diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/util/UiUtils.cpp b/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/util/UiUtils.cpp
index 4c955c40af..539e069926 100644
--- a/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/util/UiUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/util/UiUtils.cpp
@@ -109,3 +109,28 @@ UiUtils::FunctionNameForFrame(StackFrame* frame, char* buffer,
 
 	return buffer;
 }
+
+
+/*static*/ const char*
+UiUtils::ImageTypeToString(image_type type, char* buffer, size_t bufferSize)
+{
+	switch (type) {
+		case B_APP_IMAGE:
+			snprintf(buffer, bufferSize, "Application");
+			break;
+		case B_LIBRARY_IMAGE:
+			snprintf(buffer, bufferSize, "Library");
+			break;
+		case B_ADD_ON_IMAGE:
+			snprintf(buffer, bufferSize, "Add-on");
+			break;
+		case B_SYSTEM_IMAGE:
+			snprintf(buffer, bufferSize, "System");
+			break;
+		default:
+			snprintf(buffer, bufferSize, "Unknown");
+			break;
+	}
+
+	return buffer;
+}
diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/util/UiUtils.h b/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/util/UiUtils.h
index 8ac0743816..4415754e35 100644
--- a/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/util/UiUtils.h
+++ b/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/util/UiUtils.h
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 
 #include <size_t.h>
 
-
-class StackFrame;
+#include <image.h>
 
 
 class BVariant;
+class StackFrame;
 
 
 class UiUtils {
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ public:
 									char* buffer, size_t bufferSize);
 	static	const char*			FunctionNameForFrame(StackFrame* frame,
 									char* buffer, size_t bufferSize);
+	static	const char*			ImageTypeToString(image_type type,
+									char* buffer, size_t bufferSize);
 };