diff --git a/libgui/src/main-window.cc b/libgui/src/main-window.cc
--- a/libgui/src/main-window.cc
+++ b/libgui/src/main-window.cc
@@ -1426,7 +1426,7 @@
 void
 main_window::construct_file_menu (QMenuBar *p)
 {
-  QMenu *file_menu = p->addMenu (tr ("&File"));
+  QMenu *file_menu = p->addMenu (QApplication::windowIcon (), tr ("&File"));
 
   construct_new_menu (file_menu);
 
@@ -1480,7 +1480,7 @@
 void
 main_window::construct_new_menu (QMenu *p)
 {
-  QMenu *new_menu = p->addMenu (tr ("New"));
+  QMenu *new_menu = p->addMenu (QApplication::windowIcon (), tr ("New"));
 
   _new_script_action
     = new_menu->addAction (QIcon (":/actions/icons/filenew.png"),
@@ -1509,7 +1509,7 @@
 void
 main_window::construct_edit_menu (QMenuBar *p)
 {
-  QMenu *edit_menu = p->addMenu (tr ("&Edit"));
+  QMenu *edit_menu = p->addMenu (QApplication::windowIcon (), tr ("&Edit"));
 
   QKeySequence ctrl_shift = Qt::ControlModifier + Qt::ShiftModifier;
 
@@ -1590,7 +1590,7 @@
 void
 main_window::construct_debug_menu (QMenuBar *p)
 {
-  _debug_menu = p->addMenu (tr ("De&bug"));
+  _debug_menu = p->addMenu (QApplication::windowIcon (), tr ("De&bug"));
 
   _debug_step_over = construct_debug_menu_item
                        (":/actions/icons/db_step.png", tr ("Step"),
@@ -1650,7 +1650,7 @@
 void
 main_window::construct_window_menu (QMenuBar *p)
 {
-  QMenu *window_menu = p->addMenu (tr ("&Window"));
+  QMenu *window_menu = p->addMenu (QApplication::windowIcon (), tr ("&Window"));
 
   QKeySequence ctrl = Qt::ControlModifier;
   QKeySequence ctrl_shift = Qt::ControlModifier + Qt::ShiftModifier;
@@ -1776,7 +1776,7 @@
 void
 main_window::construct_help_menu (QMenuBar *p)
 {
-  QMenu *help_menu = p->addMenu (tr ("&Help"));
+  QMenu *help_menu = p->addMenu (QApplication::windowIcon (), tr ("&Help"));
 
   construct_documentation_menu (help_menu);
 
@@ -1824,7 +1824,8 @@
 void
 main_window::construct_documentation_menu (QMenu *p)
 {
-  QMenu *documentation_menu = p->addMenu (tr ("Documentation"));
+  QMenu *documentation_menu = p->addMenu (QApplication::windowIcon (),
+                                          tr ("Documentation"));
 
   QAction *ondisk_documentation_action
     = documentation_menu->addAction (tr ("On Disk"));
@@ -1842,7 +1843,7 @@
 void
 main_window::construct_news_menu (QMenuBar *p)
 {
-  QMenu *news_menu = p->addMenu (tr ("&News"));
+  QMenu *news_menu = p->addMenu (QApplication::windowIcon (), tr ("&News"));
 
   QAction *release_notes_action
     = news_menu->addAction (tr ("Release Notes"));