diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/.ratings b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/.ratings
index f1570ac93c8732c24ce58f353a083f8653c4decc..fdef6020ade9f8eac0af2510c645f206c65a8aa6 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/.ratings
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/.ratings
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ CopyPasteUtils.java 0c15b009bc7731dbd34349480d6bfa14af29e1b6 GREEN
 DataBindingUtils.java 2d27702d42ae7d89922af314be20e18e771d107f GREEN
 DragAndDropUtils.java fc8b7667405f329a05ce60428161e4d096d6547c GREEN
 EObjectSelectionUtils.java 8e74691388cc7e19af23e6eae03460184cf179e5 GREEN
-EditorUtils.java 4d5aac0498d2f873a855b05941a3106735343d10 GREEN
-KernelUIUtils.java d23d2ec10398dec13173901cdae443cceff84b50 GREEN
+KernelUIUtils.java e55b37b07608484a0f172272cf2576fe1341ef39 YELLOW
 ObservableUtils.java e0462fade584a281e984974caeadf5e01cfd84fe GREEN
 PropertiesConstantUtils.java adb7d03ed6969d75fdb85e1f167eceb4b793d585 GREEN
 SelectionUtils.java 2599e2803dc790fe77ff16ebb6c0387b71a0c823 GREEN
diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/KernelUIUtils.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/KernelUIUtils.java
index 012b2fe6a43bece2a11c045a567a1be6275e3ac1..b038a28a44e17e5bca4d71f5dee70ee92e5324b9 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/KernelUIUtils.java
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/KernelUIUtils.java
@@ -16,10 +16,14 @@
 package org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui.util;
 
 import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject;
+import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Image;
 import org.eclipse.ui.part.MultiPageEditorSite;
+import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.model.INamedElement;
 import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui.extension.IModelEditor;
+import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui.extension.IModelElementHandler;
 import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui.internal.editor.ExtendableMultiPageEditor;
 import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui.service.IModelEditorBindingService;
+import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui.service.IModelElementHandlerService;
 
 /**
  * Utility methods related to editors.
@@ -28,6 +32,8 @@ import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui.service.IModelEditorBindingService;
  */
 public class KernelUIUtils {
 	/**
+	 * Returns the opened edited of the given class (if it exists).
+	 * 
 	 * @param editorClazz
 	 *            Class of the editor you would like to get.
 	 * @param activateEditor
@@ -54,4 +60,40 @@ public class KernelUIUtils {
 		}
 		return null;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns a UI name for the given {@code element}, or {@code null} in case it cannot be
+	 * determined.
+	 */
+	public static String getName(Object element) {
+		if(!(element instanceof EObject)) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		EObject eObject = (EObject)element;
+		IModelElementHandler<EObject> modelElementHandler =
+				IModelElementHandlerService.getInstance().getModelElementHandler(eObject);
+		if(modelElementHandler != null) {
+			return modelElementHandler.getName(eObject);
+		} else if(element instanceof INamedElement) {
+			return ((INamedElement)element).getName();
+		}
+
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns an {@link Image} for the given {@code element}, or {@code null} in case it cannot be
+	 * determined.
+	 */
+	public static Image getImage(Object element) {
+		if(element instanceof EObject) {
+			EObject eObj = (EObject)element;
+			IModelElementHandler<EObject> modelElementHandler =
+					IModelElementHandlerService.getInstance().getModelElementHandler(eObj);
+			if(modelElementHandler != null) {
+				return modelElementHandler.getIcon(eObj);
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
 }