diff --git a/config/alfresco/model/contentModel.xml b/config/alfresco/model/contentModel.xml
index 4c7ae6b6ac..4ad9e3170f 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/model/contentModel.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/model/contentModel.xml
@@ -907,13 +907,26 @@
       </aspect>
       
       <aspect name="cm:preferences">
-	     <title>Preferences</title>
-	     <properties>
-	        <property name="cm:preferenceValues">
-	           <type>d:content</type>
-	        </property>
-	     </properties>
-	  </aspect>
+	     	<title>Preferences</title>
+	     	<properties>
+	        	<property name="cm:preferenceValues">
+	           	<type>d:content</type>
+	        	</property>
+			</properties>
+         <associations>
+            <child-association name="cm:preferenceImage">
+               <source>
+                  <mandatory>false</mandatory>
+                  <many>false</many>
+               </source>
+               <target>
+                  <class>cm:content</class>
+                  <mandatory>false</mandatory>
+                  <many>false</many>
+               </target>
+            </child-association>
+         </associations>
+      </aspect>
       
       <aspect name="cm:contentupdated">
          <title>Content updated</title>
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/model/ContentModel.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/model/ContentModel.java
index bec4c80ec2..5f56610078 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/model/ContentModel.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/model/ContentModel.java
@@ -266,7 +266,8 @@ public interface ContentModel
     // Preference Aspect
     static final QName ASPECT_PREFERENCES = QName.createQName(NamespaceService.CONTENT_MODEL_1_0_URI, "preferences");
     static final QName PROP_PREFERENCE_VALUES = QName.createQName(NamespaceService.CONTENT_MODEL_1_0_URI, "preferenceValues");
-
+    static final QName ASSOC_PREFERENCE_IMAGE = QName.createQName(NamespaceService.CONTENT_MODEL_1_0_URI, "preferenceImage");
+    
     //
     // User Model Definitions
     //