Aberdeen's Piper Alpha memorial statue has been given protected status.
The memorial is the centrepiece of a rose garden in Hazlehead Park.
It's been awarded Category B status by Historic Environment Scotland.
That means prior to any decisions being made about the site, its "cultural significance" must be taken into account.
Redesign row
It follows a dispute regarding proposals to redesign the gardens after the Pound for Piper Trust announced it wanted to raise £500,000 to do so.
But, as reported the BBC, it was branded "completely inappropriate" by some survivors and their families.
The garden will also be added to the Inventory of Gardens and Designated Landscapes, meaning its status will have to be taken into account when deciding planning applications.
"The garden and memorial are important sites of public commemoration and memory that connect people and communities to the enduring legacies of the Piper Alpha disaster," Dara Parsons, head of designations at HES said.
He continued: "Designated status for these sites means that their cultural significance will be taken into account in future decisions about their management."
A total of 167 men died when the Piper Alpha platform exploded in July 1988.
It remains the world's worst offshore disaster.