diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d44098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+
+# C extensions
+*.so
+
+# Distribution / packaging
+.Python
+env/
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+
+# PyInstaller
+#  Usually these files are written by a python script from a template
+#  before PyInstaller builds the exe, so as to inject date/other infos into it.
+*.manifest
+*.spec
+
+# Installer logs
+pip-log.txt
+pip-delete-this-directory.txt
+
+# Unit test / coverage reports
+htmlcov/
+.tox/
+.coverage
+.coverage.*
+.cache
+nosetests.xml
+coverage.xml
+*,cover
+.hypothesis/
+
+# Translations
+*.mo
+*.pot
+
+# Django stuff:
+*.log
+
+# Sphinx documentation
+docs/_build/
+
+# PyBuilder
+target/
diff --git a/flask_nav/elements.py b/flask_nav/elements.py
index dd1ad59..752a3b7 100644
--- a/flask_nav/elements.py
+++ b/flask_nav/elements.py
@@ -79,6 +79,25 @@ def active(self):
         return request.path == self.get_url()
 
 
+class ViewImg(View):
+    """View with img instead of text.
+    The ``endpoint``, ``*args`` and ``**kwargs`` are passed on to
+    :func:`~flask.url_for` to get the link.
+    :param img_src: The source of img for the link.
+    :param img_alt: The alternate text of img for the link.
+    :param endpoint: The name of the view.
+    :param args: Extra arguments for :func:`~flask.url_for`
+    :param kwargs: Extra keyword arguments for :func:`~flask.url_for`
+    """
+    def __init__(self, img_src, img_alt, endpoint, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.img_src = img_src
+        self.img_alt = img_alt
+        self.text = img_alt
+        self.endpoint = endpoint
+        self.url_for_args = args
+        self.url_for_kwargs = kwargs
+
+
 class Separator(NavigationItem):
     """Separator.
 
diff --git a/flask_nav/renderers.py b/flask_nav/renderers.py
index 39e3a1f..9efad46 100644
--- a/flask_nav/renderers.py
+++ b/flask_nav/renderers.py
@@ -63,6 +63,16 @@ def visit_View(self, node):
                       title=node.text,
                       **kwargs)
 
+    def visit_ViewImg(self, node):
+        item = tags.li()
+        a = tags.a(href=node.get_url(), title=node.text)
+        a.add(tags.img(src=node.img_src, alt=node.img_alt))
+        item.add(a)
+        if node.active:
+            item['class'] = 'active'
+
+        return item
+
     def visit_Subgroup(self, node):
         group = tags.ul(_class='subgroup')
         title = tags.span(node.title)