diff --git a/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageStatusView.cpp b/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageStatusView.cpp
index 0234eaaa93..015f6b5185 100644
--- a/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageStatusView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageStatusView.cpp
@@ -7,16 +7,15 @@
 ShowImageStatusView::ShowImageStatusView(BRect r, const char* name, uint32 resizingMode, uint32 flags)
 	: BView(r, name, resizingMode, flags)
 {
-	m_caption = "";
 }
 
 void ShowImageStatusView::Draw(BRect updateRect)
 {
-	DrawString( m_caption, BPoint( 3, 11) );
+	DrawString( fstrText.String(), BPoint( 3, 11) );
 }
 
-void ShowImageStatusView::SetCaption( char * Caption )
+void ShowImageStatusView::SetText(BString &strText)
 {
-	m_caption = Caption;
+	fstrText = strText;
 	Invalidate();
 }
diff --git a/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageStatusView.h b/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageStatusView.h
index f279622b68..6d8a3049c2 100644
--- a/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageStatusView.h
+++ b/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageStatusView.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #define _ShowImageStatusView_h
 
 #include <View.h>
+#include <String.h>
 
 class ShowImageStatusView : public BView
 {
@@ -14,10 +15,10 @@ public:
 	
 	virtual void Draw(BRect updateRect);
 	
-	void SetCaption( char * Caption );
+	void SetText(BString &strText);
 	
 private:
-    char * m_caption;
+    BString fstrText;
 };
 
 #endif /* _ShowImageStatusView_h */