diff --git a/imgsrc/srv/caret-down.svg b/imgsrc/srv/caret-down.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..38a1a25364
--- /dev/null
+++ b/imgsrc/srv/caret-down.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg width="1792" height="1792" viewBox="0 0 1792 1792" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M1408 704q0 26-19 45l-448 448q-19 19-45 19t-45-19l-448-448q-19-19-19-45t19-45 45-19h896q26 0 45 19t19 45z"/></svg>
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diff --git a/imgsrc/srv/caret-right.svg b/imgsrc/srv/caret-right.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..02a55b7df5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/imgsrc/srv/caret-right.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg width="1792" height="1792" viewBox="0 0 1792 1792" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M1152 896q0 26-19 45l-448 448q-19 19-45 19t-45-19-19-45v-896q0-26 19-45t45-19 45 19l448 448q19 19 19 45z"/></svg>
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diff --git a/src/pyj/dom.pyj b/src/pyj/dom.pyj
index 7911d16f90..3337887425 100644
--- a/src/pyj/dom.pyj
+++ b/src/pyj/dom.pyj
@@ -71,12 +71,19 @@ def create_keyframes(animation_name, *frames):
         ans.push('}')
     return ans.join('\n') + '\n'
 
+def change_icon_image(icon_element, new_name):
+    if new_name:
+        icon_element.firstChild.setAttributeNS('http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink', 'xlink:href', '#icon-' + new_name)
+    else:
+        icon_element.firstChild.removeAttributeNS('http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink', 'xlink:href')
+
 def svgicon(name, height, width):
     ans = document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', 'svg')
     ans.setAttribute('style', 'fill: currentColor; height: {}; width: {}; vertical-align: text-top'.format(height ? '2ex', width ? '2ex'))
     u = document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', 'use')
-    u.setAttributeNS('http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink', 'xlink:href', '#icon-' + name)
     ans.appendChild(u)
+    if name:
+        ans.firstChild.setAttributeNS('http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink', 'xlink:href', '#icon-' + name)
     return ans
 
 def element(elem_id, child_selector):
diff --git a/src/pyj/widgets.pyj b/src/pyj/widgets.pyj
index 635d5b5631..9a67414616 100644
--- a/src/pyj/widgets.pyj
+++ b/src/pyj/widgets.pyj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # License: GPL v3 Copyright: 2015, Kovid Goyal <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>
 from __python__ import hash_literals
 
-from dom import build_rule, clear, svgicon, create_keyframes, set_css
+from dom import build_rule, clear, svgicon, create_keyframes, set_css, change_icon_image
 from elementmaker import E
 
 from book_list.theme import get_color
@@ -94,6 +94,53 @@ class Breadcrumbs:
         self.container.appendChild(li)
         return li
 
+def create_tree(root, populate_data, onclick):
+    container = E.div()
+    set_css(container, overflow='auto')
+
+    def toggle_node(li):
+        if li.dataset.treeState is 'closed':
+            li.dataset.treeState = 'open'
+            li.lastChild.style.display = 'block'
+            change_icon_image(li.firstChild.firstChild, 'caret-down')
+        else:
+            li.dataset.treeState = 'closed'
+            li.lastChild.style.display = 'none'
+            change_icon_image(li.firstChild.firstChild, 'caret-right')
+
+    def process_node(node, parent_container, level):
+        if node.children?.length:
+            ul = E.div()
+            parent_container.appendChild(ul)
+            for child in node.children:
+                icon = 'caret-right' if child.children?.length else None
+                li = E.div(style='display:flex; flex-direction:column; margin: 1ex 1em; margin-left: {}em'.format(level+1),
+                    E.div(style='display:flex; align-items: center',
+                        svgicon(icon),
+                        E.span('\xa0'),
+                        E.a(
+                            href='javascript: void(0)',
+                            onclick=def (event):
+                                if onclick:
+                                    onclick(event.currentTarget.parentNode.parentNode)
+                        ),
+                    ),
+                    E.div(style='display:none'),
+                    data_tree_state='closed',
+                )
+                ul.appendChild(li)
+                populate_data(child, li, li.firstChild.lastChild)
+                if icon:
+                    set_css(li.firstChild.firstChild, cursor='pointer')
+                    li.firstChild.firstChild.addEventListener('click', def(event):
+                        toggle_node(event.currentTarget.parentNode.parentNode)
+                    )
+                    process_node(child, li.lastChild, level + 1)
+
+    if root:
+        process_node(root, container, 0)
+    return container
+
 def get_widget_css():
     ans = 'a, button:focus { outline: none }; a, button::-moz-focus-inner { border: 0 }\n'
     ans += create_button.style