diff --git a/src/game/client/econ/item_model_panel.cpp b/src/game/client/econ/item_model_panel.cpp
index 558805a205..20fd006d63 100644
--- a/src/game/client/econ/item_model_panel.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/econ/item_model_panel.cpp
@@ -582,6 +582,8 @@ bool CEmbeddedItemModelPanel::IsImageNotLoaded( void ) const
 }
 
 
+ConVar  tf_use_large_backpack_icons("tf_use_large_backpack_icons", "0", FCVAR_NONE, "Display full resolution backpack icons in econ ui.");
+
 IMaterial* GetMaterialForImage( CEmbeddedItemModelPanel::InventoryImageType_t eImageType, const char* pszBaseName )
 {
 	IMaterial *pMaterial = NULL;
@@ -594,7 +596,15 @@ IMaterial* GetMaterialForImage( CEmbeddedItemModelPanel::InventoryImageType_t eI
 	switch ( eImageType )
 	{
 	case CEmbeddedItemModelPanel::IMAGETYPE_SMALL:
-		pMaterial = g_pMaterialSystem->FindMaterial( pszBaseName, TEXTURE_GROUP_VGUI );
+		if ( !tf_use_large_backpack_icons.GetBool() )
+		{
+			pMaterial = g_pMaterialSystem->FindMaterial(pszBaseName, TEXTURE_GROUP_VGUI);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			pMaterial = g_pMaterialSystem->FindMaterial(CFmtStr("%s_large", pszBaseName).Access(), TEXTURE_GROUP_VGUI);
+		}
+
 		break;
 	case CEmbeddedItemModelPanel::IMAGETYPE_DETAILED:
 		pMaterial = g_pMaterialSystem->FindMaterial( CFmtStr("%s_detail",pszBaseName).Access(), TEXTURE_GROUP_VGUI, false );
@@ -770,7 +780,7 @@ void CEmbeddedItemModelPanel::Paint( void )
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				bool bForceHighRes = false;
+				bool bForceHighRes = tf_use_large_backpack_icons.GetBool();
 				if ( m_iInventoryImageType != IMAGETYPE_SMALL || bForceHighRes )
 				{
 					// Normal is 128*128, large is 512x512
diff --git a/src/vgui2/matsys_controls/mdlpicker.cpp b/src/vgui2/matsys_controls/mdlpicker.cpp
index 17c5b562d0..3cb1cf3d32 100644
--- a/src/vgui2/matsys_controls/mdlpicker.cpp
+++ b/src/vgui2/matsys_controls/mdlpicker.cpp
@@ -764,6 +764,7 @@ void CMDLPicker::WriteBackbackVMTFiles( const char *pAssetName )
 			g_pFullFileSystem->FPrintf( fileHandle, "{\n" );
 			g_pFullFileSystem->FPrintf( fileHandle, "	\"$baseTexture\" \"%s\"\n", pBaseTextureName );
 			g_pFullFileSystem->FPrintf( fileHandle, "	$translucent 1\n" );
+			g_pFullFileSystem->FPrintf(fileHandle, "	$vertexcolor 1\n");
 			g_pFullFileSystem->FPrintf( fileHandle, "}\n" );
 
 			g_pFullFileSystem->Close( fileHandle );