diff --git a/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/PAdmin.cpp b/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/PAdmin.cpp
index 1f53aa6b..5020e8ee 100644
--- a/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/PAdmin.cpp
+++ b/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/PAdmin.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ bool PAdminXMLParser::startElement( const QString&, const QString&,
     fKeyWord = eMusrviewShowAvg;
   } else if (qName == "enable_musrt0") {
     fKeyWord = eEnableMusrT0;
+  } else if (qName == "dark_theme_icons_menu") {
+    fKeyWord = eDarkThemeIconsMenu;
+  } else if (qName == "dark_theme_icons_toolbar") {
+    fKeyWord = eDarkThemeIconsToolbar;
   } else if (qName == "keep_minuit2_output") {
     fKeyWord = eKeepMinuit2Output;
   } else if (qName == "dump_ascii") {
@@ -268,6 +272,20 @@ bool PAdminXMLParser::characters(const QString& str)
         flag = false;
       fAdmin->setEnableMusrT0Flag(flag);
       break;
+    case eDarkThemeIconsMenu:
+      if (str == "y")
+        flag = true;
+      else
+        flag = false;
+      fAdmin->setDarkThemeIconsMenuFlag(flag);
+      break;
+    case eDarkThemeIconsToolbar:
+      if (str == "y")
+        flag = true;
+      else
+        flag = false;
+      fAdmin->setDarkThemeIconsToolbarFlag(flag);
+      break;
     case eKeepMinuit2Output:
       if (str == "y")
         flag = true;
@@ -867,6 +885,18 @@ int PAdmin::savePrefs(QString pref_fln)
         else
           data[i] = "    <enable_musrt0>n</enable_musrt0>";
       }
+      if (data[i].contains("<dark_theme_icons_menu>") && data[i].contains("</dark_theme_icons_menu>")) {
+        if (fDarkThemeIconsMenu)
+          data[i] = "     <dark_theme_icons_menu>y</dark_theme_icons_menu>";
+        else
+          data[i] = "     <dark_theme_icons_menu>n</dark_theme_icons_menu>";
+      }
+      if (data[i].contains("<dark_theme_icons_toolbar>") && data[i].contains("</dark_theme_icons_toolbar>")) {
+        if (fDarkThemeIconsToolbar)
+          data[i] = "     <dark_theme_icons_toolbar>y</dark_theme_icons_toolbar>";
+        else
+          data[i] = "     <dark_theme_icons_toolbar>n</dark_theme_icons_toolbar>";
+      }
       if (data[i].contains("<font_name>") && data[i].contains("</font_name>")) {
         data[i] = QString("    <font_name>%1</font_name>").arg(fFontName);
       }
diff --git a/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/PAdmin.h b/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/PAdmin.h
index 1de8330b..46b0d8fe 100644
--- a/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/PAdmin.h
+++ b/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/PAdmin.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class PAdminXMLParser : public QXmlDefaultHandler
     enum EAdminKeyWords {eEmpty, eTimeout, eKeepMinuit2Output, eDumpAscii, eDumpRoot,
                          eTitleFromDataFile, eChisqPreRunBlock, eEstimateN0,
                          eMusrviewShowFourier, eMusrviewShowAvg, eEnableMusrT0,
+                         eDarkThemeIconsMenu, eDarkThemeIconsToolbar,
                          eFontName, eFontSize, eExecPath, eDefaultSavePath,
                          eRecentFile, eBeamline, eInstitute, eFileFormat, eLifetimeCorrection,
                          eTheoFuncPixmapPath, eFunc, eFuncName, eFuncComment, eFuncLabel,
@@ -127,7 +128,8 @@ class PAdmin : public QObject
     bool    getDumpRootFlag() { return fDumpRoot; }
     bool    getEstimateN0Flag() { return fEstimateN0; }
     bool    getChisqPerRunBlockFlag() { return fChisqPreRunBlock; }
-    bool    getDarkThemeIconsFlag() { return fDarkThemeIcons; }
+    bool    getDarkThemeIconsMenuFlag() { return fDarkThemeIconsMenu; }
+    bool    getDarkThemeIconsToolbarFlag() { return fDarkThemeIconsToolbar; }
     QString getBeamline() { return fBeamline; }
     QString getInstitute() { return fInstitute; }
     QString getFileFormat() { return fFileFormat; }
@@ -151,7 +153,8 @@ class PAdmin : public QObject
     void setDumpRootFlag(const bool flag) { fDumpRoot = flag; }
     void setEstimateN0Flag(const bool flag) { fEstimateN0 = flag; }
     void setChisqPerRunBlockFlag(const bool flag) { fChisqPreRunBlock = flag; }
-    void setDarkThemeIconsFlag(const bool flag) { fDarkThemeIcons = flag; }
+    void setDarkThemeIconsMenuFlag(const bool flag) { fDarkThemeIconsMenu = flag; }
+    void setDarkThemeIconsToolbarFlag(const bool flag) { fDarkThemeIconsToolbar = flag; }
 
     void setFontName(const QString str) { fFontName = str; }
     void setFontSize(const int ival) { fFontSize = ival; }
@@ -195,7 +198,8 @@ class PAdmin : public QObject
     bool fChisqPreRunBlock;    ///< flag indicating if musrfit shall write 'per run block' chisq to the msr-file (default: no).
     bool fEstimateN0;          ///< flag indicating if musrfit shall estimate N0 for single histogram fits (default: yes).
     bool fEnableMusrT0;        ///< flag indicating if musrT0 shall be enabled at startup from within musredit (default: yes).
-    bool fDarkThemeIcons;      ///< flag indicating if dark theme icons shall be used (default: no)
+    bool fDarkThemeIconsMenu;  ///< flag indicating if dark theme icons shall be used in the menu (default: no)
+    bool fDarkThemeIconsToolbar; ///< flag indicating if dark theme icons shall be used in the toolbar (default: no)
 
     QString fBeamline;   ///< name of the beamline. Used to generate default run header lines.
     QString fInstitute;  ///< name of the institute. Used to generate default run header lines.
diff --git a/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/PPrefsDialog.cpp b/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/PPrefsDialog.cpp
index 31cf765b..4240788e 100644
--- a/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/PPrefsDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/PPrefsDialog.cpp
@@ -45,10 +45,16 @@ PPrefsDialog::PPrefsDialog(PAdmin *admin) : fAdmin(admin)
 
   setModal(true);
 
-  if (fAdmin->getDarkThemeIconsFlag()) {
-    fDarkThemeIcons_checkBox->setCheckState(Qt::Checked);
+  if (fAdmin->getDarkThemeIconsMenuFlag()) {
+    fDarkThemeIconsMenu_checkBox->setCheckState(Qt::Checked);
   } else {
-    fDarkThemeIcons_checkBox->setCheckState(Qt::Unchecked);
+    fDarkThemeIconsMenu_checkBox->setCheckState(Qt::Unchecked);
+  }
+
+  if (fAdmin->getDarkThemeIconsToolbarFlag()) {
+    fDarkThemeIconsToolbar_checkBox->setCheckState(Qt::Checked);
+  } else {
+    fDarkThemeIconsToolbar_checkBox->setCheckState(Qt::Unchecked);
   }
 
   fKeepMn2Output_checkBox->setChecked(fAdmin->getKeepMinuit2OutputFlag());
diff --git a/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/PPrefsDialog.h b/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/PPrefsDialog.h
index 6878048f..8e8d51a4 100644
--- a/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/PPrefsDialog.h
+++ b/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/PPrefsDialog.h
@@ -53,8 +53,9 @@ class PPrefsDialog : public QDialog, private Ui::PPrefsDialog
     bool getEnableMusrT0Flag()      { return fEnableMusrT0_checkBox->isChecked(); }
     bool getKeepRunPerBlockChisqFlag() { return fPerRunBlockChisq_checkBox->isChecked(); }
     bool getEstimateN0Flag()        { return fEstimateN0_checkBox->isChecked(); }
-    bool getDarkThemeIconsFlag()    { return fDarkThemeIcons_checkBox->isChecked(); }
-    int  getDump();    
+    bool getDarkThemeIconsMenuFlag()    { return fDarkThemeIconsMenu_checkBox->isChecked(); }
+    bool getDarkThemeIconsToolbarFlag()    { return fDarkThemeIconsToolbar_checkBox->isChecked(); }
+    int  getDump();
     int  getTimeout() { return fTimeout_lineEdit->text().toInt(); }
 
   public slots:
diff --git a/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/PTextEdit.cpp b/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/PTextEdit.cpp
index 4a09eda6..3cc4fe37 100644
--- a/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/PTextEdit.cpp
+++ b/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/PTextEdit.cpp
@@ -85,13 +85,20 @@
 PTextEdit::PTextEdit( QWidget *parent, Qt::WindowFlags f )
     : QMainWindow( parent, f )
 {
-  getTheme();
+  bool gotTheme = getTheme();
 
   // reads and manages the conents of the xml-startup (musredit_startup.xml) file
   fAdmin = new PAdmin();
 
-  // set default setting of the fDarkThemeIcons
-  fAdmin->setDarkThemeIconsFlag(fDarkToolBarIcon);
+  // set default setting of the fDarkMenuIconIcons only if a theme has been recognized, otherwise take the
+  // one from the xml startup file.
+  if (gotTheme) {
+    fAdmin->setDarkThemeIconsMenuFlag(fDarkMenuIcon);
+    fAdmin->setDarkThemeIconsToolbarFlag(fDarkToolBarIcon);
+  } else {
+    fDarkMenuIcon = fAdmin->getDarkThemeIconsMenuFlag();
+    fDarkToolBarIcon = fAdmin->getDarkThemeIconsToolbarFlag();
+  }
 
   // enable file system watcher. Needed to get notification if the msr-file is changed outside of musrfit at runtime
   fFileSystemWatcherActive = true;
@@ -124,7 +131,7 @@ PTextEdit::PTextEdit( QWidget *parent, Qt::WindowFlags f )
   fFontChanging = false;
 
   QString iconName("");
-  if (fDarkTheme)
+  if (fDarkMenuIcon)
     iconName = QString(":/icons/musrfit-dark.svg");
   else
     iconName = QString(":/icons/musrfit-plain.svg");
@@ -185,7 +192,7 @@ void PTextEdit::setupFileActions()
   QString iconName("");
 
   // New
-  if (fDarkTheme)
+  if (fDarkMenuIcon)
     iconName = QString(":/icons/document-new-dark.svg");
   else
     iconName = QString(":/icons/document-new-plain.svg");
@@ -202,9 +209,10 @@ void PTextEdit::setupFileActions()
     connect( a, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( fileNew() ) );
   }
   tb->addAction(a);
+  fActions["New-tb"] = a;
 
   // Open
-  if (fDarkTheme)
+  if (fDarkMenuIcon)
     iconName = QString(":/icons/document-open-dark.svg");
   else
     iconName = QString(":/icons/document-open-plain.svg");
@@ -221,6 +229,7 @@ void PTextEdit::setupFileActions()
     connect( a, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( fileOpen() ) );
   }
   tb->addAction(a);
+  fActions["Open-tb"] = a;
 
   // Recent Files
   fRecentFilesMenu = menu->addMenu( tr("Recent Files") );
@@ -233,7 +242,7 @@ void PTextEdit::setupFileActions()
   fillRecentFiles();
 
   // Reload
-  if (fDarkTheme)
+  if (fDarkMenuIcon)
     iconName = QString(":/icons/view-refresh-dark.svg");
   else
     iconName = QString(":/icons/view-refresh-plain.svg");
@@ -250,6 +259,7 @@ void PTextEdit::setupFileActions()
     connect( a, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( fileReload() ) );
   }
   tb->addAction(a);
+  fActions["Reload-tb"] = a;
 
   a = new QAction( tr( "Open Prefs..." ), this);
   connect( a, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( fileOpenPrefs() ) );
@@ -258,7 +268,7 @@ void PTextEdit::setupFileActions()
   menu->addSeparator();
 
   // Save
-  if (fDarkTheme)
+  if (fDarkMenuIcon)
     iconName = QString(":/icons/document-save-dark.svg");
   else
     iconName = QString(":/icons/document-save-plain.svg");
@@ -275,6 +285,7 @@ void PTextEdit::setupFileActions()
     connect( a, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( fileSave() ) );
   }
   tb->addAction(a);
+  fActions["Save-tb"] = a;
 
   // Save As
   a = new QAction( tr( "Save &As..." ), this );
@@ -290,7 +301,7 @@ void PTextEdit::setupFileActions()
   menu->addSeparator();
 
   // Print
-  if (fDarkTheme)
+  if (fDarkMenuIcon)
     iconName = QString(":/icons/document-print-dark.svg");
   else
     iconName = QString(":/icons/document-print-plain.svg");
@@ -307,6 +318,7 @@ void PTextEdit::setupFileActions()
     connect( a, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( filePrint() ) );
   }
   tb->addAction(a);
+  fActions["Print-tb"] = a;
 
   menu->addSeparator();
 
@@ -356,7 +368,7 @@ void PTextEdit::setupEditActions()
   QString iconName("");
 
   // Undo
-  if (fDarkTheme)
+  if (fDarkMenuIcon)
     iconName = QString(":/icons/edit-undo-dark.svg");
   else
     iconName = QString(":/icons/edit-undo-plain.svg");
@@ -373,9 +385,10 @@ void PTextEdit::setupEditActions()
     connect( a, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( editUndo() ) );
   }
   tb->addAction(a);
+  fActions["Undo-tb"] = a;
 
   // Redo
-  if (fDarkTheme)
+  if (fDarkMenuIcon)
     iconName = QString(":/icons/edit-redo-dark.svg");
   else
     iconName = QString(":/icons/edit-redo-plain.svg");
@@ -392,6 +405,7 @@ void PTextEdit::setupEditActions()
     connect( a, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( editRedo() ) );
   }
   tb->addAction(a);
+  fActions["Redo-tb"] = a;
 
   menu->addSeparator();
 
@@ -406,7 +420,7 @@ void PTextEdit::setupEditActions()
   tb->addSeparator();
 
   // Copy
-  if (fDarkTheme)
+  if (fDarkMenuIcon)
     iconName = QString(":/icons/edit-copy-dark.svg");
   else
     iconName = QString(":/icons/edit-copy-plain.svg");
@@ -423,9 +437,10 @@ void PTextEdit::setupEditActions()
     connect( a, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( editCopy() ) );
   }
   tb->addAction(a);
+  fActions["Copy-tb"] = a;
 
   // Cut
-  if (fDarkTheme)
+  if (fDarkMenuIcon)
     iconName = QString(":/icons/edit-cut-dark.svg");
   else
     iconName = QString(":/icons/edit-cut-plain.svg");
@@ -442,9 +457,10 @@ void PTextEdit::setupEditActions()
     connect( a, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( editCut() ) );
   }
   tb->addAction(a);
+  fActions["Cut-tb"] = a;
 
   // Paste
-  if (fDarkTheme)
+  if (fDarkMenuIcon)
     iconName = QString(":/icons/edit-paste-dark.svg");
   else
     iconName = QString(":/icons/edit-paste-plain.svg");
@@ -461,12 +477,13 @@ void PTextEdit::setupEditActions()
     connect( a, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( editPaste() ) );
   }
   tb->addAction(a);
+  fActions["Paste-tb"] = a;
 
   menu->addSeparator();
   tb->addSeparator();
 
   // Find
-  if (fDarkTheme)
+  if (fDarkMenuIcon)
     iconName = QString(":/icons/edit-find-dark.svg");
   else
     iconName = QString(":/icons/edit-find-plain.svg");
@@ -483,9 +500,10 @@ void PTextEdit::setupEditActions()
     connect( a, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( editFind() ) );
   }
   tb->addAction(a);
+  fActions["Find-tb"] = a;
 
   // Find Next
-  if (fDarkTheme)
+  if (fDarkMenuIcon)
     iconName = QString(":/icons/go-next-use-dark.svg");
   else
     iconName = QString(":/icons/go-next-use-plain.svg");
@@ -502,9 +520,10 @@ void PTextEdit::setupEditActions()
     connect( a, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( editFindNext() ) );
   }
   tb->addAction(a);
+  fActions["Find Next-tb"] = a;
 
   // Find Previous
-  if (fDarkTheme)
+  if (fDarkMenuIcon)
     iconName = QString(":/icons/go-previous-use-dark.svg");
   else
     iconName = QString(":/icons/go-previous-use-plain.svg");
@@ -521,6 +540,7 @@ void PTextEdit::setupEditActions()
     connect( a, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( editFindPrevious() ) );
   }
   tb->addAction(a);
+  fActions["Find Previous-tb"] = a;
 
   // Replace
   a = new QAction( tr( "Replace..." ), this );
@@ -671,7 +691,7 @@ void PTextEdit::setupMusrActions()
   QString iconName("");
 
   // musrWiz
-  if (fDarkTheme)
+  if (fDarkMenuIcon)
     iconName = QString(":/icons/musrWiz-32x32-dark.svg");
   else
     iconName = QString(":/icons/musrWiz-32x32.svg");
@@ -688,12 +708,13 @@ void PTextEdit::setupMusrActions()
     connect( a, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( musrWiz() ) );
   }
   tb->addAction(a);
+  fActions["musrWiz-tb"] = a;
 
   menu->addSeparator();
   tb->addSeparator();
 
   // Calculate Chisq
-  if (fDarkTheme)
+  if (fDarkMenuIcon)
     iconName = QString(":/icons/musrchisq-dark.svg");
   else
     iconName = QString(":/icons/musrchisq-plain.svg");
@@ -710,9 +731,10 @@ void PTextEdit::setupMusrActions()
     connect( a, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( musrCalcChisq() ) );
   }
   tb->addAction(a);
+  fActions["calcChisq-tb"] = a;
 
   // musrfit
-  if (fDarkTheme)
+  if (fDarkMenuIcon)
     iconName = QString(":/icons/musrfit-dark.svg");
   else
     iconName = QString(":/icons/musrfit-plain.svg");
@@ -729,9 +751,10 @@ void PTextEdit::setupMusrActions()
     connect( a, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( musrFit() ) );
   }
   tb->addAction(a);
+  fActions["musrfit-tb"] = a;
 
   // Swap Msr/Mlog
-  if (fDarkTheme)
+  if (fDarkMenuIcon)
     iconName = QString(":/icons/musrswap-dark.svg");
   else
     iconName = QString(":/icons/musrswap-plain.svg");
@@ -748,9 +771,10 @@ void PTextEdit::setupMusrActions()
     connect( a, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( musrSwapMsrMlog() ) );
   }
   tb->addAction(a);
+  fActions["Swap Msr/Mlog-tb"] = a;
 
   // musrStep
-  if (fDarkTheme)
+  if (fDarkMenuIcon)
     iconName = QString(":/icons/musrStep-32x32-dark.svg");
   else
     iconName = QString(":/icons/musrStep-32x32.svg");
@@ -767,9 +791,10 @@ void PTextEdit::setupMusrActions()
     connect( a, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( musrSetSteps() ) );
   }
   tb->addAction(a);
+  fActions["musrStep-tb"] = a;
 
   // msr2data
-  if (fDarkTheme)
+  if (fDarkMenuIcon)
     iconName = QString(":/icons/msr2data-dark.svg");
   else
     iconName = QString(":/icons/msr2data-plain.svg");
@@ -786,9 +811,10 @@ void PTextEdit::setupMusrActions()
     connect( a, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( musrMsr2Data() ) );
   }
   tb->addAction(a);
+  fActions["msr2data-tb"] = a;
 
   // mupp
-  if (fDarkTheme)
+  if (fDarkMenuIcon)
     iconName = QString(":/icons/mupp-dark.svg");
   else
     iconName = QString(":/icons/mupp-plain.svg");
@@ -805,12 +831,13 @@ void PTextEdit::setupMusrActions()
     connect( a, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( mupp() ) );
   }
   tb->addAction(a);
+  fActions["mupp-tb"] = a;
 
   menu->addSeparator();
   tb->addSeparator();
 
   // musrview
-  if (fDarkTheme)
+  if (fDarkMenuIcon)
     iconName = QString(":/icons/musrview-dark.svg");
   else
     iconName = QString(":/icons/musrview-plain.svg");
@@ -827,9 +854,10 @@ void PTextEdit::setupMusrActions()
     connect( a, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( musrView() ) );
   }
   tb->addAction(a);
+  fActions["musrview-tb"] = a;
 
   // musrt0
-  if (fDarkTheme)
+  if (fDarkMenuIcon)
     iconName = QString(":/icons/musrt0-dark.svg");
   else
     iconName = QString(":/icons/musrt0-plain.svg");
@@ -845,9 +873,10 @@ void PTextEdit::setupMusrActions()
   }
   tb->addAction(fMusrT0Action);
   fMusrT0Action->setEnabled(fAdmin->getEnableMusrT0Flag());
+  fActions["musrt0-tb"] = fMusrT0Action;
 
   // musrFT
-  if (fDarkTheme)
+  if (fDarkMenuIcon)
     iconName = QString(":/icons/musrFT-dark.svg");
   else
     iconName = QString(":/icons/musrFT-plain.svg");
@@ -863,9 +892,10 @@ void PTextEdit::setupMusrActions()
     connect( a, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( musrFT() ) );
   }
   tb->addAction(a);
+  fActions["musrFT-tb"] = a;
 
   // musrprefs
-  if (fDarkTheme)
+  if (fDarkMenuIcon)
     iconName = QString(":/icons/musrprefs-dark.svg");
   else
     iconName = QString(":/icons/musrprefs-plain.svg");
@@ -881,12 +911,13 @@ void PTextEdit::setupMusrActions()
     connect( a, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( musrPrefs() ) );
   }
   tb->addAction(a);
+  fActions["musrprefs-tb"] = a;
 
   menu->addSeparator();
   tb->addSeparator();
 
   // musrdump
-  if (fDarkTheme)
+  if (fDarkMenuIcon)
     iconName = QString(":/icons/musrdump-dark.svg");
   else
     iconName = QString(":/icons/musrdump-plain.svg");
@@ -901,6 +932,7 @@ void PTextEdit::setupMusrActions()
     connect( a, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( musrDump() ) );
   }
   tb->addAction(a);
+  fActions["musrdump-tb"] = a;
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1277,6 +1309,22 @@ void PTextEdit::fileOpenPrefs()
     msg = QString("Prefs from '") + fln + QString("' loaded.");
     QMessageBox::information(nullptr, "Info", msg);
   }
+
+  // make sure that dark/plain icon scheme is properly loaded
+  if (getTheme()) {
+    switchMenuIcons();
+    switchToolbarIcons();
+  }
+
+  if (fAdmin->getDarkThemeIconsMenuFlag() != fDarkMenuIcon) {
+    fDarkMenuIcon = !fDarkMenuIcon;
+    switchMenuIcons();
+  }
+
+  if (fAdmin->getDarkThemeIconsToolbarFlag() != fDarkToolBarIcon) {
+    fDarkToolBarIcon = !fDarkToolBarIcon;
+    switchToolbarIcons();
+  }
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2639,7 +2687,8 @@ void PTextEdit::musrPrefs()
   }
 
   if (dlg->exec() == QDialog::Accepted) {
-    fAdmin->setDarkThemeIconsFlag(dlg->getDarkThemeIconsFlag());
+    fAdmin->setDarkThemeIconsMenuFlag(dlg->getDarkThemeIconsMenuFlag());
+    fAdmin->setDarkThemeIconsToolbarFlag(dlg->getDarkThemeIconsToolbarFlag());
     fAdmin->setMusrviewShowFourierFlag(dlg->getMusrviewShowFourierFlag());
     fAdmin->setMusrviewShowAvgFlag(dlg->getMusrviewShowAvgFlag());
     fAdmin->setKeepMinuit2OutputFlag(dlg->getKeepMinuit2OutputFlag());
@@ -2664,11 +2713,15 @@ void PTextEdit::musrPrefs()
   delete dlg;
   dlg = nullptr;
 
-  // check if the dark theme icons flag has changed
-  if (fAdmin->getDarkThemeIconsFlag() != fDarkToolBarIcon) {
-    fDarkTheme = !fDarkTheme;
+  // check if the dark theme menu icons flag has changed
+  if (fAdmin->getDarkThemeIconsMenuFlag() != fDarkMenuIcon) {
+    fDarkMenuIcon = !fDarkMenuIcon;
+    switchMenuIcons();
+  }
+  // check if the dark theme toolbar icons flag has changed
+  if (fAdmin->getDarkThemeIconsToolbarFlag() != fDarkToolBarIcon) {
     fDarkToolBarIcon = !fDarkToolBarIcon;
-    switchIcons();
+    switchToolbarIcons();
   }
 }
 
@@ -2902,7 +2955,7 @@ void PTextEdit::mupp()
  */
 void PTextEdit::helpContents()
 {
-  PHelp *help = new PHelp(fAdmin->getHelpUrl("main"), fDarkTheme);
+  PHelp *help = new PHelp(fAdmin->getHelpUrl("main"), fDarkMenuIcon);
   help->show();
 }
 
@@ -3213,28 +3266,27 @@ void PTextEdit::setFileSystemWatcherActive()
 /**
  * @brief PTextEdit::getTheme
  */
-void PTextEdit::getTheme()
+bool PTextEdit::getTheme()
 {
-  fDarkTheme = false; // true if theme is dark
+  fDarkMenuIcon = false; // true if theme is dark
   fDarkToolBarIcon = false; // needed for ubuntu dark since there the menu icons are dark, however the toolbar icons are plain!
 
   QString str = QIcon::themeName();
-  qDebug() << "debug> theme name=" << str << endl;
 
   if (str.isEmpty()) { // this is ugly and eventually needs to be fixed in a more coherent way
     str = QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment().value("HOME", QString("??"));
     str += "/.kde4/share/config/kdeglobals";
+    bool done = false;
     if (QFile::exists(str)) {
       QFile fln(str);
       fln.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text);
       QTextStream fin(&fln);
       QString line("");
-      bool done = false;
       while (!fin.atEnd() && !done) {
         line = fin.readLine();
         if (line.contains("ColorScheme")) {
           if (line.contains("dark", Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
-            fDarkTheme = true;
+            fDarkMenuIcon = true;
             fDarkToolBarIcon = true;
           }
           done = true;
@@ -3242,20 +3294,23 @@ void PTextEdit::getTheme()
       }
       fln.close();
     }
-    return;
+    return done;
   }
 
   if (str.contains("dark", Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
-    fDarkTheme = true;
+    fDarkMenuIcon = true;
     if (str.contains("ubuntu", Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
+      fDarkMenuIcon = false;
       fDarkToolBarIcon = false;
     } else if (str.contains("xfce", Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
-      fDarkTheme = false;
+      fDarkMenuIcon = false;
       fDarkToolBarIcon = false;
     } else {
       fDarkToolBarIcon = true;
     }
   }
+  
+  return true;
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -3350,62 +3405,123 @@ bool PTextEdit::fileAlreadyOpen(QFileInfo &finfo, int &idx)
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /**
- * <p>Switch icons according to the fAdmin settings
+ * <p>Switch menu icons according to the fAdmin settings
  */
-void PTextEdit::switchIcons()
+void PTextEdit::switchMenuIcons()
 {
-  if (fAdmin->getDarkThemeIconsFlag()) { // dark theme icons
-    fActions["New"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/document-new-dark.svg"));
-    fActions["Open"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/document-open-dark.svg"));
-    fActions["Reload"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/view-refresh-dark.svg"));
-    fActions["Save"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/document-save-dark.svg"));
-    fActions["Print"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/document-print-dark.svg"));
-    fActions["Undo"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/edit-undo-dark.svg"));
-    fActions["Redo"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/edit-redo-dark.svg"));
-    fActions["Copy"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/edit-copy-dark.svg"));
-    fActions["Cut"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/edit-cut-dark.svg"));
-    fActions["Paste"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/edit-paste-dark.svg"));
-    fActions["Find"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/edit-find-dark.svg"));
-    fActions["Find Next"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/go-next-use-dark.svg"));
-    fActions["Find Previous"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/go-previous-use-dark.svg"));
-    fActions["musrWiz"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/musrWiz-32x32-dark.svg"));
-    fActions["calcChisq"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/musrchisq-dark.svg"));
-    fActions["musrfit"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/musrfit-dark.svg"));
-    fActions["Swap Msr/Mlog"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/musrswap-dark.svg"));
-    fActions["musrStep"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/musrStep-32x32-dark.svg"));
-    fActions["msr2data"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/msr2data-dark.svg"));
-    fActions["mupp"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/mupp-dark.svg"));
-    fActions["musrview"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/musrview-dark.svg"));
-    fActions["musrt0"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/musrt0-dark.svg"));
-    fActions["musrFT"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/musrFT-dark.svg"));
-    fActions["musrprefs"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/musrprefs-dark.svg"));
-    fActions["musrdump"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/musrdump-dark.svg"));
+  if (fAdmin->getDarkThemeIconsMenuFlag()) { // dark theme icons
+    fActions["New"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/document-new-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["Open"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/document-open-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["Reload"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/view-refresh-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["Save"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/document-save-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["Print"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/document-print-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["Undo"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/edit-undo-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["Redo"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/edit-redo-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["Copy"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/edit-copy-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["Cut"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/edit-cut-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["Paste"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/edit-paste-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["Find"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/edit-find-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["Find Next"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/go-next-use-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["Find Previous"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/go-previous-use-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["musrWiz"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrWiz-32x32-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["calcChisq"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrchisq-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["musrfit"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrfit-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["Swap Msr/Mlog"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrswap-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["musrStep"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrStep-32x32-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["msr2data"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/msr2data-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["mupp"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/mupp-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["musrview"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrview-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["musrt0"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrt0-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["musrFT"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrFT-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["musrprefs"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrprefs-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["musrdump"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrdump-dark.svg")));
   } else { // plain theme icons
-    fActions["New"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/document-new-plain.svg"));
-    fActions["Open"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/document-open-plain.svg"));
-    fActions["Reload"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/view-refresh-plain.svg"));
-    fActions["Save"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/document-save-plain.svg"));
-    fActions["Print"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/document-print-plain.svg"));
-    fActions["Undo"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/edit-undo-plain.svg"));
-    fActions["Redo"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/edit-redo-plain.svg"));
-    fActions["Copy"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/edit-copy-plain.svg"));
-    fActions["Cut"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/edit-cut-plain.svg"));
-    fActions["Paste"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/edit-paste-plain.svg"));
-    fActions["Find"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/edit-find-plain.svg"));
-    fActions["Find Next"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/go-next-use-plain.svg"));
-    fActions["Find Previous"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/go-previous-use-plain.svg"));
-    fActions["musrWiz"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/musrWiz-32x32.svg"));
-    fActions["calcChisq"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/musrchisq-plain.svg"));
-    fActions["musrfit"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/musrfit-plain.svg"));
-    fActions["Swap Msr/Mlog"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/musrswap-plain.svg"));
-    fActions["musrStep"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/musrStep-32x32.svg"));
-    fActions["msr2data"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/msr2data-plain.svg"));
-    fActions["mupp"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/mupp-plain.svg"));
-    fActions["musrview"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/musrview-plain.svg"));
-    fActions["musrt0"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/musrt0-plain.svg"));
-    fActions["musrFT"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/musrFT-plain.svg"));
-    fActions["musrprefs"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/musrprefs-plain.svg"));
-    fActions["musrdump"]->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/musrdump-plain.svg"));
+    fActions["New"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/document-new-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["Open"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/document-open-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["Reload"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/view-refresh-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["Save"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/document-save-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["Print"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/document-print-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["Undo"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/edit-undo-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["Redo"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/edit-redo-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["Copy"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/edit-copy-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["Cut"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/edit-cut-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["Paste"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/edit-paste-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["Find"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/edit-find-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["Find Next"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/go-next-use-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["Find Previous"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/go-previous-use-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["musrWiz"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrWiz-32x32.svg")));
+    fActions["calcChisq"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrchisq-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["musrfit"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrfit-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["Swap Msr/Mlog"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrswap-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["musrStep"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrStep-32x32.svg")));
+    fActions["msr2data"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/msr2data-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["mupp"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/mupp-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["musrview"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrview-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["musrt0"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrt0-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["musrFT"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrFT-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["musrprefs"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrprefs-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["musrdump"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrdump-plain.svg")));
+  }
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/**
+ * <p>Switch toolbar icons according to the fAdmin settings
+ */
+void PTextEdit::switchToolbarIcons()
+{
+  if (fAdmin->getDarkThemeIconsToolbarFlag()) { // dark theme icons
+    fActions["New-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/document-new-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["Open-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/document-open-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["Reload-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/view-refresh-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["Save-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/document-save-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["Print-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/document-print-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["Undo-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/edit-undo-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["Redo-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/edit-redo-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["Copy-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/edit-copy-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["Cut-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/edit-cut-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["Paste-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/edit-paste-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["Find-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/edit-find-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["Find Next-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/go-next-use-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["Find Previous-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/go-previous-use-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["musrWiz-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrWiz-32x32-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["calcChisq-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrchisq-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["musrfit-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrfit-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["Swap Msr/Mlog-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrswap-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["musrStep-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrStep-32x32-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["msr2data-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/msr2data-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["mupp-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/mupp-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["musrview-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrview-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["musrt0-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrt0-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["musrFT-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrFT-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["musrprefs-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrprefs-dark.svg")));
+    fActions["musrdump-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrdump-dark.svg")));
+  } else { // plain theme icons
+    fActions["New-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/document-new-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["Open-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/document-open-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["Reload-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/view-refresh-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["Save-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/document-save-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["Print-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/document-print-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["Undo-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/edit-undo-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["Redo-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/edit-redo-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["Copy-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/edit-copy-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["Cut-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/edit-cut-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["Paste-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/edit-paste-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["Find-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/edit-find-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["Find Next-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/go-next-use-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["Find Previous-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/go-previous-use-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["musrWiz-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrWiz-32x32.svg")));
+    fActions["calcChisq-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrchisq-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["musrfit-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrfit-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["Swap Msr/Mlog-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrswap-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["musrStep-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrStep-32x32.svg")));
+    fActions["msr2data-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/msr2data-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["mupp-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/mupp-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["musrview-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrview-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["musrt0-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrt0-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["musrFT-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrFT-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["musrprefs-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrprefs-plain.svg")));
+    fActions["musrdump-tb"]->setIcon(QIcon(QPixmap(":/icons/musrdump-plain.svg")));
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/PTextEdit.h b/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/PTextEdit.h
index 38ad7385..3eee7eb0 100644
--- a/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/PTextEdit.h
+++ b/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/PTextEdit.h
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ private slots:
   void setFileSystemWatcherActive();
 
 private:
-  bool fDarkTheme;
-  bool fDarkToolBarIcon;
+  bool fDarkMenuIcon; ///< flag indicating if a dark or plain icon shall be used in the menu pull-downs
+  bool fDarkToolBarIcon; ///< flag indicating if a dark or plain icon shall be used in the toolbar
   PAdmin *fAdmin; ///< pointer to the xml-startup file informations. Needed for different purposes like default working- and executable directories etc.
   QFileSystemWatcher *fFileSystemWatcher; ///< checks if msr-files are changing on the disk while being open in musredit.
   bool fFileSystemWatcherActive; ///< flag to enable/disable the file system watcher
@@ -187,12 +187,13 @@ private:
   QMenu *fRecentFilesMenu;   ///< recent file menu
   QAction *fRecentFilesAction[MAX_RECENT_FILES]; ///< array of the recent file actions
 
-  void getTheme();
+  bool getTheme();
   void fillRecentFiles();
   QStringList getRunList(QString runListStr, bool &ok);
   bool fileAlreadyOpen(QFileInfo &finfo, int &idx);
 
-  void switchIcons();
+  void switchMenuIcons();
+  void switchToolbarIcons();
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/forms/PPrefsDialog.ui b/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/forms/PPrefsDialog.ui
index b11483d8..1521e75a 100644
--- a/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/forms/PPrefsDialog.ui
+++ b/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/forms/PPrefsDialog.ui
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>452</width>
-    <height>168</height>
+    <height>180</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
      <x>0</x>
      <y>5</y>
      <width>451</width>
-     <height>161</height>
+     <height>171</height>
     </rect>
    </property>
    <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         <property name="geometry">
          <rect>
           <x>10</x>
-          <y>50</y>
+          <y>70</y>
           <width>421</width>
           <height>31</height>
          </rect>
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@
          <string>Change Default Search Paths</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
-       <widget class="QWidget" name="layoutWidget">
+       <widget class="QWidget" name="">
         <property name="geometry">
          <rect>
-          <x>11</x>
-          <y>11</y>
-          <width>421</width>
-          <height>33</height>
+          <x>12</x>
+          <y>10</y>
+          <width>415</width>
+          <height>52</height>
          </rect>
         </property>
         <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
@@ -86,11 +86,22 @@
           </spacer>
          </item>
          <item>
-          <widget class="QCheckBox" name="fDarkThemeIcons_checkBox">
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Dark Theme Icons</string>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
+          <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
+           <item>
+            <widget class="QCheckBox" name="fDarkThemeIconsMenu_checkBox">
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>Dark Theme Icons Menu</string>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
+           <item>
+            <widget class="QCheckBox" name="fDarkThemeIconsToolbar_checkBox">
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>Dark Theme Icons Toolbar</string>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
+          </layout>
          </item>
         </layout>
        </widget>
diff --git a/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/musredit_startup.xml.in b/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/musredit_startup.xml.in
index 0742bd53..5c324d92 100644
--- a/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/musredit_startup.xml.in
+++ b/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/musredit_startup.xml.in
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
     <musrview_show_fourier>n</musrview_show_fourier>
     <musrview_show_avg>n</musrview_show_avg>
     <enable_musrt0>y</enable_musrt0>
+    <dark_theme_icons_menu>n</dark_theme_icons_menu>
+    <dark_theme_icons_toolbar>n</dark_theme_icons_toolbar>
   </general>
   <recent_files>
     <path_file_name>@DOCDIR@/examples/test-histo-PSI-BIN.msr</path_file_name>
@@ -248,13 +250,13 @@
       <label>polynom</label>
       <pixmap>polynom.png</pixmap>
       <params>4</params>
-    </func> 
+    </func>
     <func>
       <name>userFcn</name>
       <comment></comment>
       <label>user function</label>
       <pixmap></pixmap>
       <params>0</params>
-    </func> 
+    </func>
   </theory_functions>
 </musredit_startup>