diff --git a/novelwriter/assets/icons/none.svg b/novelwriter/assets/icons/none.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..15cac73d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/novelwriter/assets/icons/none.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<svg width="24" height="24" version="1.2" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+ <path d="m0 0v4l8 8-8 8v4h4l8-8 8 8h4v-4l-8-8 8-8v-4h-4l-8 8-8-8h-4z" fill="#f00" stroke-width=".70711"/>
+</svg>
diff --git a/novelwriter/gui/theme.py b/novelwriter/gui/theme.py
index f40642c4..3ceb2a6f 100644
--- a/novelwriter/gui/theme.py
+++ b/novelwriter/gui/theme.py
@@ -544,6 +544,9 @@ class GuiIcons:
         self._confName = "icons.conf"
         self._iconPath = CONFIG.assetPath("icons")
 
+        # None Icon
+        self._noIcon = QIcon(str(self._iconPath / "none.svg"))
+
         # Icon Theme Meta
         self.themeName        = ""
         self.themeDescription = ""
@@ -680,7 +683,7 @@ class GuiIcons:
             icon.addPixmap(pOne, QIcon.Mode.Normal, QIcon.State.On)
             icon.addPixmap(pTwo, QIcon.Mode.Normal, QIcon.State.Off)
             return icon
-        return QIcon()
+        return self._noIcon
 
     def getPixmap(self, name: str, size: tuple[int, int]) -> QPixmap:
         """Return an icon from the icon buffer as a QPixmap. If it
@@ -712,7 +715,7 @@ class GuiIcons:
             elif tLayout == nwItemLayout.NOTE:
                 iconName = "proj_note"
         if iconName is None:
-            return QIcon()
+            return self._noIcon
 
         return self.getIcon(iconName)
 
@@ -753,7 +756,7 @@ class GuiIcons:
         """
         if name not in self.ICON_KEYS:
             logger.error("Requested unknown icon name '%s'", name)
-            return QIcon()
+            return self._noIcon
 
         # If we just want the app icons, return right away
         if name == "novelwriter":
@@ -769,7 +772,7 @@ class GuiIcons:
         # If we didn't find one, give up and return an empty icon
         logger.warning("Did not load an icon for '%s'", name)
 
-        return QIcon()
+        return self._noIcon
 
 # END Class GuiIcons
 
diff --git a/tests/test_gui/test_gui_theme.py b/tests/test_gui/test_gui_theme.py
index f4050c0d..84ade0f8 100644
--- a/tests/test_gui/test_gui_theme.py
+++ b/tests/test_gui/test_gui_theme.py
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ def testGuiTheme_LoadIcons(qtbot):
     # Load an unknown icon
     qIcon = iconCache.getIcon("stuff")
     assert isinstance(qIcon, QIcon)
-    assert qIcon.isNull() is True
+    assert qIcon == iconCache._noIcon
 
     # Load an icon, it is likely already cached
     qIcon = iconCache.getIcon("add")
@@ -349,17 +349,17 @@ def testGuiTheme_LoadIcons(qtbot):
     # Load app icon
     qIcon = iconCache.getIcon("novelwriter")
     assert isinstance(qIcon, QIcon)
-    assert qIcon.isNull() is False
+    assert qIcon != iconCache._noIcon
 
     # Load mime icon
     qIcon = iconCache.getIcon("proj_nwx")
     assert isinstance(qIcon, QIcon)
-    assert qIcon.isNull() is False
+    assert qIcon != iconCache._noIcon
 
     # Toggle icon
     qIcon = iconCache.getToggleIcon("bullet", (24, 24))
     assert isinstance(qIcon, QIcon)
-    assert qIcon.isNull() is False
+    assert qIcon != iconCache._noIcon
     pOn = qIcon.pixmap(24, 24, QIcon.Mode.Normal, QIcon.State.On)
     pOff = qIcon.pixmap(24, 24, QIcon.Mode.Normal, QIcon.State.Off)
     assert pOn != pOff
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ def testGuiTheme_LoadIcons(qtbot):
     # Unknown toggle icon
     qIcon = iconCache.getToggleIcon("stuff", (24, 24))
     assert isinstance(qIcon, QIcon)
-    assert qIcon.isNull() is True
+    assert qIcon == iconCache._noIcon
 
     # Load Item Icons
     # ===============
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ def testGuiTheme_LoadIcons(qtbot):
     # No Type -> Null
     assert iconCache.getItemIcon(
         nwItemType.NO_TYPE, nwItemClass.NOVEL, nwItemLayout.DOCUMENT, hLevel="H0"
-    ).isNull() is True
+    ) == iconCache._noIcon
 
     # qtbot.stop()