diff --git a/src/qtviewer/CMakeLists.txt b/src/qtviewer/CMakeLists.txt
index f8da024edb..fae7be421a 100644
--- a/src/qtviewer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/qtviewer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ set(CMAKE_AUTORCC ON)
 
 set(RESOURCE_FILES
     resources/qt_resources.qrc
+    resources/qt_res.rc
 )
 
 add_executable(${targetName}
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ add_executable(${targetName}
     MainWindow.h
     MainWindow.cpp
     main.cpp
+    ${RESOURCE_FILES}
 )
 
 set_target_properties(${targetName} PROPERTIES
diff --git a/src/qtviewer/main.cpp b/src/qtviewer/main.cpp
index a6af906d00..4bd3260ac2 100644
--- a/src/qtviewer/main.cpp
+++ b/src/qtviewer/main.cpp
@@ -6,11 +6,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
   QApplication app(argc, argv);
 
-  QIcon appIcon(":/resources/ifcopenshell_logo.png");
+  // Set the icon in the window title-bar
+  // "icon" alias defined in .qrc file
+  // (.rc file sets the file icon on mswindows)
+  QIcon appIcon(":/icon");
+  app.setWindowIcon(appIcon);
 
   MainWindow window;
 
-  window.setWindowIcon(appIcon);
   window.show();
 
   return app.exec();
diff --git a/src/qtviewer/resources/ifcopenshell_logo.ico b/src/qtviewer/resources/ifcopenshell_logo.ico
index 5414ae3971..6ec70ca6c6 100644
Binary files a/src/qtviewer/resources/ifcopenshell_logo.ico and b/src/qtviewer/resources/ifcopenshell_logo.ico differ
diff --git a/src/qtviewer/resources/qt_res.aps b/src/qtviewer/resources/qt_res.aps
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48959dca7b
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/qtviewer/resources/qt_res.aps differ
diff --git a/src/qtviewer/resources/qt_res.rc b/src/qtviewer/resources/qt_res.rc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..06595be934
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/qtviewer/resources/qt_res.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// Microsoft Visual C++ generated resource script.
+//
+#include "resource.h"
+
+#ifdef APSTUDIO_INVOKED
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// TEXTINCLUDE
+//
+
+1 TEXTINCLUDE 
+BEGIN
+    "resource.h\0"
+END
+
+2 TEXTINCLUDE 
+BEGIN
+    "\0"
+END
+
+3 TEXTINCLUDE 
+BEGIN
+    "\r\n"
+    "\0"
+END
+
+#endif    // APSTUDIO_INVOKED
+
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// Icon
+//
+
+// Icon with lowest ID value placed first to ensure application icon
+// remains consistent on all systems.
+IDI_ICON1               ICON                    "ifcopenshell_logo.ico"
diff --git a/src/qtviewer/resources/qt_resources.qrc b/src/qtviewer/resources/qt_resources.qrc
index 97d832449d..9adc51b707 100644
--- a/src/qtviewer/resources/qt_resources.qrc
+++ b/src/qtviewer/resources/qt_resources.qrc
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <RCC>
     <qresource prefix="/">
-        <file>ifcopenshell_logo.png</file>
-        <file>ifcopenshell_logo.ico</file>
+        <file alias="icon">ifcopenshell_logo.png</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>
diff --git a/src/qtviewer/resources/resource.h b/src/qtviewer/resources/resource.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7112d62142
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/qtviewer/resources/resource.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+//{{NO_DEPENDENCIES}}
+// Microsoft Visual C++ generated include file.
+// Used by qt_res.rc
+//
+#define IDI_ICON1                       101
+
+// Next default values for new objects
+// 
+#ifdef APSTUDIO_INVOKED
+#ifndef APSTUDIO_READONLY_SYMBOLS
+#define _APS_NEXT_RESOURCE_VALUE        102
+#define _APS_NEXT_COMMAND_VALUE         40001
+#define _APS_NEXT_CONTROL_VALUE         1000
+#define _APS_NEXT_SYMED_VALUE           101
+#endif
+#endif