diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9bf20b93a..ee9a4f528 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 - Remove no longer used code; adjust item list slightly ([#1651](../../pull/1651))
 - Reduce updates when showing item lists; add a waiting spinner ([#1653](../../pull/1653))
 - Update item lists check for large images when toggling recurse ([#1654](../../pull/1654))
+- Support named item lists ([#1665](../../pull/1665))
 
 ### Changes
 
diff --git a/docs/girder_config_options.rst b/docs/girder_config_options.rst
index 601504624..720aa56a0 100644
--- a/docs/girder_config_options.rst
+++ b/docs/girder_config_options.rst
@@ -183,6 +183,45 @@ This is used to specify how items appear in item lists.  There are two settings,
 
 If there are no large images in a folder, none of the image columns will appear.
 
+Named Item Lists
+................
+
+Multiple item lists can be stored with specific names.  A default item list can be specified.
+
+::
+
+    ---
+    # If present and the value is a key in the namedItemLists section, that
+    # list will be shown unless the URL routes to a different list.
+    defaultItemList: images
+    # Any number of items can be in the namedItemLists section.  Each name
+    # must be distinct.  The system can show the specific list by routing to
+    # ?namedList=<name> as part of the url after the folder id.
+    namedItemLists:
+      image:
+        layout:
+          mode: list
+        columns:
+          -
+            type: image
+            value: thumbnail
+            title: Thumbnail
+          -
+            type: image
+            value: label
+            title: Slide Label
+          -
+            # The "record" type is from the default item record.  The value is
+            # one of "name", "size", or "controls".
+            type: record
+            value: name
+          -
+            type: record
+            value: size
+          -
+            type: record
+            value: controls
+
 Item Metadata
 .............
 
diff --git a/girder/girder_large_image/web_client/views/itemList.js b/girder/girder_large_image/web_client/views/itemList.js
index 8282c726e..86d55ffd5 100644
--- a/girder/girder_large_image/web_client/views/itemList.js
+++ b/girder/girder_large_image/web_client/views/itemList.js
@@ -61,6 +61,32 @@ wrap(ItemListWidget, 'initialize', function (initialize, settings) {
     const result = initialize.call(this, settings);
     delete this._hasAnyLargeImage;
 
+    this._confList = () => {
+        let list;
+        if (!this._liconfig) {
+            return undefined;
+        }
+        const namedList = this._namedList || this._liconfig.defaultItemList;
+        if (this.$el.closest('.modal-dialog').length) {
+            list = this._liconfig.itemListDialog;
+        } else if (namedList && this._liconfig.namedItemLists && this._liconfig.namedItemLists[namedList]) {
+            list = this._liconfig.namedItemLists[namedList];
+        } else {
+            list = this._liconfig.itemList;
+        }
+        if (list.group) {
+            let group = list.group;
+            group = !group.keys ? {keys: group} : group;
+            group.keys = Array.isArray(group.keys) ? group.keys : [group.keys];
+            group.keys = group.keys.filter((g) => !g.includes(',') && !g.includes(':'));
+            if (!group.keys.length) {
+                group = undefined;
+            }
+            list.group = group;
+        }
+        return list;
+    };
+
     largeImageConfig.getConfigFile(settings.folderId, true, (val) => {
         if (!settings.folderId) {
             this._liconfig = val;
@@ -75,6 +101,7 @@ wrap(ItemListWidget, 'initialize', function (initialize, settings) {
         const curRoute = Backbone.history.fragment;
         const routeParts = splitRoute(curRoute);
         const query = parseQueryString(routeParts.name);
+        this._namedList = query.namedList || undefined;
         let update = false;
         if (query.sort) {
             this._lastSort = query.sort.split(',').map((chunk) => {
@@ -150,10 +177,6 @@ wrap(ItemListWidget, 'render', function (render) {
         }
     }
 
-    this._confList = () => {
-        return this._liconfig ? (this.$el.closest('.modal-dialog').length ? this._liconfig.itemListDialog : this._liconfig.itemList) : undefined;
-    };
-
     /**
      * Set sort on the collection and perform a debounced re-fetch.
      */
@@ -178,7 +201,6 @@ wrap(ItemListWidget, 'render', function (render) {
                     return item.has('largeImage');
                 });
                 this._inFetch = false;
-                itemListRender.apply(this, _.rest(arguments));
                 if (oldPages !== pages || this.collection.offset !== this.collection.size()) {
                     this.collection.offset = this.collection.size();
                     this.trigger('g:paginated');