diff --git a/src/kiconloader.cpp b/src/kiconloader.cpp
index 9130106cccf736625a90e7707c121206e92cb493..4d4181d686ec801f924a7470d52078eab10b3916 100644
--- a/src/kiconloader.cpp
+++ b/src/kiconloader.cpp
@@ -684,6 +684,7 @@ void KIconLoaderPrivate::addBaseThemes(KIconThemeNode *node, const QString &appn
     // present in an inherited theme, and hicolor goes last.
 
     addInheritedThemes(node, appname);
+    addThemeByName(QIcon::fallbackThemeName(), appname);
     addThemeByName(QStringLiteral("hicolor"), appname);
 }