diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/icons/view16/templates.gif b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/icons/view16/templates.gif
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a396ac7215e
Binary files /dev/null and b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/icons/view16/templates.gif differ
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.properties b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.properties
index 20fa8113c55..503d3b19c14 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.properties
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.properties
@@ -571,4 +571,6 @@ ShiftRightAction.label= &Shift Right
 ShiftLeftAction.label= S&hift Left
 
 # Decorators
-excluded-file.name = C/C++ Files Excluded from Build
\ No newline at end of file
+excluded-file.name = C/C++ Files Excluded from Build
+
+templatesViewName= Templates
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
index b1f6fa1a17d..c3f72edd652 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -283,6 +283,12 @@
             icon="icons/view16/class_hi.gif"
             id="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.typeHierarchy"
             name="%typeHierarchy.name"/>
+      <view
+            name="%templatesViewName"
+            icon="$nl$/icons/view16/templates.gif"
+            category="org.eclipse.ui"
+            class="org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.templates.TemplatesView"
+            id="org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.TemplatesView" />
    </extension>
 <!-- The wizards -->
    <extension