diff --git a/redo/comctl32_windows.c b/redo/comctl32_windows.c
index 6af4f30..9dd67c1 100644
--- a/redo/comctl32_windows.c
+++ b/redo/comctl32_windows.c
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ static HMODULE comctl32;
 BOOL (*WINAPI fv_SetWindowSubclass)(HWND, SUBCLASSPROC, UINT_PTR, DWORD_PTR);
 BOOL (*WINAPI fv_RemoveWindowSubclass)(HWND, SUBCLASSPROC, UINT_PTR);
 LRESULT (*WINAPI fv_DefSubclassProc)(HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM);
+HIMAGELIST (*WINAPI fv_ImageList_Create)(int, int, UINT, int, int);
+int (*WINAPI fv_ImageList_Add)(HIMAGELIST, HBITMAP, HBITMAP);
 
 #define wantedICCClasses ( \
 	ICC_PROGRESS_CLASS |		/* progress bars */		\
@@ -115,6 +117,11 @@ DWORD initCommonControls(char **errmsg)
 	fv_RemoveWindowSubclass = (BOOL (*WINAPI)(HWND, SUBCLASSPROC, UINT_PTR)) f;
 	LOAD("DefSubclassProc");
 	fv_DefSubclassProc = (LRESULT (*WINAPI)(HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM)) f;
+	LOAD("ImageList_Create");
+	fv_ImageList_Create = (HIMAGELIST (*WINAPI)(int, int, UINT, int, int)) f;
+	LOAD("ImageList_Add");
+	fv_ImageList_Add = (int (*WINAPI)(HIMAGELIST, HBITMAP, HBITMAP)) f;
+
 
 	if ((*ficc)(&icc) == FALSE) {
 		*errmsg = "error initializing Common Controls (comctl32.dll)";
diff --git a/redo/imagelist.go b/redo/imagelist.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b34b28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/redo/imagelist.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// 16 august 2014
+
+package ui
+
+import (
+	"image"
+)
+
+// ImageList is a list of images that can be used in the rows of a Table or Tree.
+// ImageList maintains a copy of each image added.
+// Images in an ImageList will be automatically scaled to the needed size.
+type ImageList interface {
+	// Append inserts an image into the ImageList.
+	Append(i *image.RGBA)
+
+	// Len returns the number of images in the ImageList.
+	Len() ImageIndex
+
+	imageListApply
+}
+
+// NewImageList creates a new ImageList.
+// The ImageList is initially empty.
+func NewImageList() ImageList {
+	return newImageList()
+}
+
+// ImageIndex is a special type used to denote an entry in a Table or Tree's ImageList.
+type ImageIndex int
diff --git a/redo/imagelist_windows.c b/redo/imagelist_windows.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..434190c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/redo/imagelist_windows.c
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+// 16 august 2014
+
+#include "winapi_windows.h"
+#include "_cgo_export.h"
+
+HBITMAP unscaledBitmap(void *i, intptr_t dx, intptr_t dy)
+{
+	BITMAPINFO bi;
+	VOID *ppvBits;
+	HBITMAP bitmap;
+
+	ZeroMemory(&bi, sizeof (BITMAPINFO));
+	bi.bmiHeader.biSize = sizeof (BITMAPINFOHEADER);
+	bi.bmiHeader.biWidth = (LONG) dx;
+	bi.bmiHeader.biHeight = -((LONG) dy);			// negative height to force top-down drawing;
+	bi.bmiHeader.biPlanes = 1;
+	bi.bmiHeader.biBitCount = 32;
+	bi.bmiHeader.biCompression = BI_RGB;
+	bi.bmiHeader.biSizeImage = (DWORD) (dx * dy * 4);
+	bitmap = CreateDIBSection(NULL, &bi, DIB_RGB_COLORS, &ppvBits, 0, 0);
+	if (bitmap == NULL)
+		xpanic("error creating HBITMAP for unscaled ImageList image copy", GetLastError());
+	dotoARGB(i, (void *) ppvBits);
+	return bitmap;
+}
+
+HIMAGELIST newImageList(int width, int height)
+{
+	HIMAGELIST il;
+
+	// TODO does this strip alpha?
+	// sinni800 in irc.freenode.net/#go-nuts suggests our use of *image.RGBA makes this not so much of an issue
+	il = (*fv_ImageList_Create)(width, height, ILC_COLOR32, 20, 20);		// should be reasonable
+	if (il == NULL)
+		xpanic("error creating image list", GetLastError());
+	return il;
+}
+
+void addImage(HIMAGELIST il, HBITMAP bitmap, int origwid, int oright, int width, int height)
+{
+	BOOL wasScaled = FALSE;
+	HDC scaledDC, origDC;
+	HBITMAP scaled;
+	HBITMAP prevscaled, prevorig;
+
+	// first we need to scale the bitmap
+	if (origwid == width && oright == height) {
+		scaled = bitmap;
+		goto noscale;
+	}
+	wasScaled = TRUE;
+	scaledDC = GetDC(NULL);
+	if (scaledDC == NULL)
+		xpanic("error getting screen DC for scaled ImageList bitmap", GetLastError());
+	scaled = CreateCompatibleBitmap(scaledDC, width, height);
+	if (scaled == NULL)
+		xpanic("error creating scaled ImageList bitmap", GetLastError());
+	prevscaled = SelectObject(scaledDC, scaled);
+	if (prevscaled == NULL)
+		xpanic("error selecting scaled ImageList bitmap into screen DC", GetLastError());
+	origDC = GetDC(NULL);
+	if (origDC == NULL)
+		xpanic("error getting screen DC for original ImageList bitmap", GetLastError());
+	prevorig = SelectObject(origDC, bitmap);
+	if (prevorig == NULL)
+		xpanic("error selecting original ImageList bitmap into screen DC", GetLastError());
+	if (StretchBlt(scaledDC, 0, 0, width, height,
+		origDC, 0, 0, origwid, oright,
+		SRCCOPY) == 0)
+		xpanic("error scaling ImageList bitmap down", GetLastError());
+	if (SelectObject(origDC, prevorig) != bitmap)
+		xpanic("error selecting previous bitmap into original image's screen DC", GetLastError());
+	if (DeleteDC(origDC) == 0)
+		xpanic("error deleting original image's screen DC", GetLastError());
+	if (SelectObject(scaledDC, prevscaled) != scaled)
+		xpanic("error selecting previous bitmap into scaled image's screen DC", GetLastError());
+	if (DeleteDC(scaledDC) == 0)
+		xpanic("error deleting scaled image's screen DC", GetLastError());
+
+noscale:
+	if ((*fv_ImageList_Add)(il, scaled, NULL) == -1)
+		xpanic("error adding ImageList image to image list", GetLastError());
+	if (wasScaled)		// clean up
+		if (DeleteObject(scaled) == 0)
+			xpanic("error deleting scaled bitmap", GetLastError());
+}
diff --git a/redo/imagelist_windows.go b/redo/imagelist_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..389c553
--- /dev/null
+++ b/redo/imagelist_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// 16 august 2014
+
+package ui
+
+import (
+	"image"
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+// #include "winapi_windows.h"
+import "C"
+
+type imagelist struct {
+	list		[]C.HBITMAP
+	width	[]int
+	height	[]int
+}
+
+func newImageList() ImageList {
+	return new(imagelist)
+}
+
+func (i *imagelist) Append(img *image.RGBA) {
+	i.list = append(i.list, C.unscaledBitmap(unsafe.Pointer(img), C.intptr_t(img.Rect.Dx()), C.intptr_t(img.Rect.Dy())))
+	i.width = append(i.width, img.Rect.Dx())
+	i.height = append(i.height, img.Rect.Dy())
+}
+
+func (i *imagelist) Len() ImageIndex {
+	return ImageIndex(len(i.list))
+}
+
+type imageListApply interface {
+	apply()
+}
+
+func (i *imagelist) apply() {
+	width := C.GetSystemMetrics(C.SM_CXSMICON)
+	height := C.GetSystemMetrics(C.SM_CYSMICON)
+	il := C.newImageList(width, height)
+	for index := range i.list {
+		C.addImage(il, i.list[index], C.int(i.width[index]), C.int(i.height[index]), width, height)
+	}
+	// TODO do stuff
+}
diff --git a/redo/winapi_windows.h b/redo/winapi_windows.h
index 028f3c3..c6a2c63 100644
--- a/redo/winapi_windows.h
+++ b/redo/winapi_windows.h
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ extern DWORD initCommonControls(char **);
 extern BOOL (*WINAPI fv_SetWindowSubclass)(HWND, SUBCLASSPROC, UINT_PTR, DWORD_PTR);
 extern BOOL (*WINAPI fv_RemoveWindowSubclass)(HWND, SUBCLASSPROC, UINT_PTR);
 extern LRESULT (*WINAPI fv_DefSubclassProc)(HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM);
+extern HIMAGELIST (*WINAPI fv_ImageList_Create)(int, int, UINT, int, int);
+extern int (*WINAPI fv_ImageList_Add)(HIMAGELIST, HBITMAP, HBITMAP);
 
 // control_windows.c
 extern HWND newControl(LPWSTR, DWORD, DWORD);
@@ -112,4 +114,9 @@ extern void repaintArea(HWND);
 extern DWORD makeAreaWindowClass(char **);
 extern HWND newArea(void *);
 
+// imagelist_windows.c
+extern HBITMAP unscaledBitmap(void *, intptr_t, intptr_t);
+extern HIMAGELIST newImageList(int, int);
+extern void addImage(HIMAGELIST, HBITMAP, int, int, int, int);
+
 #endif