diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/base/base.html b/rhodecode/templates/base/base.html
--- a/rhodecode/templates/base/base.html
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/base/base.html
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@
                         %for repo in c.cached_repo_list:
                         
                           %if repo['repo'].dbrepo.private:
-                             <li>${h.link_to(repo['repo'].name,h.url('summary_home',repo_name=repo['repo'].name),class_="private_repo %s" % repo['repo'].dbrepo.repo_type)}</li>
+                             <li><img src="/images/icons/lock.png" alt="${_('Private repository')}" class="repo_switcher_type"/>${h.link_to(repo['repo'].name,h.url('summary_home',repo_name=repo['repo'].name),class_="%s" % repo['repo'].dbrepo.repo_type)}</li>
                           %else:
-                             <li>${h.link_to(repo['repo'].name,h.url('summary_home',repo_name=repo['repo'].name),class_="public_repo %s" % repo['repo'].dbrepo.repo_type)}</li>
+                             <li><img src="/images/icons/lock_open.png" alt="${_('Public repository')}" class="repo_switcher_type" />${h.link_to(repo['repo'].name,h.url('summary_home',repo_name=repo['repo'].name),class_="%s" % repo['repo'].dbrepo.repo_type)}</li>
                           %endif  
                         %endfor					
 					</ul>