diff --git a/build/jam/KernelRules b/build/jam/KernelRules
index 7574bc089f..69ad8d2081 100644
--- a/build/jam/KernelRules
+++ b/build/jam/KernelRules
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ rule KernelLd
 	Depends $(1) : $(2) ;
 
 	MakeLocateDebug $(1) ; 
+
+	on $(1) XRes $(1) : $(RESFILES) ;
+	if ! [ on $(1) return $(DONT_USE_BEOS_RULES) ] {
+		SetType $(1) ;
+		MimeSet $(1) ;
+		SetVersion $(1) ;
+	}
 }
 
 actions KernelLd
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/Jamfile b/src/system/kernel/Jamfile
index 2636a79aeb..cb33496553 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/Jamfile
+++ b/src/system/kernel/Jamfile
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ SubDir HAIKU_TOP src system kernel ;
 	SubDirC++Flags $(defines) ;
 }
 
+AddResources kernel_$(TARGET_ARCH) : kernel.rdef ;
+
 KernelMergeObject kernel_core.o :
 	boot_item.cpp
 	cpu.c
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/kernel.rdef b/src/system/kernel/kernel.rdef
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..489411e03e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/system/kernel/kernel.rdef
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+resource app_signature "application/x-vnd.Haiku-Kernel";
+
+resource app_version {
+	major  = 1,
+	middle = 0,
+	minor  = 0,
+
+	variety = B_APPV_DEVELOPMENT,
+	internal = 0,
+
+	short_info = "Kernel",
+	long_info = "Kernel, Copyright 2006 Haiku Inc."
+};
+
+resource mini_icon array {
+	$"FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF"
+	$"FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF"
+	$"FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF"
+	$"FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF"
+	$"FFFF00000000FFFFFFFF000000FFFFFF"
+	$"FF003F3F3F3F000000003F3F3F00FFFF"
+	$"FF003F3F00003F00000000003F3F00FF"
+	$"FF003F003F3F002FEB30003F003F00FF"
+	$"FF00003F3F002F2B2B2C30003F0008FF"
+	$"FF08003F3F002B3F2C2C2F003F0809FF"
+	$"FF00003F3F002F2C2C2EEB003F00FFFF"
+	$"003F3F003F3F002D2D2F003F003F00FF"
+	$"003F3F3F00003F0000003F003F3F00FF"
+	$"003F3F3F3F3F003F3F3F003F3F3F00FF"
+	$"FF003F3F3F3F3F0000003F3F3F00FFFF"
+	$"FFFF0000000000FFFFFF000000FFFFFF"
+};
+
+resource large_icon array {
+	$"FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF"
+	$"FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF"
+	$"FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF"
+	$"FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF"
+	$"FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF"
+	$"FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF"
+	$"FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF"
+	$"FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF"
+	$"FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF"
+	$"FFFFFFFFFFFFFF00000000000000FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF"
+	$"FFFFFFFFFF00003F3F3F3F3F3F3F000000FFFF00000000000000FFFFFFFFFFFF"
+	$"FFFFFFFF003F3F3F3F3F3F3F3F3F3F3F0000003F3F3F3F3F3F3F0000FFFFFFFF"
+	$"FFFFFFFF003F3F3F3F3F3F3F3F3F00003F3F3F00003F3F3F3F3F3F3F00FFFFFF"
+	$"FFFFFF003F3F3F3F3F3F3F3F00003F3F3F3F3F3F3F00003F3F3F3F3F00FFFFFF"
+	$"FFFFFF003F3F3F3F3F3F00003F3F3F00000000003F3F3F003F3F3F3F3F00FFFF"
+	$"FFFFFF003F3F3F3F3F003F3F3F00002FEB2F302F00003F3F003F3F3F3F00FFFF"
+	$"FFFFFF003F3F3F3F003F3F3F002FEB2C2B2C2D302F2F003F3F003F3F3F00FFFF"
+	$"FFFFFF003F3F3F003F3F3F3F002F2B2A2B2B2C2D2E2F003F3F3F003F3F00FFFF"
+	$"FFFFFFFF003F003F3F3F3F002F2B2B2A2B2B2B2D2D2F30003F3F3F003F00FFFF"
+	$"FFFFFFFF00003F3F3F3F3F002F2B2B3F2B2A2C2D2DEB30003F3F3F3F00FFFFFF"
+	$"FFFFFFFF00003F3F3F3F3F002F2C2B2B2A2B2C2C2E2F2F003F3F3F3F0000FFFF"
+	$"FFFFFF003F003F3F3F3F3F002F2D2B2C2C2B2C2D2D2F30003F3F3F003F00FFFF"
+	$"FFFFFF003F3F003F3F3F3F002FEB2D2D2C2C2D2DEB2F2F003F3F3F003F3F00FF"
+	$"FFFF003F3F3F3F003F3F3F3F00302E2C2D2D2D2F2F2F003F3F3F003F3F3F00FF"
+	$"FFFF003F3F3F3F3F003F3F3F002F2FEBEBEBEBEB2F2F003F3F003F3F3F3F00FF"
+	$"FFFF003F3F3F3F3F3F00003F3F00002F2F302F2F00003F3F003F3F3F3F3F00FF"
+	$"FFFF003F3F3F3F3F3F3F3F00003F3F00000000003F3F00003F3F3F3F3F3F00FF"
+	$"FFFF003F3F3F3F3F3F3F3F3F3F00003F3F3F3F3F00003F3F3F3F3F3F3F3F00FF"
+	$"FFFF003F3F3F3F3F3F3F3F3F3F3F3F00003F00003F3F3F3F3F3F3F3F3F00FFFF"
+	$"FFFFFF003F3F3F3F3F3F3F3F3F3F3F3F000000003F3F3F3F3F3F3F0000FFFFFF"
+	$"FFFFFFFF00003F3F3F3F3F3F3F000000FFFFFFFF00000000000000FFFFFFFFFF"
+	$"FFFFFFFFFFFF00000000000000FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF"
+};