diff --git a/templates/ktcore/document/view.smarty b/templates/ktcore/document/view.smarty
index 120e687..bb79e1b 100644
--- a/templates/ktcore/document/view.smarty
+++ b/templates/ktcore/document/view.smarty
@@ -35,9 +35,20 @@ these tasks, use the Request Assistance action.{/i18n}
 </div>
 {/if}
 
-{foreach item=oFieldset from=$fieldsets}
-{$oFieldset->render($document_data)}
-{/foreach}
+{if $thumbnail eq ''}
+    <div>
+    {foreach item=oFieldset from=$fieldsets}
+    {$oFieldset->render($document_data)}
+    {/foreach}
+    </div>
+{else}
+    <div style="float:left;width:85%;">
+    {foreach item=oFieldset from=$fieldsets}
+    {$oFieldset->render($document_data)}
+    {/foreach}
+    </div>
+    <div style="padding-top:45px;">{$thumbnail}</div>
+{/if}
 
 {if !empty($viewlet_data)}
 
diff --git a/view.php b/view.php
index 89e0573..2c1031c 100644
--- a/view.php
+++ b/view.php
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@ class ViewDocumentDispatcher extends KTStandardDispatcher {
             array_push($fieldsets, new $displayClass($oFieldset));
         }
 
-
         $checkout_user = 'Unknown user';
         if ($oDocument->getIsCheckedOut() == 1) {
             $oCOU = User::get($oDocument->getCheckedOutUserId());
@@ -249,6 +248,18 @@ class ViewDocumentDispatcher extends KTStandardDispatcher {
             $content_class = 'view withviewlets';
         }
         $this->oPage->setContentClass($content_class);
+        
+        // check for a thumbnail
+        $thumbnail = '';
+        if (KTPluginUtil::pluginIsActive('thumbnails.generator.processor.plugin')) {
+            // hook into thumbnail plugin to get display for thumbnail
+            include_once(KT_DIR . '/plugins/thumbnails/thumbnails.php');
+            $thumbnailer = new ThumbnailViewlet();
+            $thumbnailDisplay = $thumbnailer->display_viewlet($document_id);
+            if ($thumbnailDisplay != '') {
+        		$thumbnail = $thumbnailDisplay;
+        	}
+        }
 
         $oTemplating =& KTTemplating::getSingleton();
         $oTemplate = $oTemplating->loadTemplate('ktcore/document/view');
@@ -263,6 +274,7 @@ class ViewDocumentDispatcher extends KTStandardDispatcher {
               'document_data' => $document_data,
               'fieldsets' => $fieldsets,
               'viewlet_data' => $viewlet_data,
+              'thumbnail' => $thumbnail,
         );
         //return '<pre>' . print_r($aTemplateData, true) . '</pre>';
         return $oTemplate->render($aTemplateData);