diff --git a/widgets/pushbutton.cpp b/widgets/pushbutton.cpp
index 1c00d85d6..60d2ec9fa 100644
--- a/widgets/pushbutton.cpp
+++ b/widgets/pushbutton.cpp
@@ -262,11 +262,16 @@ QAction *PushButton::action() const
     return d->action;
 }
 
-void PushButton::setIcon(const QIcon &icon)
+void PushButton::setIcon(const KIcon &icon)
 {
     nativeWidget()->setIcon(icon);
 }
 
+void PushButton::setIcon(const QIcon &icon)
+{
+    setIcon(KIcon(icon));
+}
+
 QIcon PushButton::icon() const
 {
     return nativeWidget()->icon();
diff --git a/widgets/pushbutton.h b/widgets/pushbutton.h
index 80dd0e555..bcc7aeb46 100644
--- a/widgets/pushbutton.h
+++ b/widgets/pushbutton.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 #include <QtGui/QGraphicsProxyWidget>
 
+#include <kicon.h>
+
 class KPushButton;
 
 #include <plasma/plasma_export.h>
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT PushButton : public QGraphicsProxyWidget
     Q_PROPERTY(QString stylesheet READ styleSheet WRITE setStyleSheet)
     Q_PROPERTY(KPushButton *nativeWidget READ nativeWidget)
     Q_PROPERTY(QAction *action READ action WRITE setAction)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QIcon icon READ icon WRITE setIcon)
 
 public:
     explicit PushButton(QGraphicsWidget *parent = 0);
@@ -116,12 +119,21 @@ public:
     /**
      * sets the icon for this push button
      * 
-     * @arg icon the icon we want to use
+     * @arg icon the icon to use
      *
      * @since 4.3
      */
     void setIcon(const QIcon &icon);
 
+    /**
+     * sets the icon for this push button using a KIcon
+     * 
+     * @arg icon the icon to use
+     *
+     * @since 4.4
+     */
+    void setIcon(const KIcon &icon);
+
     /**
      * @return the icon of this button
      *