diff --git a/samples/dataview/null.xpm b/samples/dataview/null.xpm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..abf74843b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/dataview/null.xpm
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/* XPM */
+static char * null_xpm[] = {
+"16 16 11 1",
+" 	c None",
+".	c #000000",
+"+	c #FFFFFF",
+"@	c #FDE4E4",
+"#	c #F45C5C",
+"$	c #EF0B0B",
+"%	c #F12727",
+"&	c #F67878",
+"*	c #FAAEAE",
+"=	c #FBC9C9",
+"-	c #F89393",
+"................",
+".++++++++++++++.",
+".++++++++++++++.",
+".++++@#$$%&++++.",
+".+++@%$$$$$&+++.",
+".+++&$$#*%$$+++.",
+".+++=-#+@%$%+++.",
+".++++++@%$$*+++.",
+".++++++%$%@++++.",
+".+++++*$$*+++++.",
+".+++++@**@+++++.",
+".+++++*$$*+++++.",
+".+++++*$$*+++++.",
+".+++++@**@+++++.",
+".++++++++++++++.",
+"................"};