diff --git a/libraries/navigation/Nodes/Node_DatabaseChild.class.php b/libraries/navigation/Nodes/Node_DatabaseChild.class.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e080e4ab37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/navigation/Nodes/Node_DatabaseChild.class.php
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+<?php
+/* vim: set expandtab sw=4 ts=4 sts=4: */
+/**
+ * Functionality for the navigation tree
+ *
+ * @package PhpMyAdmin-Navigation
+ */
+if (! defined('PHPMYADMIN')) {
+    exit;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Represents a node that is a concrete child of a database node
+ *
+ * @package PhpMyAdmin-Navigation
+ */
+abstract class Node_DatabaseChild extends Node
+{
+    /**
+     * Returns HTML for hide button displayed infront of the database child node
+     *
+     * @return HTML for hide button
+     */
+    public function getHtmlForControlButtons()
+    {
+        $ret = '';
+        $cfgRelation = PMA_getRelationsParam();
+        if ($cfgRelation['navwork']) {
+            $db   = $this->realParent()->real_name;
+            $item = $this->real_name;
+            $ret  = '<span class="navItemControls">'
+                . '<a href="navigation.php?'
+                . PMA_generate_common_url()
+                . '&hideNavItem=true'
+                . '&itemType=' . urldecode($this->getItemType())
+                . '&itemName=' . urldecode($item)
+                . '&dbName=' . urldecode($db) . '"'
+                . ' class="hideNavItem ajax">'
+                . PMA_Util::getImage('b_close', 'Hide')
+                . '</a></span>';
+        }
+        return $ret;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the type of the item reprsented by the node.
+     *
+     * @return string type of the item
+     */
+    protected abstract function getItemType();
+}
+?>
diff --git a/libraries/navigation/Nodes/Node_Event.class.php b/libraries/navigation/Nodes/Node_Event.class.php
index 80b81c6081..4c5039a3e2 100644
--- a/libraries/navigation/Nodes/Node_Event.class.php
+++ b/libraries/navigation/Nodes/Node_Event.class.php
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ if (! defined('PHPMYADMIN')) {
     exit;
 }
 
+require_once 'libraries/navigation/Nodes/Node_DatabaseChild.class.php';
+
 /**
  * Represents a event node in the navigation tree
  *
  * @package PhpMyAdmin-Navigation
  */
-class Node_Event extends Node
+class Node_Event extends Node_DatabaseChild
 {
     /**
      * Initialises the class
@@ -63,28 +65,13 @@ class Node_Event extends Node
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns HTML for hide button displayed infront of the event node
+     * Returns the type of the item represented by the node.
      *
-     * @return HTML for hide button
+     * @return string type of the item
      */
-    public function getHtmlForControlButtons()
+    protected function getItemType()
     {
-        $ret = '';
-        $cfgRelation = PMA_getRelationsParam();
-        if ($cfgRelation['navwork']) {
-            $db    = $this->realParent()->real_name;
-            $event = $this->real_name;
-            $ret   = '<span class="navItemControls">'
-                . '<a href="navigation.php?'
-                . PMA_generate_common_url()
-                . '&hideNavItem=true&itemType=event'
-                . '&itemName=' . urldecode($event)
-                . '&dbName=' . urldecode($db) . '"'
-                . ' class="hideNavItem ajax">'
-                . PMA_Util::getImage('b_close', 'Hide')
-                . '</a></span>';
-        }
-        return $ret;
+        return 'event';
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/navigation/Nodes/Node_Function.class.php b/libraries/navigation/Nodes/Node_Function.class.php
index 7c18a376ef..d097dfd88f 100644
--- a/libraries/navigation/Nodes/Node_Function.class.php
+++ b/libraries/navigation/Nodes/Node_Function.class.php
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ if (! defined('PHPMYADMIN')) {
     exit;
 }
 
+require_once 'libraries/navigation/Nodes/Node_DatabaseChild.class.php';
+
 /**
  * Represents a function node in the navigation tree
  *
  * @package PhpMyAdmin-Navigation
  */
-class Node_Function extends Node
+class Node_Function extends Node_DatabaseChild
 {
     /**
      * Initialises the class
@@ -64,28 +66,13 @@ class Node_Function extends Node
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns HTML for hide button displayed infront of the function node
+     * Returns the type of the item represented by the node.
      *
-     * @return HTML for hide button
+     * @return string type of the item
      */
-    public function getHtmlForControlButtons()
+    protected function getItemType()
     {
-        $ret = '';
-        $cfgRelation = PMA_getRelationsParam();
-        if ($cfgRelation['navwork']) {
-            $db       = $this->realParent()->real_name;
-            $function = $this->real_name;
-            $ret      = '<span class="navItemControls">'
-                . '<a href="navigation.php?'
-                . PMA_generate_common_url()
-                . '&hideNavItem=true&itemType=function'
-                . '&itemName=' . urldecode($function)
-                . '&dbName=' . urldecode($db) . '"'
-                . ' class="hideNavItem ajax">'
-                . PMA_Util::getImage('b_close', 'Hide')
-                . '</a></span>';
-        }
-        return $ret;
+        return 'function';
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/navigation/Nodes/Node_Procedure.class.php b/libraries/navigation/Nodes/Node_Procedure.class.php
index 3b1ba3a0ee..f12240379f 100644
--- a/libraries/navigation/Nodes/Node_Procedure.class.php
+++ b/libraries/navigation/Nodes/Node_Procedure.class.php
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ if (! defined('PHPMYADMIN')) {
     exit;
 }
 
+require_once 'libraries/navigation/Nodes/Node_DatabaseChild.class.php';
+
 /**
  * Represents a procedure node in the navigation tree
  *
  * @package PhpMyAdmin-Navigation
  */
-class Node_Procedure extends Node
+class Node_Procedure extends Node_DatabaseChild
 {
     /**
      * Initialises the class
@@ -64,28 +66,13 @@ class Node_Procedure extends Node
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns HTML for hide button displayed infront of the table node
+     * Returns the type of the item represented by the node.
      *
-     * @return HTML for hide button
+     * @return string type of the item
      */
-    public function getHtmlForControlButtons()
+    protected function getItemType()
     {
-        $ret = '';
-        $cfgRelation = PMA_getRelationsParam();
-        if ($cfgRelation['navwork']) {
-            $db        = $this->realParent()->real_name;
-            $procedure = $this->real_name;
-            $ret       = '<span class="navItemControls">'
-                . '<a href="navigation.php?'
-                . PMA_generate_common_url()
-                . '&hideNavItem=true&itemType=procedure'
-                . '&itemName=' . urldecode($procedure)
-                . '&dbName=' . urldecode($db) . '"'
-                . ' class="hideNavItem ajax">'
-                . PMA_Util::getImage('b_close', 'Hide')
-                . '</a></span>';
-        }
-        return $ret;
+        return 'procedure';
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/navigation/Nodes/Node_Table.class.php b/libraries/navigation/Nodes/Node_Table.class.php
index c3c1eca783..211d0d88b8 100644
--- a/libraries/navigation/Nodes/Node_Table.class.php
+++ b/libraries/navigation/Nodes/Node_Table.class.php
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ if (! defined('PHPMYADMIN')) {
     exit;
 }
 
+require_once 'libraries/navigation/Nodes/Node_DatabaseChild.class.php';
+
 /**
  * Represents a columns node in the navigation tree
  *
  * @package PhpMyAdmin-Navigation
  */
-class Node_Table extends Node
+class Node_Table extends Node_DatabaseChild
 {
     /**
      * Initialises the class
@@ -232,28 +234,13 @@ class Node_Table extends Node
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns HTML for hide button displayed infront of the table node
+     * Returns the type of the item represented by the node.
      *
-     * @return HTML for hide button
+     * @return string type of the item
      */
-    public function getHtmlForControlButtons()
+    protected function getItemType()
     {
-        $ret = '';
-        $cfgRelation = PMA_getRelationsParam();
-        if ($cfgRelation['navwork']) {
-            $db    = $this->realParent()->real_name;
-            $table = $this->real_name;
-            $ret   = '<span class="navItemControls">'
-                . '<a href="navigation.php?'
-                . PMA_generate_common_url()
-                . '&hideNavItem=true&itemType=table'
-                . '&itemName=' . urldecode($table)
-                . '&dbName=' . urldecode($db) . '"'
-                . ' class="hideNavItem ajax">'
-                . PMA_Util::getImage('b_close', 'Hide')
-                . '</a></span>';
-        }
-        return $ret;
+        return 'table';
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/navigation/Nodes/Node_View.class.php b/libraries/navigation/Nodes/Node_View.class.php
index 7f40f6c8fb..8e02f4ee3d 100644
--- a/libraries/navigation/Nodes/Node_View.class.php
+++ b/libraries/navigation/Nodes/Node_View.class.php
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ if (! defined('PHPMYADMIN')) {
     exit;
 }
 
+require_once 'libraries/navigation/Nodes/Node_DatabaseChild.class.php';
+
 /**
  * Represents a view node in the navigation tree
  *
  * @package PhpMyAdmin-Navigation
  */
-class Node_View extends Node
+class Node_View extends Node_DatabaseChild
 {
     /**
      * Initialises the class
@@ -41,28 +43,13 @@ class Node_View extends Node
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns HTML for hide button displayed infront of the view node
+     * Returns the type of the item represented by the node.
      *
-     * @return HTML for hide button
+     * @return string type of the item
      */
-    public function getHtmlForControlButtons()
+    protected function getItemType()
     {
-        $ret = '';
-        $cfgRelation = PMA_getRelationsParam();
-        if ($cfgRelation['navwork']) {
-            $db    = $this->realParent()->real_name;
-            $view  = $this->real_name;
-            $ret   = '<span class="navItemControls">'
-                . '<a href="navigation.php?'
-                . PMA_generate_common_url()
-                . '&hideNavItem=true&itemType=view'
-                . '&itemName=' . urldecode($view)
-                . '&dbName=' . urldecode($db) . '"'
-                . ' class="hideNavItem ajax">'
-                . PMA_Util::getImage('b_close', 'Hide')
-                . '</a></span>';
-        }
-        return $ret;
+        return 'view';
     }
 }