diff --git a/plugins/welcomepage/qml/StandardBackground.qml b/plugins/welcomepage/qml/StandardBackground.qml
index 313ecea207..fc26ccb321 100644
--- a/plugins/welcomepage/qml/StandardBackground.qml
+++ b/plugins/welcomepage/qml/StandardBackground.qml
@@ -1,69 +1,69 @@
 /* KDevelop
  *
  * Copyright 2011 Aleix Pol <aleixpol@kde.org>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
  * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
  * of the License, 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 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.
  */
 
 import QtQuick 2.0
 
 Rectangle
 {
     id: bg
     property Component tools: null
     property string pageIcon
     property real marginLeft: toolbar.x+toolbar.width
     property real margins: 5
     
     Rectangle {
         id: toolbar
 
         radius: 5
         color: Qt.rgba(0.8, 0.8, 0.8, 0.4)
 
         anchors {
             top: parent.top
             left: parent.left
             margins: parent.margins
         }
         width: toolsLoader.width + 2*toolsLoader.margins
         height: toolsLoader.height + 2*toolsLoader.margins
         Loader {
             id: toolsLoader
 
             property int margins: 20
 
             anchors {
                 top: parent.top
                 left: parent.left
                 margins: toolsLoader.margins
             }
             sourceComponent: tools
         }
     }
     
     Image {
         id: theIcon
         anchors {
             bottom: parent.bottom
             left: parent.left
             margins: 5
         }
-        source: "image://icon/" + bg.pageIcon
+        source: bg.pageIcon !== "" ? "image://icon/" + bg.pageIcon : ""
         width: 64
         height: width
     }
 }