diff --git a/modules/gui/pymod/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/gui/pymod/CMakeLists.txt
index 200515b96aa0b9986eb890f68f03f957b6a1196e..d1cd7bd190916516ef1960303d7ac00b494a4575 100644
--- a/modules/gui/pymod/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/gui/pymod/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ render_mode_widget.py
 render_op.py
 render_options_widget.py
 scene_observer_impl.py
+sequence_widget.py
 simple_widget.py
 sline_widget.py
 toolbar_options_widget.py
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ set(INSPECTOR_ICONS
   scene/icons/color_icon.png
   scene/icons/preset_icon.png  
   scene/icons/render_icon.png
+  scene/icons/seq_icon.png
   scene/icons/tool_icon.png
 )
 copy_if_different("./" "${STAGE_DIR}/share/openstructure/scene/icons" 
diff --git a/modules/gui/pymod/scene/icons/seq_icon.png b/modules/gui/pymod/scene/icons/seq_icon.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a9cc5487aac7c1f6f8f37820190268ec7774f4b3
Binary files /dev/null and b/modules/gui/pymod/scene/icons/seq_icon.png differ
diff --git a/modules/gui/pymod/scene/inspector_widget.py b/modules/gui/pymod/scene/inspector_widget.py
index 4e7e7f76155f5c51219aaae95daa91967b3e6f03..20cf1d4961b7015e44f9d4df509dc5dab9edc488 100644
--- a/modules/gui/pymod/scene/inspector_widget.py
+++ b/modules/gui/pymod/scene/inspector_widget.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from render_options_widget import RenderOptionsWidget
 from color_options_widget import ColorOptionsWidget
 from ost.gui.scene.scene_observer_impl import SceneObserverImpl
 from preset_widget import PresetWidget
+from sequence_widget import SequenceWidget
 
 class InspectorWidget(ToolBarOptionsWidget):
   ICONS_PATH = os.path.join(ost.GetSharedDataPath(), "scene", "icons/")
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ class InspectorWidget(ToolBarOptionsWidget):
                 [InspectorWidget.ICONS_PATH+"render_icon.png",RenderOptionsWidget(self),None], 
                 [InspectorWidget.ICONS_PATH+"color_icon.png",ColorOptionsWidget(self),None],
                 [InspectorWidget.ICONS_PATH+"preset_icon.png", PresetWidget(self),None],
+                [InspectorWidget.ICONS_PATH+"seq_icon.png", SequenceWidget(self),None],
                 [InspectorWidget.ICONS_PATH+"tool_icon.png",app.tool_options_win.qobject,"Tool Options"]
               ]
     for o in options:
diff --git a/modules/gui/pymod/scene/sequence_widget.py b/modules/gui/pymod/scene/sequence_widget.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..40a77a73d7dfdaa0fedbb5cbc94cfa4759e0fc48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/gui/pymod/scene/sequence_widget.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# This file is part of the OpenStructure project <www.openstructure.org>
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2008-2010 by the OpenStructure authors
+#
+# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+# the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+# Software Foundation; either version 3.0 of the License, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+# This library 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 Lesser General Public License for more
+# details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+# along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+import ost
+
+from ost import gui
+from ost import gfx
+from ost import seq
+
+from PyQt4 import QtCore, QtGui
+
+
+class SequenceWidget(QtGui.QWidget):
+  def __init__(self, parent=None):   
+    QtGui.QWidget.__init__(self, parent)
+    
+    self.text_ = "Sequences"
+    
+    self.display_modes_ = QtGui.QComboBox(self);
+    self.display_modes_.addItem("Highlight properties")
+    self.display_modes_.addItem("Secondary structure")
+    self.display_modes_.addItem("Highlight conservation")
+    QtCore.QObject.connect(self.display_modes_, QtCore.SIGNAL("activated(int)"), self.__ChangeDisplayMode)
+    self.setMinimumSize(250,150)
+    
+    
+  def Update(self):
+    self.display_modes_.setEnabled(True)
+    scene_selection = gui.SceneSelection.Instance()
+    
+    if scene_selection.GetActiveNodeCount() == 0 and scene_selection.GetActiveViewCount() == 0:
+      self.display_modes_.setEnabled(False)
+      return
+        
+    for i in range(0,scene_selection.GetActiveNodeCount()):
+      node = scene_selection.GetActiveNode(i)
+      if not (isinstance(node, gfx.Entity) or (isinstance(node, seq.AlignmentHandle))) :
+        self.display_modes_.setEnabled(self,False)
+        return
+    
+    seq_viewer = gui.GostyApp.Instance().GetSequenceViewerV2()
+    
+  def __ChangeDisplayMode(self):
+    seq_viewer = gui.GostyApp.Instance().GetSequenceViewerV2()
+    scene_selection = gui.SceneSelection.Instance()
+    for i in range(0,scene_selection.GetActiveNodeCount()):
+      node = scene_selection.GetActiveNode(i)
+      seq_viewer.ChangeDisplayMode(node, str(self.display_modes_.currentText()))
+    
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