diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.measurementtoolbox/files.cmake b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.measurementtoolbox/files.cmake
index fadfdbee0f..2e7ff6628c 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.measurementtoolbox/files.cmake
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.measurementtoolbox/files.cmake
@@ -1,57 +1,57 @@
 set(SRC_CPP_FILES
 
 )
 
 set(INTERNAL_CPP_FILES
   QmitkMeasurementView.cpp
   QmitkPlanarFiguresTableModel.cpp
   QmitkImageStatisticsView.cpp
   QmitkImageStatisticsCalculationThread.cpp
   mitkPluginActivator.cpp
 )
 
 set(UI_FILES
   src/internal/QmitkImageStatisticsViewControls.ui
 )
 
 set(MOC_H_FILES
   src/internal/QmitkMeasurementView.h
   src/internal/QmitkPlanarFiguresTableModel.h
   src/internal/QmitkImageStatisticsView.h
   src/internal/QmitkImageStatisticsCalculationThread.h
   src/internal/mitkPluginActivator.h
 
 )
 
 set(CACHED_RESOURCE_FILES
   resources/angle.png
   resources/arrow.png
   resources/circle.png
   resources/four-point-angle.png
   resources/lena.xpm
   resources/line.png
-  resources/measurement.png
+  resources/measurement.svg
   resources/path.png
   resources/polygon.png
   resources/rectangle.png
   resources/stats.png
   resources/text.png
   resources/bar-chart.svg
   plugin.xml
 )
 
 set(QRC_FILES
   resources/measurement.qrc
   resources/QmitkImageStatisticsView.qrc
 )
 
 
 set(CPP_FILES )
 
 foreach(file ${SRC_CPP_FILES})
   set(CPP_FILES ${CPP_FILES} src/${file})
 endforeach(file ${SRC_CPP_FILES})
 
 foreach(file ${INTERNAL_CPP_FILES})
   set(CPP_FILES ${CPP_FILES} src/internal/${file})
 endforeach(file ${INTERNAL_CPP_FILES})
diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.measurementtoolbox/plugin.xml b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.measurementtoolbox/plugin.xml
index d0dbe1dca2..5b85110301 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.measurementtoolbox/plugin.xml
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.measurementtoolbox/plugin.xml
@@ -1,42 +1,42 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <?eclipse version="3.0"?>
 <plugin>
 
   <extension point="org.blueberry.ui.views">
     <view id="org.mitk.views.measurement"
           name="Measurement"
           category="Quantification"
-          icon="resources/measurement.png"
+          icon="resources/measurement.svg"
           class="QmitkMeasurementView" >
       <description>Measure distance and areas in the image</description>
       <keywordReference id="org.mitk.views.measurement.Keyword"/>
     </view>
   </extension>
 
   <extension point="org.blueberry.ui.views">
     <view id="org.mitk.views.imagestatistics"
           name="Statistics"
           category="Quantification"
           class="QmitkImageStatisticsView"
           icon="resources/bar-chart.svg" >
       <description>Calculate the statistic of image regions</description>
       <keywordReference id="org.mitk.views.imagestatistics.Keyword"/>
     </view>
   </extension>
 
   <extension point="org.blueberry.ui.keywords">
     <keyword label="Planar Figure" id="org.mitk.views.measurement.Keyword"/>
     <keyword label="Measurement" id="org.mitk.views.measurement.Keyword"/>
     <keyword label="Circle" id="org.mitk.views.measurement.Keyword"/>
     <keyword label="Line" id="org.mitk.views.measurement.Keyword"/>
     <keyword label="Length" id="org.mitk.views.measurement.Keyword"/>
     <keyword label="Area" id="org.mitk.views.measurement.Keyword"/>
 
     <keyword label="Mean" id="org.mitk.views.imagestatistics.Keyword"/>
     <keyword label="Statistic" id="org.mitk.views.imagestatistics.Keyword"/>
     <keyword label="Grey Value" id="org.mitk.views.imagestatistics.Keyword"/>
     <keyword label="Variance" id="org.mitk.views.imagestatistics.Keyword"/>
     <keyword label="Std Dev" id="org.mitk.views.imagestatistics.Keyword"/>
   </extension>
 
 </plugin>
diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.measurementtoolbox/resources/measurement.png b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.measurementtoolbox/resources/measurement.png
deleted file mode 100644
index beb711dc03..0000000000
Binary files a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.measurementtoolbox/resources/measurement.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.measurementtoolbox/resources/measurement.qrc b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.measurementtoolbox/resources/measurement.qrc
index e0c10fc710..e3aa92ed2d 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.measurementtoolbox/resources/measurement.qrc
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.measurementtoolbox/resources/measurement.qrc
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 <!DOCTYPE RCC><RCC version="1.0">
  <qresource prefix="/measurement">
    <file>angle.png</file>
    <file>arrow.png</file>
    <file>circle.png</file>
    <file>ellipse.png</file>
    <file>four-point-angle.png</file>
    <file>line.png</file>
-   <file>measurement.png</file>
+   <file>measurement.svg</file>
    <file>path.png</file>
    <file>polygon.png</file>
    <file>rectangle.png</file>
    <file>text.png</file>
    <file>doubleellipse.png</file>
    <file>beziercurve.png</file>
    <file>subdivisionpolygon.png</file>
  </qresource>
  </RCC>
 
diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.measurementtoolbox/resources/measurement.svg b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.measurementtoolbox/resources/measurement.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab9db7d2ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.measurementtoolbox/resources/measurement.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
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+<svg
+   xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
+   xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#"
+   xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
+   xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+   xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+   version="1.1"
+   id="svg2"
+   viewBox="0 0 99.999997 99.999997"
+   height="100"
+   width="100">
+  <defs
+     id="defs4" />
+  <metadata
+     id="metadata7">
+    <rdf:RDF>
+      <cc:Work
+         rdf:about="">
+        <dc:format>image/svg+xml</dc:format>
+        <dc:type
+           rdf:resource="http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage" />
+        <dc:title></dc:title>
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