diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9d7558daa..21d8dc779 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ if (QT_KNOWN_POLICY_QTP0004)
 qt_policy(SET QTP0004 NEW)
 endif ()
 
-find_package(KF6 ${KF_MIN_VERSION} COMPONENTS Kirigami I18n Notifications Config CoreAddons Sonnet ItemModels ColorScheme)
+find_package(KF6 ${KF_MIN_VERSION} COMPONENTS Kirigami I18n Notifications Config CoreAddons Sonnet ItemModels IconThemes ColorScheme)
 set_package_properties(KF6 PROPERTIES
     TYPE REQUIRED
     PURPOSE "Basic application components"
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 451b3dac5..66071974b 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ target_link_libraries(neochat PUBLIC
     KF6::ConfigGui
     KF6::CoreAddons
     KF6::SonnetCore
+    KF6::IconThemes
     KF6::ColorScheme
     KF6::ItemModels
     QuotientQt6
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 619e0180b..143d4669c 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <KCrash>
 #endif
 
+#include <KIconTheme>
 #include <KLocalizedContext>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ Q_DECL_EXPORT
 #endif
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+    KIconTheme::initTheme();
     QNetworkProxyFactory::setUseSystemConfiguration(true);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_WEBVIEW