diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9c1f7b8..f7c5c5c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ include_directories(
 set(EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} )
 set(LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH ${EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH})
 
+
 if (CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
    set (KDE4_ENABLE_EXCEPTIONS -fexceptions)
    # Select flags.
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ if (CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
 
 endif(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
 
+
 option(WITH_FREEDESKTOP_FRONTEND "Build the freedesktop frontend" OFF)
 option(WITH_WEBINTERFACE     	 "Buld with WebInterface"         OFF)
 
diff --git a/src/core/application.cpp b/src/core/application.cpp
index 62d2282..cba03cc 100644
--- a/src/core/application.cpp
+++ b/src/core/application.cpp
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@
 #include "application.h"
 
 
-Application::Application ( const QString &name ) :
+Application::Application (const QString &name, const QString &icon) :
         _name ( name ),
+        _icon(icon),
         _initialized ( false )
 {
     _alerts.insert ( "",new Alert ( "Default Alert","Default Alert" ) );
@@ -46,6 +47,11 @@ const QString &Application::name() const
     return _name;
 }
 
+const QString &Application::icon()const
+{
+    return _icon;
+}
+
 const AlertList &Application::alerts() const
 {
     return _alerts;
@@ -61,15 +67,10 @@ void Application::setInitialized ( bool b )
     _initialized = b;
 }
 
-Alert::Alert ( const QString &name,const QString &title ) :
-        _name ( name ),
-        _title ( title ),
-        _active ( true )
-{}
-
-Alert::Alert ( const QString &name,const QString &title,bool active ) :
+Alert::Alert (const QString &name, const QString &title, const QString &icon, bool active) :
         _name ( name ),
         _title ( title ),
+        _icon(icon),
         _active ( active )
 {}
 
@@ -88,6 +89,11 @@ const QString &Alert::title() const
     return _title;
 }
 
+const QString &Alert::icon() const
+{
+    return _icon;
+}
+
 bool Alert::isActive() const
 {
     return _active;
diff --git a/src/core/application.h b/src/core/application.h
index 37f2f87..647111a 100644
--- a/src/core/application.h
+++ b/src/core/application.h
@@ -27,11 +27,12 @@ class SNORE_EXPORT Application:public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    Application ( const QString &name );
+    Application ( const QString &name, const QString &icon = "" );
     Application();
     ~Application();
     void addAlert ( Alert *alert );
     const QString &name() const;
+    const QString &icon() const;
     const AlertList &alerts() const;
     bool isInitialized();
     void setInitialized ( bool b );
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
     QString _name;
+    QString _icon;
     AlertList _alerts;
     bool _initialized;
 
@@ -48,16 +50,17 @@ class SNORE_EXPORT Alert:public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    Alert ( const QString &name,const QString &title );
-    Alert ( const QString &name,const QString &title,bool active );
+    Alert ( const QString &name,const QString &title="",const QString &icon="",bool active=true );
     Alert();
 
     const QString &name() const;
     const QString &title() const;
+    const QString &icon() const;
     bool isActive() const;
 private:
     QString _name;
     QString _title;
+    QString _icon;
     bool _active;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/freedesktopfrontend/freedesktopnotificationfrontend.cpp b/src/plugins/freedesktopfrontend/freedesktopnotificationfrontend.cpp
index beef894..04815d2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/freedesktopfrontend/freedesktopnotificationfrontend.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/freedesktopfrontend/freedesktopnotificationfrontend.cpp
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ uint FreedesktopNotification_Frontend::Notify(const QString &app_name, uint repl
         icon=getImagefromHint(image);
     }
     if(!snore()->aplications().contains(app_name)){
-        Application *a = new Application(app_name);
-        a->addAlert(new Alert("DBus Alert","DBus Alert"));
+        Application *a = new Application(app_name,app_icon);
+        a->addAlert(new Alert("DBus Alert","DBus Alert",app_icon));
         snore()->addApplication(a);
         snore()->applicationIsInitialized(a);
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/snarl/SnarlInterface.cpp b/src/plugins/snarl/SnarlInterface.cpp
index 725391a..4e533e7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/snarl/SnarlInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/snarl/SnarlInterface.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// About:
+// About:
 //   Snarl C++ interface implementation
 //   To understand what the different functions do and what they return, please
 //   have a look at the API on http://www.fullphat.net/dev/api.htm.
diff --git a/src/plugins/snarl/snarl_backend.cpp b/src/plugins/snarl/snarl_backend.cpp
index b45abeb..92627e6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/snarl/snarl_backend.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/snarl/snarl_backend.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ void Snarl_Backend::registerApplication(Application *application){
     _applications.insert(application->name(),snarlInterface);
 
     wchar_t *appName = toWchar(application->name());
-    snarlInterface->RegisterApp(appName,L"",L"");
+    wchar_t *icon = toWchar(application->icon());
+    snarlInterface->RegisterApp(appName,icon,icon);
 
     foreach(Alert *alert,application->alerts()){
         wchar_t *alertName = toWchar(alert->name());
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ void Snarl_Backend::registerApplication(Application *application){
         delete [] alertName;
     }
     delete [] appName;
+    delete [] icon;
 }
 
 void Snarl_Backend::unregisterApplication(Application *application){
diff --git a/src/plugins/snarlnetwork/parser.cpp b/src/plugins/snarlnetwork/parser.cpp
index e481145..8636d9d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/snarlnetwork/parser.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/snarlnetwork/parser.cpp
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QTcpSocket>
 
-Parser::Parser(SnarlNetworkFrontend *snarl):snarl(snarl)
+Parser::Parser(SnarlNetworkFrontend *snarl):
+        QObject(snarl),
+        snarl(snarl)
 {
-    setParent(snarl);
     getSnpType.insert("type",TYPE);
     getSnpType.insert("app",APP);
     getSnpType.insert("version",VERSION);