diff --git a/applet/contents/ui/ListItemBase.qml b/applet/contents/ui/ListItemBase.qml
--- a/applet/contents/ui/ListItemBase.qml
+++ b/applet/contents/ui/ListItemBase.qml
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
                     PlasmaComponents3.ToolButton {
                         id: defaultButton
                         text: i18n("Default Device")
-                        icon.name: "favorite"
+                        icon.name: PulseObject.default ? "starred-symbolic" : "non-starred-symbolic"
                         checkable: true
                         checked: PulseObject.default
                         visible: (type == "sink" && sinkView.model.count > 1) || (type == "source" && sourceView.model.count > 1)
diff --git a/src/kcm/package/contents/ui/DeviceListItem.qml b/src/kcm/package/contents/ui/DeviceListItem.qml
--- a/src/kcm/package/contents/ui/DeviceListItem.qml
+++ b/src/kcm/package/contents/ui/DeviceListItem.qml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 
                 Button {
                     text: i18n("Default Device")
-                    icon.name: "favorite"
+                    icon.name: Default ? "starred-symbolic" : "non-starred-symbolic"
                     visible: delegate.ListView.view.count > 1
                     checkable: true
                     checked: Default