diff --git a/Modules/MapperExt/include/mitkVtkSmartVolumeMapper3D.h b/Modules/MapperExt/include/mitkVtkSmartVolumeMapper3D.h
index 6a5d7a6cec..c42bf2fcae 100644
--- a/Modules/MapperExt/include/mitkVtkSmartVolumeMapper3D.h
+++ b/Modules/MapperExt/include/mitkVtkSmartVolumeMapper3D.h
@@ -1,65 +1,74 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
 Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
 All rights reserved.
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
 even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
 See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
 
 ===================================================================*/
 
 #ifndef MITKVTKSMARTVOLUMEMAPPER_H_HEADER_INCLUDED
 #define MITKVTKSMARTVOLUMEMAPPER_H_HEADER_INCLUDED
 
 // MITK
 #include "MitkMapperExtExports.h"
 #include "mitkBaseRenderer.h"
 #include "mitkCommon.h"
 #include "mitkImage.h"
 #include "mitkVtkMapper.h"
 
 // VTK
 #include <vtkImageChangeInformation.h>
 #include <vtkSmartPointer.h>
 #include <vtkVersionMacros.h>
 #include <vtkVolumeProperty.h>
+#include <vtkSmartVolumeMapper.h>
+#include <vtkImageData.h>
 
 namespace mitk
 {
 
   //##Documentation
   //## @brief Vtk-based mapper for VolumeData
   //##
   //## @ingroup Mapper
   class MITKMAPPEREXT_EXPORT VtkSmartVolumeMapper3D : public VtkMapper
   {
   public:
     mitkClassMacro(VtkSmartVolumeMapper3D, VtkMapper);
 
     itkFactorylessNewMacro(Self) itkCloneMacro(Self)
 
-      virtual vtkProp *GetVtkProp(mitk::BaseRenderer *renderer) override;
+    virtual vtkProp *GetVtkProp(mitk::BaseRenderer *renderer) override;
 
     virtual void ApplyProperties(vtkActor *actor, mitk::BaseRenderer *renderer) override;
     static void SetDefaultProperties(mitk::DataNode *node, mitk::BaseRenderer *renderer = nullptr, bool overwrite = false);
 
     virtual void MitkRenderVolumetricGeometry(mitk::BaseRenderer *renderer) override;
 
   protected:
     VtkSmartVolumeMapper3D();
     virtual ~VtkSmartVolumeMapper3D();
 
     virtual void GenerateDataForRenderer(mitk::BaseRenderer *renderer) override;
 
+    void createMapper(vtkImageData*);
+    void createVolume();
+    void createVolumeProperty();
+    vtkImageData* GetInputImage();
+
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkVolume> m_Volume = nullptr;
+    vtkSmartPointer<vtkSmartVolumeMapper> m_Mapper = nullptr;
+    vtkSmartPointer<vtkVolumeProperty> m_VolumeProperty = nullptr;
   };
 
 } // namespace mitk
 
 #endif /* MITKVTKSMARTVOLUMEMAPPER_H_HEADER_INCLUDED */
diff --git a/Modules/MapperExt/src/mitkVtkSmartVolumeMapper3D.cpp b/Modules/MapperExt/src/mitkVtkSmartVolumeMapper3D.cpp
index 61ab8bb53d..c2eeb05ed8 100644
--- a/Modules/MapperExt/src/mitkVtkSmartVolumeMapper3D.cpp
+++ b/Modules/MapperExt/src/mitkVtkSmartVolumeMapper3D.cpp
@@ -1,53 +1,97 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
 Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
 All rights reserved.
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
 even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
 See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
 
 ===================================================================*/
 
 #include "mitkVtkSmartVolumeMapper3D.h"
 
 void mitk::VtkSmartVolumeMapper3D::GenerateDataForRenderer(mitk::BaseRenderer *renderer)
 {
-  mitk::Image *input = const_cast<mitk::Image *>(static_cast<const mitk::Image *>(this->GetDataNode()->GetData()));
-  vtkImageData *inputData = input->GetVtkImageData(this->GetTimestep());
+
 }
 
 vtkProp* mitk::VtkSmartVolumeMapper3D::GetVtkProp(mitk::BaseRenderer *renderer)
 {
-  return nullptr;
+  if (!m_Volume)
+  {
+    createVolume();
+  }
+
+  return m_Volume;
 }
 
 void mitk::VtkSmartVolumeMapper3D::ApplyProperties(vtkActor *actor, mitk::BaseRenderer *renderer)
 {
 
 }
 
 void mitk::VtkSmartVolumeMapper3D::SetDefaultProperties(mitk::DataNode *node, mitk::BaseRenderer *renderer, bool overwrite)
 {
 
 }
 
 void mitk::VtkSmartVolumeMapper3D::MitkRenderVolumetricGeometry(mitk::BaseRenderer *renderer)
 {
 
 }
 
-mitk::VtkSmartVolumeMapper3D::VtkSmartVolumeMapper3D()
+vtkImageData* mitk::VtkSmartVolumeMapper3D::GetInputImage()
+{
+  mitk::Image *input = const_cast<mitk::Image *>(static_cast<const mitk::Image *>(this->GetDataNode()->GetData()));
+  return input->GetVtkImageData(this->GetTimestep());
+}
+
+void mitk::VtkSmartVolumeMapper3D::createMapper(vtkImageData* imageData)
+{
+  vtkSmartPointer<vtkSmartVolumeMapper> m_Mapper =
+    vtkSmartPointer<vtkSmartVolumeMapper>::New();
+  m_Mapper->SetBlendModeToComposite(); // composite first
+  m_Mapper->SetInputData(imageData);
+}
+
+void mitk::VtkSmartVolumeMapper3D::createVolume()
 {
+  if (!m_Mapper)
+  {
+    createMapper(GetInputImage());
+  }
+  if (!m_VolumeProperty)
+  {
+    createVolumeProperty();
+  }
+
+  m_Volume = vtkSmartPointer<vtkVolume>::New();
+  m_Volume->VisibilityOff();
+  m_Volume->SetMapper(m_Mapper);
+  m_Volume->SetProperty(m_VolumeProperty);
+}
+
+void mitk::VtkSmartVolumeMapper3D::createVolumeProperty()
+{
+  m_VolumeProperty = vtkSmartPointer<vtkVolumeProperty>::New();
+  m_VolumeProperty->ShadeOff();
+  m_VolumeProperty->SetInterpolationType(VTK_LINEAR_INTERPOLATION);
+}
 
+mitk::VtkSmartVolumeMapper3D::VtkSmartVolumeMapper3D()
+{
+ 
 }
 
 mitk::VtkSmartVolumeMapper3D::~VtkSmartVolumeMapper3D()
 {
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+