diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/MediaService.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/MediaService.cs
index bd373f1ec0..8e4d98ddb7 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/MediaService.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/MediaService.cs
@@ -7,19 +7,18 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Xml.Linq;
-using Umbraco.Core.Auditing;
 using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
 using Umbraco.Core.Events;
+using Umbraco.Core.IO;
 using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
+using Umbraco.Core.Media;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models.Rdbms;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.DatabaseModelDefinitions;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Querying;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories;
-using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.SqlSyntax;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.UnitOfWork;
-using Umbraco.Core.Publishing;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 {
@@ -36,6 +35,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         private readonly EntityXmlSerializer _entitySerializer = new EntityXmlSerializer();
         private readonly IDataTypeService _dataTypeService;
         private readonly IUserService _userService;
+        private readonly MediaFileSystem _mediaFileSystem = FileSystemProviderManager.Current.MediaFileSystem;
 
         public MediaService(IDatabaseUnitOfWorkProvider provider, RepositoryFactory repositoryFactory, ILogger logger, IEventMessagesFactory eventMessagesFactory, IDataTypeService dataTypeService, IUserService userService)
             : base(provider, repositoryFactory, logger, eventMessagesFactory)
@@ -1325,6 +1325,38 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             }
         }
 
+        public Stream GetMediaFileContentStream(string filepath)
+        {
+            if (_mediaFileSystem.FileExists(filepath) == false)
+                return null;
+            try
+            {
+                return _mediaFileSystem.OpenFile(filepath);
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                return null; // deal with race conds
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void SetMediaFileContent(string filepath, Stream stream)
+        {
+            _mediaFileSystem.AddFile(filepath, stream, true);
+        }
+
+        public void DeleteMediaFile(string filepath)
+        {
+            _mediaFileSystem.DeleteFile(filepath, true);
+        }
+
+        public void GenerateThumbnails(string filepath, PropertyType propertyType)
+        {
+            using (var filestream = _mediaFileSystem.OpenFile(filepath))
+            {
+                _mediaFileSystem.GenerateThumbnails(filestream, filepath, propertyType);
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Hack: This is used to fix some data if an entity's properties are invalid/corrupt
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/BackOfficeController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/BackOfficeController.cs
index 50c8b2e82c..376606ff5c 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/BackOfficeController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/BackOfficeController.cs
@@ -332,6 +332,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
                                 "tagApiBaseUrl", Url.GetUmbracoApiServiceBaseUrl<TagsController>(
                                     controller => controller.GetAllTags(null))
                             },
+                            {
+                                "templateApiBaseUrl", Url.GetUmbracoApiServiceBaseUrl<TemplateController>(
+                                    controller => controller.GetById(0))
+                            },
                             {
                                 "memberTreeBaseUrl", Url.GetUmbracoApiServiceBaseUrl<MemberTreeController>(
                                     controller => controller.GetNodes("-1", null))
@@ -360,6 +364,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
                                 "healthCheckBaseUrl", Url.GetUmbracoApiServiceBaseUrl<HealthCheckController>(
                                     controller => controller.GetAllHealthChecks())
                             },
+                            {
+                                "templateQueryApiBaseUrl", Url.GetUmbracoApiServiceBaseUrl<TemplateQueryController>(
+                                    controller => controller.PostTemplateQuery(null))
+                            },
                             {
                                 "codeFileApiBaseUrl", Url.GetUmbracoApiServiceBaseUrl<CodeFileController>(
                                     controller => controller.GetByPath("", ""))
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentControllerBase.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentControllerBase.cs
index 0cddb6fcd5..cba29060b3 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentControllerBase.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentControllerBase.cs
@@ -97,6 +97,13 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
                 var dictionary = new Dictionary<string, object>();
                 //add the files if any
                 var files = contentItem.UploadedFiles.Where(x => x.PropertyAlias == property.Alias).ToArray();
+                if (files.Length > 0)
+                {
+                    dictionary.Add("files", files);
+                    // add extra things needed to figure out where to put the files
+                    dictionary.Add("cuid", contentItem.PersistedContent.Key);
+                    dictionary.Add("puid", dboProperty.PropertyType.Key);
+                }
 
                 foreach (var file in files)
                     file.FileName = file.FileName.ToSafeFileName();
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
index 14c3e44dba..f9f6446491 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
@@ -133,6 +133,10 @@
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.Owin, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.Owin.2.2.1\lib\net45\Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.Owin.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core, Version=2.2.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core.2.2.1\lib\net45\Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.Owin, Version=3.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Owin.3.0.1\lib\net45\Microsoft.Owin.dll</HintPath>
@@ -186,6 +190,10 @@
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Runtime.Serialization" />
     <Reference Include="System.ServiceModel" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Threading.Tasks.Dataflow, Version=4.6.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\System.Threading.Tasks.Dataflow.4.6.0\lib\netstandard1.1\System.Threading.Tasks.Dataflow.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Web" />
     <Reference Include="System.Web.Abstractions">
       <RequiredTargetFramework>3.5</RequiredTargetFramework>
@@ -277,6 +285,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Editors\EditorValidationResolver.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Editors\EditorValidator.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Editors\GravatarController.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Editors\TemplateController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Editors\CodeFileController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HealthCheck\Checks\Config\AbstractConfigCheck.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HealthCheck\Checks\Config\AcceptableConfiguration.cs" />
@@ -328,11 +337,13 @@
     <Compile Include="Models\ContentEditing\PropertyGroupBasic.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\ContentEditing\PropertyTypeBasic.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\ContentEditing\SimpleNotificationModel.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Models\ContentEditing\TemplateDisplay.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\LocalPackageInstallModel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Mapping\CodeFileDisplayMapper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Mapping\ContentTypeModelMapperExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Mapping\LockedCompositionsResolver.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Mapping\PropertyGroupDisplayResolver.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Models\Mapping\TemplateModelMapper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\PackageInstallResult.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\ContentEditing\CodeFileDisplay.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\SetPasswordModel.cs" />
@@ -504,7 +515,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Install\Controllers\InstallApiController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Install\Controllers\InstallController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Install\InstallAuthorizeAttribute.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="MediaPropertyExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\ContentEditing\EntityTypeSearchResult.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\ContentEditing\ListViewAwareContentItemDisplayBase.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\ContentEditing\PropertyTypeValidation.cs" />
@@ -2208,6 +2218,7 @@
       <CachedSettingsPropName>umbraco_org_umbraco_update_CheckForUpgrade</CachedSettingsPropName>
     </WebReferenceUrl>
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <VisualStudioVersion Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' == ''">11.0</VisualStudioVersion>
     <VSToolsPath Condition="exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v11.0\WebApplications\Microsoft.WebApplication.targets')">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v11.0</VSToolsPath>