diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 8fdc144..e811a75 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ char *lowfgcolor = "#000000";
 char *format = "%s %b";         /* default format */
 
 int timeouts[] = { 10, 10, 0 }; /* low, normal, critical */
+char *icons[] = { "info", "info", "emblem-important" }; /* low, normal, critical */
 
 unsigned int transparency = 0;  /* transparency */
 char *geom = "0x0";             /* geometry */
diff --git a/notification.c b/notification.c
index 42242d6..3510851 100644
--- a/notification.c
+++ b/notification.c
@@ -383,6 +383,14 @@ int notification_init(notification * n, int id)
             n->timeout == -1 ? settings.timeouts[n->urgency] : n->timeout;
         n->start = 0;
 
+        if (n->icon == NULL) {
+                n->icon = settings.icons[n->urgency];
+        }
+        else if (strlen(n->icon) <= 0) {
+                free(n->icon);
+                n->icon = settings.icons[n->urgency];
+        }
+
         n->timestamp = time(NULL);
 
         n->redisplayed = false;
diff --git a/settings.c b/settings.c
index 63ffcf1..4c4eb2e 100644
--- a/settings.c
+++ b/settings.c
@@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ void load_settings(char *cmdline_config_path)
         settings.timeouts[LOW] =
             option_get_int("urgency_low", "timeout", "-lto", timeouts[LOW],
                            "Timeout for notifications with low urgency");
+        settings.icons[LOW] =
+            option_get_string("urgency_low", "icon", "-li", icons[LOW],
+                              "Icon for notifications with low urgency");
         settings.normbgcolor =
             option_get_string("urgency_normal", "background", "-nb",
                               normbgcolor,
@@ -242,6 +245,9 @@ void load_settings(char *cmdline_config_path)
         settings.timeouts[NORM] =
             option_get_int("urgency_normal", "timeout", "-nto", timeouts[NORM],
                            "Timeout for notifications with normal urgency");
+        settings.icons[NORM] =
+            option_get_string("urgency_normal", "icon", "-ni", icons[NORM],
+                              "Icon for notifications with normal urgency");
         settings.critbgcolor =
             option_get_string("urgency_critical", "background", "-cb",
                               critbgcolor,
@@ -251,9 +257,11 @@ void load_settings(char *cmdline_config_path)
                               critfgcolor,
                               "Foreground color for notifications with ciritical urgency");
         settings.timeouts[CRIT] =
-            option_get_int("urgency_critical", "timeout", "-cto",
-                           timeouts[CRIT],
+            option_get_int("urgency_critical", "timeout", "-cto", timeouts[CRIT],
                            "Timeout for notifications with critical urgency");
+        settings.icons[CRIT] =
+            option_get_string("urgency_critical", "icon", "-ci", icons[CRIT],
+                              "Icon for notifications with critical urgency");
 
         settings.close_ks.str =
             option_get_string("shortcuts", "close", "-key", close_ks.str,
diff --git a/settings.h b/settings.h
index 8f3726b..55d08f4 100644
--- a/settings.h
+++ b/settings.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ typedef struct _settings {
         char *lowfgcolor;
         char *format;
         int timeouts[3];
+        char *icons[3];
         unsigned int transparency;
         char *geom;
         int shrink;