diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_item_infobox.cpp b/src/gui/components/cc_item_infobox.cpp
index 77ff00bd5..1a9490aab 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_item_infobox.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_item_infobox.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,19 @@ void CComponentsInfoBox::initVarInfobox()
 	x_offset	= 10;
 }
 
+void CComponentsInfoBox::setPicture(const std::string& picture_name)
+{
+	pic_name = picture_name;
+}
+
+void CComponentsInfoBox::setPicture(const char* picture_name)
+{
+	string s_tmp = "";
+	if (picture_name)
+		s_tmp = string(picture_name);
+	setPicture(s_tmp);
+}
+
 void CComponentsInfoBox::paintPicture()
 {
 	//ensure empty pic object
diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_item_infobox.h b/src/gui/components/cc_item_infobox.h
index afcfffd5b..362ab03a8 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_item_infobox.h
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_item_infobox.h
@@ -73,8 +73,10 @@ class CComponentsInfoBox : public CComponentsText
 
 		///set property: space around fram and beetween picture and textbox
 		inline void setSpaceOffset(const int offset){x_offset = offset;};
-		///set property: path or name of displayed image
-		inline void setPicture(const std::string& picture_name){pic_name = picture_name;};
+		///set property: path or name of displayed image, parameter as string
+		void setPicture(const std::string& picture_name);
+		///set property: path or name of displayed image, parameter as const char*
+		void setPicture(const char* picture_name);
 
 		///paint item
 		void paint(bool do_save_bg = CC_SAVE_SCREEN_YES);
diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_item_picture.cpp b/src/gui/components/cc_item_picture.cpp
index bc8f67472..f7ea5f2b8 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_item_picture.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_item_picture.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,13 @@ void CComponentsPicture::setPicture(const std::string& picture_name)
 	initCCItem();
 }
 
+void CComponentsPicture::setPicture(const char* picture_name)
+{
+	string s_tmp = "";
+	if (picture_name)
+		s_tmp = string(picture_name);
+	setPicture(s_tmp);
+}
 
 void CComponentsPicture::setPictureAlign(const int alignment)
 {
@@ -230,6 +237,14 @@ void CComponentsChannelLogo::setPicture(const std::string& picture_name)
 	initVarPictureChannellLogo();
 }
 
+void CComponentsChannelLogo::setPicture(const char* picture_name)
+{
+	string s_tmp = "";
+	if (picture_name)
+		s_tmp = string(picture_name);
+	this->setPicture(s_tmp);
+}
+
 void CComponentsChannelLogo::setChannel(const uint64_t& channelId, const std::string& channelName)
 {
 	channel_id = channelId; 
diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_item_picture.h b/src/gui/components/cc_item_picture.h
index 0b2710be9..56b90859e 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_item_picture.h
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_item_picture.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ class CComponentsPicture : public CComponentsItem
 		virtual inline void setPicturePaint(bool paint_p){pic_paint = paint_p;};
 		virtual inline void setPicturePaintBackground(bool paintBg){pic_paintBg = paintBg;};
 		virtual void setPicture(const std::string& picture_name);
+		virtual void setPicture(const char* picture_name);
 		virtual void setPictureAlign(const int alignment);
 
 		virtual inline bool isPicPainted(){return pic_painted;};
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ class CComponentsChannelLogo : public CComponentsPicture, CPictureViewer
 
 		void setChannel(const uint64_t& channelId, const std::string& channelName);
 		void setPicture(const std::string& picture_name);
+		void setPicture(const char* picture_name);
 		bool hasLogo(){return has_logo;};
 		void paint(bool do_save_bg = CC_SAVE_SCREEN_YES);
 };