diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/icons/fatal_overlay.png b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/icons/fatal_overlay.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..dda82b67eecad563b3beb1f5fd62f828e63b626c
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diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/ESharedImages.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/ESharedImages.java
index d407ee92a8535fbebbb431b094110f4ff1cd5aca..fe44df849a8c1cce065da08fdcdc248b26254157 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/ESharedImages.java
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/ESharedImages.java
@@ -27,10 +27,13 @@ import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Image;
  * @author hoelzl
  * @author $Author$
  * @version $Rev$
- * @ConQAT.Rating GREEN Hash: 2F45B07DB4FEDB2C91BA48C8D2D55B01
+ * @ConQAT.Rating YELLOW Hash: 75762D72DE606F0E08B401EC0F9EED8C
  */
 public enum ESharedImages {
 
+	/** Fatal overlay icon. */
+	FATAL_OVERLAY,
+
 	/** Error overlay icon. */
 	ERROR_OVERLAY,
 
diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/internal/MarkerService.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/internal/MarkerService.java
index 755ce286d1d833aa2a186891ef11897462fc0c9d..bd998e86db9027da9502f248c36262297cd4a8f7 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/internal/MarkerService.java
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/internal/MarkerService.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui.service.IMarkerService;
  * @author hoelzl
  * @author $Author$
  * @version $Rev$
- * @ConQAT.Rating GREEN Hash: 1ACE010B0F034EB9A8CA753A39EA0301
+ * @ConQAT.Rating YELLOW Hash: BD8AB2A7EDA9DB684707242CAC441F6F
  */
 public class MarkerService implements IMarkerService,
 		IPersistencyServiceListener, ILightweightLabelDecorator {
@@ -216,7 +216,9 @@ public class MarkerService implements IMarkerService,
 			// use preferences settings here
 			switch (highest) {
 			case FATAL:
-				// fatal uses error icon
+				decoration.addOverlay(ESharedImages.FATAL_OVERLAY
+						.getImageDescriptor());
+				break;
 			case ERROR:
 				decoration.addOverlay(ESharedImages.ERROR_OVERLAY
 						.getImageDescriptor());