diff --git a/gwenview/lib/thumbnailview/thumbnailview.cpp b/gwenview/lib/thumbnailview/thumbnailview.cpp
index a04facdb..c02aee0f 100644
--- a/gwenview/lib/thumbnailview/thumbnailview.cpp
+++ b/gwenview/lib/thumbnailview/thumbnailview.cpp
@@ -574,7 +574,10 @@ QPixmap ThumbnailView::thumbnailForIndex(const QModelIndex& index, QSize* fullSi
     if (kind == MimeTypeUtils::KIND_DIR) {
         int groupSize = ThumbnailGroup::pixelSize(ThumbnailGroup::fromPixelSize(d->mThumbnailSize.height()));
         if (thumbnail.mGroupPix.isNull() || thumbnail.mGroupPix.height() < groupSize) {
-            QPixmap pix = item.pixmap(groupSize);
+            QPixmap pix = KIconLoader::global()->loadIcon(
+                item.iconName(), KIconLoader::Desktop, groupSize, KIconLoader::DefaultState,
+                item.overlays()
+            );
             thumbnail.initAsIcon(pix);
             if (!d->mCreateThumbnailsForRemoteUrls && !UrlUtils::urlIsFastLocalFile(url)) {
                 // If we don't want thumbnails for remote urls, use