diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.igt.app.echotrack/plugin.xml b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.igt.app.echotrack/plugin.xml
index 8b77ab0338..e45f93a534 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.igt.app.echotrack/plugin.xml
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.igt.app.echotrack/plugin.xml
@@ -1,24 +1,26 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <plugin>
   <extension point="org.blueberry.ui.views">
     <!--<view id="org.mitk.views.usnavigation"
           name="Ultrasound Navigation"
           class="USNavigation"
           icon="resources/icon.xpm" /> -->
     <view id="org.mitk.views.usmarkerplacement"
           name="IGT EchoTrack"
+          category="IGT"
           class="USNavigationMarkerPlacement"
           icon="resources/icon2.xpm" />
     <view id="org.mitk.views.ultrasoundcalibration"
           name="IGT EchoTrack Calibration"
+          category="IGT"
           class="UltrasoundCalibration"
           icon="resources/icon_US_calibration.svg" />
   </extension>
 
   <extension point="org.blueberry.ui.perspectives">
     <perspective id="org.mitk.gui.qt.usnavigation.perspective"
                  name="Ultrasound Navigation"
                  class="QmitkUSNavigationPerspective"
                  icon="resources/icon2.xpm" />
   </extension>
 </plugin>
diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.igt.app.hummelprotocolmeasurements/plugin.xml b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.igt.app.hummelprotocolmeasurements/plugin.xml
index fcffbca51a..e0d9168568 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.igt.app.hummelprotocolmeasurements/plugin.xml
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.igt.app.hummelprotocolmeasurements/plugin.xml
@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <plugin>
 
   <extension point="org.blueberry.ui.views">
     <view id="org.mitk.views.igttrackingsemiautomaticmeasurement"
           name="IGT Hummel Protocol Measurement"
+          category="IGT"
           class="QmitkIGTTrackingSemiAutomaticMeasurementView"
           icon="resources/iconMeasurementTracking.svg" />
   </extension>
 
   <extension point="org.blueberry.ui.views">
     <view id="org.mitk.views.igttrackingdataevaluation"
           name="IGT Hummel Protocol Data Evaluation"
+          category="IGT"
           class="QmitkIGTTrackingDataEvaluationView"
           icon="resources/iconMeasurementEvaluation.svg" />
   </extension>
 
 </plugin>
diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.igtexamples/plugin.xml b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.igtexamples/plugin.xml
index 4e598fac42..0a2fd9bee2 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.igtexamples/plugin.xml
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.igtexamples/plugin.xml
@@ -1,38 +1,43 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <plugin>
 
   <extension point="org.blueberry.ui.views">
     <view id="org.mitk.views.igttutorial"
           name="IGT Example: IGT QT Tutorial"
+          category="IGT"
           class="QmitkIGTTutorialView"
           icon="resources/icon_igt_simple_example.svg"/>
   </extension>
 
   <extension point="org.blueberry.ui.views">
     <view id="org.mitk.views.igttrackinglab"
           name="IGT Example: Tracking Lab"
+          category="IGT"
           class="QmitkIGTTrackingLabView"
           icon="resources/icon_igt_tracking_lab.svg" />
   </extension>
 
   <extension point="org.blueberry.ui.views">
     <view id="org.mitk.views.OpenIGTLinkExample"
           name="OpenIGTLink Example: Client"
+          category="IGT"
           class="OpenIGTLinkExample"
           icon="resources/icon_openigtlink_client_example.svg" />
   </extension>
   <extension point="org.blueberry.ui.views">
     <view id="org.mitk.views.OpenIGTLinkProviderExample"
           name="OpenIGTLink Example: Provider"
+          category="IGT"
           class="OpenIGTLinkProviderExample"
           icon="resources/icon_openigtlink_provider_example.svg" />
   </extension>
 
   <extension point="org.blueberry.ui.views">
     <view id="org.mitk.views.openigtlinkplugin"
           name="OpenIGTLink Example: Simultaneous Streaming"
+          category="IGT"
           class="OpenIGTLinkPlugin"
           icon="resources/icon_openigtlink_extended_example.svg" />
   </extension>
 
 </plugin>
diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.igttracking/plugin.xml b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.igttracking/plugin.xml
index c274f25fa2..8c413964a5 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.igttracking/plugin.xml
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.igttracking/plugin.xml
@@ -1,27 +1,32 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <plugin>
 
   <extension point="org.blueberry.ui.views">
      <view id="org.mitk.views.mitkigtnavigationtoolmanager"
           name="IGT Navigation Tool Manager"
+          category="IGT"
           class="QmitkMITKIGTNavigationToolManagerView"
           icon="resources/iconTrackingToolManager.svg" />
      <view id="org.mitk.views.navigationdataplayer"
           name="IGT Navigation Data Player"
+          category="IGT"
           class="QmitkNavigationDataPlayerView"
           icon="resources/iconTrackingDataPlayer.svg" />
      <view id="org.mitk.views.mitkigttrackingtoolbox"
           name="IGT Tracking Toolbox"
+          category="IGT"
           class="QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView"
           icon="resources/iconTrackingToolbox.svg" />
      <view id="org.mitk.views.igtnavigationtoolcalibration"
           name="IGT Navigation Tool Calibration"
+          category="IGT"
           class="IGTNavigationToolCalibration"
           icon="resources/iconTrackingToolCalibration.svg" />
 	 <view id="org.mitk.views.IGTFiducialRegistration"
           name="IGT Fiducial Registration"
+          category="IGT"
           class="IGTFiducialRegistration"
           icon="resources/iconTrackingRegistration.svg" />
   </extension>
 
-</plugin>
\ No newline at end of file
+</plugin>
diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.openigtlink/plugin.xml b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.openigtlink/plugin.xml
index b528d3aac0..5939c6ea0e 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.openigtlink/plugin.xml
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.openigtlink/plugin.xml
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <plugin>
 
   <extension point="org.blueberry.ui.views">
     <view id="org.mitk.views.openigtlinkmanager"
           name="OpenIGTLink Manager"
+          category="IGT"
           class="OpenIGTLinkManager"
           icon="resources/icon_openigtlink_manager.svg" />
   </extension>
 
 </plugin>