diff --git a/dolphin/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp b/dolphin/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
index 1bdcb9a7..5c434946 100644
--- a/dolphin/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
+++ b/dolphin/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
@@ -297,8 +297,7 @@ void DolphinMainWindow::changeUrl(const KUrl& url)
         updateGoActions();
         setUrlAsCaption(url);
 
-        const QString iconName = KMimeType::iconNameForUrl(url);
-        m_tabBar->setTabIcon(m_tabIndex, KIcon(iconName));
+        m_tabBar->setTabIcon(m_tabIndex, QIcon(KIO::pixmapForUrl(url)));
         m_tabBar->setTabText(m_tabIndex, squeezedText(tabName(view->url())));
 
         emit urlChanged(url);
@@ -397,8 +396,7 @@ void DolphinMainWindow::openNewTab(const KUrl& primaryUrl, const KUrl& secondary
 
     tabPage->hide();
 
-    m_tabBar->addTab(KIcon(KMimeType::iconNameForUrl(primaryUrl)),
-                     squeezedText(tabName(primaryUrl)));
+    m_tabBar->addTab(QIcon(KIO::pixmapForUrl(primaryUrl)), squeezedText(tabName(primaryUrl)));
 
     if (m_viewTab.count() > 1) {
         actionCollection()->action("close_tab")->setEnabled(true);
@@ -1229,7 +1227,7 @@ void DolphinMainWindow::setActiveViewContainer(DolphinViewContainer* viewContain
     const KUrl url = m_activeViewContainer->url();
     setUrlAsCaption(url);
     m_tabBar->setTabText(m_tabIndex, squeezedText(tabName(url)));
-    m_tabBar->setTabIcon(m_tabIndex, KIcon(KMimeType::iconNameForUrl(url)));
+    m_tabBar->setTabIcon(m_tabIndex, QIcon(KIO::pixmapForUrl(url)));
 
     emit urlChanged(url);
 }
diff --git a/dolphin/src/dolphinrecenttabsmenu.cpp b/dolphin/src/dolphinrecenttabsmenu.cpp
index d6c49701..1a2f49a7 100644
--- a/dolphin/src/dolphinrecenttabsmenu.cpp
+++ b/dolphin/src/dolphinrecenttabsmenu.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <KMimeType>
 #include <KMenu>
 #include <KIcon>
+#include <kio/global.h>
 
 DolphinRecentTabsMenu::DolphinRecentTabsMenu(QObject* parent) :
     KActionMenu(KIcon("edit-undo"), i18n("Recently Closed Tabs"), parent)
@@ -46,8 +47,7 @@ void DolphinRecentTabsMenu::rememberClosedTab(const KUrl& primaryUrl, const KUrl
     QAction* action = new QAction(menu());
     action->setText(primaryUrl.path());
 
-    const QString iconName = KMimeType::iconNameForUrl(primaryUrl);
-    action->setIcon(KIcon(iconName));
+    action->setIcon(QIcon(KIO::pixmapForUrl(primaryUrl)));
 
     KUrl::List urls;
     urls << primaryUrl;
diff --git a/dolphin/src/panels/places/placesitemeditdialog.cpp b/dolphin/src/panels/places/placesitemeditdialog.cpp
index 9cf48da6..719683f9 100644
--- a/dolphin/src/panels/places/placesitemeditdialog.cpp
+++ b/dolphin/src/panels/places/placesitemeditdialog.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <KLocale>
 #include <KMimeType>
 #include <KUrlRequester>
+#include <kio/global.h>
 #include <QCheckBox>
 #include <QEvent>
 #include <QFormLayout>
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ void PlacesItemEditDialog::initialize()
     m_iconButton->setIconSize(IconSize(KIconLoader::Desktop));
     m_iconButton->setIconType(KIconLoader::NoGroup, KIconLoader::Place);
     if (m_icon.isEmpty()) {
-        m_iconButton->setIcon(KMimeType::iconNameForUrl(m_url));
+        m_iconButton->setIcon(KIO::pixmapForUrl(m_url));
     } else {
         m_iconButton->setIcon(m_icon);
     }