diff --git a/indra/llui/lltoolbar.cpp b/indra/llui/lltoolbar.cpp
index 2fb9f249d48e95cdea050320673dcd154c725a96..f8effb5bb6bc1b040c6399279a7087861511bd2e 100644
--- a/indra/llui/lltoolbar.cpp
+++ b/indra/llui/lltoolbar.cpp
@@ -187,12 +187,6 @@ void LLToolBar::initFromParams(const LLToolBar::Params& p)
 	
 	mCenteringStack->addChild(LLUICtrlFactory::create<LLLayoutPanel>(border_panel_p));
 
-	BOOST_FOREACH (const LLCommandId::Params& command_id, p.commands)
-	{
-		mButtonCommands.push_back(command_id);
-	}
-	createButtons();
-
 	mNeedsLayout = true;
 }
 
@@ -202,8 +196,11 @@ bool LLToolBar::addCommand(const LLCommandId& commandId)
 
 	bool add_command = (command != NULL);
 
-	mButtonCommands.push_back(commandId);
-	createButtons();
+	if (add_command)
+	{
+		mButtonCommands.push_back(commandId);
+		createButtons();
+	}
 
 	return add_command;
 }
diff --git a/indra/llui/lltoolbarview.cpp b/indra/llui/lltoolbarview.cpp
index 6ae10fbf1dc000cb3b734b0726efa97a6e1da538..139a26a251d82d2e0adcd0d25324bd76f887bcdc 100644
--- a/indra/llui/lltoolbarview.cpp
+++ b/indra/llui/lltoolbarview.cpp
@@ -29,13 +29,108 @@
 
 #include "lltoolbarview.h"
 
+#include "lldir.h"
+#include "llxmlnode.h"
 #include "lltoolbar.h"
 #include "llbutton.h"
 
+#include <boost/foreach.hpp>
+
 LLToolBarView* gToolBarView = NULL;
 
 static LLDefaultChildRegistry::Register<LLToolBarView> r("toolbar_view");
 
+LLToolBarView::Toolbar::Toolbar()
+:	commands("command")
+{}
+
+LLToolBarView::ToolbarSet::ToolbarSet()
+:	left_toolbar("left_toolbar"),
+	right_toolbar("right_toolbar"),
+	bottom_toolbar("bottom_toolbar")
+{}
+
+bool LLToolBarView::load()
+{	
+	LLToolBarView::ToolbarSet toolbar_set;
+
+	// Load the default toolbars.xml file
+	// *TODO : pick up the user's toolbar setting if existing
+	std::string toolbar_file = gDirUtilp->getExpandedFilename(LL_PATH_APP_SETTINGS, "toolbars.xml");
+
+	LLXMLNodePtr root;
+	if(!LLXMLNode::parseFile(toolbar_file, root, NULL))
+	{
+		llerrs << "Unable to load toolbars from file: " << toolbar_file << llendl;
+		return false;
+	}
+	if(!root->hasName("toolbars"))
+	{
+		llwarns << toolbar_file << " is not a valid toolbars definition file" << llendl;
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	// Parse the toolbar settings
+	LLXUIParser parser;
+	parser.readXUI(root, toolbar_set, toolbar_file);
+	if (!toolbar_set.validateBlock())
+	{
+		llerrs << "Unable to validate toolbars from file: " << toolbar_file << llendl;
+		return false;
+	}
+	
+	// Add commands to each toolbar
+	// *TODO: factorize that code : tricky with Blocks though, simple lexical approach fails
+	LLCommandManager& mgr = LLCommandManager::instance();
+
+	if (toolbar_set.left_toolbar.isProvided() && mToolbarLeft)
+	{
+		BOOST_FOREACH(LLCommandId::Params& command, toolbar_set.left_toolbar.commands)
+		{
+			LLCommandId* commandId = new LLCommandId(command);
+			if (mgr.getCommand(*commandId))
+			{
+				mToolbarLeft->addCommand(*commandId);
+			}
+			else 
+			{
+				llwarns	<< "Toolbars creation : the command " << commandId->name() << " cannot be found in the command manager" << llendl;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if (toolbar_set.right_toolbar.isProvided() && mToolbarRight)
+	{
+		BOOST_FOREACH(LLCommandId::Params& command, toolbar_set.right_toolbar.commands)
+		{
+			LLCommandId* commandId = new LLCommandId(command);
+			if (mgr.getCommand(*commandId))
+			{
+				mToolbarRight->addCommand(*commandId);
+			}
+			else 
+			{
+				llwarns	<< "Toolbars creation : the command " << commandId->name() << " cannot be found in the command manager" << llendl;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if (toolbar_set.bottom_toolbar.isProvided() && mToolbarBottom)
+	{
+		BOOST_FOREACH(LLCommandId::Params& command, toolbar_set.bottom_toolbar.commands)
+		{
+			LLCommandId* commandId = new LLCommandId(command);
+			if (mgr.getCommand(*commandId))
+			{
+				mToolbarBottom->addCommand(*commandId);
+			}
+			else 
+			{
+				llwarns	<< "Toolbars creation : the command " << commandId->name() << " cannot be found in the command manager" << llendl;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
 LLToolBarView::LLToolBarView(const LLToolBarView::Params& p)
 :	LLUICtrl(p),
 	mToolbarLeft(NULL),
@@ -59,6 +154,10 @@ BOOL LLToolBarView::postBuild()
 	mToolbarLeft   = getChild<LLToolBar>("toolbar_left");
 	mToolbarRight  = getChild<LLToolBar>("toolbar_right");
 	mToolbarBottom = getChild<LLToolBar>("toolbar_bottom");
+
+	// Load the toolbars from the settings
+	load();
+	
 	return TRUE;
 }
 
@@ -86,7 +185,7 @@ void LLToolBarView::draw()
 	static S32 old_width = 0;
 	static S32 old_height = 0;
 
-	LLPanel* sizer_left = getChild<LLPanel>("sizer_left");
+//	LLPanel* sizer_left = getChild<LLPanel>("sizer_left");
 	
 	LLRect bottom_rect, left_rect, right_rect;
 
diff --git a/indra/llui/lltoolbarview.h b/indra/llui/lltoolbarview.h
index 2e7885f3911300ceb4a2137fa5ae86a2ac144447..0f16b89ecc81421bc8c2c434e6d3be639dce65d2 100644
--- a/indra/llui/lltoolbarview.h
+++ b/indra/llui/lltoolbarview.h
@@ -39,18 +39,36 @@ class LLUICtrlFactory;
 class LLToolBarView : public LLUICtrl
 {
 public:
+	// Xui structure of the toolbar panel
 	struct Params : public LLInitParam::Block<Params, LLUICtrl::Params> {};
+
+	// Note: valid children for LLToolBarView are stored in this registry
+	typedef LLDefaultChildRegistry child_registry_t;
 	
-	virtual ~LLToolBarView();
-	/*virtual*/ BOOL postBuild();
+	// Xml structure of the toolbars.xml setting
+	// Those live in a toolbars.xml found in app_settings (for the default) and in
+	// the user folder for the user specific (saved) settings
+	struct Toolbar : public LLInitParam::Block<Toolbar>
+	{
+		Multiple<LLCommandId::Params>	commands;
+		Toolbar();
+	};
+	struct ToolbarSet : public LLInitParam::Block<ToolbarSet>
+	{
+		Optional<Toolbar>	left_toolbar,
+							right_toolbar,
+							bottom_toolbar;
+		ToolbarSet();
+	};
 
+	// Derived methods
+	virtual ~LLToolBarView();
+	virtual BOOL postBuild();
 	virtual void draw();
 
+	// Toolbar view interface with the rest of the world
 	bool hasCommand(const LLCommandId& commandId) const;
 	
-	// valid children for LLToolBarView are stored in this registry
-	typedef LLDefaultChildRegistry child_registry_t;
-
 protected:
 	friend class LLUICtrlFactory;
 	LLToolBarView(const Params&);
@@ -58,6 +76,10 @@ class LLToolBarView : public LLUICtrl
 	void initFromParams(const Params&);
 
 private:
+	// Loads the toolbars from the existing user or default settings
+	bool	load();	// return false if load fails
+
+	// Pointers to the toolbars handled by the toolbar view
 	LLToolBar*	mToolbarLeft;
 	LLToolBar*	mToolbarRight;
 	LLToolBar*	mToolbarBottom;
diff --git a/indra/newview/CMakeLists.txt b/indra/newview/CMakeLists.txt
index 597a1dd603a9bb96ed411c43c9eb95099a689ed3..38d6ff0f583373e25959a6a26d5eefc98a06393f 100644
--- a/indra/newview/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/indra/newview/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1423,6 +1423,7 @@ set(viewer_APPSETTINGS_FILES
     app_settings/settings_files.xml
     app_settings/settings_per_account.xml
     app_settings/std_bump.ini
+    app_settings/toolbars.xml
     app_settings/trees.xml
     app_settings/ultra_graphics.xml
     app_settings/viewerart.xml
diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/toolbars.xml b/indra/newview/app_settings/toolbars.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..55327ea919ab21817b2d11ceef299fcb3c4d4e26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/toolbars.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes" ?>
+<toolbars>
+  <bottom_toolbar>
+    <command name="chat"/>
+    <command name="speak"/>
+    <command name="places"/>
+    <command name="people"/>
+    <command name="profile"/>
+    <command name="view"/>
+    <command name="move"/>
+    <command name="howto"/>
+  </bottom_toolbar>
+  <left_toolbar>
+    <command name="avatar"/>
+    <command name="inventory"/>
+    <command name="snapshot"/>
+    <command name="search"/>
+    <command name="shop"/>
+    <command name="move_objects"/>
+    <command name="minimap"/>
+    <command name="preferences"/>
+  </left_toolbar>
+</toolbars>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_toolbar_view.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_toolbar_view.xml
index 23ea516b867159a3132579f04bb48e4146fa38fe..fa7632920bf6a41029d2a9b3a24a00c17d588b68 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_toolbar_view.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_toolbar_view.xml
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@
                  top="0"
                  side="left"
                  button_display_mode="icons_only">
-          <command name="avatar"/>
-          <command name="build"/>
-          <command name="chat"/>
         </toolbar>
       </layout_panel>
       <layout_panel name="non_toolbar_panel"
@@ -72,9 +69,6 @@
           top="0"
           side="right"
           button_display_mode="icons_only">
-          <command name="avatar"/>
-          <command name="build"/>
-          <command name="chat"/>
         </toolbar>
       </layout_panel>
     </layout_stack>
@@ -96,9 +90,6 @@
              follows="left|right|bottom"
              button_display_mode="icons_with_text"
              visible="true">
-      <command name="avatar"/>
-      <command name="build"/>
-      <command name="chat"/>
     </toolbar>
   </layout_panel>
   </layout_stack>