diff --git a/src/widget/header_bar.rs b/src/widget/header_bar.rs
index 1c6b26e6..23885fbd 100644
--- a/src/widget/header_bar.rs
+++ b/src/widget/header_bar.rs
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ impl<'a, Message: Clone + 'static> HeaderBar<'a, Message> {
 
         let icon = |name, size, on_press| {
             super::icon(name, size)
+                .force_svg(true)
                 .style(crate::theme::Svg::SymbolicActive)
                 .apply(iced::widget::button)
                 .style(theme::Button::Text)
diff --git a/src/widget/icon.rs b/src/widget/icon.rs
index bccf63cf..6ff4203b 100644
--- a/src/widget/icon.rs
+++ b/src/widget/icon.rs
@@ -7,17 +7,54 @@ use iced::{
     widget::{svg, Image},
     Length, ContentFit,
 };
-use std::{borrow::Cow, ffi::OsStr};
+use std::{borrow::{Cow, Borrow}, ffi::OsStr, path::Path};
 use std::hash::Hash;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 use derive_setters::Setters;
 use crate::{Element, Renderer};
 
+#[derive(Debug, Hash)]
+pub enum IconSource<'a> {
+    Path(&'a Path),
+    Name(Cow<'a, str>),
+    Embedded(Image),
+}
+
+impl<'a> From<&'a Path> for IconSource<'a> {
+    fn from(value: &'a Path) -> Self {
+        Self::Path(value)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> From<Cow<'a, str>> for IconSource<'a> {
+    fn from(value: Cow<'a, str>) -> Self {
+        Self::Name(value)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> From<String> for IconSource<'a> {
+    fn from(value: String) -> Self {
+        Self::Name(value.into())
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> From<&'a str> for IconSource<'a> {
+    fn from(value: &'a str) -> Self {
+        Self::Name(value.into())
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> From<Image> for IconSource<'a> {
+    fn from(value: Image) -> Self {
+        Self::Embedded(value)
+    }
+}
+
 /// A lazily-generated icon.
 #[derive(Hash, Setters)]
 pub struct Icon<'a> {
     #[setters(skip)]
-    name: Cow<'a, str>,
+    name: IconSource<'a>,
     #[setters(into)]
     theme: Cow<'a, str>,
     style: crate::theme::Svg,
@@ -28,11 +65,13 @@ pub struct Icon<'a> {
     width: Option<Length>,
     #[setters(strip_option)]
     height: Option<Length>,
+    force_svg: bool,
+
 }
 
 /// A lazily-generated icon.
 #[must_use]
-pub fn icon<'a>(name: impl Into<Cow<'a, str>>, size: u16) -> Icon<'a> {
+pub fn icon<'a>(name: impl Into<IconSource<'a>>, size: u16) -> Icon<'a> {
     Icon {
         content_fit: None,
         height: None,
@@ -41,35 +80,54 @@ pub fn icon<'a>(name: impl Into<Cow<'a, str>>, size: u16) -> Icon<'a> {
         style: crate::theme::Svg::default(),
         theme: Cow::Borrowed("Pop"),
         width: None,
+        force_svg: false
     }
 }
 
 impl<'a> Icon<'a> {
     #[must_use]
     fn into_element<Message: 'static>(self) -> Element<'a, Message> {
+        if let IconSource::Embedded(mut image) = self.name {
+            image = image
+            .width(self.width.unwrap_or(Length::Units(self.size)))
+            .height(self.height.unwrap_or(Length::Units(self.size)));
+            if let Some(content_fit) = self.content_fit {
+                image = image.content_fit(content_fit);
+            }
+            return image.into();
+        }
+
         let element = Rc::new(self);
         let element_clone = Rc::clone(&element);
 
         iced_lazy::lazy(element_clone, move || -> Element<Message> {
-            let icon = freedesktop_icons::lookup(&element.name)
-                .with_size(element.size)
-                .with_theme(&element.theme)
-                .with_cache()
-                .find();
-            let icon = if icon.is_none() {
-                freedesktop_icons::lookup(&element.name)
-                    .with_size(element.size)
-                    .with_cache()
-                    .find()
-            } else {
-                icon
+            let icon = match &element.name {
+                IconSource::Path(path) => Some(Cow::from(*path)),
+                IconSource::Name(name) => {
+                    let icon = freedesktop_icons::lookup(&name)
+                        .with_size(element.size)
+                        .with_theme(&element.theme)
+                        .with_cache()
+                        .find();
+                    if icon.is_none() {
+                        freedesktop_icons::lookup(&name)
+                            .with_size(element.size)
+                            .with_cache()
+                            .find()
+                    } else {
+                        icon
+                    }.map(|p| Cow::from(p))
+                },
+                IconSource::Embedded(_) => unimplemented!(),
             };
 
-            if icon.as_ref().map(|path| path.extension() == Some(&OsStr::new("svg"))).unwrap_or(true) {
+            let is_svg = element.force_svg || icon.as_ref().map(|path| path.extension() == Some(&OsStr::new("svg"))).unwrap_or(true);
+
+            if is_svg {
                 let handle = if let Some(path) = icon {
                     svg::Handle::from_path(path)
                 } else {
-                    eprintln!("icon '{}' size {} not found", element.name, element.size);
+                    eprintln!("icon '{:?}' size {} not found", &element.name, element.size);
                         svg::Handle::from_memory(Vec::new())
                 };
     
diff --git a/src/widget/nav_button.rs b/src/widget/nav_button.rs
index f2711845..d9ae2888 100644
--- a/src/widget/nav_button.rs
+++ b/src/widget/nav_button.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ impl<'a, Message: 'static + Clone> From<NavButton<'a, Message>> for Element<'a,
             },
             24,
         )
+        .force_svg(true)
         .style(theme::Svg::SymbolicActive)
         .width(Length::Units(24))
         .height(Length::Fill);