diff --git a/widgets/icon.cpp b/widgets/icon.cpp
index 2cf59bfa0..5d58a4637 100644
--- a/widgets/icon.cpp
+++ b/widgets/icon.cpp
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ void Icon::setUrl(const KUrl& url)
     d->url = url;
 }
 
-KUrl Icon::url()
+KUrl Icon::url() const
 {
     return d->url;
 }
diff --git a/widgets/icon.h b/widgets/icon.h
index 9d1b29413..2b7680d69 100644
--- a/widgets/icon.h
+++ b/widgets/icon.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT Icon : public QObject,
         void setIcon(const QIcon& icon);
 
         void setUrl(const KUrl& url);
-        KUrl url();
+        KUrl url() const;
 
         virtual void paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *option, QWidget *widget = 0);
         QRectF boundingRect() const;