diff --git a/src/mime_icon.rs b/src/mime_icon.rs
index 91ec3e8..64f007f 100644
--- a/src/mime_icon.rs
+++ b/src/mime_icon.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ impl MimeIconCache {
                     return None;
                 }
                 let icon_name = icon_names.remove(0);
-                let mut named = icon::from_name(icon_name).size(key.size);
+                let mut named = icon::from_name(icon_name).prefer_svg(true).size(key.size);
                 if !icon_names.is_empty() {
                     let fallback_names =
                         icon_names.into_iter().map(std::borrow::Cow::from).collect();
@@ -112,7 +112,10 @@ pub fn mime_icon(mime: Mime, size: u16) -> icon::Handle {
     let mut mime_icon_cache = MIME_ICON_CACHE.lock().unwrap();
     match mime_icon_cache.get(MimeIconKey { mime, size }) {
         Some(handle) => handle,
-        None => icon::from_name(FALLBACK_MIME_ICON).size(size).handle(),
+        None => icon::from_name(FALLBACK_MIME_ICON)
+            .prefer_svg(true)
+            .size(size)
+            .handle(),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tab.rs b/src/tab.rs
index 659aa6d..ba3764f 100644
--- a/src/tab.rs
+++ b/src/tab.rs
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ fn button_style(
 
 pub fn folder_icon(path: &PathBuf, icon_size: u16) -> widget::icon::Handle {
     widget::icon::from_name(SPECIAL_DIRS.get(path).map_or("folder", |x| *x))
+        .prefer_svg(true)
         .size(icon_size)
         .handle()
 }
@@ -581,7 +582,10 @@ fn desktop_icon_handle(icon: &str, size: u16) -> widget::icon::Handle {
     if icon_path.is_absolute() && icon_path.exists() {
         widget::icon::from_path(icon_path.to_path_buf())
     } else {
-        widget::icon::from_name(icon).size(size).handle()
+        widget::icon::from_name(icon)
+            .prefer_svg(true)
+            .size(size)
+            .handle()
     }
 }