diff --git a/activities/KioActivities.cpp b/activities/KioActivities.cpp
--- a/activities/KioActivities.cpp
+++ b/activities/KioActivities.cpp
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
             uds.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_NAME, QStringLiteral("current"));
             uds.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_DISPLAY_NAME, i18n("Current activity"));
             uds.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_DISPLAY_TYPE, i18n("Activity"));
-            uds.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_ICON_NAME, QStringLiteral("preferences-activities"));
+            uds.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_ICON_NAME, QStringLiteral("activities"));
             uds.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_FILE_TYPE, S_IFDIR);
             uds.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_MIME_TYPE, QStringLiteral("inode/directory"));
             uds.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_ACCESS, 0500);
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
             uds.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_NAME, dirName);
             uds.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_DISPLAY_NAME, dirName);
             uds.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_DISPLAY_TYPE, dirName);
-            uds.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_ICON_NAME, QStringLiteral("preferences-activities"));
+            uds.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_ICON_NAME, QStringLiteral("activities"));
             uds.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_FILE_TYPE, S_IFDIR);
             uds.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_MIME_TYPE, QStringLiteral("inode/directory"));
 
diff --git a/activities/fileitemplugin/FileItemLinkingPlugin.cpp b/activities/fileitemplugin/FileItemLinkingPlugin.cpp
--- a/activities/fileitemplugin/FileItemLinkingPlugin.cpp
+++ b/activities/fileitemplugin/FileItemLinkingPlugin.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 
 QAction *FileItemLinkingPlugin::Private::basicAction(QWidget *parentWidget)
 {
-    root = new QAction(QIcon::fromTheme("preferences-activities"),
+    root = new QAction(QIcon::fromTheme("activities"),
                                 i18n("Activities"), parentWidget);
 
     rootMenu = new QMenu();
diff --git a/activities/fileitemplugin/FileItemLinkingPluginActionLoader.cpp b/activities/fileitemplugin/FileItemLinkingPluginActionLoader.cpp
--- a/activities/fileitemplugin/FileItemLinkingPluginActionLoader.cpp
+++ b/activities/fileitemplugin/FileItemLinkingPluginActionLoader.cpp
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
     if (title.isEmpty()) {
         KActivities::Info activityInfo(activity);
         action.title = activityInfo.name();
-        action.icon  = activityInfo.icon().isEmpty() ? "preferences-activities"
+        action.icon  = activityInfo.icon().isEmpty() ? "activities"
                                                      : activityInfo.icon();
 
     } else {
diff --git a/activities/fileitemplugin/kactivitymanagerd_fileitem_linking_plugin.desktop b/activities/fileitemplugin/kactivitymanagerd_fileitem_linking_plugin.desktop
--- a/activities/fileitemplugin/kactivitymanagerd_fileitem_linking_plugin.desktop
+++ b/activities/fileitemplugin/kactivitymanagerd_fileitem_linking_plugin.desktop
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 Name[x-test]=xxLink Files to Activitiesxx
 Name[zh_CN]=将文件关联到活动
 Name[zh_TW]=將檔案連結至活動
-Icon=preferences-activities
+Icon=activities
 X-KDE-Library=kactivitymanagerd_fileitem_linking_plugin
 ServiceTypes=KFileItemAction/Plugin
 MimeType=application/octet-stream;inode/directory;