diff --git a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QSystemTrayIcon.ts b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QSystemTrayIcon.ts
index 4a2ad9c08..220027257 100644
--- a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QSystemTrayIcon.ts
+++ b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QSystemTrayIcon.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ const trayIcon = new QIcon(
   resolve(__dirname, "some/image/file.png");
 );
 const tray = new QSystemTrayIcon();
+tray.setIcon(trayIcon);
 tray.show();
 
 global.tray = tray; // prevents garbage collection of tray
diff --git a/website/docs/api/generated/classes/qsystemtrayicon.md b/website/docs/api/generated/classes/qsystemtrayicon.md
index 788d79f25..10546595d 100644
--- a/website/docs/api/generated/classes/qsystemtrayicon.md
+++ b/website/docs/api/generated/classes/qsystemtrayicon.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const trayIcon = new QIcon(
 resolve(__dirname, "some/image/file.png");
 );
 const tray = new QSystemTrayIcon();
+tray.setIcon(trayIcon);
 tray.show();
 
 global.tray = tray; // prevents garbage collection of tray