diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowComponent.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowComponent.java
index 07517a4da4..f9c0edded3 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowComponent.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowComponent.java
@@ -247,6 +247,15 @@ public interface WorkflowComponent
      * @return  the list of active timers
      */
     public List<WorkflowTimer> getTimers(String workflowId);
+    
+    /**
+     * Gets a graphical view of the workflow instance
+     * 
+     * @param workflowInstanceId  the workflow instance id
+     * @return image view of the workflow instance as an InputStream or null if a diagram is not available
+     * @since 4.0
+     */
+    public InputStream getWorkflowImage(String workflowInstanceId);
 
 }
 
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowServiceImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowServiceImpl.java
index 96dc6e0272..8bddd66148 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowServiceImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowServiceImpl.java
@@ -553,6 +553,19 @@ public class WorkflowServiceImpl implements WorkflowService
         return component.getStartTask(workflowInstanceId);
     }
     
+    /*
+     * (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see
+     * org.alfresco.service.cmr.workflow.WorkflowService#getWorkflowImage(
+     * java.lang.String)
+     */
+    public InputStream getWorkflowImage(String workflowInstanceId)
+    {
+        String engineId = BPMEngineRegistry.getEngineId(workflowInstanceId);
+        WorkflowComponent component = getWorkflowComponent(engineId);
+        return component.getWorkflowImage(workflowInstanceId);
+    }
+    
     /*
      * (non-Javadoc)
      * @see
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/activiti/ActivitiWorkflowEngine.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/activiti/ActivitiWorkflowEngine.java
index 056fce192f..561696a4a4 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/activiti/ActivitiWorkflowEngine.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/activiti/ActivitiWorkflowEngine.java
@@ -1000,6 +1000,16 @@ public class ActivitiWorkflowEngine extends BPMEngine implements WorkflowEngine
             throw new WorkflowException(msg, ae);
         }
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public InputStream getWorkflowImage(String workflowInstanceId)
+    {
+        // TODO: Link this up with the underlying Activiti instance diagram API
+        return null;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Converts the given list of {@link ProcessDefinition}s to a list of {@link WorkflowDefinition}s
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/jbpm/JBPMEngine.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/jbpm/JBPMEngine.java
index 4f62d68ecf..e47d5a1f95 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/jbpm/JBPMEngine.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/jbpm/JBPMEngine.java
@@ -1288,6 +1288,17 @@ public class JBPMEngine extends AlfrescoBpmEngine implements WorkflowEngine
         }
     }
     
+    /*
+     * (non-Javadoc)
+     * 
+     * @see org.alfresco.repo.workflow.WorkflowComponent#getWorkflowImage(java.lang.String)
+     */
+    public InputStream getWorkflowImage(final String workflowInstanceId)
+    {
+        // we don't support workflow instance diagrams in JBPM so return null
+        return null;
+    }
+    
     //
     // Task Management ...
     //
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/workflow/WorkflowService.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/workflow/WorkflowService.java
index 58bc445a30..f5e072bd77 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/workflow/WorkflowService.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/workflow/WorkflowService.java
@@ -308,6 +308,15 @@ public interface WorkflowService
     @Auditable(parameters = {"pathId"})
     public WorkflowTask getStartTask(String workflowInstanceId);
 
+    /**
+     * Gets a graphical view of the workflow instance
+     * 
+     * @param workflowInstanceId  the workflow instance id
+     * @return image view of the workflow instance as an InputStream or null if a diagram is not available
+     * @since 4.0
+     */
+    @Auditable(parameters = {"workflowInstanceId"})
+    public InputStream getWorkflowImage(String workflowInstanceId);
     
     //
     // Workflow Timer Management