diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.eventrecorder/files.cmake b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.eventrecorder/files.cmake
index 0662ddbfee..5be0c9a560 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.eventrecorder/files.cmake
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.eventrecorder/files.cmake
@@ -1,46 +1,46 @@
 set(SRC_CPP_FILES
 
 )
 
 set(INTERNAL_CPP_FILES
   org_mitk_gui_gt_eventrecorder_Activator.cpp
   InteractionEventRecorder.cpp
 )
 
 set(UI_FILES
   src/internal/InteractionEventRecorderControls.ui
 )
 
 set(MOC_H_FILES
   src/internal/org_mitk_gui_gt_eventrecorder_Activator.h
   src/internal/InteractionEventRecorder.h
 )
 
 # 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
 set(CACHED_RESOURCE_FILES
-  resources/icon.xpm
   plugin.xml
   resources/play.png
   resources/rec.png
   resources/stop_rec.png
   resources/stop.png
+  resources/icon.png
 )
 
 # list of Qt .qrc files which contain additional resources
 # specific to this plugin
 set(QRC_FILES
 
 )
 
 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.eventrecorder/plugin.xml b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.eventrecorder/plugin.xml
index 9c575e254c..badc8a57e9 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.eventrecorder/plugin.xml
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.eventrecorder/plugin.xml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <plugin>
 
   <extension point="org.blueberry.ui.views">
     <view id="org.mitk.views.interactioneventrecorder"
           name="Interaction Event Recorder"
           class="InteractionEventRecorder"
-          icon="resources/icon.xpm" />
+          icon="resources/icon.png" />
   </extension>
 
 </plugin>
diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.eventrecorder/resources/icon.png b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.eventrecorder/resources/icon.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ba21ea418
Binary files /dev/null and b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.eventrecorder/resources/icon.png differ