diff --git a/src/filewidgets/knewfilemenu.cpp b/src/filewidgets/knewfilemenu.cpp
--- a/src/filewidgets/knewfilemenu.cpp
+++ b/src/filewidgets/knewfilemenu.cpp
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@
     continueGuiItem.setText(i18nc("@action:button", "Create directory"));
     KGuiItem cancelGuiItem(KStandardGuiItem::cancel());
     cancelGuiItem.setText(i18nc("@action:button", "Enter a different name"));
+    cancelGuiItem.setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("edit-rename")));
 
     QDialog *confirmDialog = new QDialog(m_parentWidget);
     confirmDialog->setWindowTitle(i18n("Create hidden directory?"));
@@ -859,6 +860,7 @@
             if (name == QLatin1String(".") || name == QLatin1String("..")) {
                 KGuiItem cancelGuiItem(KStandardGuiItem::cancel());
                 cancelGuiItem.setText(i18nc("@action:button", "Enter a different name"));
+                cancelGuiItem.setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("edit-rename")));
 
                 QDialog *confirmDialog = new QDialog(m_parentWidget);
                 confirmDialog->setWindowTitle(i18n("Invalid Directory Name"));