diff --git a/icons/src/general/vcsSmallTab.png b/icons/src/general/vcsSmallTab.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c8a41b461af7
Binary files /dev/null and b/icons/src/general/vcsSmallTab.png differ
diff --git a/openapi/src/com/intellij/util/Icons.java b/openapi/src/com/intellij/util/Icons.java
index 04527dc725e5..b6fc6fc70baa 100644
--- a/openapi/src/com/intellij/util/Icons.java
+++ b/openapi/src/com/intellij/util/Icons.java
@@ -101,4 +101,7 @@ public interface Icons {
   Icon PROJECT_ICON = IconLoader.getIcon("/icon_small.png");
   Icon UI_FORM_ICON = IconLoader.getIcon("/fileTypes/uiForm.png");
   Icon JSP_ICON = IconLoader.getIcon("/fileTypes/jsp.png");
+  Icon SMALL_VCS_CONFIGURABLE = IconLoader.getIcon("/general/smallConfigurableVcs.png");
+  Icon VCS_SMALL_TAB = IconLoader.getIcon("/general/vcsSmallTab.png");
+  Icon GROUP_BY_PACKAGES = IconLoader.getIcon("/toolbar/folders.png");
 }
diff --git a/source/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/history/FileHistoryPanel.java b/source/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/history/FileHistoryPanel.java
index dcf8e26cb97c..2935eb70f23b 100644
--- a/source/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/history/FileHistoryPanel.java
+++ b/source/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/history/FileHistoryPanel.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import com.intellij.ui.dualView.CellWrapper;
 import com.intellij.ui.dualView.DualTreeElement;
 import com.intellij.ui.dualView.DualView;
 import com.intellij.util.TreeItem;
+import com.intellij.util.Icons;
 import com.intellij.util.text.LineReader;
 import com.intellij.util.ui.ColumnInfo;
 import com.intellij.util.ui.IdeaUIManager;
@@ -520,7 +521,7 @@ public class FileHistoryPanel extends PanelWithActionsAndCloseButton {
 
   private class MyShowAsTreeAction extends ToggleAction {
     public MyShowAsTreeAction() {
-      super("Show as Tree", null, IconLoader.getIcon("/general/smallConfigurableVcs.png"));
+      super("Show as Tree", null, Icons.SMALL_VCS_CONFIGURABLE);
     }
 
     public boolean isSelected(AnActionEvent e) {
diff --git a/source/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/impl/ProjectLevelVcsManagerImpl.java b/source/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/impl/ProjectLevelVcsManagerImpl.java
index be0705415f6f..976bf57b90b2 100644
--- a/source/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/impl/ProjectLevelVcsManagerImpl.java
+++ b/source/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/impl/ProjectLevelVcsManagerImpl.java
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ import com.intellij.ui.content.ContentManager;
 import com.intellij.ui.content.ContentManagerAdapter;
 import com.intellij.ui.content.ContentManagerEvent;
 import com.intellij.util.ui.EditorAdapter;
+import com.intellij.util.Icons;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
 import java.io.File;
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ public class ProjectLevelVcsManagerImpl extends ProjectLevelVcsManagerEx impleme
                                                                             toolWindowManager.registerToolWindow(ToolWindowId.VCS,
                                                                                                                  myContentManager.getComponent(),
                                                                                                                  ToolWindowAnchor.BOTTOM);
-                                                                            toolWindow.setIcon(IconLoader.getIcon("/general/smallConfigurableVcs.png"));
+                                                                            toolWindow.setIcon(Icons.VCS_SMALL_TAB);
                                                                             toolWindow.installWatcher(myContentManager);
                                                                           }
                                                                         }
diff --git a/source/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/update/UpdateInfoTree.java b/source/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/update/UpdateInfoTree.java
index 8af1b8a4ff62..793ae044db76 100644
--- a/source/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/update/UpdateInfoTree.java
+++ b/source/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/update/UpdateInfoTree.java
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.OpenFileDescriptor;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.PanelWithActionsAndCloseButton;
-import com.intellij.openapi.util.IconLoader;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.*;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
 import com.intellij.peer.PeerFactory;
@@ -44,6 +43,7 @@ import com.intellij.ui.PopupHandler;
 import com.intellij.ui.ScrollPaneFactory;
 import com.intellij.ui.UIHelper;
 import com.intellij.ui.content.ContentManager;
+import com.intellij.util.Icons;
 import com.intellij.util.ui.Tree;
 import com.intellij.util.ui.tree.TreeUtil;
 
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ public class UpdateInfoTree extends PanelWithActionsAndCloseButton {
 
   private class MyGroupByPackagesAction extends ToggleAction {
     public MyGroupByPackagesAction() {
-      super("Group by Packages", null, IconLoader.getIcon("/general/smallConfigurableVcs.png"));
+      super("Group by Packages", null, Icons.GROUP_BY_PACKAGES);
     }
 
     public boolean isSelected(AnActionEvent e) {