diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ext/files.cmake b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ext/files.cmake
index d00f357e6c..28767d729d 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ext/files.cmake
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ext/files.cmake
@@ -1,61 +1,62 @@
 set(SRC_CPP_FILES
   QmitkExtActionBarAdvisor.cpp
   QmitkExtWorkbenchWindowAdvisor.cpp
   QmitkExtFileSaveProjectAction.cpp
   QmitkOpenDicomEditorAction.cpp
   QmitkOpenMxNMultiWidgetEditorAction.cpp
   QmitkOpenStdMultiWidgetEditorAction.cpp
 )
 
 set(INTERNAL_CPP_FILES
   QmitkAboutHandler.cpp
   QmitkAppInstancesPreferencePage.cpp
   QmitkExternalProgramsPreferencePage.cpp
   QmitkCommonExtPlugin.cpp
   QmitkModuleView.cpp
 )
 
 set(UI_FILES
   src/internal/QmitkAppInstancesPreferencePage.ui
   src/internal/QmitkExternalProgramsPreferencePage.ui
 )
 
 set(MOC_H_FILES
   src/QmitkExtFileSaveProjectAction.h
   src/QmitkExtWorkbenchWindowAdvisor.h
 
   src/internal/QmitkAboutHandler.h
   src/internal/QmitkAppInstancesPreferencePage.h
   src/internal/QmitkExternalProgramsPreferencePage.h
   src/internal/QmitkCommonExtPlugin.h
   src/internal/QmitkExtWorkbenchWindowAdvisorHack.h
   src/internal/QmitkModuleView.h
   src/QmitkOpenDicomEditorAction.h
   src/QmitkOpenMxNMultiWidgetEditorAction.h
   src/QmitkOpenStdMultiWidgetEditorAction.h
 )
 
 set(CACHED_RESOURCE_FILES
 # list of resource files which can be used by the plug-in
 # system without loading the plug-ins shared library,
 # for example the icon used in the menu and tabs for the
 # plug-in views in the workbench
   plugin.xml
   resources/ModuleView.png
 )
 
 set(QRC_FILES
 # uncomment the following line if you want to use Qt resources
  resources/org_mitk_gui_qt_ext.qrc
  resources/org_mitk_icons.qrc
+ resources/org_mitk_presets.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.ext/resources/org_mitk_presets.qrc b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ext/resources/org_mitk_presets.qrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..afd4787eb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ext/resources/org_mitk_presets.qrc
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<RCC>
+  <qresource prefix="/org_mitk_presets">
+    <file alias="Classic">presets/classic.json</file>
+    <file alias="Segmentation only">presets/segmentation_only.json</file>
+    <file alias="ModelFit">presets/modelfit.json</file>
+    <file alias="Custom">presets/custom.json</file>
+  </qresource>
+</RCC>
diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ext/resources/presets/classic.json b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ext/resources/presets/classic.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4c107129e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ext/resources/presets/classic.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "name": "Classic",
+  "info": "Display commonly used plugins, filtering out those that are less relevant to the majority of users.",
+  "categories": [
+    "Data",
+    "General",
+    "Help",
+    "Quantification",
+    "Registration",
+    "Segmentation"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ext/resources/presets/custom.json b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ext/resources/presets/custom.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4d8d3e507d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ext/resources/presets/custom.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "name": "Custom",
+  "info": "Create your own preset in the \"Tool Bars\" page of the preferences."
+}
diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ext/resources/presets/modelfit.json b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ext/resources/presets/modelfit.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..51f518c38a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ext/resources/presets/modelfit.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "name": "ModelFit",
+  "info": "Display plugins for model fits and their exploration, including:\n\n<ul>\n  <li>A general purpose fitting tool using frequently used generic models and formula parsing</li>\n  <li>Pharmacokinetic analysis for DCE MRI using compartment models</li>\n  <li>Semi-quantitative analysis for dynamic images using non-compartmental approaches</li>\n  <li>Voxel-wise fit visualization for evaluation of fit quality</li>\n</ul>",
+  "ancestor": "Classic",
+  "categories": [
+    "Fitting",
+    "Perfusion"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ext/resources/presets/segmentation_only.json b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ext/resources/presets/segmentation_only.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..398cdd7b8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ext/resources/presets/segmentation_only.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "name": "Segmentation only",
+  "info": "Display only essential plugins necessary for segmentation.",
+  "categories": [
+    "Data",
+    "General",
+    "Segmentation"
+  ]
+}