diff --git a/applet.cpp b/applet.cpp
index 83956fa3f..f6145f4a0 100644
--- a/applet.cpp
+++ b/applet.cpp
@@ -1666,6 +1666,7 @@ void Applet::publish(AnnouncementMethods methods, const QString &resourceName)
         PackageMetadata pm;
         pm.setName(d->appletDescription.name());
         pm.setDescription(d->appletDescription.comment());
+        pm.setIcon(d->appletDescription.icon());
         d->service->d->publish(methods, resourceName, pm);
     } else {
         kDebug() << "Can not publish invalid applets.";
diff --git a/remote/accessmanager.cpp b/remote/accessmanager.cpp
index 0a4f66af8..6ffd0f2c3 100644
--- a/remote/accessmanager.cpp
+++ b/remote/accessmanager.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ void AccessManagerPrivate::slotAddService(DNSSD::RemoteService::Ptr service)
             QMap<QString, QByteArray> textData = service->textData();
             metadata.setName(textData["name"]);
             metadata.setDescription(textData["description"]);
+            metadata.setIcon(textData["icon"]);
             metadata.setRemoteLocation(url.prettyUrl());
         } else {
             kDebug() << "no textdata?";
diff --git a/service.cpp b/service.cpp
index fc88b17fd..c0f869647 100644
--- a/service.cpp
+++ b/service.cpp
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ void ServicePrivate::publish(AnnouncementMethods methods, const QString &name, c
             textData["name"] = name.toUtf8();
             textData["plasmoidname"] = metadata.name().toUtf8();
             textData["description"] = metadata.description().toUtf8();
+            textData["icon"] = metadata.icon().toUtf8();
             publicService->setTextData(textData);
             kDebug() << "about to publish";