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         <file>themes/default/mActionInOverview.png</file>
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diff --git a/src/app/qgisapp.cpp b/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
index 989c52ef7448..d9e0daffa66b 100644
--- a/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
@@ -1753,7 +1753,7 @@ void QgisApp::setTheme( QString theThemeName )
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   mActionZoomToLayer->setIcon( QgsApplication::getThemeIcon( "/mActionZoomToLayer.png" ) );
   mActionZoomActualSize->setIcon( QgsApplication::getThemeIcon( "/mActionZoomActual.png" ) );
-  mActionIdentify->setIcon( QgsApplication::getThemeIcon( "/mActionIdentify.png" ) );
+  mActionIdentify->setIcon( QgsApplication::getThemeIcon( "/mActionIdentify.svg" ) );
   mActionFeatureAction->setIcon( QgsApplication::getThemeIcon( "/mAction.png" ) );
   mActionSelect->setIcon( QgsApplication::getThemeIcon( "/mActionSelect.png" ) );
   mActionSelectRectangle->setIcon( QgsApplication::getThemeIcon( "/mActionSelectRectangle.png" ) );
diff --git a/src/ui/qgisapp.ui b/src/ui/qgisapp.ui
index 90d7ec1bd95c..f81a426528a4 100644
--- a/src/ui/qgisapp.ui
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@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@
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+     <normaloff>:/images/themes/default/mActionIdentify.svg</normaloff>:/images/themes/default/mActionIdentify.svg</iconset>
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     <string>Identify Features</string>