diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/abstractaction.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/abstractaction.cpp
index 0271bce16af..05e33a2ce7a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/abstractaction.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/abstractaction.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ namespace QmlDesigner {
 AbstractAction::AbstractAction(const QString &description)
     : m_defaultAction(new DefaultAction(description))
 {
+    const Utils::Icon defaultIcon({
+            {QLatin1String(":/utils/images/select.png"), Utils::Theme::QmlDesigner_FormEditorForegroundColor}}, Utils::Icon::MenuTintedStyle);
 
+    action()->setIcon(defaultIcon.icon());
 }
 
 AbstractAction::AbstractAction(DefaultAction *action)