diff --git a/include/modules/wlr/taskbar.hpp b/include/modules/wlr/taskbar.hpp
index 5bcb7ec4..53a2f8c7 100644
--- a/include/modules/wlr/taskbar.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/wlr/taskbar.hpp
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class Taskbar : public waybar::AModule
     Gtk::Box box_;
     std::vector<TaskPtr> tasks_;
 
-    Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::IconTheme> icon_theme_;
+    std::vector<Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::IconTheme>> icon_themes_;
 
     struct zwlr_foreign_toplevel_manager_v1 *manager_;
     struct wl_seat *seat_;
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class Taskbar : public waybar::AModule
     bool show_output(struct wl_output *) const;
     bool all_outputs() const;
 
-    Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::IconTheme> icon_theme() const;
+    std::vector<Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::IconTheme>> icon_themes() const;
 };
 
 } /* namespace waybar::modules::wlr */
diff --git a/man/waybar-wlr-taskbar.5.scd b/man/waybar-wlr-taskbar.5.scd
index 68cf02a7..24946e1a 100644
--- a/man/waybar-wlr-taskbar.5.scd
+++ b/man/waybar-wlr-taskbar.5.scd
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Addressed by *wlr/taskbar*
 
 *icon-theme*: ++
 	typeof: string ++
-	The name of the icon-theme that should be used. If omitted, the system default will be used.
+	The names of the icon-themes that should be used to find an icon. The list will be traversed from left to right. If omitted, the system default will be used.
 
 *icon-size*: ++
 	typeof: integer ++
diff --git a/src/modules/wlr/taskbar.cpp b/src/modules/wlr/taskbar.cpp
index 520b4b91..f669fa90 100644
--- a/src/modules/wlr/taskbar.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/wlr/taskbar.cpp
@@ -298,12 +298,23 @@ void Task::handle_title(const char *title)
 void Task::handle_app_id(const char *app_id)
 {
     app_id_ = app_id;
-    if (!image_load_icon(icon_, tbar_->icon_theme(),  app_id_,
-                 config_["icon-size"].isInt() ? config_["icon-size"].asInt() : 16))
-        spdlog::warn("Failed to load icon for {}", app_id);
 
-    if (with_icon_)
+    if (!with_icon_)
+        return;
+
+    int icon_size = config_["icon-size"].isInt() ? config_["icon-size"].asInt() : 16;
+    bool found = false;
+    for (auto& icon_theme : tbar_->icon_themes()) {
+        if (image_load_icon(icon_, icon_theme, app_id_, icon_size)) {
+            found = true;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (found)
         icon_.show();
+    else
+        spdlog::debug("Couldn't find icon for {}", app_id_);
 }
 
 void Task::handle_output_enter(struct wl_output *output)
@@ -555,13 +566,23 @@ Taskbar::Taskbar(const std::string &id, const waybar::Bar &bar, const Json::Valu
 
     /* Get the configured icon theme if specified */
     if (config_["icon-theme"].isString()) {
-        icon_theme_ = Gtk::IconTheme::create();
-        icon_theme_->set_custom_theme(config_["icon-theme"].asString());
-        spdlog::debug("Use custom icon theme: {}.", config_["icon-theme"].asString());
-    } else {
-        spdlog::debug("Use system default icon theme");
-        icon_theme_ = Gtk::IconTheme::get_default();
+        auto icon_theme_config = config_["icon-theme"].asString();
+        size_t start = 0, end = 0;
+
+        do {
+            end = icon_theme_config.find(',', start);
+            auto it_name = trim(icon_theme_config.substr(start, end-start));
+
+            auto it = Gtk::IconTheme::create();
+            it->set_custom_theme(it_name);
+            spdlog::debug("Use custom icon theme: {}", it_name);
+
+            icon_themes_.push_back(it);
+
+            start = end == std::string::npos ? end : end + 1;
+        } while(end != std::string::npos);
     }
+    icon_themes_.push_back(Gtk::IconTheme::get_default());
 }
 
 Taskbar::~Taskbar()
@@ -677,9 +698,9 @@ bool Taskbar::all_outputs() const
     return result;
 }
 
-Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::IconTheme> Taskbar::icon_theme() const
+std::vector<Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::IconTheme>> Taskbar::icon_themes() const
 {
-    return icon_theme_;
+    return icon_themes_;
 }
 
 } /* namespace waybar::modules::wlr */