diff --git a/cosmic-applet-status-area/src/components/status_menu.rs b/cosmic-applet-status-area/src/components/status_menu.rs
index 0ab1f317..6aa0953c 100644
--- a/cosmic-applet-status-area/src/components/status_menu.rs
+++ b/cosmic-applet-status-area/src/components/status_menu.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ pub struct State {
     expanded: Option<i32>,
     // TODO handle icon with multiple sizes?
     icon_handle: icon::Handle,
+    icon_theme_path: Option<PathBuf>,
     click_event: Option<(i32, bool)>,
 }
 
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ impl State {
                 icon_handle: icon::from_name("application-default")
                     .prefer_svg(true)
                     .handle(),
+                icon_theme_path: None,
                 click_event: None,
             },
             iced::Task::none(),
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ impl State {
             }
             Msg::Icon(update) => {
                 let icon_name = update.name.unwrap_or_default();
+                self.icon_theme_path = update.theme_path;
 
                 // Use the icon pixmap if an icon was not defined by name.
                 if icon_name.is_empty() {
@@ -93,13 +96,18 @@ impl State {
                 self.icon_handle = if Path::new(&icon_name).exists() {
                     icon::from_path(Path::new(&icon_name).to_path_buf()).symbolic(true)
                 } else {
-                    icon::from_name(icon_name)
-                        .prefer_svg(true)
-                        .fallback(Some(IconFallback::Names(vec![
+                    let mut builder = icon::from_name(icon_name).prefer_svg(true).fallback(Some(
+                        IconFallback::Names(vec![
                             "application-default".into(),
                             "application-x-executable".into(),
-                        ])))
-                        .handle()
+                        ]),
+                    ));
+
+                    if let Some(ref theme_path) = self.icon_theme_path {
+                        builder = builder.with_extra_paths(vec![theme_path.clone()]);
+                    }
+
+                    builder.handle()
                 };
 
                 iced::Task::none()
diff --git a/cosmic-applet-status-area/src/subscriptions/status_notifier_item.rs b/cosmic-applet-status-area/src/subscriptions/status_notifier_item.rs
index fd51390e..c03f0f54 100644
--- a/cosmic-applet-status-area/src/subscriptions/status_notifier_item.rs
+++ b/cosmic-applet-status-area/src/subscriptions/status_notifier_item.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
 
 use std::hash::Hash;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use cosmic::iced::{self, Subscription};
 use futures::{FutureExt, StreamExt};
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ pub struct Icon {
 pub struct IconUpdate {
     pub name: Option<String>,
     pub pixmap: Option<Vec<Icon>>,
-    // pub theme_path: Option<PathBuf>,
+    pub theme_path: Option<PathBuf>,
 }
 
 impl StatusNotifierItem {
@@ -118,11 +119,11 @@ impl StatusNotifierItem {
         async fn icon_events(item_proxy: StatusNotifierItemProxy<'static>) -> IconUpdate {
             let icon_name = item_proxy.icon_name().await;
             let icon_pixmap = item_proxy.icon_pixmap().await;
-            // let icon_theme_path = item_proxy.icon_theme_path().await.map(PathBuf::from);
+            let icon_theme_path = item_proxy.icon_theme_path().await.map(PathBuf::from);
             IconUpdate {
                 name: icon_name.ok(),
                 pixmap: icon_pixmap.ok(),
-                // theme_path: icon_theme_path.ok().filter(|x| !x.as_os_str().is_empty()),
+                theme_path: icon_theme_path.ok().filter(|x| !x.as_os_str().is_empty()),
             }
         }