diff --git a/org.eclipse.jdt.debug.ui/icons/full/obj16/localvariable_obj.gif b/org.eclipse.jdt.debug.ui/icons/full/obj16/localvariable_obj.gif
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf0a368
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.eclipse.jdt.debug.ui/icons/full/obj16/localvariable_obj.gif
Binary files differ
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jdt.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/debug/ui/JDIModelPresentation.java b/org.eclipse.jdt.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/debug/ui/JDIModelPresentation.java
index 3574489..004e9d0 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jdt.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/debug/ui/JDIModelPresentation.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jdt.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/debug/ui/JDIModelPresentation.java
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@
 		if (javaVariable != null) {
 			try {
 				if (javaVariable.isLocal())
-					return DebugUITools.getDefaultImageDescriptor(javaVariable);
+					return JavaDebugImages.DESC_OBJS_LOCAL_VARIABLE;
 				if (javaVariable.isPublic())
 					return JavaUI.getSharedImages().getImageDescriptor(ISharedImages.IMG_OBJS_PUBLIC);
 				if (javaVariable.isProtected())
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jdt.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/debug/ui/JavaDebugImages.java b/org.eclipse.jdt.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/debug/ui/JavaDebugImages.java
index 338b0de..e390c5d 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jdt.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/debug/ui/JavaDebugImages.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jdt.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/debug/ui/JavaDebugImages.java
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@
 	public static final String IMG_OBJS_WATCHPOINT_ENABLED= NAME_PREFIX + "readwrite_obj.gif";	//$NON-NLS-1$
 	public static final String IMG_OBJS_WATCHPOINT_DISABLED= NAME_PREFIX + "readwrite_obj_disabled.gif";	//$NON-NLS-1$
 	
+	public static final String IMG_OBJS_LOCAL_VARIABLE = NAME_PREFIX + "localvariable_obj.gif";	//$NON-NLS-1$
+	
 	public static final String IMG_OBJS_METHOD_BREAKPOINT_ENTRY= NAME_PREFIX + "entry_ovr.gif";	//$NON-NLS-1$
 	public static final String IMG_OBJS_METHOD_BREAKPOINT_ENTRY_DISABLED= NAME_PREFIX + "entry_ovr_disabled.gif";	//$NON-NLS-1$
 	public static final String IMG_OBJS_METHOD_BREAKPOINT_EXIT= NAME_PREFIX + "exit_ovr.gif";	//$NON-NLS-1$
@@ -107,6 +109,8 @@
 	public static final ImageDescriptor DESC_OBJS_MODIFICATION_WATCHPOINT_ENABLED= createManaged(T_OBJ, IMG_OBJS_MODIFICATION_WATCHPOINT_ENABLED);
 	public static final ImageDescriptor DESC_OBJS_MODIFICATION_WATCHPOINT_DISABLED= createManaged(T_OBJ, IMG_OBJS_MODIFICATION_WATCHPOINT_DISABLED);
 	
+	public static final ImageDescriptor DESC_OBJS_LOCAL_VARIABLE = createManaged(T_OBJ, IMG_OBJS_LOCAL_VARIABLE);
+	
 	public static final ImageDescriptor DESC_OBJS_METHOD_BREAKPOINT_ENTRY= createManaged(T_OVR, IMG_OBJS_METHOD_BREAKPOINT_ENTRY);
 	public static final ImageDescriptor DESC_OBJS_METHOD_BREAKPOINT_ENTRY_DISABLED= createManaged(T_OVR, IMG_OBJS_METHOD_BREAKPOINT_ENTRY_DISABLED);
 	public static final ImageDescriptor DESC_OBJS_METHOD_BREAKPOINT_EXIT= createManaged(T_OVR, IMG_OBJS_METHOD_BREAKPOINT_EXIT);