Index: src/org/eclipse/mat/ui/Messages.java
===================================================================
--- src/org/eclipse/mat/ui/Messages.java	(revision 386)
+++ src/org/eclipse/mat/ui/Messages.java	(working copy)
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@
     public static String InspectorView_LinkWithSnapshot;
     public static String InspectorView_Name;
     public static String InspectorView_noGCRoot;
-    public static String InspectorView_PinTab;
+    public static String InspectorView_Path;
+	public static String InspectorView_PinTab;
     public static String InspectorView_retainedSize;
     public static String InspectorView_shallowSize;
     public static String InspectorView_Statics;
@@ -266,6 +267,8 @@
 	public static String OverviewPane_ComponentReport;
     public static String OverviewPane_NoPieChartAvailable;
 	public static String InspectorView_GCroot;
+	public static String InspectorView_ReferenceName;
+	public static String InspectorView_ReferingObject;
 
     static
     {
Index: src/org/eclipse/mat/ui/messages.properties
===================================================================
--- src/org/eclipse/mat/ui/messages.properties	(revision 386)
+++ src/org/eclipse/mat/ui/messages.properties	(working copy)
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
 InspectorView_LinkWithSnapshot=Link with Snapshot
 InspectorView_Name=Name
 InspectorView_noGCRoot=no GC root
+InspectorView_Path=Shortest Path
 InspectorView_PinTab=Pin Tab
 InspectorView_retainedSize={0,number} (retained size)
 InspectorView_shallowSize={0,number} (shallow size)
@@ -260,3 +261,5 @@
 OverviewPane_ComponentReport=Component Report
 OverviewPane_NoPieChartAvailable=BIRT Chart Engine (>2.2.2) not available. No pie today. Check-out the <a href="{0}">Dominator Tree</a> or <a href="{1}">Top Consumers</a>.
 InspectorView_GCroot=GC root: 
+InspectorView_ReferenceName=Reference Name
+InspectorView_ReferingObject=Referring Object
Index: src/org/eclipse/mat/ui/snapshot/views/inspector/InspectorContextProvider.java
===================================================================
--- src/org/eclipse/mat/ui/snapshot/views/inspector/InspectorContextProvider.java	(revision 386)
+++ src/org/eclipse/mat/ui/snapshot/views/inspector/InspectorContextProvider.java	(working copy)
@@ -69,6 +69,18 @@
                     }
                 };
             }
+            else if (row instanceof PathNode)
+            {
+                final PathNode node = (PathNode) row;
+
+                return new IContextObject()
+                {
+                    public int getObjectId()
+                    {
+                        return node.getObjectId();
+                    }
+                };
+            }
             return null;
         }
         catch (SnapshotException e)
Index: src/org/eclipse/mat/ui/snapshot/views/inspector/InspectorView.java
===================================================================
--- src/org/eclipse/mat/ui/snapshot/views/inspector/InspectorView.java	(revision 386)
+++ src/org/eclipse/mat/ui/snapshot/views/inspector/InspectorView.java	(working copy)
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.Viewer;
 import org.eclipse.mat.SnapshotException;
 import org.eclipse.mat.query.IContextObject;
+import org.eclipse.mat.snapshot.IPathsFromGCRootsComputer;
 import org.eclipse.mat.snapshot.ISnapshot;
 import org.eclipse.mat.snapshot.model.GCRootInfo;
 import org.eclipse.mat.snapshot.model.IClass;
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@
     private CTabFolder tabFolder;
     private TableViewer attributesTable;
     private TableViewer staticsTable;
+    private TableViewer pathTable;
     private TreeViewer classHierarchyTree;
     private boolean pinSelection = false;
     private Font font;
@@ -504,6 +506,11 @@
         classHierarchyTab.setText(Messages.InspectorView_ClassHierarchy);
         classHierarchyTree = createHierarchyTree(tabFolder);
         classHierarchyTab.setControl(classHierarchyTree.getTree().getParent());
+        
+        CTabItem pathTab = new CTabItem(tabFolder, SWT.NULL);
+        pathTab.setText(Messages.InspectorView_Path);
+        pathTable = createPathTable(tabFolder);
+        pathTab.setControl(pathTable.getTable().getParent());
 
         tabFolder.setSelection(0);
     }
@@ -524,6 +531,42 @@
 
         return classHierarchyTree;
     }
+    
+    private TableViewer createPathTable(Composite parent)
+    {
+        Composite composite = new Composite(parent, SWT.NONE);
+        TableColumnLayout columnLayout = new TableColumnLayout();
+        composite.setLayout(columnLayout);
+        GridDataFactory.fillDefaults().grab(true, true).align(SWT.FILL, SWT.FILL).applyTo(composite);
+
+        final TableViewer viewer = new TableViewer(composite, SWT.H_SCROLL | SWT.V_SCROLL | SWT.FULL_SELECTION);
+        Table table = viewer.getTable();
+        viewer.setContentProvider(new FieldsContentProvider());
+        viewer.setLabelProvider(new PathLabelProvider(this, table.getFont()));
+
+        getViewSite().getActionBars().setGlobalActionHandler(ActionFactory.COPY.getId(), new Action()
+        {
+            @Override
+            public void run()
+            {
+                Copy.copyToClipboard(viewer.getControl());
+            }
+        });
+
+        TableColumn tableColumn = new TableColumn(table, SWT.LEFT);
+        tableColumn.setWidth(80);
+        tableColumn.setText(Messages.InspectorView_ReferenceName);
+        columnLayout.setColumnData(tableColumn, new ColumnWeightData(30, 40));
+
+        tableColumn = new TableColumn(table, SWT.LEFT);
+        tableColumn.setWidth(250);
+        tableColumn.setText(Messages.InspectorView_ReferingObject);
+        columnLayout.setColumnData(tableColumn, new ColumnWeightData(60, 250, true));
+
+        table.setHeaderVisible(true);
+
+        return viewer;
+    }
 
     private TableViewer createTable(Composite parent)
     {
@@ -572,6 +615,7 @@
         createMenu(attributesTable);
         createMenu(topTableViewer);
         createMenu(classHierarchyTree);
+        createMenu(pathTable);
     }
 
     private void createMenu(StructuredViewer viewer)
@@ -808,6 +852,9 @@
 
                         // prepare attributes
                         final LazyFields<?> attributeFields = prepareAttributes(object);
+                        
+                        // prepare path
+                        final LazyFields<?> pathFields = preparePath(object);
 
                         // update visual viewer
                         final Object toShow = prepareVisualInfo(object);
@@ -820,6 +867,7 @@
                                 topTableViewer.setData("input", objectId);//$NON-NLS-1$
                                 staticsTable.setInput(staticFields);
                                 attributesTable.setInput(attributeFields);
+                                pathTable.setInput(pathFields);
                                 updateVisualViewer(toShow);
 
                                 IClass input = object instanceof IClass ? (IClass) object : object.getClazz();
@@ -952,6 +1000,15 @@
 
                     return fields;
                 }
+                
+                private LazyFields<?> preparePath(final IObject object) throws SnapshotException
+                {
+                    IPathsFromGCRootsComputer pathComputer = snapshot.getPathsFromGCRoots(object.getObjectId(), null);
+                    int[] path = pathComputer.getNextShortestPath();
+                    
+                    return new LazyFields.Path(object, path);
+                }
+                
 
                 private LazyFields<?> prepareStaticFields(final IObject object)
                 {
@@ -1105,6 +1162,11 @@
                 {
                     classHierarchyTree.setInput(new Object[] { new Object() });
                 }
+                
+                if (pathTable.getContentProvider() != null)
+                {
+                	pathTable.setInput(LazyFields.EMPTY);
+                }
 
                 for (Menu menu : contextMenus)
                 {
Index: src/org/eclipse/mat/ui/snapshot/views/inspector/PathNode.java
===================================================================
--- src/org/eclipse/mat/ui/snapshot/views/inspector/PathNode.java	(revision 0)
+++ src/org/eclipse/mat/ui/snapshot/views/inspector/PathNode.java	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2008 SAP AG.
+ * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *    SAP AG - initial API and implementation
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package org.eclipse.mat.ui.snapshot.views.inspector;
+
+import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Image;
+
+/* package */class PathNode
+{
+    String name;
+    int objectId;
+    Image icon;
+
+    public PathNode(String name, int objectId, Image icon)
+    {
+        this.name = name;
+        this.objectId = objectId;
+        this.icon = icon;
+    }
+
+    public String getName()
+    {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+	public int getObjectId()
+	{
+		return objectId;
+	}
+
+	public Image getIcon()
+	{
+		return icon;
+	}
+}
Index: src/org/eclipse/mat/ui/snapshot/views/inspector/LazyFields.java
===================================================================
--- src/org/eclipse/mat/ui/snapshot/views/inspector/LazyFields.java	(revision 386)
+++ src/org/eclipse/mat/ui/snapshot/views/inspector/LazyFields.java	(working copy)
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 package org.eclipse.mat.ui.snapshot.views.inspector;
 
 import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
+import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -24,7 +25,10 @@
 import org.eclipse.mat.snapshot.model.IPrimitiveArray;
 import org.eclipse.mat.snapshot.model.NamedReference;
 import org.eclipse.mat.snapshot.model.ObjectReference;
+import org.eclipse.mat.snapshot.query.Icons;
+import org.eclipse.mat.ui.MemoryAnalyserPlugin;
 import org.eclipse.mat.ui.Messages;
+import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Image;
 
 /* package */abstract class LazyFields<O extends IObject>
 {
@@ -202,6 +206,58 @@
             }
         }
     }
+    
+    /* package */static class Path extends LazyFields<IObject>
+    {
+        private int length;
+        int[] path;
+
+        public Path(IObject object, int[] path)
+        {
+            super(object);
+            this.length = path.length;
+            this.path = path;
+        }
+
+        public int getSize()
+        {
+            return length;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        protected Object createElement(IObject object, int index)
+        {
+        	try 
+        	{
+        		ISnapshot snapshot = object.getSnapshot();
+        		String refName = getReferenceName(index, snapshot);
+        		URL imageURL = index == 0 ? Icons.forObject(snapshot, path[index]) : Icons.inbound(snapshot, path[index]);
+        		Image icon = MemoryAnalyserPlugin.getDefault().getImage(imageURL);
+        		return new PathNode(refName, path[index], icon);
+        	}
+        	catch (SnapshotException e) {
+        		// as fallback create the node with just the objectId
+				return new PathNode("", path[index], null);
+			}
+        }
+        
+        private String getReferenceName(int index, ISnapshot snapshot) throws SnapshotException
+        {
+        	if (index == 0)
+        		return "";
+        	
+        	IObject from = snapshot.getObject(path[index]);
+        	
+        	List<NamedReference> references = from.getOutboundReferences();
+        	for (NamedReference namedReference : references)
+			{
+				if (namedReference.getObjectId() == path[index - 1])
+					return namedReference.getName();
+			}
+        	
+        	return "";
+        }
+    }
 
     // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // private helpers
Index: src/org/eclipse/mat/ui/snapshot/views/inspector/PathLabelProvider.java
===================================================================
--- src/org/eclipse/mat/ui/snapshot/views/inspector/PathLabelProvider.java	(revision 0)
+++ src/org/eclipse/mat/ui/snapshot/views/inspector/PathLabelProvider.java	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2008 SAP AG.
+ * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *    SAP AG - initial API and implementation
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package org.eclipse.mat.ui.snapshot.views.inspector;
+
+import org.eclipse.jface.resource.FontDescriptor;
+import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ITableFontProvider;
+import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ITableLabelProvider;
+import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.LabelProvider;
+import org.eclipse.mat.SnapshotException;
+import org.eclipse.mat.snapshot.model.IObject;
+import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
+import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Font;
+import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Image;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display;
+
+class PathLabelProvider extends LabelProvider implements ITableLabelProvider, ITableFontProvider
+{
+    private final InspectorView inspectorView;
+    private Font italicFont;
+    private Font boldFont;
+
+    public PathLabelProvider(InspectorView inspectorView, Font defaultFont)
+    {
+        this.inspectorView = inspectorView;
+        FontDescriptor fontDescriptor = FontDescriptor.createFrom(defaultFont);
+        this.italicFont = fontDescriptor.setStyle(SWT.ITALIC).createFont(Display.getDefault());
+        this.boldFont = fontDescriptor.setStyle(SWT.BOLD).createFont(Display.getDefault());
+    }
+
+    public Image getColumnImage(Object element, int columnIndex)
+    {
+    	if (element instanceof PathNode)
+    	{
+    		if (columnIndex == 0)
+    		{
+    			return ((PathNode) element).getIcon();
+    		}
+    	}
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public String getColumnText(Object element, int columnIndex)
+    {
+
+        if (element instanceof PathNode)
+        {
+        	PathNode node = ((PathNode) element);
+            switch (columnIndex)
+            {
+                case 0:
+                    return node.getName();
+                case 1:
+                    return getObjectLabel(node.getObjectId());
+            }
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    private String getObjectLabel(int objectId)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            IObject object = this.inspectorView.snapshot.getObject(objectId);
+            String text = object.getDisplayName();
+            return text;
+        }
+        catch (SnapshotException e)
+        {
+            // $JL-EXC$
+            return "";//$NON-NLS-1$
+        }
+    }
+
+    public Font getFont(Object element, int columnIndex)
+    {
+        if (columnIndex == 0)
+        {
+            return boldFont;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void dispose()
+    {
+        italicFont.dispose();
+        boldFont.dispose();
+    }
+
+}