diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c287b8781..057868be7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ set(ES_HEADERS
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/components/TextEditComponent.h
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/components/TextListComponent.h
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/components/GuiDetectDevice.h
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/components/GuiFastSelect.h
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/components/GuiMetaDataEd.h
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/components/GuiMsgBoxOk.h
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/components/GuiMsgBoxYesNo.h
@@ -239,6 +240,7 @@ set(ES_SOURCES
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/components/TextComponent.cpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/components/TextEditComponent.cpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/components/GuiDetectDevice.cpp
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/components/GuiFastSelect.cpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/components/GuiMetaDataEd.cpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/components/GuiMsgBoxOk.cpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/components/GuiMsgBoxYesNo.cpp
diff --git a/THEMES.md b/THEMES.md
index f05a345fb..d8e2ecd9d 100644
--- a/THEMES.md
+++ b/THEMES.md
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ Fonts are defined like so:
 
 `<listFont>` - Default size: 0.045.
 `<descriptionFont>` - Default size: 0.035.
+`<fastSelectLetterFont>` - Default size: 0.15.
 
 Colors
 ======
@@ -81,6 +82,8 @@ or
 `<listSelectorColor>` - Default: 000000FF.
 `<listSelectedColor>` - Default: 00000000.
 `<descriptionColor>` - Default: 48474DFF.
+`<fastSelectLetterColor>` - Default: FFFFFFFF.
+`<fastSelectTextColor>` - Default: DDDDDDFF.
 
 Images
 ======
@@ -98,6 +101,7 @@ Pretty much any image format is supported.
 `<backgroundImage>` - No default.
 `<headerImage>` - No default.
 `<infoBackgroundImage>` - No default.
+`<verticalDividerImage>` - No default.
 
 Sounds
 ======
diff --git a/src/FileData.h b/src/FileData.h
index 9d9ef0175..b5f221093 100644
--- a/src/FileData.h
+++ b/src/FileData.h
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ enum FileChangeType
 {
 	FILE_ADDED,
 	FILE_METADATA_CHANGED,
-	FILE_REMOVED
+	FILE_REMOVED,
+	FILE_SORTED
 };
 
 // Used for loading/saving gamelist.xml.
diff --git a/src/ThemeData.cpp b/src/ThemeData.cpp
index 8827c9abd..62b60949e 100644
--- a/src/ThemeData.cpp
+++ b/src/ThemeData.cpp
@@ -11,14 +11,17 @@
 // Defaults
 std::map<std::string, FontDef > ThemeData::sDefaultFonts = boost::assign::map_list_of
 	("listFont", FontDef(0.045f, ""))
-	("descriptionFont", FontDef(0.035f, ""));
+	("descriptionFont", FontDef(0.035f, ""))
+	("fastSelectLetterFont", FontDef(0.15f, ""));
 
 std::map<std::string, unsigned int> ThemeData::sDefaultColors = boost::assign::map_list_of
 	("listPrimaryColor", 0x0000FFFF)
 	("listSecondaryColor", 0x00FF00FF)
 	("listSelectorColor", 0x000000FF)
 	("listSelectedColor", 0x00000000)
-	("descriptionColor", 0x48474DFF);
+	("descriptionColor", 0x48474DFF)
+	("fastSelectLetterColor", 0xFFFFFFFF)
+	("fastSelectTextColor", 0xDDDDDDFF);
 
 std::map<std::string, ImageDef> ThemeData::sDefaultImages = boost::assign::map_list_of
 	("backgroundImage", ImageDef("", true))
diff --git a/src/components/GuiFastSelect.cpp b/src/components/GuiFastSelect.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f56acf0ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/GuiFastSelect.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+#include "GuiFastSelect.h"
+#include "../ThemeData.h"
+#include "../FileSorts.h"
+#include "../SystemData.h"
+
+static const std::string LETTERS = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
+
+GuiFastSelect::GuiFastSelect(Window* window, GameListView* gamelist) : GuiComponent(window), 
+	mBackground(window, ":/button.png"), mSortText(window), mLetterText(window), mGameList(gamelist)
+{
+	setPosition(Renderer::getScreenWidth() * 0.2f, Renderer::getScreenHeight() * 0.2f);
+	setSize(Renderer::getScreenWidth() * 0.6f, Renderer::getScreenHeight() * 0.6f);
+
+	const std::shared_ptr<ThemeData>& theme = mGameList->getTheme();
+
+	mBackground.fitTo(mSize);
+	addChild(&mBackground);
+
+	mLetterText.setSize(mSize.x(), mSize.y() * 0.75f);
+	mLetterText.setCentered(true);
+	mLetterText.setFromTheme(theme, "fastSelectLetterFont", "fastSelectLetterColor");
+	addChild(&mLetterText);
+
+	mSortText.setPosition(0, mSize.y() * 0.75f);
+	mSortText.setSize(mSize.x(), mSize.y() * 0.25f);
+	mSortText.setCentered(true);
+	mSortText.setFromTheme(theme, "descriptionFont", "fastSelectTextColor");
+	addChild(&mSortText);
+
+	mSortId = 0; // TODO
+	updateSortText();
+
+	mLetterId = LETTERS.find(mGameList->getCursor()->getName()[0]);
+	if(mLetterId == std::string::npos)
+		mLetterId = 0;
+
+	mScrollDir = 0;
+	mScrollAccumulator = 0;
+	scroll(); // initialize the letter value
+}
+
+bool GuiFastSelect::input(InputConfig* config, Input input)
+{
+	if(input.value == 0 && config->isMappedTo("select", input))
+	{
+		// the user let go of select; make our changes to the gamelist and close this gui
+		updateGameListSort();
+		updateGameListCursor();
+		delete this;
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	if(config->isMappedTo("up", input))
+	{
+		if(input.value != 0)
+			setScrollDir(-1);
+		else
+			setScrollDir(0);
+
+		return true;
+	}else if(config->isMappedTo("down", input))
+	{
+		if(input.value != 0)
+			setScrollDir(1);
+		else
+			setScrollDir(0);
+
+		return true;
+	}else if(config->isMappedTo("left", input) && input.value != 0)
+	{
+		mSortId = (mSortId + 1) % FileSorts::SortTypes.size();
+		updateSortText();
+		return true;
+	}else if(config->isMappedTo("right", input) && input.value != 0)
+	{
+		mSortId--;
+		if(mSortId < 0)
+			mSortId += FileSorts::SortTypes.size();
+
+		updateSortText();
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	return GuiComponent::input(config, input);
+}
+
+void GuiFastSelect::setScrollDir(int dir)
+{
+	mScrollDir = dir;
+	scroll();
+	mScrollAccumulator = -500;
+}
+
+void GuiFastSelect::update(int deltaTime)
+{
+	if(mScrollDir != 0)
+	{
+		mScrollAccumulator += deltaTime;
+		while(mScrollAccumulator >= 150)
+		{
+			scroll();
+			mScrollAccumulator -= 150;
+		}
+	}
+
+	GuiComponent::update(deltaTime);
+}
+
+void GuiFastSelect::scroll()
+{
+	mLetterId += mScrollDir;
+	if(mLetterId < 0)
+		mLetterId += LETTERS.length();
+	else if(mLetterId >= (int)LETTERS.length())
+		mLetterId -= LETTERS.length();
+
+	mLetterText.setText(LETTERS.substr(mLetterId, 1));
+}
+
+void GuiFastSelect::updateSortText()
+{
+	std::stringstream ss;
+	ss << "<- " << FileSorts::SortTypes.at(mSortId).description << " ->";
+	mSortText.setText(ss.str());
+}
+
+void GuiFastSelect::updateGameListSort()
+{
+	const FileData::SortType& sort = FileSorts::SortTypes.at(mSortId);
+
+	FileData* root = mGameList->getCursor()->getSystem()->getRootFolder();
+	root->sort(sort); // will also recursively sort children
+
+	// notify that the root folder was sorted
+	mGameList->onFileChanged(root, FILE_SORTED);
+}
+
+void GuiFastSelect::updateGameListCursor()
+{
+	const std::vector<FileData*>& list = mGameList->getCursor()->getParent()->getChildren();
+
+	// only skip by letter when the sort mode is alphabetical
+	const FileData::SortType& sort = FileSorts::SortTypes.at(mSortId);
+	if(sort.comparisonFunction != &FileSorts::compareFileName)
+		return;
+
+	// find the first entry in the list that either exactly matches our target letter or is beyond our target letter
+	for(auto it = list.cbegin(); it != list.cend(); it++)
+	{
+		char check = (*it)->getName().empty() ? 'A' : (*it)->getName()[0];
+
+		// if there's an exact match or we've passed it, set the cursor to this one
+		if(check == LETTERS[mLetterId] || (sort.ascending && check > LETTERS[mLetterId]) || (!sort.ascending && check < LETTERS[mLetterId]))
+		{
+			mGameList->setCursor(*it);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/components/GuiFastSelect.h b/src/components/GuiFastSelect.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dfee83433
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/GuiFastSelect.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "../GuiComponent.h"
+#include "../views/GameListView.h"
+
+#include "NinePatchComponent.h"
+#include "TextComponent.h"
+
+class GuiFastSelect : public GuiComponent
+{
+public:
+	GuiFastSelect(Window* window, GameListView* gamelist);
+
+	bool input(InputConfig* config, Input input);
+	void update(int deltaTime);
+
+private:
+	void setScrollDir(int dir);
+	void scroll();
+	void updateGameListCursor();
+	void updateGameListSort();
+	void updateSortText();
+
+	int mSortId;
+	int mLetterId;
+
+	int mScrollDir;
+	int mScrollAccumulator;
+
+	NinePatchComponent mBackground;
+	TextComponent mSortText;
+	TextComponent mLetterText;
+
+	GameListView* mGameList;
+};
diff --git a/src/components/TextComponent.cpp b/src/components/TextComponent.cpp
index 4808b9d7d..c3ae71ba2 100644
--- a/src/components/TextComponent.cpp
+++ b/src/components/TextComponent.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "../Renderer.h"
 #include "../Log.h"
 #include "../Window.h"
+#include "../ThemeData.h"
 
 TextComponent::TextComponent(Window* window) : GuiComponent(window), 
 	mFont(NULL), mColor(0x000000FF), mAutoCalcExtent(true, true), mCentered(false)
@@ -137,3 +138,9 @@ std::string TextComponent::getValue() const
 {
 	return mText;
 }
+
+void TextComponent::setFromTheme(const std::shared_ptr<ThemeData>& theme, const std::string& fontIdentifier, const std::string& colorIdentifier)
+{
+	setFont(theme->getFont(fontIdentifier));
+	setColor(theme->getColor(colorIdentifier));
+}
diff --git a/src/components/TextComponent.h b/src/components/TextComponent.h
index 4cac3da4f..0b73d88e9 100644
--- a/src/components/TextComponent.h
+++ b/src/components/TextComponent.h
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include "../GuiComponent.h"
 #include "../resources/Font.h"
 
+class ThemeData;
+
 class TextComponent : public GuiComponent
 {
 public:
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ public:
 	
 	std::shared_ptr<Font> getFont() const;
 
+	void setFromTheme(const std::shared_ptr<ThemeData>& theme, const std::string& fontIdentifier, const std::string& colorIdentifier);
+
 private:
 	void calculateExtent();
 
diff --git a/src/views/BasicGameListView.cpp b/src/views/BasicGameListView.cpp
index 3050e6a23..008411544 100644
--- a/src/views/BasicGameListView.cpp
+++ b/src/views/BasicGameListView.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ BasicGameListView::BasicGameListView(Window* window, FileData* root)
 	addChild(&mHeaderText);
 }
 
-void BasicGameListView::setTheme(const std::shared_ptr<ThemeData>& theme)
+void BasicGameListView::onThemeChanged(const std::shared_ptr<ThemeData>& theme)
 {
 	const ImageDef& bg = theme->getImage("backgroundImage");
 	mBackground.setTiling(bg.tile);
@@ -69,6 +69,14 @@ void BasicGameListView::onFileChanged(FileData* file, FileChangeType change)
 			mList.setCursor(cursor);
 		}
 	}
+
+	// the root file was sorted (so children were sorted too)
+	if(file == mRoot && change == FILE_SORTED)
+	{
+		FileData* cursor = getCursor();
+		populateList(cursor->getParent());
+		mList.setCursor(cursor);
+	}
 }
 
 void buildHeader(FileData* from, std::stringstream& ss)
diff --git a/src/views/BasicGameListView.h b/src/views/BasicGameListView.h
index 0eaed66ca..f59beab37 100644
--- a/src/views/BasicGameListView.h
+++ b/src/views/BasicGameListView.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public:
 
 	virtual bool input(InputConfig* config, Input input) override;
 
-	virtual void setTheme(const std::shared_ptr<ThemeData>& theme) override;
+	virtual void onThemeChanged(const std::shared_ptr<ThemeData>& theme) override;
 
 	inline FileData* getCursor() { return mList.getSelected(); }
 	virtual void setCursor(FileData* file) override;
diff --git a/src/views/DetailedGameListView.cpp b/src/views/DetailedGameListView.cpp
index 88cf7158b..e21c8edcc 100644
--- a/src/views/DetailedGameListView.cpp
+++ b/src/views/DetailedGameListView.cpp
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ DetailedGameListView::DetailedGameListView(Window* window, FileData* root) :
 	updateInfoPanel();
 }
 
-void DetailedGameListView::setTheme(const std::shared_ptr<ThemeData>& theme)
+void DetailedGameListView::onThemeChanged(const std::shared_ptr<ThemeData>& theme)
 {
 	mHeaderImage.setResize(mSize.x() * 0.5f, 0, true);
-	BasicGameListView::setTheme(theme);
+	BasicGameListView::onThemeChanged(theme);
 
 	if(mHeaderImage.getPosition().y() + mHeaderImage.getSize().y() > mImage.getPosition().y())
 		mHeaderImage.setResize(0, mSize.y() * 0.185f, true);
diff --git a/src/views/DetailedGameListView.h b/src/views/DetailedGameListView.h
index 57a6ca06f..7f7ab50d3 100644
--- a/src/views/DetailedGameListView.h
+++ b/src/views/DetailedGameListView.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class DetailedGameListView : public BasicGameListView
 public:
 	DetailedGameListView(Window* window, FileData* root);
 
-	virtual void setTheme(const std::shared_ptr<ThemeData>& theme) override;
+	virtual void onThemeChanged(const std::shared_ptr<ThemeData>& theme) override;
 
 	virtual void onFileChanged(FileData* file, FileChangeType change);
 
diff --git a/src/views/GameListView.cpp b/src/views/GameListView.cpp
index e2153ef45..56f9d7655 100644
--- a/src/views/GameListView.cpp
+++ b/src/views/GameListView.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #include "../Window.h"
 #include "../components/GuiMetaDataEd.h"
 #include "../components/GuiMenu.h"
+#include "../components/GuiFastSelect.h"
+#include "ViewController.h"
 
 bool GameListView::input(InputConfig* config, Input input)
 {
@@ -24,7 +26,17 @@ bool GameListView::input(InputConfig* config, Input input)
 	{
 		// open menu
 		mWindow->pushGui(new GuiMenu(mWindow));
+	}else if(config->isMappedTo("select", input) && input.value != 0)
+	{
+		// open fast select
+		mWindow->pushGui(new GuiFastSelect(mWindow, this));
 	}
 
 	return GuiComponent::input(config, input);
 }
+
+void GameListView::setTheme(const std::shared_ptr<ThemeData>& theme)
+{
+	mTheme = theme;
+	onThemeChanged(theme);
+}
diff --git a/src/views/GameListView.h b/src/views/GameListView.h
index ad3ef603b..1ea16bd7a 100644
--- a/src/views/GameListView.h
+++ b/src/views/GameListView.h
@@ -20,17 +20,23 @@ public:
 
 	virtual ~GameListView() {}
 
-	// Called when a new file is added, a file is removed, or a file's metadata changes.
+	// Called when a new file is added, a file is removed, a file's metadata changes, or a file's children are sorted.
+	// NOTE: FILE_SORTED is only reported for the topmost FileData, where the sort started.
+	//       Since sorts are recursive, that FileData's children probably changed too.
 	virtual void onFileChanged(FileData* file, FileChangeType change) = 0;
 	
-	// Called to set or update theme.
-	virtual void setTheme(const std::shared_ptr<ThemeData>& theme) = 0;
+	// Called whenever the theme changes.
+	virtual void onThemeChanged(const std::shared_ptr<ThemeData>& theme) = 0;
 
-	virtual bool input(InputConfig* config, Input input) override;
+	void setTheme(const std::shared_ptr<ThemeData>& theme);
+	inline const std::shared_ptr<ThemeData>& getTheme() const { return mTheme; }
 
 	virtual FileData* getCursor() = 0;
 	virtual void setCursor(FileData*) = 0;
 
+	virtual bool input(InputConfig* config, Input input) override;
+
 protected:
 	FileData* mRoot;
+	std::shared_ptr<ThemeData> mTheme;
 };