diff --git a/kde/gui/main.cpp b/kde/gui/main.cpp
index 0bce126..a8e5ee2 100644
--- a/kde/gui/main.cpp
+++ b/kde/gui/main.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <QQmlApplicationEngine>
 #include <QQmlContext>
 #include <QQuickStyle>
+#include <QStandardPaths>
 
 #include "ollie9pclient.h"
 #include "sessionmodel.h"
@@ -26,6 +27,17 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     QApplication app(argc, argv);
     app.setApplicationName("ollie-gui");
 
+    // Locate the installed octopus SVG (user-local takes priority over system).
+    // Falls back to the Qt resource if not found on disk.
+    QIcon appIcon;
+    QString iconPath = QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation,
+        QStringLiteral("icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/ollie.svg"));
+    if (!iconPath.isEmpty())
+        appIcon = QIcon(iconPath);
+    else
+        appIcon = QIcon(QStringLiteral(":/ollie.svg"));
+    app.setWindowIcon(appIcon);
+
     if (qEnvironmentVariableIsEmpty("QT_QUICK_CONTROLS_STYLE"))
         QQuickStyle::setStyle("Basic");
 
@@ -54,12 +66,7 @@ const QUrl url(QStringLiteral("qrc:/main.qml"));
         return -1;
 
     auto *window = qobject_cast<QQuickWindow *>(engine.rootObjects().constFirst());
-    QIcon trayIconImage = QIcon::fromTheme("ollie");
-    if (trayIconImage.isNull()) {
-        trayIconImage.addFile(":/ollie.svg");
-        trayIconImage.addFile(":/gui/ollie.svg");
-    }
-    auto *trayIcon = new QSystemTrayIcon(trayIconImage, &app);
+    auto *trayIcon = new QSystemTrayIcon(appIcon, &app);
     auto *trayMenu = new QMenu;
     auto *showAction = trayMenu->addAction("Show Ollie");
     trayMenu->addSeparator();
diff --git a/kde/gui/org.ollie.gui.desktop b/kde/gui/org.ollie.gui.desktop
index 4b1aee8..3fffefa 100644
--- a/kde/gui/org.ollie.gui.desktop
+++ b/kde/gui/org.ollie.gui.desktop
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Type=Application
 Name=Ollie
 Comment=AI assistant
 Exec=ollie-gui
-Icon=/home/lkn/.local/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/ollie.svg
+Icon=ollie
 Categories=Utility;Development;
 Terminal=false
 StartupWMClass=ollie-gui