diff --git a/src/osx/artmac.cpp b/src/osx/artmac.cpp
index f5e459009d..2777353262 100644
--- a/src/osx/artmac.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/artmac.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ static wxIconBundle wxMacArtProvider_CreateIconBundle(const wxArtID& id)
     ART_MSGBOX(wxART_FOLDER,      wxICON_FOLDER,      folder)
     ART_MSGBOX(wxART_FOLDER_OPEN, wxICON_FOLDER_OPEN, folder_open)
     ART_MSGBOX(wxART_NORMAL_FILE, wxICON_NORMAL_FILE, deffile)
+    ART_MSGBOX(wxART_EXECUTABLE_FILE, wxICON_EXECUTABLE_FILE, exefile)
 
     ART_MSGBOX(wxART_CDROM,       wxICON_CDROM,       cdrom) 
     ART_MSGBOX(wxART_FLOPPY,      wxICON_FLOPPY,      floppy) 
diff --git a/src/osx/carbon/icon.cpp b/src/osx/carbon/icon.cpp
index af4c06aa0a..a28dc19090 100644
--- a/src/osx/carbon/icon.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/carbon/icon.cpp
@@ -203,6 +203,10 @@ bool wxIcon::LoadFile(
         {
             theId = kGenericDocumentIcon ;
         }
+        else if ( filename == wxT("wxICON_EXECUTABLE_FILE") )
+        {
+            theId = kGenericApplicationIcon ;
+        }
         else if ( filename == wxT("wxICON_CDROM") )
         {
             theId = kGenericCDROMIcon ;