Dealing with images can be cumbersome, too, as image handles tend to be scarce system resources. The AbstractLabelProvider (src) helps you managing the images: In your implementation of doGetImage(Object) you can as well return an Image, an ImageDescriptor or a string, representing a path in the icons/ folder of the containing plug-in. This path is actually configurable by Google Guice. Have a look at the PluginImageHelper (src) to learn about the customizing possibilities.