diff --git a/assembly.py b/assembly.py
index ed750d4..c0b31ee 100644
--- a/assembly.py
+++ b/assembly.py
@@ -787,6 +787,7 @@ class AsmElement(AsmBase):
 
 class ViewProviderAsmElement(ViewProviderAsmOnTop):
     _iconName = 'Assembly_Assembly_Element.svg'
+    _iconDisabledName = 'Assembly_Assembly_ElementDetached.svg'
 
     def __init__(self,vobj):
         vobj.ShapeColor = self.getDefaultColor()
@@ -824,6 +825,14 @@ class ViewProviderAsmElement(ViewProviderAsmOnTop):
         from . import mover
         return mover.movePart()
 
+    def getIcon(self):
+        return utils.getIcon(self.__class__,
+                getattr(self.ViewObject.Object,'Detach',False))
+
+    def updateData(self,_obj,prop):
+        if prop == 'Detach':
+            self.ViewObject.signalChangeIcon()
+
 
 class AsmElementSketch(AsmElement):
     def __init__(self,obj,parent):
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 47704f1..067ca60 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -34,11 +34,15 @@ def getIcon(obj,disabled=False,path=None):
     if not disabled:
         return obj._icon
     if not getattr(obj,'_iconDisabled',None):
-        pixmap = obj._icon.pixmap(*iconSize,mode=QIcon.Disabled)
-        icon = QIcon(pixmapDisabled)
-        icon.paint(QPainter(pixmap),
-                0,0,iconSize[0],iconSize[1],Qt.AlignCenter)
-        obj._iconDisabled = QIcon(pixmap)
+        name = getattr(obj,'_iconDisabledName',None)
+        if name:
+            obj._iconDisabled = QIcon(os.path.join(path,name))
+        else:
+            pixmap = obj._icon.pixmap(*iconSize,mode=QIcon.Disabled)
+            icon = QIcon(pixmapDisabled)
+            icon.paint(QPainter(pixmap),
+                    0,0,iconSize[0],iconSize[1],Qt.AlignCenter)
+            obj._iconDisabled = QIcon(pixmap)
     return obj._iconDisabled
 
 def addIconToFCAD(iconFile,path=None):