diff --git a/youtube_dl_gui/Utils.py b/youtube_dl_gui/Utils.py
index 3c0f804..2f9b137 100644
--- a/youtube_dl_gui/Utils.py
+++ b/youtube_dl_gui/Utils.py
@@ -142,3 +142,64 @@ def get_time(seconds):
         dtime['seconds'] = seconds % 86400 % 3600 % 60
 
     return dtime
+
+
+def get_icon_path():
+    ''' Return icon path else return None. Search package_path/icons, 
+    $HOME/.icons, $XDG_DATA_DIRS/icons, /usr/share/pixmaps in that order'''
+    SIZES = ('256x256', '128x128', '64x64', '32x32', '16x16')
+    ICON_NAME = 'youtube-dl-gui_'
+    ICON_EXTENSION = '.png'
+
+    ICONS_LIST = [ICON_NAME + s + ICON_EXTENSION for s in SIZES]
+
+    # Package path backwards 2 times
+    # e.g. /home/user/test/t1/t2
+    # /home/user/test/t1/t2/icons
+    # /home/user/test/t1/icons
+    path = abs_path(__file__)
+    for i in range(2):
+        temp_path = fix_path(path) + 'icons'
+
+        for icon in ICONS_LIST:
+            p = fix_path(temp_path) + icon
+
+            if file_exist(p):
+                return p
+
+        path = path.split(path_seperator())
+        path.pop()
+        path = path_seperator().join(path)
+
+    # $HOME/.icons 
+    path = fix_path(get_home()) + '.icons'
+
+    for icon in ICONS_LIST:
+        temp_path = fix_path(path) + icon
+
+        if file_exist(temp_path):
+            return path
+
+    # $XDG_DATA_DIRS/icons
+    path = os.getenv('XDG_DATA_DIRS')
+    for temp_path in path.split(':'):
+        temp_path = fix_path(temp_path) + 'icons'
+        temp_path = fix_path(temp_path) + 'hicolor'
+
+        for size in SIZES:
+            p = fix_path(temp_path) + size
+            p = fix_path(p) + 'apps'
+            p = fix_path(p) + ICON_NAME + size + ICON_EXTENSION
+
+            if file_exist(p):
+                return p
+
+    # /usr/share/pixmaps
+    path = '/usr/share/pixmaps/'
+    for icon in ICONS_LIST:
+        temp_path = path + icon
+
+        if file_exist(temp_path):
+            return temp_path
+
+    return None
diff --git a/youtube_dl_gui/YoutubeDLGUI.py b/youtube_dl_gui/YoutubeDLGUI.py
index 21315a0..2d0734f 100644
--- a/youtube_dl_gui/YoutubeDLGUI.py
+++ b/youtube_dl_gui/YoutubeDLGUI.py
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ from .Utils import (
     get_user_config_path,
     video_is_dash,
     audio_is_dash,
+    get_icon_path,
     shutdown_sys,
     file_exist,
     get_time,
     fix_path,
-    abs_path,
     open_dir,
     os_type
 )
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ SUBS_LANG = [
     "German"
 ]
 
-ICON = fix_path(abs_path(__file__)) + 'icons/youtube-dl-gui.ico'
+ICON = get_icon_path()
 
 CONFIG_PATH = fix_path(get_user_config_path()) + __appname__.lower()
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class MainFrame(wx.Frame):
         self.init_gui()
 
         # set app icon
-        self.SetIcon(wx.Icon(ICON, wx.BITMAP_TYPE_ICO))
+        self.SetIcon(wx.Icon(ICON, wx.BITMAP_TYPE_PNG))
 
         # set publisher for update thread
         Publisher.subscribe(self.update_handler, "update")