidget->setBackgroundColor(NLMISC::CRGBA(color.red(), color.green(), color.blue()));
 }
 
 ZonePainterMainWindow::~ZonePainterMainWindow()
diff --git a/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/zone_painter/zone_painter_main_window.h b/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/zone_painter/zone_painter_main_window.h
index d4d1584ba..fdc38d7c0 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/zone_painter/zone_painter_main_window.h
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/zone_painter/zone_painter_main_window.h
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 #define ZONE_PAINTER_MAIN_WINDOW_H
 
 #include <QMainWindow>
+#include <QTimer>
+#include <QLabel>
+#include <QAction>
 
 namespace NLQT {
 	class QNLWidget;
@@ -21,16 +24,30 @@ public:
     explicit ZonePainterMainWindow(QWidget *parent = 0);
     ~ZonePainterMainWindow();
 
+public Q_SLOTS:
+	void setToolMode(int value);
+	void setToolMode();
+	void updateStatusBar();
+	void setBackgroundColor();
+
+protected:
+        virtual void showEvent(QShowEvent *showEvent);
+        virtual void hideEvent(QHideEvent *hideEvent);
+
 private:
     Ui::ZonePainterMainWindow *ui;
 	NLQT::QNLWidget *m_nelWidget;
 	PainterDockWidget *m_painterDockWidget;
+	QTimer *m_statusBarTimer;
+	QLabel *m_statusInfo;
 
 	QAction *_toolPaintModeAction;
 	QAction *_toolFillModeAction;
 	QAction *_toolSelectModeAction;
 	QAction *_toolPickModeAction;
 	QMenu *_toolModeMenu;
+
+	//QAction *m_setBackColorAction;
 };
 
 #endif // ZONE_PAINTER_MAIN_WINDOW_H