diff --git a/src/desktopicon.cpp b/src/desktopicon.cpp
index 8681975d..88c97793 100644
--- a/src/desktopicon.cpp
+++ b/src/desktopicon.cpp
@@ -1,527 +1,540 @@
 /*
  *   Copyright 2011 Marco Martin <mart@kde.org>
  *   Copyright 2014 Aleix Pol Gonzalez <aleixpol@blue-systems.com>
  *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *   it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
  *   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or
  *   (at your option) any later version.
  *
  *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  *   GNU General Public License for more details
  *
  *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
  *   License along with this program; if not, write to the
  *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
  *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
 #include "desktopicon.h"
 #include "libkirigami/platformtheme.h"
 
 #include <QSGSimpleTextureNode>
 #include <qquickwindow.h>
 #include <QIcon>
 #include <QBitmap>
 #include <QSGTexture>
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QSharedPointer>
 #include <QtQml>
 #include <QQuickImageProvider>
 #include <QGuiApplication>
 #include <QPointer>
 #include <QPainter>
 #include <QScreen>
 
 class ManagedTextureNode : public QSGSimpleTextureNode
 {
 Q_DISABLE_COPY(ManagedTextureNode)
 public:
     ManagedTextureNode();
 
     void setTexture(QSharedPointer<QSGTexture> texture);
 
 private:
     QSharedPointer<QSGTexture> m_texture;
 };
 
 ManagedTextureNode::ManagedTextureNode()
 {}
 
 void ManagedTextureNode::setTexture(QSharedPointer<QSGTexture> texture)
 {
     m_texture = texture;
     QSGSimpleTextureNode::setTexture(texture.data());
 }
 
 typedef QHash<qint64, QHash<QWindow*, QWeakPointer<QSGTexture> > > TexturesCache;
 
 struct ImageTexturesCachePrivate
 {
     TexturesCache cache;
 };
 
 class ImageTexturesCache
 {
 public:
     ImageTexturesCache();
     ~ImageTexturesCache();
 
     /**
      * @returns the texture for a given @p window and @p image.
      *
      * If an @p image id is the same as one already provided before, we won't create
      * a new texture and return a shared pointer to the existing texture.
      */
     QSharedPointer<QSGTexture> loadTexture(QQuickWindow *window, const QImage &image, QQuickWindow::CreateTextureOptions options);
 
     QSharedPointer<QSGTexture> loadTexture(QQuickWindow *window, const QImage &image);
 
 
 private:
     QScopedPointer<ImageTexturesCachePrivate> d;
 };
 
 
 ImageTexturesCache::ImageTexturesCache()
     : d(new ImageTexturesCachePrivate)
 {
 }
 
 ImageTexturesCache::~ImageTexturesCache()
 {
 }
 
 QSharedPointer<QSGTexture> ImageTexturesCache::loadTexture(QQuickWindow *window, const QImage &image, QQuickWindow::CreateTextureOptions options)
 {
     qint64 id = image.cacheKey();
     QSharedPointer<QSGTexture> texture = d->cache.value(id).value(window).toStrongRef();
 
     if (!texture) {
         auto cleanAndDelete = [this, window, id](QSGTexture* texture) {
             QHash<QWindow*, QWeakPointer<QSGTexture> >& textures = (d->cache)[id];
             textures.remove(window);
             if (textures.isEmpty())
                 d->cache.remove(id);
             delete texture;
         };
         texture = QSharedPointer<QSGTexture>(window->createTextureFromImage(image, options), cleanAndDelete);
         (d->cache)[id][window] = texture.toWeakRef();
     }
 
     //if we have a cache in an atlas but our request cannot use an atlassed texture
     //create a new texture and use that
     //don't use removedFromAtlas() as that requires keeping a reference to the non atlased version
     if (!(options & QQuickWindow::TextureCanUseAtlas) && texture->isAtlasTexture()) {
         texture = QSharedPointer<QSGTexture>(window->createTextureFromImage(image, options));
     }
 
     return texture;
 }
 
 QSharedPointer<QSGTexture> ImageTexturesCache::loadTexture(QQuickWindow *window, const QImage &image)
 {
     return loadTexture(window, image, nullptr);
 }
 
 Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(ImageTexturesCache, s_iconImageCache)
 
 DesktopIcon::DesktopIcon(QQuickItem *parent)
     : QQuickItem(parent),
       m_smooth(false),
       m_changed(false),
       m_active(false),
       m_selected(false),
       m_isMask(false)
 {
     setFlag(ItemHasContents, true);
     //FIXME: not necessary anymore
     connect(qApp, &QGuiApplication::paletteChanged, this, [this]() {
         m_changed = true;
         update();
     });
 }
 
 
 DesktopIcon::~DesktopIcon()
 {
 }
 
 void DesktopIcon::setSource(const QVariant &icon)
 {
     if (m_source == icon) {
         return;
     }
     m_source = icon;
     m_changed = true;
 
     if (!m_theme) {
         m_theme = static_cast<Kirigami::PlatformTheme *>(qmlAttachedPropertiesObject<Kirigami::PlatformTheme>(this, true));
         Q_ASSERT(m_theme);
 
         connect(m_theme, &Kirigami::PlatformTheme::colorsChanged, this, [this]() {
             m_changed = true;
             update();
         });
     }
 
     if (m_networkReply) {
         //if there was a network query going on, interrupt it
         m_networkReply->close();
     }
     m_loadedImage = QImage();
     update();
     emit sourceChanged();
 }
 
 QVariant DesktopIcon::source() const
 {
     return m_source;
 }
 
 void DesktopIcon::setEnabled(const bool enabled)
 {
     if (enabled == QQuickItem::isEnabled()) {
         return;
     }
     QQuickItem::setEnabled(enabled);
     m_changed = true;
     update();
     emit enabledChanged();
 }
 
 
 void DesktopIcon::setActive(const bool active)
 {
     if (active == m_active) {
         return;
     }
     m_active = active;
     m_changed = true;
     update();
     emit activeChanged();
 }
 
 bool DesktopIcon::active() const
 {
     return m_active;
 }
 
 bool DesktopIcon::valid() const
 {
     return !m_source.isNull();
 }
 
 void DesktopIcon::setSelected(const bool selected)
 {
     if (selected == m_selected) {
         return;
     }
     m_selected = selected;
     m_changed = true;
     update();
     emit selectedChanged();
 }
 
 bool DesktopIcon::selected() const
 {
     return m_selected;
 }
 
 void DesktopIcon::setIsMask(bool mask)
 {
     if (m_isMask == mask) {
         return;
     }
 
     m_isMask = mask;
     m_changed = true;
     update();
     emit isMaskChanged();
 }
 
 bool DesktopIcon::isMask() const
 {
     return m_isMask;
 }
 
 void DesktopIcon::setColor(const QColor &color)
 {
     if (m_color == color) {
         return;
     }
 
     m_color = color;
     m_changed = true;
     update();
     emit colorChanged();
 }
 
 QColor DesktopIcon::color() const
 {
     return m_color;
 }
 
 
 int DesktopIcon::implicitWidth() const
 {
     return 32;
 }
 
 int DesktopIcon::implicitHeight() const
 {
     return 32;
 }
 
 void DesktopIcon::setSmooth(const bool smooth)
 {
     if (smooth == m_smooth) {
         return;
     }
     m_smooth = smooth;
     m_changed = true;
     update();
     emit smoothChanged();
 }
 
 bool DesktopIcon::smooth() const
 {
     return m_smooth;
 }
 
 QSGNode* DesktopIcon::updatePaintNode(QSGNode* node, QQuickItem::UpdatePaintNodeData* /*data*/)
 {
     if (m_source.isNull()) {
         delete node;
         return Q_NULLPTR;
     }
 
     if (m_changed || node == nullptr) {
         QImage img;
         const QSize itemSize(width(), height());
         QRect nodeRect(QPoint(0,0), itemSize);
 
         if (itemSize.width() != 0 && itemSize.height() != 0) {
             const auto multiplier = QCoreApplication::instance()->testAttribute(Qt::AA_UseHighDpiPixmaps) ? 1 : (window() ? window()->devicePixelRatio() : qApp->devicePixelRatio());
             const QSize size = itemSize * multiplier;
 
             switch(m_source.type()){
             case QVariant::Pixmap:
                 img = m_source.value<QPixmap>().toImage();
                 break;
             case QVariant::Image:
                 img = m_source.value<QImage>();
                 break;
             case QVariant::Bitmap:
                 img = m_source.value<QBitmap>().toImage();
                 break;
             case QVariant::Icon:
                 img = m_source.value<QIcon>().pixmap(size, iconMode(), QIcon::On).toImage();
                 break;
             case QVariant::Url:
             case QVariant::String:
                 img = findIcon(size);
                 break;
             case QVariant::Brush:
                 //todo: fill here too?
             case QVariant::Color:
                 img = QImage(size, QImage::Format_Alpha8);
                 img.fill(m_source.value<QColor>());
                 break;
             default:
                 break;
             }
 
             if (img.isNull()){
                 img = QImage(size, QImage::Format_Alpha8);
                 img.fill(Qt::transparent);
             }
             if (img.size() != size){
                 // At this point, the image will already be scaled, but we need to output it in
                 // the correct aspect ratio, painted centered in the viewport. So:
                 QRect destination(QPoint(0, 0), img.size().scaled(itemSize, Qt::KeepAspectRatio));
                 destination.moveCenter(nodeRect.center());
                 nodeRect = destination;
             }
         }
         m_changed = false;
 
         ManagedTextureNode* mNode = dynamic_cast<ManagedTextureNode*>(node);
         if (!mNode) {
             delete node;
             mNode = new ManagedTextureNode;
         }
         mNode->setTexture(s_iconImageCache->loadTexture(window(), img));
         mNode->setRect(nodeRect);
         node = mNode;
         if (m_smooth) {
             mNode->setFiltering(QSGTexture::Linear);
         }
     }
 
     return node;
 }
 
 void DesktopIcon::geometryChanged(const QRectF &newGeometry, const QRectF &oldGeometry)
 {
     if (newGeometry.size() != oldGeometry.size()) {
         m_changed = true;
         update();
     }
     QQuickItem::geometryChanged(newGeometry, oldGeometry);
 }
 
 void DesktopIcon::handleFinished(QNetworkAccessManager* qnam, QNetworkReply* reply) {
     if (reply && reply->error() == QNetworkReply::NoError) {
         const QUrl possibleRedirectUrl = reply->attribute(QNetworkRequest::RedirectionTargetAttribute).toUrl();
         if (!possibleRedirectUrl.isEmpty()) {
             const QUrl redirectUrl = reply->url().resolved(possibleRedirectUrl);
             if (redirectUrl == reply->url()) {
                 // no infinite redirections thank you very much
                 reply->deleteLater();
                 return;
             }
             reply->deleteLater();
             QNetworkRequest request(possibleRedirectUrl);
             request.setAttribute(QNetworkRequest::CacheLoadControlAttribute, QNetworkRequest::PreferCache);
             m_networkReply = qnam->get(request);
             connect(m_networkReply.data(), &QNetworkReply::readyRead, this, [this](){handleReadyRead(m_networkReply); });
             connect(m_networkReply.data(), &QNetworkReply::finished, this, [this, qnam](){handleFinished(qnam, m_networkReply); });
             return;
         }
     }
 }
 
 void DesktopIcon::handleReadyRead(QNetworkReply* reply)
 {
     if (reply && reply->attribute(QNetworkRequest::RedirectionTargetAttribute).isNull()) {
         // We're handing the event loop back while doing network work, and it turns out
         // this fairly regularly results in things being deleted under us. So, just
         // handle that and crash less :)
         QPointer<DesktopIcon> me(this);
         QPointer<QNetworkReply> guardedReply(reply);
         QByteArray data;
         do {
             data.append(guardedReply->read(32768));
             // Because we are in the main thread, this could be potentially very expensive, so let's not block
             qApp->processEvents();
             if(!me || !guardedReply) {
                 return;
             }
         } while(!guardedReply->atEnd());
         m_loadedImage = QImage::fromData(data);
         if (m_loadedImage.isNull()) {
             // broken image from data, inform the user of this with some useful broken-image thing...
             const QSize size = QSize(width(), height()) * (window() ? window()->devicePixelRatio() : qApp->devicePixelRatio());
-            m_loadedImage = QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("unknown")).pixmap(size, iconMode(), QIcon::On).toImage();
+            m_loadedImage = QIcon::fromTheme(m_fallback).pixmap(size, iconMode(), QIcon::On).toImage();
         }
         m_changed = true;
         update();
     }
 }
 
 QImage DesktopIcon::findIcon(const QSize &size)
 {
     QImage img;
     QString iconSource = m_source.toString();
 
     if (iconSource.startsWith(QLatin1String("image://"))) {
         QUrl iconUrl(iconSource);
         QString iconProviderId = iconUrl.host();
         QString iconId = iconUrl.path();
 
         // QRC paths are not correctly handled by .path()
         if (iconId.size() >=2 && iconId.startsWith(QLatin1String("/:"))) {
             iconId = iconId.remove(0, 1);
         }
 
         QSize actualSize;
         QQuickImageProvider* imageProvider = dynamic_cast<QQuickImageProvider*>(
                     qmlEngine(this)->imageProvider(iconProviderId));
         if (!imageProvider)
             return img;
         switch(imageProvider->imageType()){
         case QQmlImageProviderBase::Image:
             img = imageProvider->requestImage(iconId, &actualSize, size);
             break;
         case QQmlImageProviderBase::Pixmap:
             img = imageProvider->requestPixmap(iconId, &actualSize, size).toImage();
             break;
         case QQmlImageProviderBase::Texture:
         case QQmlImageProviderBase::Invalid:
         case QQmlImageProviderBase::ImageResponse:
             //will have to investigate this more
             break;
         }
     } else if(iconSource.startsWith(QLatin1String("http://")) || iconSource.startsWith(QLatin1String("https://"))) {
         if(!m_loadedImage.isNull()) {
             return m_loadedImage.scaled(size, Qt::KeepAspectRatio, m_smooth ? Qt::SmoothTransformation : Qt::FastTransformation );
         }
         const auto url = m_source.toUrl();
         QQmlEngine* engine = qmlEngine(this);
         QNetworkAccessManager* qnam;
         if (engine && (qnam = engine->networkAccessManager()) && (!m_networkReply || m_networkReply->url() != url)) {
             QNetworkRequest request(url);
             request.setAttribute(QNetworkRequest::CacheLoadControlAttribute, QNetworkRequest::PreferCache);
             m_networkReply = qnam->get(request);
             connect(m_networkReply.data(), &QNetworkReply::readyRead, this, [this](){ handleReadyRead(m_networkReply); });
             connect(m_networkReply.data(), &QNetworkReply::finished, this, [this, qnam](){ handleFinished(qnam, m_networkReply); });
         }
         // Temporary icon while we wait for the real image to load...
         img = QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("image-x-icon")).pixmap(size, iconMode(), QIcon::On).toImage();
     } else {
         if (iconSource.startsWith(QLatin1String("qrc:/"))) {
             iconSource = iconSource.mid(3);
         } else if (iconSource.startsWith(QLatin1String("file:/"))) {
             iconSource = QUrl(iconSource).path();
         }
 
         QIcon icon;
         const bool isPath = iconSource.contains(QLatin1String("/"));
         if (isPath) {
             icon = QIcon(iconSource);
         } else {
             if (icon.isNull()) {
                 icon = m_theme->iconFromTheme(iconSource, m_color);
             }
         }
         if (!icon.isNull()) {
             img = icon.pixmap(size, iconMode(), QIcon::On).toImage();
             qreal ratio = 1;
             if (window() && window()->screen()) {
                 ratio = window()->screen()->devicePixelRatio();
             }
 
             const QColor tintColor = !m_color.isValid() || m_color == Qt::transparent ? (m_selected ? m_theme->highlightedTextColor() : m_theme->textColor()) : m_color;
 
             if (m_isMask ||
                 //this is an heuristic to decide when to tint and when to just draw
                 //(fullcolor icons) in reality on basic styles the only colored icons should be -symbolic, this heuristic is the most compatible middle ground
                 icon.isMask() ||
                 //if symbolic color based on tintColor
                 (iconSource.endsWith(QLatin1String("-symbolic")) && tintColor.isValid() && tintColor != Qt::transparent) ||
                 //if path color based on m_color
                 (isPath && m_color.isValid() && m_color != Qt::transparent)) {
                 QPainter p(&img);
                 p.setCompositionMode(QPainter::CompositionMode_SourceIn);
                 p.fillRect(img.rect(), tintColor);
                 p.end();
             }
         }
     }
     return img;
 }
 
 QIcon::Mode DesktopIcon::iconMode() const
 {
     if (!isEnabled()) {
         return QIcon::Disabled;
     } else if (m_selected) {
         return QIcon::Selected;
     } else if (m_active) {
         return QIcon::Active;
     }
     return QIcon::Normal;
 }
+
+QString DesktopIcon::fallback() const
+{
+    return m_fallback;
+}
+
+void DesktopIcon::setFallback(const QString& fallback)
+{
+    if (m_fallback != fallback) {
+        m_fallback = fallback;
+        Q_EMIT fallbackChanged(fallback);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/desktopicon.h b/src/desktopicon.h
index 3b94b1d0..8f2d71b2 100644
--- a/src/desktopicon.h
+++ b/src/desktopicon.h
@@ -1,112 +1,118 @@
 /*
  *   Copyright 2011 Marco Martin <mart@kde.org>
  *   Copyright 2014 Aleix Pol Gonzalez <aleixpol@blue-systems.com>
  *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *   it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
  *   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or
  *   (at your option) any later version.
  *
  *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  *   GNU General Public License for more details
  *
  *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
  *   License along with this program; if not, write to the
  *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
  *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
 #ifndef DESKTOPICON_H
 #define DESKTOPICON_H
 
 #include <QIcon>
 #include <QQuickItem>
 #include <QVariant>
 #include <QPointer>
 
 class QNetworkAccessManager;
 class QNetworkReply;
 
 namespace Kirigami {
     class PlatformTheme;
 }
 
 class DesktopIcon : public QQuickItem
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
     Q_PROPERTY(QVariant source READ source WRITE setSource NOTIFY sourceChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool smooth READ smooth WRITE setSmooth NOTIFY smoothChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(int implicitWidth READ implicitWidth CONSTANT)
     Q_PROPERTY(int implicitHeight READ implicitHeight CONSTANT)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool enabled READ isEnabled WRITE setEnabled NOTIFY enabledChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool active READ active WRITE setActive NOTIFY activeChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool valid READ valid NOTIFY validChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool selected READ selected WRITE setSelected NOTIFY selectedChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool isMask READ isMask WRITE setIsMask NOTIFY isMaskChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QColor color READ color WRITE setColor NOTIFY colorChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString fallback READ fallback WRITE setFallback NOTIFY fallbackChanged)
 
 public:
     DesktopIcon(QQuickItem *parent = nullptr);
     ~DesktopIcon();
 
     void setSource(const QVariant &source);
     QVariant source() const;
 
     int implicitWidth() const;
     int implicitHeight() const;
 
     void setSmooth(const bool smooth);
     bool smooth() const;
 
     void setEnabled(bool enabled = true);
 
     void setActive(bool active = true);
     bool active() const;
 
     bool valid() const;
 
     void setSelected(bool selected = true);
     bool selected() const;
 
     void setIsMask(bool mask);
     bool isMask() const;
 
     void setColor(const QColor &color);
     QColor color() const;
 
+    QString fallback() const;
+    void setFallback(const QString &fallback);
+
     QSGNode* updatePaintNode(QSGNode* node, UpdatePaintNodeData* data) override;
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void sourceChanged();
     void smoothChanged();
     void enabledChanged();
     void activeChanged();
     void validChanged();
     void selectedChanged();
     void isMaskChanged();
     void colorChanged();
+    void fallbackChanged(const QString &fallback);
 
 protected:
     void geometryChanged(const QRectF &newGeometry, const QRectF &oldGeometry) override;
     QImage findIcon(const QSize& size);
     void handleFinished(QNetworkAccessManager* qnam, QNetworkReply* reply);
     void handleReadyRead(QNetworkReply* reply);
     QIcon::Mode iconMode() const;
 
 private:
     Kirigami::PlatformTheme *m_theme = nullptr;
     QPointer<QNetworkReply> m_networkReply;
     QVariant m_source;
     bool m_smooth;
     bool m_changed;
     bool m_active;
     bool m_selected;
     bool m_isMask;
     QImage m_loadedImage;
     QColor m_color = Qt::transparent;
+    QString m_fallback = QStringLiteral("unknown");
 };
 
 #endif