diff --git a/konsole/konsole.cpp b/konsole/konsole.cpp
index 7d0e3344..ac6a77b7 100644
--- a/konsole/konsole.cpp
+++ b/konsole/konsole.cpp
@@ -768,12 +768,14 @@ void Konsole::makeGUI()
                          SLOT(slotTabRenameSession()) );
    m_tabPopupMenu->insertSeparator();
 
-   m_tabMonitorActivity = new KToggleAction ( i18n( "Monitor for &Activity" ), "idea", 0, this,
-                                        SLOT( slotTabToggleMonitor() ), this);
+  m_tabMonitorActivity = new KToggleAction ( i18n( "Monitor for &Activity" ), 
+      SmallIconSet("konsole"), 0, this, SLOT( slotTabToggleMonitor() ), this );
+  m_tabMonitorActivity->setCheckedState( KGuiItem( i18n( "Stop Monitoring for &Activity" ), SmallIconSet( "activity" ) ) );
    m_tabMonitorActivity->plug(m_tabPopupMenu);
 
-   m_tabMonitorSilence = new KToggleAction ( i18n( "Monitor for &Silence" ), "ktip", 0, this,
-                                       SLOT( slotTabToggleMonitor() ), this);
+  m_tabMonitorSilence = new KToggleAction ( i18n( "Monitor for &Silence" ), 
+      SmallIconSet("konsole"), 0, this, SLOT( slotTabToggleMonitor() ), this );
+  m_tabMonitorSilence->setCheckedState( KGuiItem( i18n( "Stop Monitoring for &Silence" ), SmallIconSet( "silence" ) ) );
    m_tabMonitorSilence->plug(m_tabPopupMenu);
 
    m_tabMasterMode = new KToggleAction ( i18n( "Send &Input to All Sessions" ), "remote", 0, this,
@@ -1033,10 +1035,16 @@ void Konsole::makeBasicGUI()
                                   SLOT( slotZModemUpload() ), 
                                   m_shortcuts, "zmodem_upload" );
 
-  monitorActivity = new KToggleAction ( i18n( "Monitor for &Activity" ), "idea", 0, this,
-                                        SLOT( slotToggleMonitor() ), m_shortcuts, "monitor_activity" );
-  monitorSilence = new KToggleAction ( i18n( "Monitor for &Silence" ), "ktip", 0, this,
-                                       SLOT( slotToggleMonitor() ), m_shortcuts, "monitor_silence" );
+  monitorActivity = new KToggleAction ( i18n( "Monitor for &Activity" ), 
+      SmallIconSet("konsole"), 0, this,
+      SLOT( slotToggleMonitor() ), m_shortcuts, "monitor_activity" );
+  monitorActivity->setCheckedState( KGuiItem( i18n( "Stop Monitoring for &Activity" ), SmallIconSet( "activity" ) ) );
+
+  monitorSilence = new KToggleAction ( i18n( "Monitor for &Silence" ), 
+      SmallIconSet("konsole"), 0, this,
+      SLOT( slotToggleMonitor() ), m_shortcuts, "monitor_silence" );
+  monitorSilence->setCheckedState( KGuiItem( i18n( "Stop Monitoring for &Silence" ), SmallIconSet( "silence" ) ) );
+
   masterMode = new KToggleAction ( i18n( "Send &Input to All Sessions" ), "remote", 0, this,
                                    SLOT( slotToggleMasterMode() ), m_shortcuts, "send_input_to_all_sessions" );
 
@@ -2993,9 +3001,9 @@ void Konsole::notifySessionState(TESession* session, int state)
                          break;
     case NOTIFYBELL    : state_iconname = "bell";
                          break;
-    case NOTIFYACTIVITY: state_iconname = "idea";
+    case NOTIFYACTIVITY: state_iconname = "activity";
                          break;
-    case NOTIFYSILENCE : state_iconname = "ktip";
+    case NOTIFYSILENCE : state_iconname = "silence";
 			 break;
   }
   if (!state_iconname.isEmpty()