diff --git a/headers/private/interface/AboutWindow.h b/headers/private/interface/AboutWindow.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b731fcca8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/headers/private/interface/AboutWindow.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007 Haiku, Inc.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *		Ryan Leavengood, leavengood@gmail.com
+ */
+#ifndef B_ABOUT_WINDOW_H
+#define B_ABOUT_WINDOW_H
+
+
+#include <String.h>
+
+
+class BAboutWindow {
+	public:
+		BAboutWindow(char *appName, int32 firstCopyrightYear,
+			int32 numAuthors, const char **authors, char *extraInfo = NULL);
+		virtual ~BAboutWindow();
+
+		void Show();
+
+	private:
+		BString* 		fAppName;
+		BString*		fText;
+};
+
+#endif	// B_ABOUT_WINDOW_H
diff --git a/src/apps/showimage/Jamfile b/src/apps/showimage/Jamfile
index dbcd86020e..87d24a0219 100644
--- a/src/apps/showimage/Jamfile
+++ b/src/apps/showimage/Jamfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 SubDir HAIKU_TOP src apps showimage ;
 
-UsePrivateHeaders tracker ;
+UsePrivateHeaders tracker interface ;
 
 SetSubDirSupportedPlatformsBeOSCompatible ;
 
diff --git a/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageApp.cpp b/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageApp.cpp
index cb7cf539e1..f924541103 100644
--- a/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageApp.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageApp.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 #include "ShowImageConstants.h"
 #include "ShowImageWindow.h"
 
+#ifdef HAIKU_TARGET_PLATFORM_HAIKU
+#include <AboutWindow.h>
+#endif
 #include <Alert.h>
 #include <Clipboard.h>
 #include <FilePanel.h>
@@ -44,9 +47,20 @@ ShowImageApp::~ShowImageApp()
 void
 ShowImageApp::AboutRequested()
 {
+#ifdef HAIKU_TARGET_PLATFORM_HAIKU
+	const char *authors[] = {
+		"Fernando F. Oliveira",
+		"Michael Wilber",
+		"Michael Pfeiffer",
+		"Ryan Leavengood"
+	};
+	BAboutWindow about("ShowImage", 2003, 4, authors);
+	about.Show();
+#else
 	BAlert* alert = new BAlert("About ShowImage",
 		"Haiku ShowImage\n\nby Fernando F. Oliveira, Michael Wilber, Michael Pfeiffer and Ryan Leavengood", "OK");
 	alert->Go();
+#endif
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/AboutWindow.cpp b/src/kits/interface/AboutWindow.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3a0ff59358
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kits/interface/AboutWindow.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007 Haiku, Inc.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *		Ryan Leavengood, leavengood@gmail.com
+ */
+
+#include <AboutWindow.h>
+#include <Alert.h>
+#include <Font.h>
+#include <String.h>
+#include <TextView.h>
+
+#include <time.h>
+
+
+BAboutWindow::BAboutWindow(char *appName, int32 firstCopyrightYear,
+	int32 numAuthors, const char **authors, char *extraInfo)
+{
+	fAppName = new BString(appName);
+	fText = new BString();
+
+	// Get current year
+	time_t tp;
+	time(&tp);
+	char currentYear[5];
+	strftime(currentYear, 5, "%Y", localtime(&tp));
+
+	// Build the text to display
+	BString text(appName);
+	text << "\n\nCopyright " B_UTF8_COPYRIGHT " ";
+	text << firstCopyrightYear << "-" << currentYear << " Haiku, Inc.\n\n";
+	text << "Written by:\n";
+	for (int32 i = 0; i < numAuthors; i++) {
+		text << "    " << authors[i] << "\n";
+	}
+	if (extraInfo != NULL) {
+		text << "\n" << extraInfo << "\n";
+	}
+	fText->Adopt(text);
+}
+
+
+BAboutWindow::~BAboutWindow()
+{
+	delete fText;
+}
+
+
+void
+BAboutWindow::Show()
+{
+	BAlert *alert = new BAlert("About...", fText->String(), "Close");
+	BTextView *view = alert->TextView();
+	BFont font;
+	view->SetStylable(true);
+	view->GetFont(&font);
+	font.SetFace(B_BOLD_FACE);
+	font.SetSize(font.Size() * 1.7);
+	view->SetFontAndColor(0, fAppName->Length(), &font);
+	alert->Go();
+}
+
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/Jamfile b/src/kits/interface/Jamfile
index abdfbd6c2f..cfc948f434 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/Jamfile
+++ b/src/kits/interface/Jamfile
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ SEARCH_SOURCE += [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) textview_support ] ;
 SEARCH_SOURCE += [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) layouter ] ;
 
 MergeObject <libbe>interface_kit.o :
+	AboutWindow.cpp
 	AbstractLayoutItem.cpp
 	Alert.cpp
 	Alignment.cpp