diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.volumevisualization/plugin.xml b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.volumevisualization/plugin.xml
index acdad4cd3b..cd07a6e472 100755
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.volumevisualization/plugin.xml
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.volumevisualization/plugin.xml
@@ -1,34 +1,40 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <?BlueBerry version="0.1"?>
 <plugin>
   <extension point="org.blueberry.ui.views">
     <category
       id="org.mitk.views.general"
       name="MITK General"/>
     <view
       id="org.mitk.views.volumevisualization"
       name="Volume Visualization"
       class="QmitkVolumeVisualizationView"
       icon="resources/icon.xpm" >
       <description>Configure the 3D-Visualization of images.</description>
       <keywordReference id="org.mitk.views.volumevisualization.ViewKeyword"/>
     </view>
   </extension>
 
   <extension point="org.blueberry.ui.keywords">
     <keyword id="org.mitk.views.volumevisualization.ViewKeyword"  label="Visualisation" />
     <keyword id="org.mitk.views.volumevisualization.ViewKeyword"  label="3D" />
     <keyword id="org.mitk.views.volumevisualization.ViewKeyword"  label="Rendering" />
     <keyword id="org.mitk.views.volumevisualization.ViewKeyword"  label="Volumevisualisation" />
     <keyword id="org.mitk.views.volumevisualization.ViewKeyword"  label="Look-up-table" />
     <keyword id="org.mitk.views.volumevisualization.ViewKeyword"  label="Color Colour" />
   </extension>
 
   <!--This extension points adds the volume visualization view to the
   "Window->Show Views" menu if the visualization perspective is opened-->
   <extension point="org.blueberry.ui.perspectiveExtensions">
-            <perspectiveExtension targetID="org.mitk.mitkworkbench.perspectives.visualization">
+            <perspectiveExtension
+                 targetID="org.mitk.mitkworkbench.perspectives.visualization">
                  <viewShortcut id="org.mitk.views.volumevisualization"/>
+                 <view id="org.mitk.views.volumevisualization"
+                             relative="org.mitk.views.datamanager"
+                             relationship="bottom"
+                             ratio="0.80"
+                             visible="false"/>
             </perspectiveExtension>
   </extension>
 </plugin>