diff --git a/src/controls/Icon.qml b/src/controls/Icon.qml
--- a/src/controls/Icon.qml
+++ b/src/controls/Icon.qml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
         source: root.source != "" ? (root.source.indexOf(".") === -1 ? "./icons/" + root.source + ".svg" : root.source) : root.source
         sourceSize.width: root.width
         sourceSize.height: root.height
+        fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
     }
     ColorOverlay {
 
diff --git a/src/desktopicon.cpp b/src/desktopicon.cpp
--- a/src/desktopicon.cpp
+++ b/src/desktopicon.cpp
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
             img.fill(Qt::transparent);
         }
         if (img.size() != size){
-            img = img.scaled(size, Qt::IgnoreAspectRatio, m_smooth ? Qt::SmoothTransformation : Qt::FastTransformation );
+            img = img.scaled(size, Qt::KeepAspectRatioByExpanding, m_smooth ? Qt::SmoothTransformation : Qt::FastTransformation );
         }
         m_changed = false;