diff --git a/plugins/qtplug/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/qtplug/CMakeLists.txt
index 029cea769..651d9f0e4 100644
--- a/plugins/qtplug/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/qtplug/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ if(QT4_FOUND AND OPENGL_FOUND AND OPENGL_GLU_FOUND)
         set ( qtplug_SRCS
             qtplug.cpp
             blankslade.cpp
-            #glwidget.cpp
+            glwidget.cpp
         )
 
         SET ( qtplug_UI
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ if(QT4_FOUND AND OPENGL_FOUND AND OPENGL_GLU_FOUND)
         QT4_WRAP_UI(qtplug_UI_h ${qtplug_UI})
         qt4_automoc(${qtplug_SRCS})
         DFHACK_PLUGIN(qtplug ${qtplug_SRCS} ${qtplug_RC_SRCS} ${qtplug_UI_h})
+        # a small texture file
+        install(FILES terrain.png DESTINATION ${DFHACK_LIBRARY_DESTINATION})
         target_link_libraries(qtplug ${OPENGL_LIBRARIES} ${QT_LIBRARIES} )
     ELSE(QT_VERSION_MAJOR MATCHES 4 AND QT_VERSION_MINOR GREATER 6)
         MESSAGE(STATUS "Can't build the Qt plugin. Your Qt is too old.")
diff --git a/plugins/qtplug/blankslade.cpp b/plugins/qtplug/blankslade.cpp
index e9ccc1dc7..73c49b5b4 100644
--- a/plugins/qtplug/blankslade.cpp
+++ b/plugins/qtplug/blankslade.cpp
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 #include "blankslade.h"
 #include <QFileDialog>
 #include <QDebug>
-//#include "glwidget.h"
+#include "glwidget.h"
 
 blankslade::blankslade(QWidget *parent): QMainWindow(parent)
 {
     ui.setupUi(this);
-    //GLWidget * glw = new GLWidget();
-    //ui.gridding->addWidget(glw);
+    GLWidget * glw = new GLWidget();
+    ui.gridding->addWidget(glw);
     connect(ui.actionOpen,SIGNAL(triggered(bool)),this,SLOT(slotOpen(bool)));
     connect(ui.actionQuit,SIGNAL(triggered(bool)),this,SLOT(slotQuit(bool)));
     connect(ui.actionSave,SIGNAL(triggered(bool)),this,SLOT(slotSave(bool)));
diff --git a/plugins/qtplug/glwidget.cpp b/plugins/qtplug/glwidget.cpp
index d2d1f9412..1b614633c 100644
--- a/plugins/qtplug/glwidget.cpp
+++ b/plugins/qtplug/glwidget.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <QGLShaderProgram>
 #include <QGLPixelBuffer>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <GL/gl.h>
 
 struct Vertex
 {
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ void GLWidget::paintGL()
     mvp.rotate(d->rx,0,1,0);
     d->prog.setUniformValue(d->mvpUniform,mvp);
 
-    glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0);
+    //glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0);
     glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, d->terrain);
     glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_NEAREST);
     glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_NEAREST);
diff --git a/plugins/qtplug/terrain.png b/plugins/qtplug/terrain.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7b791183
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