diff --git a/src/gui/Makefile.am b/src/gui/Makefile.am
index 6fcc0a5a3..ff02570bd 100644
--- a/src/gui/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/gui/Makefile.am
@@ -70,7 +70,13 @@ lumigui_SOURCES =                                            \
 lumigui_LDFLAGS = 
 lumigui_LDADD = $(GTK_LUMIERA_LIBS) 
 
-lumigui_DEPENDENCIES = $(top_builddir)/lumiera_ui.rc
+lumigui_DEPENDENCIES =                                  \
+    $(top_builddir)/lumiera_ui.rc                       \
+    $(top_builddir)/viewer-panel.png
+
 $(top_builddir)/lumiera_ui.rc:
 	cp $(lumigui_srcdir)/lumiera_ui.rc $(top_builddir)
 
+$(top_builddir)/viewer-panel.png:
+	cp $(top_srcdir)/icons/viewer-panel.png $(top_builddir)
+
diff --git a/src/gui/panels/panel.cpp b/src/gui/panels/panel.cpp
index 67ac1fd3f..efe3f3b38 100644
--- a/src/gui/panels/panel.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/panels/panel.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,14 @@ namespace panels {
 Panel::Panel(const gchar *name, const gchar *long_name, GdlDockItemBehavior behavior)
 {
   dock_item = (GdlDockItem*)gdl_dock_item_new (name, long_name, behavior);
-  gtk_container_add ((GtkContainer*)dock_item, (GtkWidget*)gobj());
-  gtk_widget_show ((GtkWidget*)dock_item);
+  internal_setup();
+}
+
+Panel::Panel(const gchar *name, const gchar *long_name, const gchar *stock_id,
+  GdlDockItemBehavior behavior)
+{
+  dock_item = (GdlDockItem*)gdl_dock_item_new_with_stock (name, long_name, stock_id, behavior);
+  internal_setup();
 }
 
 Panel::~Panel()
@@ -43,6 +49,12 @@ GdlDockItem* Panel::get_dock_item() const
   return dock_item;
 }
 
+void Panel::internal_setup()
+{
+  gtk_container_add ((GtkContainer*)dock_item, (GtkWidget*)gobj());  
+  gtk_widget_show ((GtkWidget*)dock_item);
+}
+
 }   // namespace panels
 }   // namespace gui
 }   // namespace lumiera
diff --git a/src/gui/panels/panel.hpp b/src/gui/panels/panel.hpp
index 05cc47dc6..05e180e77 100644
--- a/src/gui/panels/panel.hpp
+++ b/src/gui/panels/panel.hpp
@@ -40,13 +40,22 @@ namespace panels {
   class Panel : public Gtk::VBox
     {
     protected:
+
       Panel(const gchar *name, const gchar *long_name,
         GdlDockItemBehavior behavior = GDL_DOCK_ITEM_BEH_NORMAL);
+      Panel(const gchar *name, const gchar *long_name, const gchar *stock_id,
+        GdlDockItemBehavior behavior = GDL_DOCK_ITEM_BEH_NORMAL);
       ~Panel();
 
     public:
       GdlDockItem* get_dock_item() const;
 
+    private:
+      /**
+       *  The internal constructor for this class, whose purpose
+       *  is to set up the internal container widgets.
+       */
+      void internal_setup();
 
     protected:
       GdlDockItem* dock_item;
diff --git a/src/gui/panels/viewer-panel.cpp b/src/gui/panels/viewer-panel.cpp
index ea1bfeffd..c5a64f781 100644
--- a/src/gui/panels/viewer-panel.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/panels/viewer-panel.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace gui {
 namespace panels {
 
 ViewerPanel::ViewerPanel() :
-  Panel("viewer", "Viewer"),
+  Panel("viewer", "Viewer", "viewer_panel"),
   previousButton(Stock::MEDIA_PREVIOUS),
   rewindButton(Stock::MEDIA_REWIND),
   playPauseButton(Stock::MEDIA_PLAY),
diff --git a/src/gui/workspace/actions.cpp b/src/gui/workspace/actions.cpp
index 6d69a8e6a..389c0059a 100644
--- a/src/gui/workspace/actions.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/workspace/actions.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ namespace workspace {
   Actions::Actions(WorkspaceWindow &workspace_window) :
 	  workspaceWindow(workspace_window)
   {
+    register_stock_items();
+
 	  actionGroup = ActionGroup::create();
 
 	  // File menu
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ namespace workspace {
 
     // View Menu
     actionGroup->add(Action::create("ViewMenu", _("_View")));
-	  actionGroup->add(Action::create("ViewViewer", _("_Viewer")),
+	  actionGroup->add(Action::create("ViewViewer", Gtk::StockID("viewer_panel")),
 	    sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Actions::on_menu_view_viewer));
 	  actionGroup->add(Action::create("ViewTimeline", _("_Timeline")),
 	    sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Actions::on_menu_view_timeline));
@@ -74,6 +76,41 @@ namespace workspace {
 	  sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Actions::on_menu_help_about) );
   }
 
+  void
+  Actions::register_stock_items()
+  {
+    RefPtr<IconFactory> factory = IconFactory::create();
+    add_stock_item(factory, "viewer-panel.png", "viewer_panel", _("_Viewer"));
+    factory->add_default(); //Add factory to list of factories.
+  }
+
+  void
+  Actions::add_stock_item(const Glib::RefPtr<IconFactory>& factory,
+                          const Glib::ustring& filepath,
+                          const Glib::ustring& id, const Glib::ustring& label)
+  {
+    Gtk::IconSource source;
+    try
+    {
+      //This throws an exception if the file is not found:
+      source.set_pixbuf( Gdk::Pixbuf::create_from_file(filepath) );
+    }
+    catch(const Glib::Exception& ex)
+    {
+      g_message(ex.what().c_str());
+    }
+
+    source.set_size(Gtk::ICON_SIZE_SMALL_TOOLBAR);
+    source.set_size_wildcarded(); //Icon may be scaled.
+
+    Gtk::IconSet icon_set;
+    icon_set.add_source(source); //More than one source per set is allowed.
+
+    const Gtk::StockID stock_id(id);
+    factory->add(stock_id, icon_set);
+    Gtk::Stock::add(Gtk::StockItem(stock_id, label));
+  }
+
   /* ===== File Menu Event Handlers ===== */
 
   void
diff --git a/src/gui/workspace/actions.hpp b/src/gui/workspace/actions.hpp
index 5ec50c33a..9b9092250 100644
--- a/src/gui/workspace/actions.hpp
+++ b/src/gui/workspace/actions.hpp
@@ -46,12 +46,19 @@ class WorkspaceWindow;
     private:	
 	    Actions(WorkspaceWindow &workspace_window);
 
+			void register_stock_items();
+
+      void add_stock_item(const Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::IconFactory>& factory,
+                          const Glib::ustring& filepath,
+                          const Glib::ustring& id, const Glib::ustring& label);
+
 	    /**
-         * A reference to the MainWindow which owns
-         * this helper */
+       * A reference to the MainWindow which owns
+       * this helper */
 	    WorkspaceWindow &workspaceWindow;
 
 	    /* ===== Event Handlers ===== */
+    private:
       void on_menu_file_new_project();
       void on_menu_file_open_project();
       void on_menu_file_render();