diff --git a/kdecoration/CMakeLists.txt b/kdecoration/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/kdecoration/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kdecoration/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 add_definitions(-DTRANSLATION_DOMAIN="breeze_kwin_deco")
 
-find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS CoreAddons GuiAddons ConfigWidgets WindowSystem I18n)
+find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS CoreAddons GuiAddons ConfigWidgets WindowSystem I18n IconThemes)
 find_package(Qt5 CONFIG REQUIRED COMPONENTS DBus)
 
 ### XCB
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
         KF5::ConfigWidgets
         KF5::GuiAddons
         KF5::I18n
+        KF5::IconThemes
         KF5::WindowSystem)
 
 if(BREEZE_HAVE_X11)
diff --git a/kdecoration/breezebutton.cpp b/kdecoration/breezebutton.cpp
--- a/kdecoration/breezebutton.cpp
+++ b/kdecoration/breezebutton.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <KDecoration2/DecoratedClient>
 #include <KColorUtils>
+#include <KIconLoader>
 
 #include <QPainter>
 #include <QVariantAnimation>
@@ -143,8 +144,20 @@
         {
 
             const QRectF iconRect( geometry().topLeft(), m_iconSize );
-            decoration()->client().data()->icon().paint(painter, iconRect.toRect());
-
+            if (auto deco =  qobject_cast<Decoration*>(decoration())) {
+                const QPalette activePalette = KIconLoader::global()->customPalette();
+                QPalette palette = decoration()->client().data()->palette();
+                palette.setColor(QPalette::Foreground, deco->fontColor());
+                KIconLoader::global()->setCustomPalette(palette);
+                decoration()->client().data()->icon().paint(painter, iconRect.toRect());
+                if (activePalette == QPalette()) {
+                    KIconLoader::global()->resetPalette();
+                }    else {
+                    KIconLoader::global()->setCustomPalette(palette);
+                }
+            } else {
+                decoration()->client().data()->icon().paint(painter, iconRect.toRect());
+            }
 
         } else {