diff --git a/src/driver/framebuffer_ng.cpp b/src/driver/framebuffer_ng.cpp
index 327258dc3..7f4152c90 100644
--- a/src/driver/framebuffer_ng.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/framebuffer_ng.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ extern int gfxfd;
 
 extern CPictureViewer * g_PicViewer;
 #define ICON_CACHE_SIZE 1024*1024*2 // 2mb
+#define ICONDIR_VAR "/var/tuxbox/icons/"
 
 #define BACKGROUNDIMAGEWIDTH 720
 
@@ -809,7 +810,13 @@ bool CFrameBuffer::paintIcon(const std::string & filename, const int x, const in
 	/* we cache and check original name */
 	it = icon_cache.find(filename);
 	if(it == icon_cache.end()) {
-		std::string newname = iconBasePath + filename.c_str() + ".png";
+		std::string newname = filename;
+		/* if it is not an absolute path, search in configured paths */
+		if (filename.find("/", 0) == std::string::npos) {
+			newname = ICONDIR_VAR + filename + ".png";
+			if (access(newname.c_str(), F_OK))
+				newname = iconBasePath + filename + ".png";
+		}
 		//printf("CFrameBuffer::paintIcon: check for %s\n", newname.c_str());fflush(stdout);
 
 		data = g_PicViewer->getIcon(newname, &width, &height);
@@ -828,7 +835,9 @@ bool CFrameBuffer::paintIcon(const std::string & filename, const int x, const in
 			goto _display;
 		}
 
-		newname = iconBasePath + filename.c_str() + ".raw";
+		newname = ICONDIR_VAR + filename + ".raw";
+		if (access(newname.c_str(), F_OK))
+			newname = iconBasePath + filename + ".raw";
 
 		lfd = open(newname.c_str(), O_RDONLY);