diff --git a/src/platformsupport/themes/genericunix/qgenericunixthemes.cpp b/src/platformsupport/themes/genericunix/qgenericunixthemes.cpp
index f0a53034c8a..a28fbd62f4e 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/themes/genericunix/qgenericunixthemes.cpp
+++ b/src/platformsupport/themes/genericunix/qgenericunixthemes.cpp
@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ QStringList QGenericUnixTheme::xdgIconThemePaths()
         if (xdgIconsDir.isDir())
             paths.append(xdgIconsDir.absoluteFilePath());
     }
+
+    const QFileInfo pixmapsIconsDir(QStringLiteral("/usr/share/pixmaps"));
+    if (pixmapsIconsDir.isDir())
+        paths.append(pixmapsIconsDir.absoluteFilePath());
+
     return paths;
 }