diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/AppSketcherGui.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/AppSketcherGui.cpp
index d76d0c9e19..9f19709a9d 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/AppSketcherGui.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/AppSketcherGui.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <Base/Console.h>
 #include <Base/Interpreter.h>
 #include <Gui/Application.h>
+#include <Gui/BitmapFactory.h>
 #include <Gui/Language/Translator.h>
 #include <Gui/WidgetFactory.h>
 #include "Workbench.h"
@@ -100,6 +101,15 @@ PyMOD_INIT_FUNC(SketcherGui)
     PyObject* mod = SketcherGui::initModule();
     Base::Console().Log("Loading GUI of Sketcher module... done\n");
 
+    Gui::BitmapFactory().addPath(QString::fromLatin1(":/icons/constraints"));
+    Gui::BitmapFactory().addPath(QString::fromLatin1(":/icons/elements"));
+    Gui::BitmapFactory().addPath(QString::fromLatin1(":/icons/general"));
+    Gui::BitmapFactory().addPath(QString::fromLatin1(":/icons/geometry"));
+  //Gui::BitmapFactory().addPath(QString::fromLatin1(":/icons/obsolete"));
+    Gui::BitmapFactory().addPath(QString::fromLatin1(":/icons/pointers"));
+    Gui::BitmapFactory().addPath(QString::fromLatin1(":/icons/splines"));
+    Gui::BitmapFactory().addPath(QString::fromLatin1(":/icons/tools"));
+
     // instantiating the commands
     CreateSketcherCommands();
     CreateSketcherCommandsCreateGeo();
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/InitGui.py b/src/Mod/Sketcher/InitGui.py
index 739434a99a..c3247cb21a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/InitGui.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/InitGui.py
@@ -42,14 +42,7 @@ class SketcherWorkbench ( Workbench ):
         # load the module
         import SketcherGui
         import Sketcher
-        Gui.addIconPath(":/icons/constraints")
-        Gui.addIconPath(":/icons/elements")
-        Gui.addIconPath(":/icons/general")
-        Gui.addIconPath(":/icons/geometry")
-        # Gui.addIconPath(":/icons/obsolete")
-        Gui.addIconPath(":/icons/pointers")
-        Gui.addIconPath(":/icons/splines")
-        Gui.addIconPath(":/icons/tools")
+
         try:
             import Profiles
         except ImportError: