diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 250815984fd..82e4ba01f97 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1565,6 +1565,7 @@ Packages/Qt_widget/include/CGAL/IO/pixmaps/arrow.xpm -text
 Packages/Qt_widget/include/CGAL/IO/pixmaps/back.xpm -text
 Packages/Qt_widget/include/CGAL/IO/pixmaps/circle.xpm -text
 Packages/Qt_widget/include/CGAL/IO/pixmaps/constrained.xpm -text
+Packages/Qt_widget/include/CGAL/IO/pixmaps/demoicon.xpm -text
 Packages/Qt_widget/include/CGAL/IO/pixmaps/focus.xpm -text
 Packages/Qt_widget/include/CGAL/IO/pixmaps/focus1.xpm -text
 Packages/Qt_widget/include/CGAL/IO/pixmaps/focus1_mask.xpm -text
diff --git a/Packages/Qt_widget/include/CGAL/IO/pixmaps/demoicon.xpm b/Packages/Qt_widget/include/CGAL/IO/pixmaps/demoicon.xpm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f296f90acef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Packages/Qt_widget/include/CGAL/IO/pixmaps/demoicon.xpm
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/* XPM */
+extern char * demoicon_xpm[];
+
diff --git a/Packages/Qt_widget/src/CGALQt/Qt_widget_xpm_icons.C b/Packages/Qt_widget/src/CGALQt/Qt_widget_xpm_icons.C
index 03f135f2a17..901be8d10e6 100644
--- a/Packages/Qt_widget/src/CGALQt/Qt_widget_xpm_icons.C
+++ b/Packages/Qt_widget/src/CGALQt/Qt_widget_xpm_icons.C
@@ -2051,3 +2051,33 @@ char * line_small_xpm[] = {
 "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"
 };
 
+/* XPM */
+static const char *demoicon_xpm[] = {
+/* columns rows colors chars-per-pixel */
+"16 16 7 1",
+"  c black",
+". c #040404",
+"X c #333399",
+"o c #3300CC",
+"O c #0066FF",
+"+ c #0099FF",
+"@ c #FFFF99",
+/* pixels */
+"+++OOOOOOOOOOOOO",
+"o@@@@@@@@@@@@@@O",
+"o@@@@@@@@@@@@@@O",
+"o@@@@@@@@@@@@@@O",
+"o@@@@@@@@@@@@@@O",
+"o@. @@@@@@@@@.@O",
+"X..@ @@@@@..@.@O",
+"o  @@@..@@@.@.@O",
+"o..@@ @ @...@.@O",
+"o..@..@.@.@.@.@O",
+"o@..@...@...@...",
+"o@@@@@@.@@@@@@@O",
+"o@@@@@..@@@@@@@O",
+"o@@@@@@@@@@@@@@O",
+"o@@@@@@@@@@@@@@O",
+"oooooooooooooooo"
+};
+