Index: t3lib/class.t3lib_iconworks.php
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--- t3lib/class.t3lib_iconworks.php	(Revision 7667)
+++ t3lib/class.t3lib_iconworks.php	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -777,7 +777,13 @@
 		if (isset($GLOBALS['TCA'][$table]['ctrl']['typeicon_column'])) {
 			$column = $GLOBALS['TCA'][$table]['ctrl']['typeicon_column'];
 
-			$recordType = $row[$column];
+			if(isset($row[$column])) {
+				$recordType = $row[$column];
+			} else {
+					// if type is not set, use first type found
+				$types = array_keys($GLOBALS['TCA'][$table]['types']);
+				$recordType = current($types);
+			}
 
 				// workaround to give nav_hide pages a complete different icon
 				// although it's not a separate doctype