diff --git a/src/lib/plugins/plugins.cpp b/src/lib/plugins/plugins.cpp
index 32d390ad3..585a265a8 100644
--- a/src/lib/plugins/plugins.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/plugins/plugins.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,12 @@ PluginSpec Plugins::createSpec(const DesktopFile &metaData)
         if (QFileInfo::exists(iconName)) {
             spec.icon = QIcon(iconName).pixmap(32);
         } else {
-            spec.icon = QIcon::fromTheme(iconName).pixmap(32);
+            const QString relativeFile = QFileInfo(metaData.fileName()).dir().absoluteFilePath(iconName);
+            if (QFileInfo::exists(relativeFile)) {
+                spec.icon = QIcon(relativeFile).pixmap(32);
+            } else {
+                spec.icon = QIcon::fromTheme(iconName).pixmap(32);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/tools/desktopfile.cpp b/src/lib/tools/desktopfile.cpp
index 464add83b..b7b23b0ea 100644
--- a/src/lib/tools/desktopfile.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/tools/desktopfile.cpp
@@ -23,13 +23,18 @@ DesktopFile::DesktopFile()
 {
 }
 
-DesktopFile::DesktopFile(const QString &filePath)
+DesktopFile::DesktopFile(const QString &fileName)
 {
-    m_settings.reset(new QSettings(filePath, QSettings::IniFormat));
+    m_settings.reset(new QSettings(fileName, QSettings::IniFormat));
     m_settings->setIniCodec("UTF-8");
     m_settings->beginGroup(QSL("Desktop Entry"));
 }
 
+QString DesktopFile::fileName() const
+{
+    return m_settings ? m_settings->fileName() : QString();
+}
+
 QString DesktopFile::name() const
 {
     return value(QSL("Name"), true).toString();
diff --git a/src/lib/tools/desktopfile.h b/src/lib/tools/desktopfile.h
index 87db58ddf..ec561ef82 100644
--- a/src/lib/tools/desktopfile.h
+++ b/src/lib/tools/desktopfile.h
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ class FALKON_EXPORT DesktopFile
 {
 public:
     explicit DesktopFile();
-    explicit DesktopFile(const QString &filePath);
+    explicit DesktopFile(const QString &fileName);
+
+    QString fileName() const;
 
     QString name() const;
     QString comment() const;