diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/corecomponents/DataResultViewerThumbnail.form b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/corecomponents/DataResultViewerThumbnail.form
index 28f3146098..fa43e09733 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/corecomponents/DataResultViewerThumbnail.form
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/corecomponents/DataResultViewerThumbnail.form
@@ -203,12 +203,11 @@
       <Properties>
         <Property name="model" type="javax.swing.ComboBoxModel" editor="org.netbeans.modules.form.editors2.ComboBoxModelEditor">
           <StringArray count="3">
-            <StringItem index="0" value="Small"/>
-            <StringItem index="1" value="Medium"/>
-            <StringItem index="2" value="Large"/>
+            <StringItem index="0" value="Small Thumbnails"/>
+            <StringItem index="1" value="Medium Thumbnails"/>
+            <StringItem index="2" value="Large Thumbnails"/>
           </StringArray>
         </Property>
-        <Property name="selectedIndex" type="int" value="1"/>
       </Properties>
       <Events>
         <EventHandler event="actionPerformed" listener="java.awt.event.ActionListener" parameters="java.awt.event.ActionEvent" handler="thumbnailSizeComboBoxActionPerformed"/>
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/corecomponents/DataResultViewerThumbnail.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/corecomponents/DataResultViewerThumbnail.java
index 8a2ac90496..a30d206cec 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/corecomponents/DataResultViewerThumbnail.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/corecomponents/DataResultViewerThumbnail.java
@@ -147,8 +147,7 @@ public final class DataResultViewerThumbnail extends AbstractDataResultViewer {
             }
         });
 
-        thumbnailSizeComboBox.setModel(new javax.swing.DefaultComboBoxModel(new String[] { "Small", "Medium", "Large" }));
-        thumbnailSizeComboBox.setSelectedIndex(1);
+        thumbnailSizeComboBox.setModel(new javax.swing.DefaultComboBoxModel(new String[] { "Small Thumbnails", "Medium Thumbnails", "Large Thumbnails" }));
         thumbnailSizeComboBox.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
             public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                 thumbnailSizeComboBoxActionPerformed(evt);
@@ -241,8 +240,15 @@ public final class DataResultViewerThumbnail extends AbstractDataResultViewer {
                 ThumbnailViewNode tn = (ThumbnailViewNode) node;                
                 tn.setRefresh(true);                
             }
-        }       
-        
+        }              
+
+        // Temporarily set the explored context to the root, instead of a child node.
+        // This is a workaround hack to convince org.openide.explorer.ExplorerManager to
+        // update even though the new and old Node values are identical. This in turn
+        // will cause the entire view to update completely. After this we 
+        // immediately set the node back to the current child by calling switchPage().        
+        em.setExploredContext(root);
+        switchPage();
     }//GEN-LAST:event_thumbnailSizeComboBoxActionPerformed
 
     // Variables declaration - do not modify//GEN-BEGIN:variables