diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
index 2e522b59406..af072a43b34 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -388,6 +388,15 @@
          </action>
       </objectContribution>
    </extension>
+   <extension
+         point="org.eclipse.ui.projectNatureImages">
+      <image
+            icon="icons/full/ovr16/c_ovr.gif"
+            natureId="org.eclipse.cdt.core.cnature"
+            id="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.cProjectNatureImage">
+      </image>
+   </extension>
+
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 <!-- Debug Model Presentation                                                      -->
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