diff --git a/plugins/VOIP/VOIPPlugin.cpp b/plugins/VOIP/VOIPPlugin.cpp
index 8ffd9394f..eddea67fa 100644
--- a/plugins/VOIP/VOIPPlugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/VOIP/VOIPPlugin.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <QTranslator>
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QString>
+#include <QIcon>
 
 #include "VOIPPlugin.h"
 #include "interface/rsvoip.h"
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@
 #include "gui/PluginGUIHandler.h"
 #include "gui/PluginNotifier.h"
 
+#define IMAGE_VOIP ":/images/talking_on.svg"
+
 static void *inited = new VOIPPlugin() ;
 
 extern "C" {
@@ -43,6 +46,7 @@ VOIPPlugin::VOIPPlugin()
 	mPlugInHandler = NULL;
 	mPeers = NULL;
 	config_page = NULL ;
+	mIcon = NULL ;
 
 	mPluginGUIHandler = new PluginGUIHandler ;
 	mPluginNotifier = new PluginNotifier ;
@@ -95,6 +99,17 @@ void VOIPPlugin::setPlugInHandler(RsPluginHandler *pgHandler)
     mPlugInHandler = pgHandler;
 }
 
+QIcon *VOIPPlugin::qt_icon() const
+{
+	if (mIcon == NULL) {
+		Q_INIT_RESOURCE(VOIP_images);
+
+		mIcon = new QIcon(IMAGE_VOIP);
+	}
+
+	return mIcon;
+}
+
 std::string VOIPPlugin::getShortPluginDescription() const
 {
 	return QApplication::translate("VOIP", "This plugin provides voice communication between friends in RetroShare.").toUtf8().constData();
diff --git a/plugins/VOIP/VOIPPlugin.h b/plugins/VOIP/VOIPPlugin.h
index 4a448ca3d..4fbdf625f 100644
--- a/plugins/VOIP/VOIPPlugin.h
+++ b/plugins/VOIP/VOIPPlugin.h
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ class VOIPPlugin: public RsPlugin
 		virtual RsAutoUpdatePage *qt_transfers_tab()    const ;
 		virtual std::string qt_transfers_tab_name()    const ;
 		virtual PopupChatDialog *qt_allocate_new_popup_chat_dialog() const ;
-
+		
+		virtual QIcon *qt_icon() const;
 		virtual QTranslator    *qt_translator(QApplication *app, const QString& languageCode) const;
 
 		virtual void getPluginVersion(int& major,int& minor,int& svn_rev) const ;
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ class VOIPPlugin: public RsPlugin
 		mutable RsPluginHandler *mPlugInHandler;
 		mutable RsPeers* mPeers;
 		mutable ConfigPage *config_page ;
+		mutable QIcon *mIcon;
 
 		PluginNotifier *mPluginNotifier ;
 		PluginGUIHandler *mPluginGUIHandler ;