diff --git a/internal/registrar/registrar_unix.go b/internal/registrar/registrar_unix.go
index a28fa8c..53172cf 100644
--- a/internal/registrar/registrar_unix.go
+++ b/internal/registrar/registrar_unix.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ func Init () error {
 	
 	iconThemeName := os.Getenv("TOMO_XDG_ICON_THEME")
 	if iconThemeName != "" {
-		iconTheme, err := xdgIcons.FindThemeWarn(iconThemeName)
+		iconTheme, err := xdgIcons.FindThemeWarn(iconThemeName, theme.IconTheme)
 		if err == nil {
 			theme.IconTheme = iconTheme
 		} else {
diff --git a/internal/theme/xdgicons/icon.go b/internal/theme/xdgicons/icon.go
index f5966ee..f0ce89d 100644
--- a/internal/theme/xdgicons/icon.go
+++ b/internal/theme/xdgicons/icon.go
@@ -15,13 +15,15 @@ import "git.tebibyte.media/tomo/nasin/internal/theme"
 
 type iconTheme struct {
 	xdg xdgIconTheme.Theme
+	fallback       theme.IconTheme
 	texturesSmall  map[tomo.Icon] canvas.Texture
 	texturesMedium map[tomo.Icon] canvas.Texture
 	texturesLarge  map[tomo.Icon] canvas.Texture
 }
 
-func FindThemeWarn (name string, path ...string) (theme.IconTheme, error) {
+func FindThemeWarn (name string, fallback theme.IconTheme, path ...string) (theme.IconTheme, error) {
 	this := &iconTheme {
+		fallback:       fallback,
 		texturesLarge:  make(map[tomo.Icon] canvas.Texture),
 		texturesMedium: make(map[tomo.Icon] canvas.Texture),
 		texturesSmall:  make(map[tomo.Icon] canvas.Texture),
@@ -68,19 +70,33 @@ func (this *iconTheme) xdgIcon (name string, size tomo.IconSize) (canvas.Texture
 
 func (this *iconTheme) Icon (icon tomo.Icon, size tomo.IconSize) canvas.Texture {
 	source := this.selectSource(size)
-	if texture, ok := source[icon]; ok { return texture }
-	texture := this.icon(icon, size)
-	source[icon] = texture
-	return texture
+	texture, ok := source[icon]
+	if !ok {
+		texture = this.icon(icon, size)
+		source[icon] = texture
+	}
+
+	if texture == nil {
+		return this.fallback.Icon(icon, size)
+	} else {
+		return texture
+	}
 }
 
 func (this *iconTheme) MimeIcon (mime data.Mime, size tomo.IconSize) canvas.Texture {
 	icon := tomo.Icon(mime.String())
 	source := this.selectSource(size)
-	if texture, ok := source[icon]; ok { return texture }
-	texture := this.mimeIcon(mime, size)
-	source[icon] = texture
-	return texture
+	texture, ok := source[icon]
+	if !ok {
+		texture = this.mimeIcon(mime, size)
+		source[icon] = texture
+	}
+
+	if texture == nil {
+		return this.fallback.MimeIcon(mime, size)
+	} else {
+		return texture
+	}
 }
 
 func (this *iconTheme) icon (icon tomo.Icon, size tomo.IconSize) canvas.Texture {