diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 5a7dc4b..3c90ebf 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ protected:
 #define qtreceiver        SimpleReceiver *
 #define qtwidget          QWidget *
 #define qtpixmap          QPixmap *
+#define qticon            QIcon *
 #define qttimer           QTimer *
 #define qtsound           QSoundEffect *
 #define qttextedit        QTextEdit *
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ void qt_show(QWidget *w) { w->show(); }
 void qt_hide(QWidget *w) { w->show(); }
 void qt_deleteobject(QObject *o) { delete o; }
 void qt_deletepixmap(QPixmap *o) { delete o; }
+void qt_deletepixmap(QIcon *o) { delete o; }
 ___bool qt_connect(QWidget *w1, char *sig, QObject *w2, char *slot) { return bool(QObject::connect(w1, sig, w2, slot)); }
 QObject *qt_find(QObject *parent, char *name) { return parent->findChild<QObject *>(QString(name)); }
 QObject *qt_receiver(char *name, C_word proc) { return new SimpleReceiver(name, proc); }
@@ -167,6 +169,50 @@ qtpixmap qt_pixmap(char *filename)
 }
 
 
+qticon qt_icon(char *filename)
+{
+	QIcon *icon = new QIcon(filename);
+	if(icon->isNull()) {
+		delete icon;
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return icon;
+}
+
+
+qticon qt_themeicon(char *theme_icon_name)
+{
+	QIcon *icon = new QIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(theme_icon_name));
+	if(icon->isNull()) {
+		delete icon;
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return icon;
+}
+
+
+qtpixmap qt_icontopixmap(QIcon *icon, int w, int h)
+{
+	QPixmap *px = new QPixmap(icon->pixmap(w, h));
+	if(px->isNull()) {
+		delete px;
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return px;
+}
+
+
+qticon qt_pixmaptoicon(QPixmap* px)
+{
+	QIcon* icon = new QIcon(*px);
+	if(icon->isNull()) {
+		delete icon;
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return icon;
+}
+
+
 int qt_message(char *caption, char *text, QWidget *parent, char *b0, char *b1, char *b2)
 {
   return QMessageBox::information(parent, caption, text, b0, b1, b2);
diff --git a/prototypes.h b/prototypes.h
index 898cde0..d239851 100644
--- a/prototypes.h
+++ b/prototypes.h
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@ void qt_hide(qtwidget widget);
 ___safe ___bool qt_run(___bool once);
 void qt_deleteobject(qtobject widget);
 void qt_deletepixmap(qtpixmap widget);
+void qt_deleteicon(qticon icon);
 qtpixmap qt_pixmap(char *filename);
+qticon qt_themeicon(char *theme_icon_name);
+qticon qt_icon(char *filename);
+qtpixmap qt_icontopixmap(qticon icon, int w, int h);
+qticon qt_pixmaptoicon(qtpixmap px);
 ___bool qt_connect(qtwidget w1, char *sig, qtobject w2, char *slot);
 qtobject qt_find(qtobject parent, char *name);
 qtobject qt_receiver(char *name, C_word proc);
diff --git a/qt-light.scm b/qt-light.scm
index 23a7f82..e0caf25 100644
--- a/qt-light.scm
+++ b/qt-light.scm
@@ -3,15 +3,16 @@
 
 (module qt-light (qt:init 
 		  qt:widget qt:show qt:hide qt:run
-		  qt:delete qt:message qt:connect qt:find 
-		  qt:widget qt:receiver qt:pixmap qt:timer
+		  qt:delete qt:message qt:connect qt:find
+		  qt:widget qt:receiver qt:pixmap qt:icon qt:theme-icon qt:timer
+          qt:icon->pixmap qt:pixmap->icon
 		  qt:property qt:gl qt:update qt:start qt:stop
 		  qt:clear qt:add qt:item <qt> qt:classname
-		  <qt-object> <qt-widget> <qt-pixmap> <qt-application>
+		  <qt-object> <qt-widget> <qt-pixmap> <qt-icon> <qt-application>
 		  <qt-receiver> <qt-timer> <qt-sound> <qt-text-edit>
 		  <qt-action>
 		  qt:get-open-filename qt:get-save-filename qt:get-directory
-		  qt:sound qt:play qt:set-headers 
+		  qt:sound qt:play qt:set-headers
 		  qt:selection qt:insert
 		  qt:shortcut
 		  qt:add-action qt:remove-action
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@
 (define <qt-widget> (% <qt-object> (class 'qt-widget)))
 (define <qt-application> (% <qt-object> (class 'qt-application)))
 (define <qt-pixmap> (% <qt> (class 'qt-pixmap)))
+(define <qt-icon> (% <qt> (class 'qt-icon)))
 (define <qt-receiver> (% <qt-object> (class 'qt-receiver)))
 (define <qt-timer> (% <qt-object> (class 'qt-timer)))
 (define <qt-text-edit> (% <qt-widget> (class 'qt-text-edit)))
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@
 (define (qt:pointer->timer p) (and p (% <qt-timer> (pointer p))))
 (define (qt:pointer->application p) (and p (% <qt-application> (pointer p))))
 (define (qt:pointer->pixmap p) (and p (% <qt-pixmap> (pointer p))))
+(define (qt:pointer->icon p) (and p (% <qt-icon> (pointer p))))
 (define (qt:pointer->receiver p) (and p (% <qt-receiver> (pointer p))))
 (define (qt:pointer->sound p) (and p (% <qt-sound> (pointer p))))
 (define (qt:pointer->text-edit p) (and p (% <qt-text-edit> (pointer p))))
@@ -64,6 +67,7 @@
 (bind-type qtwidget c-pointer qt:->pointer qt:pointer->widget)
 (bind-type qtapplication c-pointer qt:->pointer qt:pointer->application)
 (bind-type qtpixmap c-pointer qt:->pointer qt:pointer->pixmap)
+(bind-type qticon c-pointer qt:->pointer qt:pointer->icon)
 (bind-type qtobject c-pointer qt:->pointer qt:pointer->object)
 (bind-type qttimer c-pointer qt:->pointer qt:pointer->timer)
 (bind-type qtreceiver c-pointer qt:->pointer qt:pointer->receiver)
@@ -114,8 +118,17 @@ extern "C" {
 (! <qt-pixmap> 'delete
    (lambda (self) (qt:deletepixmap self)))
 
+(! <qt-icon> 'delete
+   (lambda (self) (qt:deleteicon self)))
+
 (define (qt:delete o) (@ delete o))
 
+(define qt:theme-icon qt:themeicon)
+
+(define qt:icon->pixmap qt:icontopixmap)
+
+(define qt:pixmap->icon qt:pixmaptoicon)
+
 (define qt:message
   (let ((qt:message qt:message))
     (lambda (text #!key (caption "") parent (button1 "OK") (button2 "Cancel") button3)