diff --git a/app/CMakeLists.txt b/app/CMakeLists.txt
index 06c369907..7b1376f16 100644
--- a/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 qt5_add_resources(kdeconnect_SRCS resources.qrc)
 
-add_executable(kdeconnect-app main.cpp ${kdeconnect_SRCS})
+qt5_add_resources(kdeconnect_custom_icons_SRCS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/icons/custom_icons.qrc)
+
+add_executable(kdeconnect-app
+    main.cpp
+    ${kdeconnect_SRCS}
+    ${kdeconnect_custom_icons_SRCS}
+)
 target_link_libraries(kdeconnect-app Qt5::Quick Qt5::QuickControls2 Qt5::Widgets KF5::CoreAddons KF5::I18n)
 
 install(TARGETS kdeconnect-app ${INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS})
diff --git a/icons/CMakeLists.txt b/icons/CMakeLists.txt
index 3f71e4c9a..3fedd29b3 100644
--- a/icons/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/icons/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,42 +13,3 @@ if(APPLE)
 endif()
 
 ecm_install_icons(ICONS ${APP_ICONS} DESTINATION ${ICON_INSTALL_DIR})
-
-ecm_install_icons(ICONS
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/16-status-laptopconnected.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/16-status-laptopdisconnected.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/16-status-laptoptrusted.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/16-status-smartphoneconnected.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/16-status-smartphonedisconnected.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/16-status-smartphonetrusted.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/16-status-tabletconnected.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/16-status-tabletdisconnected.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/16-status-tablettrusted.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/16-status-tvconnected.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/16-status-tvdisconnected.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/16-status-tvtrusted.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/22-status-laptopconnected.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/22-status-laptopdisconnected.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/22-status-laptoptrusted.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/22-status-smartphoneconnected.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/22-status-smartphonedisconnected.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/22-status-smartphonetrusted.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/22-status-tabletconnected.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/22-status-tabletdisconnected.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/22-status-tablettrusted.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/22-status-tvconnected.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/22-status-tvdisconnected.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/22-status-tvtrusted.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/32-status-laptopconnected.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/32-status-laptopdisconnected.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/32-status-laptoptrusted.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/32-status-smartphoneconnected.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/32-status-smartphonedisconnected.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/32-status-smartphonetrusted.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/32-status-tabletconnected.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/32-status-tabletdisconnected.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/32-status-tablettrusted.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/32-status-tvconnected.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/32-status-tvdisconnected.svg
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status/32-status-tvtrusted.svg
-    DESTINATION ${ICON_INSTALL_DIR})
diff --git a/icons/custom_icons.qrc b/icons/custom_icons.qrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e691d21a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/icons/custom_icons.qrc
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<!DOCTYPE RCC>
+
+<RCC version="1.0">
+<qresource prefix="/icons/hicolor/16x16/status/">
+    <file alias="laptopconnected.svg">status/16-status-laptopconnected.svg</file>
+    <file alias="laptopdisconnected.svg">status/16-status-laptopdisconnected.svg</file>
+    <file alias="laptoptrusted.svg">status/16-status-laptoptrusted.svg</file>
+    <file alias="smartphoneconnected.svg">status/16-status-smartphoneconnected.svg</file>
+    <file alias="smartphonedisconnected.svg">status/16-status-smartphonedisconnected.svg</file>
+    <file alias="smartphonetrusted.svg">status/16-status-smartphonetrusted.svg</file>
+    <file alias="tabletconnected.svg">status/16-status-tabletconnected.svg</file>
+    <file alias="tabletdisconnected.svg">status/16-status-tabletdisconnected.svg</file>
+    <file alias="tablettrusted.svg">status/16-status-tablettrusted.svg</file>
+    <file alias="tvconnected.svg">status/16-status-tvconnected.svg</file>
+    <file alias="tvdisconnected.svg">status/16-status-tvdisconnected.svg</file>
+    <file alias="tvtrusted.svg">status/16-status-tvtrusted.svg</file>
+</qresource>
+<qresource prefix="/icons/hicolor/22x22/status/">
+    <file alias="laptopconnected.svg">status/22-status-laptopconnected.svg</file>
+    <file alias="laptopdisconnected.svg">status/22-status-laptopdisconnected.svg</file>
+    <file alias="laptoptrusted.svg">status/22-status-laptoptrusted.svg</file>
+    <file alias="smartphoneconnected.svg">status/22-status-smartphoneconnected.svg</file>
+    <file alias="smartphonedisconnected.svg">status/22-status-smartphonedisconnected.svg</file>
+    <file alias="smartphonetrusted.svg">status/22-status-smartphonetrusted.svg</file>
+    <file alias="tabletconnected.svg">status/22-status-tabletconnected.svg</file>
+    <file alias="tabletdisconnected.svg">status/22-status-tabletdisconnected.svg</file>
+    <file alias="tablettrusted.svg">status/22-status-tablettrusted.svg</file>
+    <file alias="tvconnected.svg">status/22-status-tvconnected.svg</file>
+    <file alias="tvdisconnected.svg">status/22-status-tvdisconnected.svg</file>
+    <file alias="tvtrusted.svg">status/22-status-tvtrusted.svg</file>
+</qresource>
+<qresource prefix="/icons/hicolor/32x32/status/">
+    <file alias="laptopconnected.svg">status/32-status-laptopconnected.svg</file>
+    <file alias="laptopdisconnected.svg">status/32-status-laptopdisconnected.svg</file>
+    <file alias="laptoptrusted.svg">status/32-status-laptoptrusted.svg</file>
+    <file alias="smartphoneconnected.svg">status/32-status-smartphoneconnected.svg</file>
+    <file alias="smartphonedisconnected.svg">status/32-status-smartphonedisconnected.svg</file>
+    <file alias="smartphonetrusted.svg">status/32-status-smartphonetrusted.svg</file>
+    <file alias="tabletconnected.svg">status/32-status-tabletconnected.svg</file>
+    <file alias="tabletdisconnected.svg">status/32-status-tabletdisconnected.svg</file>
+    <file alias="tablettrusted.svg">status/32-status-tablettrusted.svg</file>
+    <file alias="tvconnected.svg">status/32-status-tvconnected.svg</file>
+    <file alias="tvdisconnected.svg">status/32-status-tvdisconnected.svg</file>
+    <file alias="tvtrusted.svg">status/32-status-tvtrusted.svg</file>
+</qresource>
+</RCC>
diff --git a/indicator/CMakeLists.txt b/indicator/CMakeLists.txt
index 0686be684..854a11529 100644
--- a/indicator/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/indicator/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,9 +7,12 @@ ecm_qt_declare_logging_category(
     DEFAULT_SEVERITY Warning
     EXPORT kdeconnect-kde DESCRIPTION "kdeconnect (indicator)")
 
+qt5_add_resources(kdeconnect_custom_icons_SRCS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/icons/custom_icons.qrc)
+
 set(indicator_SRCS
     main.cpp
     deviceindicator.cpp
+    ${kdeconnect_custom_icons_SRCS}
 )
 
 include(ECMAddAppIcon)
diff --git a/indicator/deviceindicator.cpp b/indicator/deviceindicator.cpp
index 349fa5a6b..7d0737acc 100644
--- a/indicator/deviceindicator.cpp
+++ b/indicator/deviceindicator.cpp
@@ -58,11 +58,7 @@ DeviceIndicator::DeviceIndicator(DeviceDbusInterface* device)
     , m_device(device)
     , m_remoteCommandsInterface(new RemoteCommandsDbusInterface(m_device->id()))
 {
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-    setIcon(QIcon(QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::AppDataLocation, QStringLiteral("icons/hicolor/scalable/status/") + device->iconName() + QStringLiteral(".svg"))));
-#else
     setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(device->iconName()));
-#endif
 
     connect(device, SIGNAL(nameChanged(QString)), this, SLOT(setText(QString)));
 
diff --git a/settings/CMakeLists.txt b/settings/CMakeLists.txt
index 3fa16f703..2358dbc3e 100644
--- a/settings/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/settings/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 add_definitions(-DTRANSLATION_DOMAIN="kdeconnect-settings")
 
-add_executable(kdeconnect-settings main.cpp)
+qt5_add_resources(kdeconnect_custom_icons_SRCS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/icons/custom_icons.qrc)
+
+add_executable(kdeconnect-settings
+    main.cpp
+    ${kdeconnect_custom_icons_SRCS}
+)
+
 target_link_libraries(kdeconnect-settings kdeconnectversion KF5::I18n KF5::KCMUtils KF5::DBusAddons)
 
 install(TARGETS kdeconnect-settings ${INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS})
diff --git a/smsapp/CMakeLists.txt b/smsapp/CMakeLists.txt
index 1913ff1ab..7c09af54c 100644
--- a/smsapp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/smsapp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ target_link_libraries(kdeconnectsmshelper
     kdeconnectinterfaces
 )
 
+qt5_add_resources(kdeconnect_custom_icons_SRCS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/icons/custom_icons.qrc)
+
 add_executable(kdeconnect-sms
     main.cpp
     conversationlistmodel.cpp
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ add_executable(kdeconnect-sms
     resources.qrc
     thumbnailsprovider.cpp
     attachmentinfo.cpp
+    ${kdeconnect_custom_icons_SRCS}
     ${sms_debug_files_SRCS})
 
 target_link_libraries(kdeconnect-sms