diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index f865a2a1f0d..cb1c57314d2 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %pluginName
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.ui.workbench; singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 3.136.100.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.137.0.qualifier
 Bundle-Activator: org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPlugin
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
 Bundle-Vendor: %providerName
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/eclipseui/org/eclipse/ui/ISharedImages.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/eclipseui/org/eclipse/ui/ISharedImages.java
index b80c2e4163c..715c8158c62 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/eclipseui/org/eclipse/ui/ISharedImages.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/eclipseui/org/eclipse/ui/ISharedImages.java
@@ -834,6 +834,13 @@ public interface ISharedImages {
 	 */
 	String IMG_OBJS_DND_TOFASTVIEW = "IMG_OBJS_DND_TOFASTVIEW"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 
+	/**
+	 * Identifies the default 'missing' image.
+	 *
+	 * @since 3.137
+	 */
+	String IMG_DEF_MISSING = "IMG_DEF_MISSING"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+
 	/**
 	 * Retrieves the specified image from the workbench plugin's image registry.
 	 * Note: The returned <code>Image</code> is managed by the workbench; clients
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/eclipseui/org/eclipse/ui/internal/WorkbenchImages.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/eclipseui/org/eclipse/ui/internal/WorkbenchImages.java
index fc05bc9c1a1..f329adf1593 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/eclipseui/org/eclipse/ui/internal/WorkbenchImages.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/eclipseui/org/eclipse/ui/internal/WorkbenchImages.java
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ private static final void declareImage(String key, String disabledKey, String pa
 	 */
 	@SuppressWarnings("removal")
 	private static final void declareImages() {
+		declareImage(ISharedImages.IMG_DEF_MISSING, ImageDescriptor.getMissingImageDescriptor(), true);
+
 		// Overlays
 		declareImage(ISharedImages.IMG_DEC_FIELD_ERROR, PATH_OVERLAY + "error_ovr.svg", true); //$NON-NLS-1$
 		declareImage(ISharedImages.IMG_DEC_FIELD_WARNING, PATH_OVERLAY + "warning_ovr.svg", true); //$NON-NLS-1$
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/eclipseui/org/eclipse/ui/internal/WorkbenchPage.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/eclipseui/org/eclipse/ui/internal/WorkbenchPage.java
index 878fadbdda0..9fbee4b235b 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/eclipseui/org/eclipse/ui/internal/WorkbenchPage.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/eclipseui/org/eclipse/ui/internal/WorkbenchPage.java
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.ui.ISaveablesSource;
 import org.eclipse.ui.ISelectionListener;
 import org.eclipse.ui.ISelectionService;
+import org.eclipse.ui.ISharedImages;
 import org.eclipse.ui.IShowEditorInput;
 import org.eclipse.ui.ISources;
 import org.eclipse.ui.IViewPart;
@@ -4038,7 +4039,7 @@ private void handleNullRefPlaceHolders(MUIElement element, MWindow refWin) {
 			if (CompatibilityPart.COMPATIBILITY_VIEW_URI.equals(part.getContributionURI())
 					&& part.getIconURI() == null) {
 				part.getTransientData().put(IPresentationEngine.OVERRIDE_ICON_IMAGE_KEY,
-						ImageDescriptor.getMissingImageDescriptor().createImage());
+						ISharedImages.get().getImage(ISharedImages.IMG_DEF_MISSING));
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -4055,7 +4056,7 @@ private void replacePlaceholder(MPlaceholder ph) {
 		MPart part = modelService.createModelElement(MPart.class);
 		part.setElementId(ph.getElementId());
 		part.getTransientData().put(IPresentationEngine.OVERRIDE_ICON_IMAGE_KEY,
-				ImageDescriptor.getMissingImageDescriptor().createImage());
+				ISharedImages.get().getImage(ISharedImages.IMG_DEF_MISSING));
 		String label = (String) ph.getTransientData().get(IWorkbenchConstants.TAG_LABEL);
 		if (label != null) {
 			part.setLabel(label);