diff --git a/src/driver/fb_window.cpp b/src/driver/fb_window.cpp
index d0d47afd5..840550435 100644
--- a/src/driver/fb_window.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/fb_window.cpp
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ void CFBWindow::paintBoxRel(const int _x, const int _y, const int _dx, const int
 	((CPrivateData *)private_data)->frameBuffer->paintBoxRel(x + _x, y + _y, _dx, _dy, _col, radius, type);
 }
 
-bool CFBWindow::paintIcon(const char * const _filename, const int _x, const int _y, const color_t _offset)
+bool CFBWindow::paintIcon(const char * const _filename, const int _x, const int _y, const int _h, const color_t _offset)
 {
-	((CPrivateData *)private_data)->frameBuffer->paintIcon(_filename, x + _x, y + _y, _offset);
+	((CPrivateData *)private_data)->frameBuffer->paintIcon(_filename, x + _x, y + _y, _h, _offset);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/driver/fb_window.h b/src/driver/fb_window.h
index 63181177f..10d806b6b 100644
--- a/src/driver/fb_window.h
+++ b/src/driver/fb_window.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class CFBWindow
 	~CFBWindow();
 
 	void paintBoxRel(const int _x, const int _y, const int _dx, const int _dy, const color_t _col, int radius = 0, int type = 0xF);
-	bool paintIcon(const char * const _filename, const int _x, const int _y, const color_t _offset = 1);
+	bool paintIcon(const char * const _filename, const int _x, const int _y, const int _h = 0, const color_t _offset = 1);
 	void RenderString(const font_t _font, const int _x, const int _y, const int _width, const char * const _text, const color_t _color, const int _boxheight = 0, const bool _utf8_encoded = false);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/driver/framebuffer.cpp b/src/driver/framebuffer.cpp
index 0e16d6ffb..ca8c5415a 100644
--- a/src/driver/framebuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/framebuffer.cpp
@@ -934,12 +934,17 @@ bool CFrameBuffer::paintIcon8(const std::string & filename, const int x, const i
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool CFrameBuffer::paintIcon(const std::string & filename, const int x, const int y, const unsigned char offset)
+/* paint icon at position x/y,
+   if height h is given, center vertically between y and y+h
+   offset is a color offset (probably only useful with palette) */
+bool CFrameBuffer::paintIcon(const std::string & filename, const int x, const int y,
+			     const int h, const unsigned char offset)
 {
 	if (!getActive())
 		return false;
 
 //printf("%s(file, %d, %d, %d)\n", __FUNCTION__, x, y, offset);
+	int  yy = y;
 
 	char * ptr = rindex(filename.c_str(), '.');
 	if(ptr) {
@@ -947,7 +952,11 @@ bool CFrameBuffer::paintIcon(const std::string & filename, const int x, const in
 		std::string newname = iconBasePath + filename.c_str() + ".gif";
 		*ptr = '.';
 		if(!access(newname.c_str(), F_OK))
-			return g_PicViewer->DisplayImage(newname, x, y, 0, 0);
+		{
+			if (h != 0)
+				yy += (h - g_PicViewer->getHeight(newname.c_str())) / 2;
+			return g_PicViewer->DisplayImage(newname, x, yy, 0, 0);
+		}
 	}
 	struct rawHeader header;
 	uint16_t         width, height;
@@ -970,8 +979,11 @@ bool CFrameBuffer::paintIcon(const std::string & filename, const int x, const in
 	width  = (header.width_hi  << 8) | header.width_lo;
 	height = (header.height_hi << 8) | header.height_lo;
 
+	if (h != 0)
+		yy += (h - height) / 2;
+
 	unsigned char pixbuf[768];
-	uint8_t * d = ((uint8_t *)getFrameBufferPointer()) + x * sizeof(fb_pixel_t) + stride * y;
+	uint8_t * d = ((uint8_t *)getFrameBufferPointer()) + x * sizeof(fb_pixel_t) + stride * yy;
 	fb_pixel_t * d2;
 	for (int count=0; count<height; count ++ ) {
 		read(fd, &pixbuf[0], width >> 1 );
@@ -998,10 +1010,11 @@ bool CFrameBuffer::paintIcon(const std::string & filename, const int x, const in
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool CFrameBuffer::paintIcon(const char * const filename, const int x, const int y, const unsigned char offset)
+bool CFrameBuffer::paintIcon(const char * const filename, const int x, const int y,
+			     const int h, const unsigned char offset)
 {
 //printf("%s(%s, %d, %d, %d)\n", __FUNCTION__, filename, x, y, offset);
-	return paintIcon(std::string(filename), x, y, offset);
+	return paintIcon(std::string(filename), x, y, h, offset);
 }
 
 void CFrameBuffer::loadPal(const std::string & filename, const unsigned char offset, const unsigned char endidx)
diff --git a/src/driver/framebuffer.h b/src/driver/framebuffer.h
index 116b10c36..f5fdfe105 100644
--- a/src/driver/framebuffer.h
+++ b/src/driver/framebuffer.h
@@ -167,8 +167,11 @@ class CFrameBuffer
 
 		void setIconBasePath(const std::string & iconPath);
 
-		bool paintIcon (const char * const filename, const int x, const int y, const unsigned char offset = 1);
-		bool paintIcon (const std::string & filename, const int x, const int y, const unsigned char offset = 1);
+		/* h is the height of the target "window", if != 0 the icon gets centered in that window */
+		bool paintIcon (const char * const filename, const int x, const int y,
+				const int h = 0, const unsigned char offset = 1);
+		bool paintIcon (const std::string & filename, const int x, const int y,
+				const int h = 0, const unsigned char offset = 1);
 		bool paintIcon8(const std::string & filename, const int x, const int y, const unsigned char offset = 0);
 		void loadPal   (const std::string & filename, const unsigned char offset = 0, const unsigned char endidx = 255);
 
diff --git a/src/gui/widget/stringinput.cpp b/src/gui/widget/stringinput.cpp
index 52aa48622..3f6239622 100644
--- a/src/gui/widget/stringinput.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widget/stringinput.cpp
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ void CStringInputSMS::paint()
 {
 	CStringInput::paint();
 
-	frameBuffer->paintIcon("numericpad.raw", x+20+140, y+ hheight+ mheight+ iheight* 3+ 30, COL_MENUCONTENT);
+	frameBuffer->paintIcon("numericpad.raw", x+20+140, y+ hheight+ mheight+ iheight* 3+ 30, 0, COL_MENUCONTENT);
 
 	frameBuffer->paintBoxRel(x,y+height-25, width,25, COL_MENUHEAD_PLUS_0, ROUND_RADIUS, CORNER_BOTTOM);
 	frameBuffer->paintHLine(x, x+width,  y+height-25, COL_INFOBAR_SHADOW_PLUS_0);
diff --git a/src/neutrino.cpp b/src/neutrino.cpp
index 19be4224b..c6f0d8564 100644
--- a/src/neutrino.cpp
+++ b/src/neutrino.cpp
@@ -3618,7 +3618,7 @@ void CNeutrinoApp::setVolume(const neutrino_msg_t key, const bool bDoPaint, bool
 		if(pixbuf!= NULL)
 			frameBuffer->SaveScreen(x, y, dx, dy, pixbuf);
 
-		frameBuffer->paintIcon("volume.raw",x,y, COL_INFOBAR);
+		frameBuffer->paintIcon("volume.raw",x,y, 0, COL_INFOBAR);
 		frameBuffer->paintBoxRel (x + 40, y+12, 200, 15, COL_INFOBAR_PLUS_0);
 		g_volscale->reset();
 		g_volscale->paint(x + 41, y + 12, g_settings.current_volume);