#2326·rofi

[BUG] Icons from ~/.local/share/icons and /usr/share/icons/HighContrast not displayed

Author: rileyophusCreated Aug 24, 2026Updated Aug 31, 2026
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Rofi version (rofi -v or git commit in case of build issue)

2.0.0

Configuration

https://gist.github.com/rileyophus/8cfdacbd2c2de6079f15565ee86fc13e

Theme

https://gist.github.com/rileyophus/7bbac9c6042eb9c329e9f75fde7ea188

Timing report

No response

Launch command

rofi -show drun

Step to reproduce

  1. Choose icon (in my case, a PNG) from ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor/<some resolution>/apps/
  2. Create .desktop file (in ~/.local/share/applications/) with the Icon field set to the basename of that icon file (minus file extension)
  3. Run rofi -show drun

Expected behavior

Icon is properly displayed

Actual behavior

Icon is not displayed

Additional information

If the procedure to reproduce is followed but ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor is replaced with /usr/share/icons/hicolor, the icon is properly displayed. If the Icon field is set to the full path of the icon, the icon is properly displayed. Icons from flatpaks, which are not located in ~/.local/share/icons/ but instead ~/.local/share/flatpak/app/<flatpak name>/current/active/files/share/icons/, are displayed properly.

I've checked if the issue exists in the latest stable release

  • Yes, I have checked the problem exists in the latest stable version