diff --git a/autotests/iconitemtest.cpp b/autotests/iconitemtest.cpp
index ae825a970..b7c973750 100644
--- a/autotests/iconitemtest.cpp
+++ b/autotests/iconitemtest.cpp
@@ -355,5 +355,24 @@ void IconItemTest::qiconFromTheme()
     QCOMPARE(icon2, item2->property("source").value<QIcon>());
 }
 
+void IconItemTest::changeColorGroup()
+{
+    // Icon from Plasma theme
+    QQuickItem *item = createIconItem();
+    item->setProperty("animated", false);
+    item->setProperty("source", "zoom-fit-height");
+    Plasma::Svg *svg = item->findChild<Plasma::Svg*>();
+    // not using "breeze" theme as that one follows system color scheme
+    // and that one might not have a complementary group or a broken one
+    changeTheme(svg->theme(), "breeze-light");
+    QSignalSpy spy(svg, SIGNAL(repaintNeeded()));
+    QVERIFY(spy.isValid());
+    QImage img1 = grabImage(item);
+    item->setProperty("colorGroup", Plasma::Theme::ComplementaryColorGroup);
+    QTRY_VERIFY(spy.count() == 1);
+    QImage img2 = grabImage(item);
+    QVERIFY(img1 != img2);
+}
+
 QTEST_MAIN(IconItemTest)
 
diff --git a/autotests/iconitemtest.h b/autotests/iconitemtest.h
index c7ba89f98..47eb445e7 100644
--- a/autotests/iconitemtest.h
+++ b/autotests/iconitemtest.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
     void loadSvg();
     void themeChange();
     void qiconFromTheme();
+    void changeColorGroup();
 
 private:
     QQuickItem *createIconItem();
diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/core/iconitem.cpp b/src/declarativeimports/core/iconitem.cpp
index 6c23a7efb..0d6fd1486 100644
--- a/src/declarativeimports/core/iconitem.cpp
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/core/iconitem.cpp
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ void IconItem::setColorGroup(Plasma::Theme::ColorGroup group)
 
     if (m_svgIcon) {
         m_svgIcon->setColorGroup(group);
-        loadPixmap();
     }
 
     emit colorGroupChanged();