diff --git a/src/Gui/ViewProviderPythonFeature.h b/src/Gui/ViewProviderPythonFeature.h
index eba3b6179b..ba1460d1bd 100644
--- a/src/Gui/ViewProviderPythonFeature.h
+++ b/src/Gui/ViewProviderPythonFeature.h
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ public:
         QIcon icon = imp->getIcon();
         if (icon.isNull())
             icon = ViewProviderT::getIcon();
+        else
+            icon = ViewProviderT::mergeOverlayIcons(icon);
         return icon;
     }