diff --git a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 
     // Plasmoid.title is set by a Binding {} in FolderViewLayer
     Plasmoid.toolTipSubText: ""
-    Plasmoid.icon: (!plasmoid.configuration.useCustomIcon && folderViewLayer.ready) ? folderViewLayer.view.model.iconName : plasmoid.configuration.icon
+    Plasmoid.icon: (isPopup && !plasmoid.configuration.useCustomIcon && folderViewLayer.ready) ? folderViewLayer.view.model.iconName : plasmoid.configuration.icon
     Plasmoid.compactRepresentation: (isFolder && !isContainment) ? compactRepresentation : null
     Plasmoid.associatedApplicationUrls: folderViewLayer.ready ? folderViewLayer.model.resolvedUrl : null