diff --git a/src/gui/image/qicon.cpp b/src/gui/image/qicon.cpp
index 40ba84bb14..cafc966fbb 100644
--- a/src/gui/image/qicon.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/image/qicon.cpp
@@ -1170,7 +1170,8 @@ QIcon QIcon::fromTheme(const QString &name, const QIcon &fallback)
         icon = *qtIconCache()->object(name);
     } else {
         QPlatformTheme * const platformTheme = QGuiApplicationPrivate::platformTheme();
-        QIconEngine * const engine = platformTheme ? platformTheme->createIconEngine(name)
+        bool hasUserTheme = QIconLoader::instance()->hasUserTheme();
+        QIconEngine * const engine = (platformTheme && !hasUserTheme) ? platformTheme->createIconEngine(name)
                                                    : new QIconLoaderEngine(name);
         QIcon *cachedIcon  = new QIcon(engine);
         icon = *cachedIcon;
diff --git a/src/gui/image/qiconloader_p.h b/src/gui/image/qiconloader_p.h
index 38cf9c1736..5b0362e218 100644
--- a/src/gui/image/qiconloader_p.h
+++ b/src/gui/image/qiconloader_p.h
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ public:
     void updateSystemTheme();
     void invalidateKey() { m_themeKey++; }
     void ensureInitialized();
+    bool hasUserTheme() const { return !m_userTheme.isEmpty(); }
 
 private:
     QThemeIconInfo findIconHelper(const QString &themeName,