diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/components/umb-nested-content.less b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/components/umb-nested-content.less
index b28925bec1..bf0dd9d109 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/components/umb-nested-content.less
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/components/umb-nested-content.less
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@
 }
 
 .umb-nested-content__placeholder {
-    height: 22px;
     padding: 4px 6px;    
     border: 1px dashed #d8d7d9;
     background: 0 0;
@@ -259,33 +258,18 @@
     text-align: center;
 
     &--selected {
-        border: 1px solid #d8d7d9;
+        border: none;
         text-align: left;
+        padding: 0;
     }
 }
 
-.umb-nested-content__placeholder-name{
-    font-size: 15px;
-}
-
 .umb-nested-content__placeholder:hover {
     color: #2152a3;
     border-color: #2152a3;
     text-decoration: none;
 }
 
-.umb-nested-content__placeholder-icon-holder {    
-    width: 20px;
-    text-align: center;
-    display: inline-block;
-}
-
-.umb-nested-content__placeholder-icon {
-    font-size: 18px;
-    vertical-align: middle;
-}
-
-
 .form-horizontal .umb-nested-content--narrow .controls-row {
     margin-left: 40% !important;
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/nestedcontent/nestedcontent.doctypepicker.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/nestedcontent/nestedcontent.doctypepicker.html
index f6bfdecb31..c6860140a5 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/nestedcontent/nestedcontent.doctypepicker.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/nestedcontent/nestedcontent.doctypepicker.html
@@ -24,12 +24,7 @@
                     <td>
                         {{ph = placeholder(config);""}}
                         <div class="umb-nested-content__placeholder" ng-class="{'umb-nested-content__placeholder--selected':ph}" ng-click="openElemTypeModal($event, config)">
-                            <span class="umb-nested-content__placeholder-icon-holder" ng-if="ph">
-                                <i class="umb-nested-content__placeholder-icon {{ ph.icon }}"></i>
-                            </span>
-                            <span class="umb-nested-content__placeholder-name" ng-if="ph">
-                                {{ ph.name }}
-                            </span>
+                            <umb-node-preview ng-if="ph" icon="ph.icon" name="ph.name"></umb-node-preview>
                             <localize key="content_nestedContentAddElementType" ng-if="!ph">Add element type</localize>
                         </div>