diff --git a/platformcode/config.py b/platformcode/config.py
index d7f79eda..f0a145eb 100644
--- a/platformcode/config.py
+++ b/platformcode/config.py
@@ -79,11 +79,16 @@ def get_platform(full_version=False):
                '13': 'MyVideos78.db', '14': 'MyVideos90.db', '15': 'MyVideos93.db',
                '16': 'MyVideos99.db', '17': 'MyVideos107.db', '18': 'MyVideos116.db', 
                '19': 'MyVideos119.db', '20': 'MyVideos120.db'}
+    view_db = {'10': 'ViewModes1.db', '11': 'ViewModes4.db', '12': 'ViewModes4.db',
+               '13': 'ViewModes6.db', '14': 'ViewModes6.db', '15': 'ViewModes6.db',
+               '16': 'ViewModes6.db', '17': 'ViewModes6.db', '18': 'ViewModes6.db', 
+               '19': 'ViewModes6.db', '20': 'ViewModes6.db'}
 
     num_version = xbmc.getInfoLabel('System.BuildVersion')
     num_version = re.match("\d+\.\d+", num_version).group(0)
     ret['name_version'] = codename.get(num_version.split('.')[0], num_version)
     ret['video_db'] = video_db.get(num_version.split('.')[0], "")
+    ret['view_db'] = view_db.get(num_version.split('.')[0], "")
     ret['num_version'] = float(num_version)
     if ret['num_version'] < 14:
         ret['platform'] = "xbmc-" + ret['name_version']
@@ -443,3 +448,9 @@ def get_online_server_thumb(server):
 
 def get_language():
     return get_localized_string(20001)
+
+def get_skin():
+    import xbmc
+    from core import jsontools
+    js = '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "Settings.GetSettingValue", "params": {"setting": "lookandfeel.skin"}, "id": 1 }'
+    return jsontools.load(xbmc.executeJSONRPC(js)).get('result', {}).get('value')
diff --git a/platformcode/platformtools.py b/platformcode/platformtools.py
index d0dab3d8..2b7194c0 100644
--- a/platformcode/platformtools.py
+++ b/platformcode/platformtools.py
@@ -331,6 +331,9 @@ def render_items(itemlist, parent_item):
         itemlist.append(Item(title=config.get_localized_string(60347), thumbnail=thumb('nofolder')))
 
     mode, Type = get_view_mode(itemlist[0], parent_item)
+    # from core.support import dbg;dbg()
+    if mode:
+        set_view_mode(parent_item.tourl(), mode)
 
     dirItems = []
 
@@ -402,7 +405,6 @@ def render_items(itemlist, parent_item):
     xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItems(_handle, dirItems)
 
     if Type: xbmcplugin.setContent(handle=int(sys.argv[1]), content=Type)
-    if mode: xbmc.executebuiltin('Container.SetViewMode(%s)' % mode)
 
     if parent_item.sorted:
         if parent_item.sorted == 'year': xbmcplugin.addSortMethod(int(sys.argv[1]), xbmcplugin.SORT_METHOD_DATE)
@@ -423,9 +425,9 @@ def render_items(itemlist, parent_item):
 
     xbmcplugin.endOfDirectory(_handle, succeeded=True, updateListing=False, cacheToDisc= True) # if parent_item.action in ['news', 'search', 'new_search', 'now_on_tv'] else False)
 
-    if mode:
-        xbmc.sleep(50)
-        xbmc.executebuiltin('Container.SetViewMode(%s)' % mode)
+    # if mode:
+    #     xbmc.sleep(50)
+    #     xbmc.executebuiltin('Container.SetViewMode(%s)' % mode)
 
     from core import db; db.close()
     logger.debug('END renderItems')
@@ -533,6 +535,64 @@ def get_view_mode(item, parent_item):
     return None, None
 
 
+def set_view_mode(url, mode):
+    import re
+    find = re.findall('(%\d\w)', url, flags=re.DOTALL)
+    for f in find:
+        url = url.replace(f, f.lower())
+
+    def get_connection():
+        from core import filetools
+
+        file_db = ""
+
+        # We look for the archive of the video database according to the version of kodi
+        view_db = config.get_platform(True)['view_db']
+        if view_db:
+            file_db = filetools.join(xbmc.translatePath("special://userdata/Database"), view_db)
+
+        # alternative method to locate the database
+        if not file_db or not filetools.exists(file_db):
+            file_db = ""
+            for f in filetools.listdir(xbmc.translatePath("special://userdata/Database")):
+                path_f = filetools.join(xbmc.translatePath("special://userdata/Database"), f)
+
+                if filetools.isfile(path_f) and f.lower().startswith('viewmodes') and f.lower().endswith('.db'):
+                    file_db = path_f
+                    break
+        try:
+            import sqlite3
+            return sqlite3.connect(file_db)
+        except:
+            return None
+
+    def execute_sql(conn, sql):
+        cursor = conn.cursor()
+        cursor.execute(sql)
+        conn.commit()
+
+        return cursor.fetchall()
+
+    conn = get_connection()
+    if conn:
+        skin_name = config.get_skin()
+        try:
+            sql = 'select idView from view where (path="{}?{}" and skin="{}")'.format(sys.argv[0], url, skin_name)
+            records = execute_sql(conn, sql)
+            if records:
+                # from core.support import dbg;dbg()
+                sql = 'update view set viewMode={} where idView={}'.format(mode, records[0][0])
+                records = execute_sql(conn, sql)
+            else:
+                # from core.support import dbg;dbg()
+                sql = 'INSERT INTO view (window, path, viewMode, sortMethod, sortOrder, sortAttributes, skin) VALUES ' \
+                    '(10025, "{}?{}", {}, 0, 1, 0, "{}")'.format(sys.argv[0], url, mode, skin_name)
+                records = execute_sql(conn, sql)
+        except:
+            pass
+        conn.close()
+
+
 def set_infolabels(listitem, item, player=False):
     """
     Method to pass the information to the listitem (see tmdb.set_InfoLabels())