diff --git a/libs/widgets/KoIconUtils.cpp b/libs/widgets/KoIconUtils.cpp
index 01a14eb5135..30c02725b1c 100644
--- a/libs/widgets/KoIconUtils.cpp
+++ b/libs/widgets/KoIconUtils.cpp
@@ -1,52 +1,59 @@
 /*
  *  Copyright (c) 2015 Dmitry Kazakov <dimula73@gmail.com>
  *
  *  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.
  */
 
 #include "KoIconUtils.h"
 
 #include <QIcon>
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QPalette>
 #include <QDebug>
 
 #include <kiconloader.h>
+#include <kiconengine.h>
 
 namespace KoIconUtils
 {
 
 QIcon themedIcon(const QString &name) {
     QString realName;
 
     // try load themed icon
     QColor background = qApp->palette().background().color();
     bool useDarkIcons = background.value() > 100;
     const char * const prefix = useDarkIcons ? "dark_" : "light_";
 
     realName = QLatin1String(prefix) + name;
 
 //    qDebug() << ">>>>>>>" << realName << KIconLoader::global()->iconPath(realName, KIconLoader::User, true) << "\n\t"
 //             << name  << KIconLoader::global()->iconPath(name, KIconLoader::User, true);
 
     if (KIconLoader::global()->iconPath(realName, KIconLoader::User, true).isEmpty()) {
         realName = name;
     }
 
-    return QIcon::fromTheme(realName);
+    QIcon icon = QIcon(new KIconEngine(realName, KIconLoader::global()));
+
+    // fallback
+    if (icon.isNull())
+        icon = QIcon::fromTheme(name);
+
+    return icon;
 
 }
 
 }