diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.xnat/files.cmake b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.xnat/files.cmake
index be4596f413..e7d7ec6c3f 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.xnat/files.cmake
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.xnat/files.cmake
@@ -1,50 +1,51 @@
 set(SRC_CPP_FILES
 
 )
 
 set(INTERNAL_CPP_FILES
   org_mitk_gui_qt_xnatinterface_Activator.cpp
   QmitkXnatEditor.cpp
   QmitkXnatTreeBrowserView.cpp
   QmitkXnatObjectEditorInput.cpp
   QmitkXnatConnectionPreferencePage.cpp
   QmitkXnatSessionManager.cpp
 )
 
 set(UI_FILES
   src/internal/QmitkXnatEditorControls.ui
   src/internal/QmitkXnatTreeBrowserViewControls.ui
   src/internal/QmitkXnatConnectionPreferencePageControls.ui
 )
 
 set(MOC_H_FILES
   src/internal/org_mitk_gui_qt_xnatinterface_Activator.h
   src/internal/QmitkXnatEditor.h
   src/internal/QmitkXnatTreeBrowserView.h
   src/internal/QmitkXnatConnectionPreferencePage.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
   resources/xnat_treebrowser_icon.xpm
   plugin.xml
 )
 
 # list of Qt .qrc files which contain additional resources
 # specific to this plugin
 set(QRC_FILES
+  resources/xnat.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.xnat/resources/xnat-download.png b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.xnat/resources/xnat-download.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5265d5f6c4
Binary files /dev/null and b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.xnat/resources/xnat-download.png differ
diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.xnat/resources/xnat-upload.png b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.xnat/resources/xnat-upload.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c8c8c3f231
Binary files /dev/null and b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.xnat/resources/xnat-upload.png differ
diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.xnat/resources/xnat.qrc b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.xnat/resources/xnat.qrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f26fdf5155
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.xnat/resources/xnat.qrc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<RCC>
+    <qresource prefix="/xnat">
+        <file>xnat-download.png</file>
+        <file>xnat-upload.png</file>
+    </qresource>
+</RCC>
diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.xnat/src/internal/QmitkXnatTreeBrowserViewControls.ui b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.xnat/src/internal/QmitkXnatTreeBrowserViewControls.ui
index 326b50c01a..ad2e33dbea 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.xnat/src/internal/QmitkXnatTreeBrowserViewControls.ui
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.xnat/src/internal/QmitkXnatTreeBrowserViewControls.ui
@@ -1,54 +1,109 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <ui version="4.0">
  <class>QmitkXnatTreeBrowserViewControls</class>
  <widget class="QWidget" name="QmitkXnatTreeBrowserViewControls">
   <property name="geometry">
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>455</width>
     <height>975</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="minimumSize">
    <size>
     <width>0</width>
     <height>0</height>
    </size>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
    <string>QmitkTemplate</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
-   <property name="margin">
-    <number>0</number>
-   </property>
    <item>
     <widget class="QLabel" name="labelError">
      <property name="text">
       <string/>
      </property>
      <property name="alignment">
       <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
      </property>
      <property name="margin">
       <number>5</number>
      </property>
      <property name="indent">
       <number>0</number>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item>
+    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QPushButton" name="btnXnatUpload">
+       <property name="styleSheet">
+        <string notr="true">
+
+</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="text">
+        <string/>
+       </property>
+       <property name="icon">
+        <iconset resource="../../resources/xnat.qrc">
+         <normaloff>:/xnat/xnat-upload.png</normaloff>:/xnat/xnat-upload.png</iconset>
+       </property>
+       <property name="iconSize">
+        <size>
+         <width>32</width>
+         <height>32</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QPushButton" name="btnXnatDownload">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string/>
+       </property>
+       <property name="icon">
+        <iconset resource="../../resources/xnat.qrc">
+         <normaloff>:/xnat/xnat-download.png</normaloff>:/xnat/xnat-download.png</iconset>
+       </property>
+       <property name="iconSize">
+        <size>
+         <width>32</width>
+         <height>32</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
+       <property name="orientation">
+        <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+       </property>
+       <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+        <size>
+         <width>40</width>
+         <height>20</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+      </spacer>
+     </item>
+    </layout>
+   </item>
    <item>
     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
      <item>
       <widget class="QTreeView" name="treeView"/>
      </item>
     </layout>
    </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <layoutdefault spacing="6" margin="11"/>
- <resources/>
+ <resources>
+  <include location="../../resources/xnat.qrc"/>
+ </resources>
  <connections/>
 </ui>