diff --git a/app/App.qbs b/app/App.qbs
index 25fdcdd..529eab2 100644
--- a/app/App.qbs
+++ b/app/App.qbs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import qbs.FileInfo
+
 QtApplication {
 	name: "Challah"
 
@@ -8,14 +10,25 @@ QtApplication {
 	cpp.enableExceptions: true
 	cpp.enableReproducibleBuilds: true
 	cpp.enableRtti: true
+	cpp.defines: iconsDir.length > 0 ? ["CHALLAH_BUNDLED_ICONS=1"] : []
 
 	debugInformationInstallDir: "bin"
 	installDebugInformation: true
 
+	property string iconsDir: ""
+
 	files: [
 		"main.cpp",
 	]
 
+	Group {
+		condition: product.iconsDir.length > 0
+		files: [product.iconsDir]
+		fileTags: "qt.core.resource_data"
+		Qt.core.resourceSourceBase: product.iconsDir.slice(0, -FileInfo.baseName(product.iconsDir).length)
+		Qt.core.resourcePrefix: "/"
+	}
+
 	Group {
 		files: ["resources/**"]
 		excludeFiles: ["resources/img/io.harmonyapp.Challah.svg"]
diff --git a/app/main.cpp b/app/main.cpp
index e487537..45c3a8f 100644
--- a/app/main.cpp
+++ b/app/main.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <QThreadPool>
 #include <QLibraryInfo>
 #include <QTranslator>
+#include <QResource>
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_ANDROID
 
@@ -50,6 +51,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #if defined(Q_OS_ANDROID)
 	QQuickStyle::setStyle(QStringLiteral("Material"));
 #endif
+#if defined(CHALLAH_BUNDLED_ICONS)
+	if (!QResource::registerResource(":/breeze-icons.rcc", "/icons/bundled-breeze")) {
+		qWarning() << "failed to register icons resource!";
+	} else {
+		qDebug() << "registered icons resource!";
+	}
+	QIcon::setThemeName("bundled-breeze");
+#endif
 
 	QQmlApplicationEngine engine;
 	setupQML(&engine);
diff --git a/app/setup.cpp b/app/setup.cpp
index 87d52e1..4ee02f9 100644
--- a/app/setup.cpp
+++ b/app/setup.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(QQC2BreezeStylePlugin)
 
 #endif
 
+#include <QtSvg>
+
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(Future<ChannelsModel*>)
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(Future<MembersModel*>)
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(Future<MessagesModel*>)
@@ -82,6 +84,9 @@ void setupQML(QQmlEngine* engine)
 	Q_INIT_RESOURCE(kitemmodelsqml);
 #endif
 
+	QSvgRenderer rend;
+	(void) rend;
+
 	qRegisterMetaType<Croutons::FutureBase>();
 
 	qRegisterMetaType<RolesModel*>();