diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/core/iconitem.cpp b/src/declarativeimports/core/iconitem.cpp
--- a/src/declarativeimports/core/iconitem.cpp
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/core/iconitem.cpp
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@
         if (!textureNode || m_textureChanged) {
             delete oldNode;
             textureNode = new ManagedTextureNode;
+            textureNode->setFiltering(m_smooth ? QSGTexture::Linear : QSGTexture::Nearest);
             textureNode->setTexture(QSharedPointer<QSGTexture>(window()->createTextureFromImage(m_iconPixmap.toImage(), QQuickWindow::TextureCanUseAtlas)));
             m_sizeChanged = true;
             m_textureChanged = false;