diff --git a/src/blackgui/blackgui.pro b/src/blackgui/blackgui.pro
index 0ececfe0e..f3f0dfd97 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/blackgui.pro
+++ b/src/blackgui/blackgui.pro
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-QT       += network dbus gui widgets
+# quick is required for metadata registration
+
+QT       += network dbus gui
+greaterThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 4): QT += widgets
+
 
 TARGET = blackgui
 TEMPLATE = lib
@@ -28,3 +32,5 @@ HEADERS += *.h
 SOURCES += *.cpp
 DESTDIR = ../../lib
 OTHER_FILES +=
+
+RESOURCES += blackgui.qrc
diff --git a/src/blackgui/blackgui.qrc b/src/blackgui/blackgui.qrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ae227520
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blackgui/blackgui.qrc
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<RCC>
+    <qresource prefix="/blackgui">
+        <file>icons/logingreen.png</file>
+        <file>icons/loginred.png</file>
+        <file>icons/loginyellow.png</file>
+        <file>icons/audiovolumehigh.png</file>
+        <file>icons/audiovolumelow.png</file>
+        <file>icons/audiovolumemuted.png</file>
+        <file>icons/resize.png</file>
+        <file>icons/close.png</file>
+        <file>icons/aircraftdeparture.png</file>
+        <file>icons/apronsmall.jpg</file>
+    </qresource>
+</RCC>
diff --git a/src/blackgui/icons/aircraftdeparture.png b/src/blackgui/icons/aircraftdeparture.png
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diff --git a/src/blackgui/icons/apronsmall.jpg b/src/blackgui/icons/apronsmall.jpg
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diff --git a/src/blackgui/icons/audiovolumehigh.png b/src/blackgui/icons/audiovolumehigh.png
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index 000000000..554780a6a
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diff --git a/src/blackgui/icons/audiovolumelow.png b/src/blackgui/icons/audiovolumelow.png
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index 000000000..641e1189d
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diff --git a/src/blackgui/icons/audiovolumemuted.png b/src/blackgui/icons/audiovolumemuted.png
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diff --git a/src/blackgui/icons/close.png b/src/blackgui/icons/close.png
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index 000000000..a9ae49f26
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diff --git a/src/blackgui/icons/iconsources.txt b/src/blackgui/icons/iconsources.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eea519416
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blackgui/icons/iconsources.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Volume icons:
+http://findicons.com/search/volume
+Icon Pack:OxygenDesigner:Oxygen TeamLicense:GNU/GPL
+
+resize.png
+MS Icon Library
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/blackgui/icons/logingreen.png b/src/blackgui/icons/logingreen.png
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diff --git a/src/blackgui/icons/loginred.png b/src/blackgui/icons/loginred.png
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diff --git a/src/blackgui/icons/loginyellow.png b/src/blackgui/icons/loginyellow.png
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diff --git a/src/blackgui/icons/resize.png b/src/blackgui/icons/resize.png
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