diff --git a/share/qtcreator/lua-plugins/luatests/tst_markdownbrowser.lua b/share/qtcreator/lua-plugins/luatests/tst_markdownbrowser.lua
index 49eaaf6ccef..8e4db01d03b 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/lua-plugins/luatests/tst_markdownbrowser.lua
+++ b/share/qtcreator/lua-plugins/luatests/tst_markdownbrowser.lua
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ int main() {
 * [Is this a link to the Qt website?](https://www.qt.io)
 * [Is this an anchor link that scrolls up to the top?](#markdown-browser-test)
 
+## Icons
+
+* Is the Home icon visible? ![You should see the home icon here](icon://HOME "Home Icon")
+* Is this seek forward theme icon visible? ![You should see a seek forward icon here](theme://media-seek-forward "Seek Forward Icon")
+
 ]]
 
     local mb = G.MarkdownBrowser {
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/markdownbrowser.cpp b/src/libs/utils/markdownbrowser.cpp
index 04cc98fed4f..b07bb7b2111 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/markdownbrowser.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/markdownbrowser.cpp
@@ -332,12 +332,39 @@ public:
         Q_UNUSED(document);
         Q_UNUSED(posInDocument);
 
-        Entry::Pointer *entryPtr = m_entries.object(format.toImageFormat().name());
+        const QString name = format.toImageFormat().name();
+        Entry::Pointer *entryPtr = m_entries.object(name);
+
+        if (!entryPtr) {
+            constexpr QStringView themeScheme(u"theme://");
+            constexpr QStringView iconScheme(u"icon://");
+
+            QVariant resource = document->resource(QTextDocument::ImageResource, name);
+            if (resource.isValid()) {
+                const QImage img = qvariant_cast<QImage>(resource);
+                if (!img.isNull()) {
+                    painter->drawImage(rect, img);
+                    return;
+                }
+            } else if (name.startsWith(themeScheme)) {
+                const QIcon icon = QIcon::fromTheme(name.mid(themeScheme.length()));
+                if (!icon.isNull()) {
+                    painter->drawPixmap(
+                        rect.toRect(),
+                        icon.pixmap(rect.size().toSize(), painter->device()->devicePixelRatioF()));
+                    return;
+                }
+            } else if (name.startsWith(iconScheme)) {
+                std::optional<Icon> icon = Icons::fromString(name.mid(iconScheme.length()));
+                if (icon) {
+                    painter->drawPixmap(rect.toRect(), icon->pixmap());
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
 
-        if (!entryPtr)
             painter->drawPixmap(
                 rect.toRect(), Utils::Icons::UNKNOWN_FILE.icon().pixmap(rect.size().toSize()));
-        else if (!(*entryPtr)->movie.isValid())
+        } else if (!(*entryPtr)->movie.isValid())
             painter->drawPixmap(rect.toRect(), m_brokenImage.pixmap(rect.size().toSize()));
         else
             painter->drawImage(rect, (*entryPtr)->movie.currentImage());
@@ -418,9 +445,16 @@ public:
             };
 
             const auto isLocalUrl = [this, isRemoteUrl](const QUrl &url) {
+                QVariant res = this->resource(QTextDocument::ImageResource, url);
+                if (res.isValid())
+                    return false;
+
                 if (url.scheme() == "qrc")
                     return true;
 
+                if (!url.scheme().isEmpty())
+                    return false;
+
                 if (!m_basePath.isEmpty() && !isRemoteUrl(url))
                     return true;