diff --git a/messagelist/src/core/manager.cpp b/messagelist/src/core/manager.cpp
--- a/messagelist/src/core/manager.cpp
+++ b/messagelist/src/core/manager.cpp
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@
     add_theme_simple_icon_column(s, i18n("Read/Unread"), QStringLiteral("mail-mark-unread-new"), Theme::ContentItem::ReadStateIcon, false, SortOrder::SortMessagesByUnreadStatus);
     add_theme_simple_icon_column(s, i18n("Replied"), QStringLiteral("mail-replied"), Theme::ContentItem::RepliedStateIcon, false, SortOrder::NoMessageSorting);
     add_theme_simple_icon_column(s, i18nc("Message importance indication", "Important"), QStringLiteral(
-                                     "emblem-important"), Theme::ContentItem::ImportantStateIcon, false, SortOrder::SortMessagesByImportantStatus);
+                                     "mail-mark-important"), Theme::ContentItem::ImportantStateIcon, false, SortOrder::SortMessagesByImportantStatus);
     add_theme_simple_icon_column(s, i18n("Action Item"), QStringLiteral("mail-task"), Theme::ContentItem::ActionItemStateIcon, false, SortOrder::SortMessagesByActionItemStatus);
     add_theme_simple_icon_column(s, i18n("Spam/Ham"), QStringLiteral("mail-mark-junk"), Theme::ContentItem::SpamHamStateIcon, false, SortOrder::NoMessageSorting);
     add_theme_simple_icon_column(s, i18n("Watched/Ignored"), QStringLiteral("mail-thread-watch"), Theme::ContentItem::WatchedIgnoredStateIcon, false, SortOrder::NoMessageSorting);
diff --git a/messagelist/src/core/theme.cpp b/messagelist/src/core/theme.cpp
--- a/messagelist/src/core/theme.cpp
+++ b/messagelist/src/core/theme.cpp
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@
              << new QPixmap(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("mail-mark-task")).pixmap(mIconSize, mIconSize))
              << new QPixmap(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("mail-sent")).pixmap(mIconSize, mIconSize))
              << new QPixmap(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("mail-forwarded")).pixmap(mIconSize, mIconSize))
-             << new QPixmap(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("emblem-important")).pixmap(mIconSize, mIconSize))  // "flag"
+             << new QPixmap(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("mail-mark-important")).pixmap(mIconSize, mIconSize))  // "flag"
              << new QPixmap(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("messagelist/pics/mail-thread-watch.png")).pixmap(mIconSize, mIconSize))
              << new QPixmap(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("messagelist/pics/mail-thread-ignored.png")).pixmap(mIconSize, mIconSize))
              << new QPixmap(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("mail-mark-junk")).pixmap(mIconSize, mIconSize))
diff --git a/messagelist/src/core/widgets/searchlinestatus.cpp b/messagelist/src/core/widgets/searchlinestatus.cpp
--- a/messagelist/src/core/widgets/searchlinestatus.cpp
+++ b/messagelist/src/core/widgets/searchlinestatus.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
                        i18nc("@action:inmenu Status of a message", "Forwarded"),
                        Akonadi::MessageStatus::statusForwarded().toQInt32());
 
-    createFilterAction(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("emblem-important")),
+    createFilterAction(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("mail-mark-important")),
                        i18nc("@action:inmenu Status of a message", "Important"),
                        Akonadi::MessageStatus::statusImportant().toQInt32());