diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_egw_record.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_egw_record.inc.php
index dd945393ce..ab153c19c9 100644
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_egw_record.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_egw_record.inc.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  * @link http://www.egroupware.org
  * @author Cornelius Weiss <nelius@cwtech.de>
  * @copyright Cornelius Weiss <nelius@cwtech.de>
- * @version $Id: class.egw_addressbook_record.inc.php 22827 2006-11-10 15:35:35Z nelius_weiss $
+ * @version $Id$
  */
 
 /**
@@ -105,6 +105,21 @@ class addressbook_egw_record implements importexport_iface_egw_record
 		return $this->identifier ? $this->identifier : $this->id;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Gets the URL icon representitive of the record
+	 * This could be as general as the application icon, or as specific as a contact photo
+	 *
+	 * @return string Full URL of an icon, or appname/icon_name
+	 */
+	public function get_icon() {
+		$ui = new addressbook_ui();
+
+		// Type as default
+		$ui->type_icon($this->owner, $this->private, $this->tid, $icon, $label);
+		
+		// Specific photo
+		return $this->jpegphoto ? egw_framework::link('/index.php',$ui->photo_src($this->identifier,$this->jpegphoto)):'addressbook/'.$icon;
+	}
 	/**
 	 * saves record into backend
 	 *
diff --git a/admin/inc/class.admin_egw_group_record.inc.php b/admin/inc/class.admin_egw_group_record.inc.php
index 11d900c5ae..0f876d0e8c 100644
--- a/admin/inc/class.admin_egw_group_record.inc.php
+++ b/admin/inc/class.admin_egw_group_record.inc.php
@@ -104,6 +104,16 @@ class admin_egw_group_record implements importexport_iface_egw_record
 		return $this->identifier;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Gets the URL icon representitive of the record
+	 * This could be as general as the application icon, or as specific as a contact photo
+	 *
+	 * @return string Full URL of an icon, or appname/icon_name
+	 */
+	public function get_icon() {
+		return 'group';
+	}
+	
 	/**
 	 * saves record into backend
 	 *
diff --git a/admin/inc/class.admin_egw_user_record.inc.php b/admin/inc/class.admin_egw_user_record.inc.php
index 722165a09b..b0aea82597 100644
--- a/admin/inc/class.admin_egw_user_record.inc.php
+++ b/admin/inc/class.admin_egw_user_record.inc.php
@@ -105,6 +105,16 @@ class admin_egw_user_record implements importexport_iface_egw_record
 		return $this->identifier;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Gets the URL icon representitive of the record
+	 * This could be as general as the application icon, or as specific as a contact photo
+	 *
+	 * @return string Full URL of an icon, or appname/icon_name
+	 */
+	public function get_icon() {
+		return 'user';
+	}
+	
 	/**
 	 * saves record into backend
 	 *
diff --git a/calendar/inc/class.calendar_egw_record.inc.php b/calendar/inc/class.calendar_egw_record.inc.php
index 334ea21a58..dd23f6d864 100644
--- a/calendar/inc/class.calendar_egw_record.inc.php
+++ b/calendar/inc/class.calendar_egw_record.inc.php
@@ -108,6 +108,16 @@ class calendar_egw_record implements importexport_iface_egw_record
 		return $this->identifier;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Gets the URL icon representitive of the record
+	 * This could be as general as the application icon, or as specific as a contact photo
+	 *
+	 * @return string Full URL of an icon, or appname/icon_name
+	 */
+	public function get_icon() {
+		return 'calendar/navbar';
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * saves record into backend
 	 *
diff --git a/importexport/inc/class.importexport_definition.inc.php b/importexport/inc/class.importexport_definition.inc.php
index a24a3e182e..2a83d444b8 100644
--- a/importexport/inc/class.importexport_definition.inc.php
+++ b/importexport/inc/class.importexport_definition.inc.php
@@ -257,6 +257,16 @@ class importexport_definition implements importexport_iface_egw_record {
 	}
 
 
+	/**
+	 * Gets the URL icon representitive of the record
+	 * This could be as general as the application icon, or as specific as a contact photo
+	 *
+	 * @return string Full URL of an icon, or appname/icon_name
+	 */
+	public function get_icon() {
+		return self::_appname . '/navbar';
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * saves record into backend
 	 *
diff --git a/importexport/inc/class.importexport_iface_egw_record.inc.php b/importexport/inc/class.importexport_iface_egw_record.inc.php
index e246ac5edd..7b4b779953 100644
--- a/importexport/inc/class.importexport_iface_egw_record.inc.php
+++ b/importexport/inc/class.importexport_iface_egw_record.inc.php
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
  * class importexport_iface_egw_record
  * This a the abstract interface of an egw record.
  * A record is e.g. a single address or or single event.
- * The idea behind is that we can have metaoperation over differnt apps by 
+ * The idea behind is that we can have metaoperation over differnt apps by
  * having a common interface.
- * A record is identified by a identifier. As we are a Webapp and want to 
+ * A record is identified by a identifier. As we are a Webapp and want to
  * deal with the objects in the browser, identifier should be a string!
- * 
+ *
  * @todo lots! of discussion with other developers
  * @todo move to api once developers accepted it!
  * @todo functions for capabilities of object
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ interface importexport_iface_egw_record
 	public function __set($_attribute_name, $data);
 	
 	/**
-	 * converts this object to array. 
+	 * converts this object to array.
 	 * @abstract We need such a function cause PHP5
 	 * dosn't allow objects do define it's own casts :-(
 	 * once PHP can deal with object casts we will change to them!
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ interface importexport_iface_egw_record
 	
 	/**
 	 * gets title of record
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 *@return string tiltle
 	 */
 	public function get_title();
@@ -80,11 +80,18 @@ interface importexport_iface_egw_record
 	 * @return string identifier of this record
 	 */
 	public function get_identifier();
-	
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the URL icon representitive of the record
+	 * This could be as general as the application icon, or as specific as a contact photo
+	 *
+	 * @return string Full URL of an icon, or appname/icon_name
+	 */
+	public function get_icon();
 	
 	/**
 	 * saves record into backend
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @return string identifier
 	 */
 	public function save ( $_dst_identifier );
@@ -109,7 +116,7 @@ interface importexport_iface_egw_record
 	/**
 	 * delets current record from backend
 	 * @return void
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 */
 	public function delete ();
 	
diff --git a/infolog/inc/class.infolog_egw_record.inc.php b/infolog/inc/class.infolog_egw_record.inc.php
index 2a95ef5edd..b8f77218d3 100644
--- a/infolog/inc/class.infolog_egw_record.inc.php
+++ b/infolog/inc/class.infolog_egw_record.inc.php
@@ -108,6 +108,26 @@ class infolog_egw_record implements importexport_iface_egw_record
 		return $this->identifier;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Gets the URL icon representitive of the record
+	 * This could be as general as the application icon, or as specific as a contact photo
+	 *
+	 * @return string Full URL of an icon, or appname/icon_name
+	 */
+	public function get_icon() {
+		$icon = 'infolog/navbar';
+		$ui = new infolog_ui();
+		if (!($icon = $ui->icons['type'][$this->info_type]))
+		{
+			$icon = $ui->icons['status'][$this->info_status];
+		}
+		if (!$icon)
+		{
+			$icon = 'navbar';
+		}
+		return 'infolog/'.$icon;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * saves record into backend
 	 *
diff --git a/resources/inc/class.resources_egw_record.inc.php b/resources/inc/class.resources_egw_record.inc.php
index 1463ad9be5..00577529ea 100644
--- a/resources/inc/class.resources_egw_record.inc.php
+++ b/resources/inc/class.resources_egw_record.inc.php
@@ -103,6 +103,21 @@ class resources_egw_record implements importexport_iface_egw_record
 		return $this->identifier;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Gets the URL icon representitive of the record
+	 * This could be as general as the application icon, or as specific as a contact photo
+	 *
+	 * @return string Full URL of an icon, or appname/icon_name
+	 */
+	public function get_icon() {
+		$bo = new resources_bo();
+		if(!$icon = $bo->get_picture($this->identifier,$this->picture_src))
+		{
+			$icon = 'resources/navbar';
+		}
+		return $icon;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * saves record into backend
 	 *
diff --git a/timesheet/inc/class.timesheet_egw_record.inc.php b/timesheet/inc/class.timesheet_egw_record.inc.php
index d74233d44b..eaaa4ad21a 100644
--- a/timesheet/inc/class.timesheet_egw_record.inc.php
+++ b/timesheet/inc/class.timesheet_egw_record.inc.php
@@ -116,6 +116,16 @@ class timesheet_egw_record implements importexport_iface_egw_record
 		return $this->identifier;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Gets the URL icon representitive of the record
+	 * This could be as general as the application icon, or as specific as a contact photo
+	 *
+	 * @return string Full URL of an icon, or appname/icon_name
+	 */
+	public function get_icon() {
+		return 'timesheet/navbar';
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * saves record into backend
 	 *