diff --git a/kstyle/breezestyle.cpp b/kstyle/breezestyle.cpp
--- a/kstyle/breezestyle.cpp
+++ b/kstyle/breezestyle.cpp
@@ -4736,14 +4736,18 @@
         const bool showIcon( showIconsInMenuItems() );
         if( showIcon ) iconWidth = isQtQuickControl( option, widget ) ? qMax( pixelMetric(PM_SmallIconSize, option, widget ), menuItemOption->maxIconWidth ) : menuItemOption->maxIconWidth;
 
-        QRect iconRect( contentsRect.left(), contentsRect.top() + (contentsRect.height()-iconWidth)/2, iconWidth, iconWidth );
-        contentsRect.setLeft( iconRect.right() + Metrics::MenuItem_ItemSpacing + 1 );
+        QRect iconRect;
+        if( showIcon && iconWidth > 0 )
+        {
+            iconRect = QRect( contentsRect.left(), contentsRect.top() + (contentsRect.height()-iconWidth)/2, iconWidth, iconWidth );
+            contentsRect.setLeft( iconRect.right() + Metrics::MenuItem_ItemSpacing + 1 );
+            const QSize iconSize( pixelMetric( PM_SmallIconSize, option, widget ), pixelMetric( PM_SmallIconSize, option, widget ) );
+            iconRect = centerRect( iconRect, iconSize );
+        }
 
         if( showIcon && !menuItemOption->icon.isNull() )
         {
 
-            const QSize iconSize( pixelMetric( PM_SmallIconSize, option, widget ), pixelMetric( PM_SmallIconSize, option, widget ) );
-            iconRect = centerRect( iconRect, iconSize );
             iconRect = visualRect( option, iconRect );
 
             // icon mode