diff --git a/Applications/PluginGenerator/PluginTemplate/src/internal/QmitkTemplateView.cpp b/Applications/PluginGenerator/PluginTemplate/src/internal/QmitkTemplateView.cpp
index 2bb694c36e..6b86252992 100644
--- a/Applications/PluginGenerator/PluginTemplate/src/internal/QmitkTemplateView.cpp
+++ b/Applications/PluginGenerator/PluginTemplate/src/internal/QmitkTemplateView.cpp
@@ -1,86 +1,88 @@
 $(license)
 
 // Blueberry
 #include <berryISelectionService.h>
 #include <berryIWorkbenchWindow.h>
 
 // Qmitk
 #include "$(view-file-name).h"
 
 // Qt
 #include <QMessageBox>
 
+//mitk image
+#include <mitkImage.h>
 
 const std::string $(view-class-name)::VIEW_ID = "$(view-id)";
 
 void $(view-class-name)::SetFocus()
 {
   m_Controls.buttonPerformImageProcessing->setFocus();
 }
 
 void $(view-class-name)::CreateQtPartControl( QWidget *parent )
 {
   // create GUI widgets from the Qt Designer's .ui file
   m_Controls.setupUi( parent );
   connect( m_Controls.buttonPerformImageProcessing, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(DoImageProcessing()) );
 }
 
 void $(view-class-name)::OnSelectionChanged( berry::IWorkbenchPart::Pointer /*source*/,
                                              const QList<mitk::DataNode::Pointer>& nodes )
 {
   // iterate all selected objects, adjust warning visibility
   foreach( mitk::DataNode::Pointer node, nodes )
   {
     if( node.IsNotNull() && dynamic_cast<mitk::Image*>(node->GetData()) )
     {
       m_Controls.labelWarning->setVisible( false );
       m_Controls.buttonPerformImageProcessing->setEnabled( true );
       return;
     }
   }
 
   m_Controls.labelWarning->setVisible( true );
   m_Controls.buttonPerformImageProcessing->setEnabled( false );
 }
 
 
 void $(view-class-name)::DoImageProcessing()
 {
   QList<mitk::DataNode::Pointer> nodes = this->GetDataManagerSelection();
   if (nodes.empty()) return;
 
   mitk::DataNode* node = nodes.front();
 
   if (!node)
   {
     // Nothing selected. Inform the user and return
     QMessageBox::information( NULL, "Template", "Please load and select an image before starting image processing.");
     return;
   }
 
   // here we have a valid mitk::DataNode
 
   // a node itself is not very useful, we need its data item (the image)
   mitk::BaseData* data = node->GetData();
   if (data)
   {
     // test if this data item is an image or not (could also be a surface or something totally different)
     mitk::Image* image = dynamic_cast<mitk::Image*>( data );
     if (image)
     {
       std::stringstream message;
       std::string name;
       message << "Performing image processing for image ";
       if (node->GetName(name))
       {
         // a property called "name" was found for this DataNode
         message << "'" << name << "'";
       }
       message << ".";
       MITK_INFO << message.str();
 
       // actually do something here...
 
     }
   }
 }