--- xdg_menu
+++ xdg_menu
@@ -1241,10 +1241,11 @@
 	return 0 if defined $menu->{'Directory'} && $menu->{'Directory'}->{'NoDisplay'} eq 'true';
 	
 	my $menu_name = $menu->{'Name'};
+	my $menu_icon = "";
 	
 	if (defined $menu->{'Directory'}) {
 		my $directory = $menu->{'Directory'};
-		
+		$menu_icon = $menu->{'Directory'}{'Icon'};
 		my $directory_name = get_loc_entry($directory, 'Name');
 		
 		if (defined $directory_name) {
@@ -1256,6 +1257,7 @@
 	}
 
 	$menu->{'PrepName'} = $menu_name;
+	$menu->{'PrepIcon'} = $menu_icon;
 
 	my $i = 0;
 	while (defined $menu->{'entries'}[$i]) {
@@ -1620,14 +1622,14 @@
 	}
 	
 	my $menu_name = $menu->{'PrepName'};
-	
+	my $menu_ico  = $menu->{'PrepIcon'};
 	$output .= ' ' x $indent;
 	
 	if ($indent == 0) {
 		$output .= "<xfdesktop-menu>\n"
 	}
 	else {
-		$output .= "<menu name=\"" . quote_xml($menu_name) ."\" visible=\"yes\">\n";
+		$output .= "<menu name=\"" . quote_xml($menu_name) ."\" visible=\"yes\" icon=\"${menu_ico}.png \">\n";
 	}
 	
 	foreach my $entry (@{$menu->{'entries'}}) {
@@ -1637,9 +1639,9 @@
 			my $name = $desktop->{'PrepName'};
 			my $exec = prepare_exec_xfce4($desktop->{Exec}, $desktop);
 			my $term = ($desktop->{Terminal} eq '1' || $desktop->{Terminal} eq 'true') ? "yes" : "no";
-			
+			my $ico = $desktop->{'Icon'};
 			$output .= ' ' x $indent;
-			$output .= " <app name=\"" . quote_xml($name) ."\" cmd=\"$exec\" term=\"$term\"/>\n";
+			$output .= " <app name=\"" . quote_xml($name) ."\" cmd=\"$exec\" icon=\"$ico\"  term=\"$term\"/>\n";
 		} 
 		elsif ($entry->{type} eq 'menu') {
 			$output .= output_xfce4_menu ($entry->{'menu'}, $indent + 1);