diff --git a/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/ServicesController.php b/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/ServicesController.php
index ca9788ff2..6877aca02 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/ServicesController.php
+++ b/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/ServicesController.php
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class Monitoring_ServicesController extends Controller
     protected function handleCommandForm(ObjectsCommandForm $form)
     {
         $this->serviceList->setColumns(array(
+            'host_icon_image',
             'host_name',
             'host_output',
             'host_state',
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ class Monitoring_ServicesController extends Controller
             ->handleRequest();
         $this->view->checkNowForm = $checkNowForm;
         $this->serviceList->setColumns(array(
+            'host_icon_image',
             'host_name',
             'host_output',
             'host_state',
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/application/views/helpers/IconImage.php b/modules/monitoring/application/views/helpers/IconImage.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ed3b1d25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/monitoring/application/views/helpers/IconImage.php
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<?php
+/* Icinga Web 2 | (c) 2013-2015 Icinga Development Team | GPLv2+ */
+
+/**
+ * Generate icons to describe a given hosts state
+ */
+class Zend_View_Helper_IconImage extends Zend_View_Helper_Abstract
+{
+    /**
+     * Create dispatch instance
+     *
+     * @return \Zend_View_Helper_IconImage
+     */
+    public function iconImage()
+    {
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Display the image_icon of a MonitoredObject
+     *
+     * @param   MonitoredObject|stdClass   $object  The host or service
+     * @return  string
+     */
+    public function host($object)
+    {
+        if ($object->host_icon_image && ! preg_match('/[\'"]/', $object->host_icon_image)) {
+            return $this->view->icon($this->view->resolveMacros($object->host_icon_image, $object));
+        }
+        return '';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Display the image_icon of a MonitoredObject
+     *
+     * @param   MonitoredObject|stdClass   $object  The host or service
+     * @return  string
+     */
+    public function service($object)
+    {
+        if ($object->service_icon_image && ! preg_match('/[\'"]/', $object->service_icon_image)) {
+            return $this->view->icon($this->view->resolveMacros($object->service_icon_image, $object));
+        }
+        return '';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/list/hosts.phtml b/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/list/hosts.phtml
index 89c2e7d26..a83f3bb8a 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/list/hosts.phtml
+++ b/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/list/hosts.phtml
@@ -52,9 +52,7 @@ if (count($hosts) === 0) {
 
       <!-- Host / Status / Output -->
       <td>
-        <?php if ($host->host_icon_image && ! preg_match('/[\'"]/', $host->host_icon_image)): ?>
-        <?= $this->icon($this->resolveMacros($host->host_icon_image, $host)) ?>
-        <?php endif ?>
+        <?= $this->iconImage()->host($host) ?>
         <?= implode(' ', $this->hostFlags($host)) ?>
         <?= $this->qlink(
           $host->host_display_name,
@@ -75,7 +73,7 @@ if (count($hosts) === 0) {
             'host'               => $host->host_name,
             'service_problem'    => 1,
             'service_handled'    => 0
-           ),
+          ),
           array(
             'style' => 'font-weight: normal',
             'title' => sprintf(
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/list/services.phtml b/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/list/services.phtml
index 12ba232cc..964a0e982 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/list/services.phtml
+++ b/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/list/services.phtml
@@ -58,12 +58,8 @@ if (count($services) === 0) {
 
       <td>
         <div class="sparkline-box"><?= $this->perfdata($service->service_perfdata, true, 8) ?> </div>
-
+        <?= $this->iconImage()->service($service) ?>
         <?= implode(' ', $this->serviceFlags($service)); ?>
-
-      <?php if ($service->service_icon_image && ! preg_match('/[\'"]/', $service->service_icon_image)): ?>
-        <?= $this->icon($this->resolveMacros($service->service_icon_image, $service)) ?>
-      <?php endif ?>
         <?= $this->qlink(
           $service->service_display_name,
           $serviceLink,
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/partials/host/object-header.phtml b/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/partials/host/object-header.phtml
index 127f492e6..ed7edae79 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/partials/host/object-header.phtml
+++ b/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/partials/host/object-header.phtml
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ use Icinga\Module\Monitoring\Object\Host;
             <?= $this->prefixedTimeSince($object->host_last_state_change, true); ?>
         </td>
         <td>
-          <?php if ($object->host_icon_image && ! preg_match('/[\'"]/', $object->host_icon_image)): ?>
-            <?= $this->icon($this->resolveMacros($object->host_icon_image, $object)) ?>
-          <?php endif ?>
+          <?= $this->iconImage()->host($object) ?>
             <strong><?= $this->escape($object->host_display_name); ?></strong>
           <?php if ($object->host_display_name !== $object->host_name): ?>
             <small>(<?= $this->escape($object->host_name); ?>)</small>
@@ -23,4 +21,4 @@ use Icinga\Module\Monitoring\Object\Host;
             <?= $this->render('partials/host/statusicons.phtml'); ?>
         </td>
     </tr>
-</table>
\ No newline at end of file
+</table>
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/partials/host/objects-header.phtml b/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/partials/host/objects-header.phtml
index b6856609c..bce62db6b 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/partials/host/objects-header.phtml
+++ b/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/partials/host/objects-header.phtml
@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@ $i = 0;
             <tr class="state <?= Host::getStateText($host->host_state); ?><?= $host->host_handled ? ' handled' : '' ?>">
                 <td class="state"><?= Host::getStateText($host->host_state, true); ?><br /></td>
                 <td>
+                <?= $this->iconImage()->host($host) ?>
                 <?= implode(' ', $this->hostFlags($host)) ?>
-                <?php if ($host->host_icon_image && ! preg_match('/[\'"]/', $host->host_icon_image)): ?>
-                    <?= $this->icon($this->resolveMacros($host->host_icon_image, $host)) ?>
-                <?php endif ?>
                 <b><?= $this->escape($host->getName()); ?></b><br>
                 <?= $this->escape($host->host_output) ?>
                 </td>
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/partials/service/object-header.phtml b/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/partials/service/object-header.phtml
index b50aff9bc..c6dbb4730 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/partials/service/object-header.phtml
+++ b/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/partials/service/object-header.phtml
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ use Icinga\Module\Monitoring\Object\Service;
             <?= $this->prefixedTimeSince($object->host_last_state_change, true); ?>
         </td>
         <td>
-          <?php if ($object->host_icon_image && ! preg_match('/[\'"]/', $object->host_icon_image)): ?>
-            <?= $this->icon($this->resolveMacros($object->host_icon_image, $object)) ?>
-          <?php endif ?>
+          <?= $this->iconImage()->service($object) ?>
           <strong><?= $this->escape($object->host_display_name); ?></strong>
           <?php if ($object->host_display_name !== $object->host_name): ?>
             <small>(<?= $this->escape($object->host_name); ?>)</small>
@@ -30,9 +28,7 @@ use Icinga\Module\Monitoring\Object\Service;
             <?= $this->prefixedTimeSince($object->service_last_state_change, true); ?>
         </td>
         <td>
-            <?php if ($object->service_icon_image && ! preg_match('/[\'"]/', $object->service_icon_image)): ?>
-              <?= $this->icon($this->resolveMacros($object->service_icon_image, $object)) ?>
-            <?php endif ?>
+            <?= $this->iconImage()->host($object) ?>
             <strong><?= $this->translate('Service'); ?>: <?= $this->escape($object->service_display_name); ?></strong>
             <?php if ($object->service_display_name !== $object->service_description): ?>
               <small>(<?= $this->escape($object->service_description); ?>)</small>
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/partials/service/objects-header.phtml b/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/partials/service/objects-header.phtml
index fe1e4b16a..176c43d92 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/partials/service/objects-header.phtml
+++ b/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/partials/service/objects-header.phtml
@@ -15,10 +15,8 @@ $i = 0;
         <tr class="state <?= Service::getStateText($service->service_state); ?><?= $service->service_handled ? ' handled' : '' ?>">
             <td class="state"><?= Service::getStateText($service->service_state, true); ?><br /></td>
             <td>
+            <?= $this->iconImage()->service($service) ?>
             <?= implode(' ', $this->serviceFlags($service)) ?>
-            <?php if ($service->service_icon_image && ! preg_match('/[\'"]/', $service->service_icon_image)): ?>
-                <?= $this->icon($this->resolveMacros($service->service_icon_image, $service)) ?>
-            <?php endif ?>
             <b>
                <?= $this->escape($service->getName()); ?>
                <?= $this->translate('on') ?>