diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/IGenericImageBundle.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/IGenericImageBundle.java
index f08b1daf278ae295963e91fe6795f6d49e1e535d..06713418a4a6d6fb8317ac5423981d2f10c34f99 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/IGenericImageBundle.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/IGenericImageBundle.java
@@ -47,4 +47,10 @@ public interface IGenericImageBundle extends ClientBundle
     @Source("info.png")
     public ImageResource getInfoIcon();
 
+    /**
+     * Returns home icon.
+     */
+    @Source("home.png")
+    public ImageResource getHomeIcon();
+
 }
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/framework/MainTabPanel.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/framework/MainTabPanel.java
index f4b4810c38fb920856b563eedaa726fbe7809194..b343f1b2f37f82406e2b2b274a1bd75a97126288 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/framework/MainTabPanel.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/framework/MainTabPanel.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import com.extjs.gxt.ui.client.widget.TabPanel;
 import com.extjs.gxt.ui.client.widget.layout.FitLayout;
 import com.extjs.gxt.ui.client.widget.menu.MenuItem;
 import com.google.gwt.http.client.URL;
+import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.AbstractImagePrototype;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Widget;
 
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.client.web.client.ICommonClientServiceAsync;
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ public class MainTabPanel extends TabPanel implements IMainPanel
                                 }
                             }, viewContext);
         final MainTabItem intro = new MainTabItem(tabItem, mainComponent.getId(), null, null);
+        intro.setIcon(AbstractImagePrototype.create(viewContext.getImageBundle().getHomeIcon()));
         intro.setClosable(false);
         return intro;
     }
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/home.png b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/home.png
new file mode 100644
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