diff --git a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/StatusNotifierItem.qml b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/StatusNotifierItem.qml
--- a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/StatusNotifierItem.qml
+++ b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/StatusNotifierItem.qml
@@ -45,18 +45,22 @@
 
     iconItem: iconItem
 
+    function isIconNotNull(icon) {
+        return icon && !plasmoid.nativeInterface.isIconNull(icon);
+    }
+
     PlasmaCore.IconItem {
         id: iconItem
         source: {
             if (taskIcon.status === PlasmaCore.Types.NeedsAttentionStatus) {
-                if (AttentionIcon) {
+                if (isIconNotNull(AttentionIcon)) {
                     return AttentionIcon
                 }
                 if (AttentionIconName) {
                     return AttentionIconName
                 }
             }
-            return Icon ? Icon : IconName
+            return isIconNotNull(Icon) ? Icon : IconName
         }
 
         width: Math.min(parent.width, parent.height)
diff --git a/applets/systemtray/systemtray.h b/applets/systemtray/systemtray.h
--- a/applets/systemtray/systemtray.h
+++ b/applets/systemtray/systemtray.h
@@ -109,6 +109,13 @@
 
     Q_INVOKABLE bool isSystemTrayApplet(const QString &appletId);
 
+    /**
+     * @brief isIconNull checks if icon is null
+     * @param icon
+     * @return true if icon is null
+     */
+    Q_INVOKABLE bool isIconNull(const QIcon &icon) const;
+
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void serviceNameFetchFinished(QDBusPendingCallWatcher* watcher, const QDBusConnection &connection);
     void serviceOwnerChanged(const QString &serviceName, const QString &oldOwner, const QString &newOwner);
diff --git a/applets/systemtray/systemtray.cpp b/applets/systemtray/systemtray.cpp
--- a/applets/systemtray/systemtray.cpp
+++ b/applets/systemtray/systemtray.cpp
@@ -341,6 +341,11 @@
     return m_systrayApplets.contains(appletId);
 }
 
+bool SystemTray::isIconNull(const QIcon &icon) const
+{
+    return icon.isNull();
+}
+
 void SystemTray::restoreContents(KConfigGroup &group)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(group);
diff --git a/dataengines/statusnotifieritem/statusnotifieritemsource.cpp b/dataengines/statusnotifieritem/statusnotifieritemsource.cpp
--- a/dataengines/statusnotifieritem/statusnotifieritemsource.cpp
+++ b/dataengines/statusnotifieritem/statusnotifieritemsource.cpp
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@
                     overlayIcon(&icon, &overlay);
                 }
             }
-            setData(QStringLiteral("Icon"), icon.isNull() ? QVariant() : icon);
+            setData(QStringLiteral("Icon"), icon);
             setData(QStringLiteral("IconName"), iconName);
         }
 
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@
                     overlayIcon(&attentionIcon, &overlay);
                 }
             }
-            setData(QStringLiteral("AttentionIcon"), attentionIcon.isNull() ? QVariant() : attentionIcon);
+            setData(QStringLiteral("AttentionIcon"), attentionIcon);
         }
 
         //ToolTip