diff --git a/rtdata/images/PanelEnding_01.png b/rtdata/images/PanelEnding_01.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad8998178
Binary files /dev/null and b/rtdata/images/PanelEnding_01.png differ
diff --git a/rtgui/toolpanelcoord.cc b/rtgui/toolpanelcoord.cc
index 8ba366a2f..30a2cfa66 100644
--- a/rtgui/toolpanelcoord.cc
+++ b/rtgui/toolpanelcoord.cc
@@ -125,11 +125,35 @@ ToolPanelCoordinator::ToolPanelCoordinator () : ipc(NULL)  {
     transformPanelSW->set_policy    (Gtk::POLICY_AUTOMATIC, Gtk::POLICY_AUTOMATIC);
     rawPanelSW->set_policy          (Gtk::POLICY_AUTOMATIC, Gtk::POLICY_AUTOMATIC);
 
+    // load panel endings
+    for (int i=0; i<5; i++) {
+		vbPanelEnd[i] = Gtk::manage (new Gtk::VBox ());
+		imgPanelEnd[i] = Gtk::manage (new Gtk::Image (argv0+"/images/PanelEnding_01.png"));
+		imgPanelEnd[i]->show ();
+		vbPanelEnd[i]->pack_start (*imgPanelEnd[i],Gtk::PACK_SHRINK);
+		vbPanelEnd[i]->show_all();
+    }
+
     exposurePanelSW->add  (*exposurePanel);
+    exposurePanel->pack_start (*Gtk::manage(new Gtk::HSeparator), Gtk::PACK_SHRINK,4);
+    exposurePanel->pack_start (*vbPanelEnd[0],Gtk::PACK_SHRINK,4);
+
     detailsPanelSW->add   (*detailsPanel);
+    detailsPanel->pack_start (*Gtk::manage(new Gtk::HSeparator), Gtk::PACK_SHRINK,4);
+    detailsPanel->pack_start (*vbPanelEnd[1],Gtk::PACK_SHRINK,4);
+
     colorPanelSW->add     (*colorPanel);
+    colorPanel->pack_start (*Gtk::manage(new Gtk::HSeparator), Gtk::PACK_SHRINK,4);
+    colorPanel->pack_start (*vbPanelEnd[2],Gtk::PACK_SHRINK,4);
+
     transformPanelSW->add (*transformPanel);
+    transformPanel->pack_start (*Gtk::manage(new Gtk::HSeparator), Gtk::PACK_SHRINK,4);
+    transformPanel->pack_start (*vbPanelEnd[3],Gtk::PACK_SHRINK,4);
+
     rawPanelSW->add       (*rawPanel);
+    rawPanel->pack_start (*Gtk::manage(new Gtk::HSeparator), Gtk::PACK_SHRINK,4);
+    rawPanel->pack_start (*vbPanelEnd[4],Gtk::PACK_SHRINK,4);
+
 
     Gtk::HBox* hbe = Gtk::manage (new Gtk::HBox ());
 	hbe->pack_start (*Gtk::manage (new Gtk::Label (M("MAIN_TAB_EXPOSURE"))));
diff --git a/rtgui/toolpanelcoord.h b/rtgui/toolpanelcoord.h
index 713ca52ef..ea6b66b18 100644
--- a/rtgui/toolpanelcoord.h
+++ b/rtgui/toolpanelcoord.h
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ class ToolPanelCoordinator :    public ToolPanelListener,
         IPTCPanel* iptcpanel;
         ToolBar* toolBar;
 
+        Gtk::Image* imgPanelEnd[5];
+        Gtk::VBox* vbPanelEnd[5];
+
         Gtk::ScrolledWindow* exposurePanelSW;
         Gtk::ScrolledWindow* detailsPanelSW;
         Gtk::ScrolledWindow* colorPanelSW;