diff --git a/plugin/kquickstyleitem.cpp b/plugin/kquickstyleitem.cpp
--- a/plugin/kquickstyleitem.cpp
+++ b/plugin/kquickstyleitem.cpp
@@ -184,6 +184,15 @@
             opt->icon = icon.value<QIcon>();
         } else if (icon.canConvert<QUrl>() && icon.value<QUrl>().isLocalFile()) {
             opt->icon = QIcon(icon.value<QUrl>().toLocalFile());
+        } else if (icon.canConvert<QUrl>() && (icon.value<QUrl>().scheme() == QLatin1String("qrc") || icon.value<QString>().startsWith(QLatin1String(":/")))) {
+            // We need to pass the URL without the qrc prefix
+            if (icon.value<QUrl>().scheme() == QLatin1String("qrc")) {
+                const QString iconUrl = icon.value<QString>().mid(3);
+                opt->icon = QIcon(iconUrl);
+            } else {
+                opt->icon = QIcon(icon.value<QString>());
+            }
+
         } else if (icon.canConvert<QString>()) {
             opt->icon = m_theme->iconFromTheme(icon.value<QString>(), m_properties[QStringLiteral("iconColor")].value<QColor>());
         }