diff --git a/development/cmake/lyx.rc b/development/cmake/lyx.rc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b0a7c29433
--- /dev/null
+++ b/development/cmake/lyx.rc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+IDI_ICON1  ICON DISCARDABLE "..\\Win32\\packaging\\icons\\lyx.ico"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/development/cmake/src/CMakeLists.txt b/development/cmake/src/CMakeLists.txt
index dd188b44fb..8fbb254cc8 100644
--- a/development/cmake/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/development/cmake/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -63,11 +63,18 @@ if (LYX_VLD)
 	set(vld_files ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/vld.ini ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/memory_leak_report.txt)
 endif()
 
+if(WIN32)
+        set(FILE_RC ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lyx.rc)
+        message(STATUS "Using icon defined in resource file: ${FILE_RC}")
+endif()
+
+
 add_executable(${_lyx}
 	${WIN32_CONSOLE}
 	${lyx_sources}
 	${lyx_headers}
 	${vld_files}
+        ${FILE_RC}
 )
 
 lyx_add_gcc_pch(${_lyx})