diff --git a/lib/images/README b/lib/images/README
index 0895f22be7..cff7e5af1b 100644
--- a/lib/images/README
+++ b/lib/images/README
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 All icons to be used should follow this, so that the icons
 look alike.
 
-- size 20x20 pixels
+- size 22x22 pixels
 
 - five color:
 	#000000000000
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp
index ba008ac8f8..9825e38e14 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ struct GuiView::GuiViewPrivate
 	{
 		// hardcode here the platform specific icon size
 		smallIconSize = 14;  // scaling problems
-		normalIconSize = 20; // ok, default
+		normalIconSize = 22; // ok, default
 		bigIconSize = 26;	// better for some math icons
 
 		splitter_ = new QSplitter;