diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 4517fdc..1098148 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
 //!     .find();
 //! # }
 //! ```
+use theme::{Theme, BASE_PATHS};
+
 use crate::cache::{CacheEntry, CACHE};
 use crate::theme::{try_build_icon_path, THEMES};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
@@ -242,15 +244,25 @@ impl<'a> LookupBuilder<'a> {
                     })
                 })
                 .or_else(|| {
-                    THEMES
-                        .get("hicolor")
-                        // Fallback to 'hicolor'
-                        .and_then(|hicolor| {
-                            hicolor.try_get_icon(self.name, self.size, self.scale, self.force_svg)
-                        })
+                    for theme_base_dir in BASE_PATHS.iter() {
+                        let theme = Theme::from_path(theme_base_dir.join("hicolor"));
+                        if let Some(icon) = theme.and_then(|theme| {
+                            theme.try_get_icon(self.name, self.size, self.scale, self.force_svg)
+                        }) {
+                            return Some(icon);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    None
                 })
-                // Last chance, try to find the icon in "/usr/share/pixmaps"
-                .or_else(|| try_build_icon_path(self.name, "/usr/share/pixmaps", self.force_svg));
+                .or_else(|| try_build_icon_path(self.name, "/usr/share/pixmaps", self.force_svg))
+                .or_else(|| {
+                    let p = PathBuf::from(&self.name);
+                    if let (Some(name), Some(parent)) = (p.file_name(), p.parent()) {
+                        try_build_icon_path(&name.to_string_lossy(), parent, self.force_svg)
+                    } else {
+                        None
+                    }
+                });
 
             if self.cache {
                 self.store(self.theme, icon)
diff --git a/src/theme/mod.rs b/src/theme/mod.rs
index 1cbc104..7d1ca6b 100644
--- a/src/theme/mod.rs
+++ b/src/theme/mod.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::theme::error::ThemeError;
 use crate::theme::paths::ThemePath;
 use ini::Ini;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
-use paths::BASE_PATHS;
+pub(crate) use paths::BASE_PATHS;
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::fmt::{Debug, Formatter};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ pub(super) fn try_build_icon_path<P: AsRef<Path>>(
 fn try_build_svg<P: AsRef<Path>>(name: &str, path: P) -> Option<PathBuf> {
     let path = path.as_ref();
     let svg = path.join(format!("{name}.svg"));
+
     if svg.exists() {
         Some(svg)
     } else {
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ fn try_build_svg<P: AsRef<Path>>(name: &str, path: P) -> Option<PathBuf> {
 fn try_build_png<P: AsRef<Path>>(name: &str, path: P) -> Option<PathBuf> {
     let path = path.as_ref();
     let png = path.join(format!("{name}.png"));
+
     if png.exists() {
         Some(png)
     } else {
@@ -139,7 +141,7 @@ pub(super) fn get_all_themes() -> Result<BTreeMap<String, Theme>> {
 }
 
 impl Theme {
-    fn from_path<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Option<Self> {
+    pub(crate) fn from_path<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Option<Self> {
         let path = path.as_ref();
 
         let has_index = path.join("index.theme").exists();
diff --git a/src/theme/paths.rs b/src/theme/paths.rs
index f3b78c1..b0c42c1 100644
--- a/src/theme/paths.rs
+++ b/src/theme/paths.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ use crate::theme::error::ThemeError;
 use dirs::home_dir;
 use ini::Ini;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
-use xdg::BaseDirectories;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
+use xdg::BaseDirectories;
 
 pub(crate) static BASE_PATHS: Lazy<Vec<PathBuf>> = Lazy::new(icon_theme_base_paths);
 
@@ -12,13 +12,16 @@ pub(crate) static BASE_PATHS: Lazy<Vec<PathBuf>> = Lazy::new(icon_theme_base_pat
 /// Paths that are not found are filtered out.
 fn icon_theme_base_paths() -> Vec<PathBuf> {
     let home_icon_dir = home_dir().expect("No $HOME directory").join(".icons");
-    let mut data_dirs = BaseDirectories::new().map(|bd| bd.get_data_dirs()).unwrap_or_default();
+    let mut data_dirs: Vec<_> = BaseDirectories::new()
+        .map(|bd| {
+            bd.get_data_dirs()
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|p| p.join("icons"))
+                .collect()
+        })
+        .unwrap_or_default();
     data_dirs.push(home_icon_dir);
-
-    data_dirs
-    .into_iter()
-    .filter(|p| p.exists())
-    .collect()
+    data_dirs.into_iter().filter(|p| p.exists()).collect()
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]