diff --git a/declarativeimports/core/theme.cpp b/declarativeimports/core/theme.cpp
index 702503d1f..526bdc27f 100644
--- a/declarativeimports/core/theme.cpp
+++ b/declarativeimports/core/theme.cpp
@@ -153,7 +153,10 @@ QSize FontProxy::mSize() const
 ThemeProxy::ThemeProxy(QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent)
 {
+    m_defaultIconSize = KIconLoader::global()->currentSize(KIconLoader::Desktop);
+
     connect(Plasma::Theme::defaultTheme(), SIGNAL(themeChanged()), this, SIGNAL(themeChanged()));
+    connect(KIconLoader::global(), SIGNAL(iconLoaderSettingsChanged()), this, SLOT(iconLoaderSettingsChanged()));
 }
 
 ThemeProxy::~ThemeProxy()
@@ -305,5 +308,21 @@ int ThemeProxy::enormousIconSize() const
     return KIconLoader::SizeEnormous;
 }
 
+void ThemeProxy::iconLoaderSettingsChanged()
+{
+    if (m_defaultIconSize == KIconLoader::global()->currentSize(KIconLoader::Desktop)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    m_defaultIconSize = KIconLoader::global()->currentSize(KIconLoader::Desktop);
+
+    emit defaultIconSizeChanged();
+}
+
+int ThemeProxy::defaultIconSize() const
+{
+    return m_defaultIconSize;
+}
+
 #include "theme.moc"
 
diff --git a/declarativeimports/core/theme.h b/declarativeimports/core/theme.h
index aa38b66f0..98747c10d 100644
--- a/declarativeimports/core/theme.h
+++ b/declarativeimports/core/theme.h
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ class ThemeProxy : public QObject
     Q_PROPERTY(int largeIconSize READ largeIconSize CONSTANT)
     Q_PROPERTY(int hugeIconSize READ hugeIconSize CONSTANT)
     Q_PROPERTY(int enormousIconSize READ enormousIconSize CONSTANT)
+    Q_PROPERTY(int defaultIconSize READ defaultIconSize NOTIFY defaultIconSizeChanged)
 
 public:
     ThemeProxy(QObject *parent = 0);
@@ -238,9 +239,17 @@ public:
     int largeIconSize() const;
     int hugeIconSize() const;
     int enormousIconSize() const;
+    int defaultIconSize() const;
+
+private Q_SLOTS:
+    void iconLoaderSettingsChanged();
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void themeChanged();
+    void defaultIconSizeChanged();
+
+private:
+    int m_defaultIconSize;
 };
 
 #endif