diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/default.nix
index e4291703211..a8594c4ba16 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/default.nix
@@ -112,6 +112,12 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
     mkdir -p $out/share/applications
     sed -i -e "s|Icon=VBox|Icon=$libexec/VBox.png|" $libexec/virtualbox.desktop
     ln -sfv $libexec/virtualbox.desktop $out/share/applications
+    # Icons
+    mkdir -p $out/share/icons/hicolor
+    for size in `ls -1 $libexec/icons`; do
+      mkdir -p $out/share/icons/hicolor/$size/apps
+      ln -s $libexec/icons/$size/*.png $out/share/icons/hicolor/$size/apps
+    done
   '';
 
   meta = {