diff --git a/src/game/BitmapBrush.h b/src/game/BitmapBrush.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd8dd92d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/game/BitmapBrush.h
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * BitmapBrush.h
+ *
+ *  Created on: Nov 18, 2012
+ *      Author: Simon Robertshaw
+ */
+
+#ifndef BTIMAPBRUSH_H_
+#define BTIMAPBRUSH_H_
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <cmath>
+#include "Brush.h"
+
+class BitmapBrush: public Brush
+{
+public:
+	BitmapBrush(std::vector<unsigned char> newBitmap, ui::Point rectSize_):
+		Brush(ui::Point(0, 0))
+	{
+		ui::Point newSize = rectSize_;
+
+		//Ensure the rect has odd dimentions so we can pull an integer radius with a 1x1 centre 
+		if(!(newSize.X % 2))
+			newSize.X += 1;
+		if(!(newSize.Y % 2))
+			newSize.Y += 1;
+
+		radius = (newSize-ui::Point(1, 1))/2;
+		size = newSize;
+
+		if(bitmap)
+			delete[] bitmap;
+		bitmap = new unsigned char[size.X*size.Y];
+		std::fill(bitmap, bitmap+(size.X*size.Y), 0);
+		for(int y = 0; y < rectSize_.Y; y++)
+		{
+			for(int x = 0; x < rectSize_.X; x++)
+			{
+				bitmap[(y*size.X)+x] = newBitmap[(y*rectSize_.X)+x];
+			}	
+		}
+
+		updateOutline();
+	};
+	virtual void SetRadius(ui::Point radius)
+	{
+		//Do nothing... this brush is a fixed size
+	}
+	virtual void GenerateBitmap()
+	{
+		//Do nothing
+	}
+};
+
+#endif /* BTIMAPBRUSH_H_ */
diff --git a/src/game/Brush.h b/src/game/Brush.h
index 068ecf5ec..b59d017ca 100644
--- a/src/game/Brush.h
+++ b/src/game/Brush.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public:
 	{
 		return size;
 	}
-	void SetRadius(ui::Point radius)
+	virtual void SetRadius(ui::Point radius)
 	{
 		this->radius = radius;
 		this->size = radius+radius+ui::Point(1, 1);
diff --git a/src/game/GameModel.cpp b/src/game/GameModel.cpp
index 5c4ee97dc..71d926355 100644
--- a/src/game/GameModel.cpp
+++ b/src/game/GameModel.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "Brush.h"
 #include "EllipseBrush.h"
 #include "TriangleBrush.h"
+#include "BitmapBrush.h"
 #include "client/Client.h"
 #include "client/GameSave.h"
 #include "game/DecorationTool.h"
@@ -310,6 +311,26 @@ void GameModel::BuildMenus()
 	brushList.push_back(new Brush(ui::Point(4, 4)));
 	brushList.push_back(new TriangleBrush(ui::Point(4, 4)));
 
+	//Load more from brushes folder
+	std::vector<string> brushFiles = Client::Ref().DirectorySearch(BRUSH_DIR, "", ".ptb");
+	for(int i = 0; i < brushFiles.size(); i++)
+	{
+		std::vector<unsigned char> brushData = Client::Ref().ReadFile(brushFiles[i]);
+		if(!brushData.size())
+		{
+			std::cout << "Brushes: Skipping " << brushFiles[i] << ". Could not open" << std::endl;
+			continue;
+		}
+		int dimension = std::sqrt(brushData.size());
+		if(dimension * dimension != brushData.size())
+		{
+			std::cout << "Brushes: Skipping " << brushFiles[i] << ". Invalid bitmap size" << std::endl;
+			continue;
+		}
+		brushList.push_back(new BitmapBrush(brushData, ui::Point(dimension, dimension)));
+	}
+
+
 	//Set default tools
 	regularToolset[0] = GetToolFromIdentifier("DEFAULT_PT_DUST");
 	regularToolset[1] = GetToolFromIdentifier("DEFAULT_PT_NONE");