diff --git a/radiant/RadiantApp.cpp b/radiant/RadiantApp.cpp
index 1c16388325..db04cbd4b4 100644
--- a/radiant/RadiantApp.cpp
+++ b/radiant/RadiantApp.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class RadiantApp::ArtProvider final: public wxArtProvider
         wxArtProvider::Push(this);
     }
 
-    wxBitmap CreateBitmap(const wxArtID& id, const wxArtClient& client, const wxSize& size)
+    wxBitmap CreateBitmap(const wxArtID& id, const wxArtClient& client, const wxSize& size) override
     {
         auto filename = id.ToStdString();
         const auto& prefix = ArtIdPrefix();
@@ -71,16 +71,20 @@ class RadiantApp::ArtProvider final: public wxArtProvider
         // We listen only to "darkradiant" art IDs
         if (string::starts_with(filename, prefix))
         {
-            std::string filePath = _searchPath + filename.substr(prefix.length());
+            auto filePath = _searchPath + filename.substr(prefix.length());
 
-            if (os::fileOrDirExists(filePath)) {
+            if (os::fileOrDirExists(filePath))
+            {
+#ifdef __WXMSW__
+                return wxBitmap(wxImage(filePath));
+#else
                 wxBitmap bm;
                 if (bm.LoadFile(filePath)) {
                     return bm;
                 }
-                else {
-                    rError() << "Failed to load bitmap [" << filePath << "]\n";
-                }
+
+                rError() << "Failed to load bitmap [" << filePath << "]\n";
+#endif
             }
         }