diff --git a/widgets/iconwidget.cpp b/widgets/iconwidget.cpp
index d1eeaa00d..d5bfb84ce 100644
--- a/widgets/iconwidget.cpp
+++ b/widgets/iconwidget.cpp
@@ -1412,6 +1412,7 @@ void IconWidget::hoverEnterEvent(QGraphicsSceneHoverEvent *event)
         action->event(event->type(), event->pos());
     }
 
+    d->oldIcon = QIcon();
     d->animateMainIcon(true, d->states|IconWidgetPrivate::HoverState);
     update();