diff --git a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/advanced/SubGuiChainedAbilityConfig.java b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/advanced/SubGuiChainedAbilityConfig.java
index 1fc123d37..4e271893c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/advanced/SubGuiChainedAbilityConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/advanced/SubGuiChainedAbilityConfig.java
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public class SubGuiChainedAbilityConfig extends SubGuiInterface implements IText
             java.util.function.BooleanSupplier layerVisible = () -> chainIcon.getLayerCount() > idx;
             String sectionLabel = net.minecraft.util.StatCollector.translateToLocal("ability.icon.layer") + " " + (idx + 1);
             fieldDefs.add(FieldDef.section(sectionLabel).tab("Icon").visibleWhen(layerVisible));
-            fieldDefs.add(FieldDef.stringField("gui.texture",
+            fieldDefs.add(FieldDef.textureSubGui("gui.texture",
                     () -> chainIcon.getLayer(idx).texture,
                     t -> chainIcon.setLayerTexture(idx, t))
                 .tab("Icon").visibleWhen(layerVisible));
diff --git a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/builder/FieldDef.java b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/builder/FieldDef.java
index 4d03cb2dc..df63b1d4c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/builder/FieldDef.java
+++ b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/builder/FieldDef.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;
 import noppes.npcs.client.gui.SubGuiColorSelector;
 import noppes.npcs.client.gui.select.GuiAnimationSelection;
 import noppes.npcs.client.gui.select.GuiSoundSelection;
+import noppes.npcs.client.gui.select.GuiTexturePathSelection;
 import noppes.npcs.client.gui.util.SubGuiInterface;
 import noppes.npcs.controllers.AnimationController;
 import noppes.npcs.controllers.data.Animation;
@@ -175,6 +176,20 @@ public class FieldDef {
             .clearable(() -> setter.accept(""));
     }
 
+    public static FieldDef textureSubGui(String label, Supplier<String> getter, Consumer<String> setter) {
+        return subGuiField(label,
+            () -> new GuiTexturePathSelection(getter.get()),
+            gui -> {
+                GuiTexturePathSelection t = (GuiTexturePathSelection) gui;
+                if (t.selectedResource != null) setter.accept(t.selectedResource.toString());
+            })
+            .buttonLabel(() -> {
+                String s = getter.get();
+                return s == null || s.isEmpty() ? "gui.none" : s;
+            })
+            .clearable(() -> setter.accept(""));
+    }
+
     public static FieldDef animSubGui(String label,
                                       Supplier<Integer> idGetter, Consumer<Integer> idSetter,
                                       Supplier<String> nameGetter, Consumer<String> nameSetter) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/select/GuiTexturePathSelection.java b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/select/GuiTexturePathSelection.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e67a32d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/select/GuiTexturePathSelection.java
@@ -0,0 +1,319 @@
+package noppes.npcs.client.gui.select;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
+import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
+import net.minecraft.client.gui.GuiButton;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.Tessellator;
+import net.minecraft.util.ResourceLocation;
+import net.minecraft.util.StatCollector;
+import noppes.npcs.client.ClientCacheHandler;
+import noppes.npcs.client.gui.util.GuiCustomScroll;
+import noppes.npcs.client.gui.util.GuiNpcButton;
+import noppes.npcs.client.gui.util.GuiNpcTextField;
+import noppes.npcs.client.gui.util.ICustomScrollListener;
+import noppes.npcs.client.gui.util.SubGuiInterface;
+import noppes.npcs.client.renderer.ImageData;
+import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Texture path selector SubGui with a texture preview panel instead of NPC rendering.
+ * Reuses the cached texture data from {@link GuiTextureSelection}.
+ */
+public class GuiTexturePathSelection extends SubGuiInterface implements ICustomScrollListener {
+
+    private final String up = "..<" + StatCollector.translateToLocal("gui.up") + ">..";
+    private GuiCustomScroll scrollCategories;
+    private GuiCustomScroll scrollTextures;
+
+    private String location = "";
+    private String selectedDomain;
+    public ResourceLocation selectedResource;
+
+    private final HashMap<String, List<GuiTextureSelection.TextureData>> domains = new HashMap<>();
+    private final HashMap<String, GuiTextureSelection.TextureData> textures = new HashMap<>();
+
+    private String catSearch = "";
+    private String texSearch = "";
+
+    // Preview
+    private static final int PREVIEW_SIZE = 90;
+
+    public GuiTexturePathSelection(String texture) {
+        drawDefaultBackground = false;
+        title = "";
+        setBackground("menubg.png");
+        xSize = 366;
+        ySize = 226;
+
+        // Populate from GuiTextureSelection's cache (trigger a scan if needed)
+        long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        if (GuiTextureSelection.cachedTextures != null && !GuiTextureSelection.cachedTextures.isEmpty()
+                && now - GuiTextureSelection.lastCacheTime() < GuiTextureSelection.CACHE_DURATION_MS) {
+            domains.putAll(GuiTextureSelection.cachedDomains());
+        } else {
+            // Force a scan by creating a temporary GuiTextureSelection
+            GuiTextureSelection temp = new GuiTextureSelection(null, null);
+            domains.putAll(GuiTextureSelection.cachedDomains());
+        }
+
+        if (texture != null && !texture.isEmpty()) {
+            selectedResource = new ResourceLocation(texture);
+            selectedDomain = selectedResource.getResourceDomain();
+            if (!domains.containsKey(selectedDomain)) {
+                selectedDomain = null;
+            }
+            int i = selectedResource.getResourcePath().lastIndexOf('/');
+            location = selectedResource.getResourcePath().substring(0, i + 1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void initGui() {
+        super.initGui();
+
+        if (selectedDomain != null) {
+            title = selectedDomain + ":" + location;
+        } else {
+            title = "";
+        }
+
+        // Buttons
+        this.addButton(new GuiNpcButton(2, guiLeft + xSize - 46, guiTop + ySize - 28, 42, 20, "gui.done"));
+        this.addButton(new GuiNpcButton(1, guiLeft + xSize - 92, guiTop + ySize - 28, 42, 20, "gui.cancel"));
+
+        // Category scroll
+        if (scrollCategories == null) {
+            scrollCategories = new GuiCustomScroll(this, 0);
+            scrollCategories.setSize(90, 163);
+        }
+        if (selectedDomain == null) {
+            scrollCategories.setList(getCatSearch());
+        } else {
+            List<String> list = new ArrayList<>();
+            list.add(up);
+            List<GuiTextureSelection.TextureData> data = domains.get(selectedDomain);
+            if (data != null) {
+                for (GuiTextureSelection.TextureData td : data) {
+                    if (location.isEmpty() || td.path.startsWith(location) && !td.path.equals(location)) {
+                        String path = td.path.substring(location.length());
+                        int i = path.indexOf('/');
+                        if (i < 0) continue;
+                        path = path.substring(0, i);
+                        if (!path.isEmpty() && !list.contains(path)) {
+                            list.add(path);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            scrollCategories.setList(list);
+        }
+        scrollCategories.guiLeft = guiLeft + 4;
+        scrollCategories.guiTop = guiTop + 14;
+        this.addScroll(scrollCategories);
+        addTextField(new GuiNpcTextField(55, this, fontRendererObj, guiLeft + 4, guiTop + 179, 90, 20, catSearch));
+
+        // Texture scroll
+        if (scrollTextures == null) {
+            scrollTextures = new GuiCustomScroll(this, 1);
+            scrollTextures.setSize(160, 163);
+        }
+        if (selectedDomain != null) {
+            textures.clear();
+            List<GuiTextureSelection.TextureData> data = domains.get(selectedDomain);
+            List<String> allList = new ArrayList<>();
+            String loc = location;
+            if (scrollCategories.hasSelected() && !scrollCategories.getSelected().equals(up)) {
+                loc += scrollCategories.getSelected() + '/';
+            }
+            if (data != null) {
+                for (GuiTextureSelection.TextureData td : data) {
+                    if (td.path.equals(loc) && !allList.contains(td.name)) {
+                        allList.add(td.name);
+                        textures.put(td.name, td);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            scrollTextures.setList(filterTexSearch(allList));
+        }
+        if (selectedResource != null) {
+            scrollTextures.setSelected(selectedResource.getResourcePath());
+        }
+        scrollTextures.guiLeft = guiLeft + 95;
+        scrollTextures.guiTop = guiTop + 14;
+        this.addScroll(scrollTextures);
+        addTextField(new GuiNpcTextField(66, this, fontRendererObj, guiLeft + 95, guiTop + 179, 160, 20, texSearch));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void drawScreen(int mouseX, int mouseY, float partialTicks) {
+        super.drawScreen(mouseX, mouseY, partialTicks);
+        drawTexturePreview();
+    }
+
+    private void drawTexturePreview() {
+        int previewX = guiLeft + 260;
+        int previewY = guiTop + 14;
+
+        // Draw border/background for preview area
+        drawRect(previewX - 1, previewY - 1, previewX + PREVIEW_SIZE + 1, previewY + PREVIEW_SIZE + 1, 0xFFA0A0A0);
+        drawRect(previewX, previewY, previewX + PREVIEW_SIZE, previewY + PREVIEW_SIZE, 0xFF000000);
+
+        if (selectedResource == null) {
+            String none = StatCollector.translateToLocal("gui.none");
+            int w = fontRendererObj.getStringWidth(none);
+            fontRendererObj.drawString(none, previewX + (PREVIEW_SIZE - w) / 2, previewY + PREVIEW_SIZE / 2 - 4, 0xFF808080);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        ImageData imageData = ClientCacheHandler.getImageData(selectedResource.toString());
+        if (imageData == null || !imageData.imageLoaded()) {
+            String loading = "...";
+            int w = fontRendererObj.getStringWidth(loading);
+            fontRendererObj.drawString(loading, previewX + (PREVIEW_SIZE - w) / 2, previewY + PREVIEW_SIZE / 2 - 4, 0xFF808080);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        int texW = imageData.getTotalWidth();
+        int texH = imageData.getTotalHeight();
+        if (texW <= 0 || texH <= 0) return;
+
+        // Scale to fit within PREVIEW_SIZE while maintaining aspect ratio
+        float scale = Math.min((float) PREVIEW_SIZE / texW, (float) PREVIEW_SIZE / texH);
+        int drawW = (int) (texW * scale);
+        int drawH = (int) (texH * scale);
+        int drawX = previewX + (PREVIEW_SIZE - drawW) / 2;
+        int drawY = previewY + (PREVIEW_SIZE - drawH) / 2;
+
+        GL11.glColor4f(1.0F, 1.0F, 1.0F, 1.0F);
+        imageData.bindTexture();
+        drawScaledTexture(drawX, drawY, drawW, drawH);
+
+        // Draw dimensions label below preview
+        String dims = texW + " x " + texH;
+        int dw = fontRendererObj.getStringWidth(dims);
+        fontRendererObj.drawString(dims, previewX + (PREVIEW_SIZE - dw) / 2, previewY + PREVIEW_SIZE + 4, 0xFFCCCCCC);
+
+        // Draw resource path below dimensions
+        String path = selectedResource.toString();
+        if (fontRendererObj.getStringWidth(path) > PREVIEW_SIZE + 4) {
+            // Truncate from the left
+            while (fontRendererObj.getStringWidth("..." + path) > PREVIEW_SIZE + 4 && path.length() > 1) {
+                path = path.substring(1);
+            }
+            path = "..." + path;
+        }
+        int pw = fontRendererObj.getStringWidth(path);
+        fontRendererObj.drawString(path, previewX + (PREVIEW_SIZE - pw) / 2, previewY + PREVIEW_SIZE + 15, 0xFF999999);
+    }
+
+    private void drawScaledTexture(int x, int y, int width, int height) {
+        Tessellator tess = Tessellator.instance;
+        tess.startDrawingQuads();
+        tess.addVertexWithUV(x, y + height, zLevel, 0.0, 1.0);
+        tess.addVertexWithUV(x + width, y + height, zLevel, 1.0, 1.0);
+        tess.addVertexWithUV(x + width, y, zLevel, 1.0, 0.0);
+        tess.addVertexWithUV(x, y, zLevel, 0.0, 0.0);
+        tess.draw();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void actionPerformed(GuiButton guibutton) {
+        super.actionPerformed(guibutton);
+        if (guibutton.id == 1) {
+            // Cancel - clear selection
+            selectedResource = null;
+        }
+        close();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void customScrollClicked(int i, int j, int k, GuiCustomScroll scroll) {
+        if (scroll == scrollTextures) {
+            if (scroll.id == 1) {
+                GuiTextureSelection.TextureData data = textures.get(scroll.getSelected());
+                if (data != null) {
+                    selectedResource = new ResourceLocation(selectedDomain, data.absoluteName);
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            initGui();
+            scrollTextures.resetScroll();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void customScrollDoubleClicked(String selection, GuiCustomScroll scroll) {
+        if (scroll == scrollCategories) {
+            if (selectedDomain == null) {
+                selectedDomain = selection;
+            } else if (selection.equals(up)) {
+                int i = location.lastIndexOf('/', location.length() - 2);
+                if (i < 0) {
+                    if (location.isEmpty()) {
+                        selectedDomain = null;
+                    }
+                    location = "";
+                } else {
+                    location = location.substring(0, i + 1);
+                }
+            } else {
+                location = location + selection + '/';
+            }
+            scrollCategories.selected = -1;
+            scrollTextures.selected = -1;
+            initGui();
+        } else {
+            // Double-click on texture = confirm
+            close();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void keyTyped(char c, int i) {
+        super.keyTyped(c, i);
+        if (getTextField(55) != null && getTextField(55).isFocused()) {
+            if (!catSearch.equals(getTextField(55).getText())) {
+                catSearch = getTextField(55).getText().toLowerCase();
+                scrollCategories.resetScroll();
+                if (selectedDomain == null) {
+                    scrollCategories.setList(getCatSearch());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (getTextField(66) != null && getTextField(66).isFocused()) {
+            if (!texSearch.equals(getTextField(66).getText())) {
+                texSearch = getTextField(66).getText().toLowerCase();
+                scrollTextures.resetScroll();
+                initGui();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private List<String> getCatSearch() {
+        if (catSearch.isEmpty()) {
+            return new ArrayList<>(domains.keySet());
+        }
+        List<String> list = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (String name : domains.keySet()) {
+            if (name.toLowerCase().contains(catSearch))
+                list.add(name);
+        }
+        return list;
+    }
+
+    private List<String> filterTexSearch(List<String> source) {
+        if (texSearch.isEmpty()) {
+            return source;
+        }
+        List<String> list = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (String name : source) {
+            if (name.toLowerCase().contains(texSearch))
+                list.add(name);
+        }
+        return list;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/select/GuiTextureSelection.java b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/select/GuiTextureSelection.java
index 3b8fda84d..b1cab23f4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/select/GuiTextureSelection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/select/GuiTextureSelection.java
@@ -54,11 +54,21 @@ public class GuiTextureSelection extends SubGuiInterface implements ICustomScrol
     private final HashMap<String, TextureData> textures = new HashMap<>();
 
     // --- Cache static fields ---
-    private static final long CACHE_DURATION = 180000L; // 3 minutes in milliseconds
+    static final long CACHE_DURATION = 180000L; // 3 minutes in milliseconds
     private static long lastCacheTime = 0;
     private static HashMap<String, List<TextureData>> cachedDomains = new HashMap<>();
     public static HashMap<String, TextureData> cachedTextures = new HashMap<>();
 
+    public static final long CACHE_DURATION_MS = CACHE_DURATION;
+
+    public static long lastCacheTime() {
+        return lastCacheTime;
+    }
+
+    public static HashMap<String, List<TextureData>> cachedDomains() {
+        return cachedDomains;
+    }
+
     public GuiTextureSelection(EntityNPCInterface npc, String texture) {
         this.npc = npc;
         drawDefaultBackground = false;