diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 617b9324c..8e502e19b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ SET(includedir "\${prefix}/include")
 CONFIGURE_FILE(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/weechat.pc.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/weechat.pc @ONLY)
 INSTALL(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/weechat.pc DESTINATION ${LIBDIR}/../pkgconfig)
 
+# icon
+INSTALL(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/weechat.png DESTINATION ${SHAREDIR}/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps)
+
 # packages
 SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY "Fast, light and extensible chat client")
 SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "Sebastien Helleu")
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f54a7f23f..2737270cf 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 WeeChat ChangeLog
 =================
 Sébastien Helleu <flashcode@flashtux.org>
-v0.4.1-dev, 2013-03-22
+v0.4.1-dev, 2013-03-24
 
 
 This document lists all changes for each version.
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ http://weechat.org/files/releasenotes/ReleaseNotes-devel.html[release notes]
 Version 0.4.1 (under dev!)
 --------------------------
 
+* core: install icon file (patch #7972)
 * core: fix refresh of item "completion": clear it after any action that is
   changing content of command line and after switch of buffer (bug #38214)
 * core: add support of multiple layouts (task #11274)
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index fd204dc83..69c4419db 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -65,5 +65,8 @@ ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 pkgconfigdir   = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 pkgconfig_DATA = weechat.pc
 
+icondir   = $(datadir)/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps
+icon_DATA = weechat.png
+
 clean-local:
 	$(RM) config-git.h