diff --git a/lib/images/tabular-feature_set-rotate-cell.xpm b/lib/images/tabular-feature_set-rotate-cell.xpm
index 7c7220cfd7..35105609ab 100644
--- a/lib/images/tabular-feature_set-rotate-cell.xpm
+++ b/lib/images/tabular-feature_set-rotate-cell.xpm
@@ -1,43 +1,46 @@
 /* XPM */
-static char * tabular_feature_set_rotate_cell_xpm[] = {
+static char *tabular_feature_set_rotate_cell_[] = {
+/* columns rows colors chars-per-pixel */
 "22 22 18 1",
-" 	c None",
-".	c #000000",
-"+	c #0A0A0A",
-"@	c #131313",
-"#	c #838383",
-"$	c #1B1B1B",
-"%	c #3B3B3B",
-"&	c #5D5D5D",
-"*	c #343434",
-"=	c #6D6D6D",
-"-	c #949494",
-";	c #626262",
-">	c #414141",
-",	c #FFFFFF",
-"'	c #242424",
-")	c #7A7A7A",
-"!	c #525252",
-"~	c #484848",
-"          .           ",
-"          +@          ",
-"        ..+#$         ",
-"      .%&*+=-@        ",
-"     .;=...$;-+       ",
-"    .&@....>;.,       ",
-"  ,.>$$@..$;.         ",
-" ,=+$*';,.+.          ",
-" ,%+;% ,  +,          ",
-"  +$=;,               ",
-"  .%.,  .......       ",
-"  .;.   .,,,,,.       ",
-" ,').   .,,,,,.       ",
-" ,%;.,  .,,,,,.       ",
-" , +.;, .,,,,,.       ",
-"  ,!=., .......       ",
-"   ,.=.               ",
-"     .~+ ,            ",
-"      .$@&,           ",
-"      ,)~@...         ",
-"       ,,             ",
-"                      "};
+"  c black",
+". c gray4",
+"X c #131313131313",
+"o c #1B1B1B1B1B1B",
+"O c gray14",
+"+ c #343434343434",
+"@ c gray23",
+"# c #414141414141",
+"$ c #484848484848",
+"% c gray32",
+"& c #5D5D5D5D5D5D",
+"* c #626262626262",
+"= c #6D6D6D6D6D6D",
+"- c gray48",
+"; c #838383838383",
+": c gray58",
+"> c gray100",
+", c None",
+/* pixels */
+",,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,",
+",,,,,,,,,,X.,,,,,,,,,,",
+",,,,,,,,,o;.  ,,,,,,,,",
+",,,,,,,,X:=.+&@ ,,,,,,",
+",,,,,,,.:*o   =* ,,,,,",
+",,,,,,,> *#    X& ,,,,",
+",,,,,,,,, *o  Xoo# >,,",
+",,,,,,,,,, . >*O+o.=>,",
+",,,,,,,,,,>.,,>,@*.@>,",
+",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,>*=o.,,",
+",,,,,,,       ,,> @ ,,",
+",,,,,,, >>>>> ,,, * ,,",
+",,,,,,, >>>>> ,,, -O>,",
+",,,,,,, >>>>> ,,> *@>,",
+",,,,,,, >>>>> ,>* .,>,",
+",,,,,,,       ,> =%>,,",
+",,,,,,,,,,,,,,, = >,,,",
+",,,,,,,,,,,,>,.$ ,,,,,",
+",,,,,,,,,,,>&Xo ,,,,,,",
+",,,,,,,,,   X$->,,,,,,",
+",,,,,,,,,,,,,>>,,,,,,,",
+",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"
+};
diff --git a/lib/images/tabular-feature_set-rotate-tabular.xpm b/lib/images/tabular-feature_set-rotate-tabular.xpm
index 4d34756de6..5d2079dd12 100644
--- a/lib/images/tabular-feature_set-rotate-tabular.xpm
+++ b/lib/images/tabular-feature_set-rotate-tabular.xpm
@@ -1,43 +1,46 @@
 /* XPM */
-static char * tabular_feature_set_rotate_table_xpm[] = {
+static char *tabular_feature_set_rotate_tabular_[] = {
+/* columns rows colors chars-per-pixel */
 "22 22 18 1",
-" 	c None",
-".	c #000000",
-"+	c #0A0A0A",
-"@	c #131313",
-"#	c #838383",
-"$	c #1B1B1B",
-"%	c #3B3B3B",
-"&	c #5D5D5D",
-"*	c #343434",
-"=	c #6D6D6D",
-"-	c #949494",
-";	c #FFFFFF",
-">	c #626262",
-",	c #414141",
-"'	c #242424",
-")	c #7A7A7A",
-"!	c #525252",
-"~	c #484848",
-"          .           ",
-"          +@          ",
-"        ..+#$         ",
-"   ....%&*+=-@.....   ",
-"   .;.>=...$>-+;;;.   ",
-"   ..&@....,>.;;;;.   ",
-"  ;.,$$@..$>.......   ",
-" ;=+$*'>;.+.;.;;;;.   ",
-" ;%+>%;;.;+;;.;;;;.   ",
-"  +$=>;............   ",
-"  .%.;;;.;;;;.;;;;.   ",
-"  .>.;;;.;;;;.;;;;.   ",
-" ;')...............   ",
-" ;%>.;;;.;;;;.;;;;.   ",
-" ; +.>;;.;;;;.;;;;.   ",
-"  ;!=.;............   ",
-"   ;.=.;.;;;;.;;;;.   ",
-"   .;.~+.;;;;.;;;;.   ",
-"   ....$@&;........   ",
-"      ;)~@...         ",
-"       ;;             ",
-"                      "};
+"  c black",
+". c gray4",
+"X c #131313131313",
+"o c #1B1B1B1B1B1B",
+"O c gray14",
+"+ c #343434343434",
+"@ c gray23",
+"# c #414141414141",
+"$ c #484848484848",
+"% c gray32",
+"& c #5D5D5D5D5D5D",
+"* c #626262626262",
+"= c #6D6D6D6D6D6D",
+"- c gray48",
+"; c #838383838383",
+": c gray58",
+"> c gray100",
+", c None",
+/* pixels */
+",,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,",
+",,,,,,,,,,X.,,,,,,,,,,",
+",,,,,,,,,o;.  ,,,,,,,,",
+",,,     X:=.+&@    ,,,",
+",,, >>>.:*o   =* > ,,,",
+",,, >>>> *#    X&  ,,,",
+",,,       *o  Xoo# >,,",
+",,, >>>> > . >*O+o.=>,",
+",,, >>>> >>.> >>@*.@>,",
+",,,            >*=o.,,",
+",,, >>>> >>>> >>> @ ,,",
+",,, >>>> >>>> >>> * ,,",
+",,,               -O>,",
+",,, >>>> >>>> >>> *@>,",
+",,, >>>> >>>> >>* .,>,",
+",,,            > =%>,,",
+",,, >>>> >>>> > = >,,,",
+",,, >>>> >>>> .$ > ,,,",
+",,,        >&Xo    ,,,",
+",,,,,,,,,   X$->,,,,,,",
+",,,,,,,,,,,,,>>,,,,,,,",
+",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"
+};
diff --git a/status.14x b/status.14x
index 1011ebfb7e..a70654f80c 100644
--- a/status.14x
+++ b/status.14x
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ What's new
 
 - Fix example for docbook-article
 
+- Fix table rotate toolbar buttons images (bug 3525)
+
 * BUILD/INSTALLATION: