diff --git a/src/private/Frame.cpp b/src/private/Frame.cpp
index 4025fa4f..b3758600 100644
--- a/src/private/Frame.cpp
+++ b/src/private/Frame.cpp
@@ -111,8 +111,11 @@ void Frame::onDockWidgetTitleChanged()
     updateTitleAndIcon();
 
     if (!m_inCtor) { // don't call pure virtual in ctor
-        if (auto dw = qobject_cast<DockWidgetBase*>(sender()))
-            renameTab(indexOfDockWidget(dw), dw->title());
+        if (auto dw = qobject_cast<DockWidgetBase*>(sender())) {
+            int index = indexOfDockWidget(dw);
+            renameTab(index, dw->title());
+            changeTabIcon(index, dw->icon(DockWidgetBase::IconPlace::TabBar));
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/private/Frame_p.h b/src/private/Frame_p.h
index f099816a..df9ea5a5 100644
--- a/src/private/Frame_p.h
+++ b/src/private/Frame_p.h
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ protected Q_SLOTS:
 
 protected:
     virtual void renameTab(int index, const QString &) = 0;
+    virtual void changeTabIcon(int index, const QIcon &) = 0;
 
     /**
      * @brief Returns the minimum size of the dock widgets.
diff --git a/src/private/TabWidget_p.h b/src/private/TabWidget_p.h
index 23430c7a..b66fa436 100644
--- a/src/private/TabWidget_p.h
+++ b/src/private/TabWidget_p.h
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ public:
     ///@brief rename's the tab's text
     virtual void renameTab(int index, const QString &) = 0;
 
+    ///@brief change the tab's icon
+    virtual void changeTabIcon(int index, const QIcon &) = 0;
+
     /**
      * @brief Returns the current index
      */
diff --git a/src/private/quick/FrameQuick.cpp b/src/private/quick/FrameQuick.cpp
index e8a8063e..aeca636e 100644
--- a/src/private/quick/FrameQuick.cpp
+++ b/src/private/quick/FrameQuick.cpp
@@ -155,6 +155,13 @@ void FrameQuick::renameTab(int, const QString &)
     // Not needed for QtQuick. Our model reacts to titleChanged()
 }
 
+
+void FrameQuick::changeTabIcon(int index, const QIcon &)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(index);
+    qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "Not implemented";
+}
+
 void FrameQuick::setStackLayout(QQuickItem *stackLayout)
 {
     if (m_stackLayout || !stackLayout) {
diff --git a/src/private/quick/FrameQuick_p.h b/src/private/quick/FrameQuick_p.h
index 8193b3d6..b7217129 100644
--- a/src/private/quick/FrameQuick_p.h
+++ b/src/private/quick/FrameQuick_p.h
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ protected:
     DockWidgetBase *dockWidgetAt_impl(int index) const override;
     DockWidgetBase *currentDockWidget_impl() const override;
     void renameTab(int index, const QString &) override;
+    void changeTabIcon(int index, const QIcon &) override;
+
     Q_INVOKABLE void setStackLayout(QQuickItem *);
 
     int nonContentsHeight() const override;
diff --git a/src/private/quick/TabWidgetQuick.cpp b/src/private/quick/TabWidgetQuick.cpp
index c6482cc7..6ba028d4 100644
--- a/src/private/quick/TabWidgetQuick.cpp
+++ b/src/private/quick/TabWidgetQuick.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ void TabWidgetQuick::renameTab(int index, const QString &)
     qWarning() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "Not implemented";
 }
 
+void TabWidgetQuick::changeTabIcon(int index, const QIcon &)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(index);
+    qWarning() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "Not implemented";
+}
+
 DockWidgetBase *TabWidgetQuick::dockwidgetAt(int index) const
 {
     return m_dockWidgetModel->dockWidgetAt(index);
diff --git a/src/private/quick/TabWidgetQuick_p.h b/src/private/quick/TabWidgetQuick_p.h
index daa47095..ae27bca4 100644
--- a/src/private/quick/TabWidgetQuick_p.h
+++ b/src/private/quick/TabWidgetQuick_p.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ protected:
     bool isPositionDraggable(QPoint p) const override;
     void setTabBarAutoHide(bool) override;
     void renameTab(int index, const QString &) override;
+    void changeTabIcon(int index, const QIcon &) override;
 
 private:
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(TabWidgetQuick)
diff --git a/src/private/widgets/FrameWidget.cpp b/src/private/widgets/FrameWidget.cpp
index afa6c4f4..88670ebe 100644
--- a/src/private/widgets/FrameWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/private/widgets/FrameWidget.cpp
@@ -169,6 +169,10 @@ void FrameWidget::renameTab(int index, const QString &text)
     m_tabWidget->renameTab(index, text);
 }
 
+void FrameWidget::changeTabIcon(int index, const QIcon &icon)
+{
+    m_tabWidget->changeTabIcon(index, icon);
+}
 
 int KDDockWidgets::FrameWidget::nonContentsHeight() const
 {
diff --git a/src/private/widgets/FrameWidget_p.h b/src/private/widgets/FrameWidget_p.h
index 1f338a80..b196d0ab 100644
--- a/src/private/widgets/FrameWidget_p.h
+++ b/src/private/widgets/FrameWidget_p.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ protected:
     DockWidgetBase *dockWidgetAt_impl(int index) const override;
     QRect dragRect() const override;
     void renameTab(int index, const QString &) override;
+    void changeTabIcon(int index, const QIcon &) override;
     int nonContentsHeight() const override;
 private:
     friend class ::TestDocks;
diff --git a/src/private/widgets/TabWidgetWidget.cpp b/src/private/widgets/TabWidgetWidget.cpp
index 399a5bab..a67bcd3b 100644
--- a/src/private/widgets/TabWidgetWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/private/widgets/TabWidgetWidget.cpp
@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ void TabWidgetWidget::renameTab(int index, const QString &text)
     setTabText(index, text);
 }
 
+void TabWidgetWidget::changeTabIcon(int index, const QIcon &icon)
+{
+    setTabIcon(index, icon);
+}
+
 DockWidgetBase *TabWidgetWidget::dockwidgetAt(int index) const
 {
     return qobject_cast<DockWidgetBase *>(widget(index));
diff --git a/src/private/widgets/TabWidgetWidget_p.h b/src/private/widgets/TabWidgetWidget_p.h
index d9e7e34d..7642f627 100644
--- a/src/private/widgets/TabWidgetWidget_p.h
+++ b/src/private/widgets/TabWidgetWidget_p.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ protected:
     bool insertDockWidget(int index, DockWidgetBase *, const QIcon&, const QString &title) override;
     void setTabBarAutoHide(bool) override;
     void renameTab(int index, const QString &) override;
+    void changeTabIcon(int index, const QIcon &) override;
 
     DockWidgetBase *dockwidgetAt(int index) const override;
     int currentIndex() const override;