diff --git a/src/platformtheme/khintssettings.cpp b/src/platformtheme/khintssettings.cpp
--- a/src/platformtheme/khintssettings.cpp
+++ b/src/platformtheme/khintssettings.cpp
@@ -173,6 +173,11 @@
         paths << homeIconDir.absoluteFilePath();
     }
 
+    const QFileInfo homeLocalIconDir(QDir::homePath() + QStringLiteral("/.local/share/icons"));
+    if (homeLocalIconDir.isDir()) {
+        paths << homeLocalIconDir.absoluteFilePath();
+    }
+
     QString xdgDirString = QFile::decodeName(qgetenv("XDG_DATA_DIRS"));
 
     if (xdgDirString.isEmpty()) {