diff --git a/internal/registrar/registrar_unix.go b/internal/registrar/registrar_unix.go
index 498d486..a28fa8c 100644
--- a/internal/registrar/registrar_unix.go
+++ b/internal/registrar/registrar_unix.go
@@ -1,12 +1,27 @@
 //go:build unix && (!darwin)
 package registrar
 
+import "os"
+import "log"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/tomo/x"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/tomo/tomo"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/tomo/nasin/internal/theme/default"
+import "git.tebibyte.media/tomo/nasin/internal/theme/xdgicons"
 
 func Init () error {
-	tomo.SetTheme(defaultTheme.Theme())
+	theme := defaultTheme.Theme()
+	
+	iconThemeName := os.Getenv("TOMO_XDG_ICON_THEME")
+	if iconThemeName != "" {
+		iconTheme, err := xdgIcons.FindThemeWarn(iconThemeName)
+		if err == nil {
+			theme.IconTheme = iconTheme
+		} else {
+			log.Printf("nasin: could not load icon theme '%s': %v", iconThemeName, err)
+		}
+	}
+	
+	tomo.SetTheme(theme)
 	tomo.Register(1, x.NewBackend)
 	return nil
 }