diff --git a/src/Gui/Application.cpp b/src/Gui/Application.cpp
index 020d2bd8a..1963886e2 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/Application.cpp
@@ -1136,7 +1136,14 @@ QPixmap Application::workbenchIcon(const QString& wb) const
         }
     }
 
-    return QPixmap();
+    QIcon icon = QApplication::windowIcon();
+    if (!icon.isNull()) {
+        QList<QSize> s = icon.availableSizes();
+        return icon.pixmap(s[0]);
+    }
+    else {
+        return QPixmap();
+    }
 }
 
 QString Application::workbenchToolTip(const QString& wb) const
diff --git a/src/Gui/FreeCADGuiInit.py b/src/Gui/FreeCADGuiInit.py
index 9b4182bba..08f5bcf94 100644
--- a/src/Gui/FreeCADGuiInit.py
+++ b/src/Gui/FreeCADGuiInit.py
@@ -39,31 +39,6 @@ Gui = FreeCADGui
 # Important definitions
 class Workbench:
 	"""The workbench base class."""
-	Icon = """
-			/* XPM */
-			static const char *FCIcon[]={
-			"16 16 4 1",
-			". c None",
-			"# c #000000",
-			"a c #848284",
-			"b c #ff0000",
-			"........#.......",
-			".......##aaaaaa.",
-			"........#.....a.",
-			".#######......a.",
-			".##...........a.",
-			".##...bbbb....a.",
-			".##..bb..bb...a.",
-			".###bb#...b..###",
-			".##.bb........#.",
-			".##.bb..........",
-			".##.bb..........",
-			".##.bb..........",
-			".##.bb....b.....",
-			".....bb..bb.....",
-			"......bbbb......",
-			"................"};
-			"""
 	MenuText = ""
 	ToolTip = ""