diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/AbstractStatusIcon.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/AbstractStatusIcon.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ea8c573ba9696ce8974f23dd81e518e686f1b8ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/AbstractStatusIcon.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * The MIT License
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, CloudBees, Inc.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package hudson.model;
+
+/**
+ * Partial base class for {@link StatusIcon}.
+ *
+ * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
+ * @since 1.390
+ */
+public abstract class AbstractStatusIcon implements StatusIcon {
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/BallColor.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/BallColor.java
index 98ff3c4adb73c1e0f0ed8647c5583a3974f7f42f..59442621b86705004d98c97f9da3595f6dc649c4 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/BallColor.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/BallColor.java
@@ -23,9 +23,12 @@
  */
 package hudson.model;
 
+import hudson.Functions;
 import hudson.util.ColorPalette;
 import org.jvnet.localizer.LocaleProvider;
 import org.jvnet.localizer.Localizable;
+import org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler;
+import org.kohsuke.stapler.StaplerRequest;
 
 import java.awt.*;
 import java.util.Locale;
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ import java.util.Locale;
  *
  * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  */
-public enum BallColor {
+public enum BallColor implements StatusIcon {
     RED("red",Messages._BallColor_Failed(), ColorPalette.RED),
     RED_ANIME("red_anime",Messages._BallColor_InProgress(), ColorPalette.RED),
     YELLOW("yellow",Messages._BallColor_Unstable(), ColorPalette.YELLOW),
@@ -86,6 +89,10 @@ public enum BallColor {
         return image;
     }
 
+    public String getImageOf(String size) {
+        return Stapler.getCurrentRequest().getContextPath()+'/'+Hudson.RESOURCE_PATH+'/'+size+'/'+image;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Gets the human-readable description used as img/@alt.
      */
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/StatusIcon.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/StatusIcon.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..170e232dfa61114213e5750aed83babbf1c81cd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/StatusIcon.java
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * The MIT License
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, CloudBees, Inc.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package hudson.model;
+
+/**
+ * {@link Item} can return this from the "getIconColor" method so that
+ * its "status icon" can be shown in Hudson UI.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * For future compatibility, please extend from {@link AbstractStatusIcon}
+ * instead of implementing this directly, so that we can add methods later.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * This is a generalization of {@link BallColor}.
+ *
+ * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
+ * @since 1.390
+ */
+public interface StatusIcon {
+    /**
+     * Returns the URL to the image.
+     *
+     * @param size
+     *      The size specified. Must support "16x16", "24x24", and "32x32" at least.
+     *      For forward compatibility, if you receive a size that's not supported,
+     *      consider returning your biggest icon (and let the browser rescale.)
+     * @return
+     *      The URL is rendered as is in the img @src attribute, so it must contain
+     *      the context path, etc.
+     */
+    String getImageOf(String size);
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the human-readable description used as img/@alt.
+     */
+    String getDescription();
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/views/StatusColumn.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/views/StatusColumn.java
index 919f9e7af8c56b014c0dd37c087ad94769163b0c..9d67ae1536a1b5adaca493594387716d394619ba 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/views/StatusColumn.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/views/StatusColumn.java
@@ -24,8 +24,14 @@
 package hudson.views;
 
 import hudson.Extension;
+import hudson.model.StatusIcon;
 import org.kohsuke.stapler.DataBoundConstructor;
 
+/**
+ * Shows the status icon for item. It's colored ball for jobs.
+ *
+ * @see StatusIcon
+ */
 public class StatusColumn extends ListViewColumn {
     @DataBoundConstructor
     public StatusColumn() {
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/lib/hudson/ballColorTd.jelly b/core/src/main/resources/lib/hudson/ballColorTd.jelly
index be8a7808ac3c717ac558e373f18769b1bd1c6abf..d39d6f108d5ac103a043e755360ec7e19e69a6ec 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/lib/hudson/ballColorTd.jelly
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/lib/hudson/ballColorTd.jelly
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
     </st:attribute>
   </st:documentation>
   <td data="${it.ordinal()}">
-    <j:if test="${it!=null}">
-      <img src="${imagesURL}/${iconSize}/${it.image}" alt="${it.description}"
+    <j:if test="${attrs.it!=null}">
+      <img src="${it.getImageOf(iconSize)}" alt="${it.description}"
            tooltip="${it.description}" style="${attrs.style}"/>
     </j:if>
   </td>
-</j:jelly>
\ No newline at end of file
+</j:jelly>