diff --git a/mbiff/mail.c b/mbiff/mail.c
index 7479bd5..ff9192f 100644
--- a/mbiff/mail.c
+++ b/mbiff/mail.c
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ void check_mail(void){
 			MwVaApply(image,
 				MwNpixmap, full,
 			NULL);
+			MwVaApply(window,
+				MwNiconPixmap, full,
+			NULL);
 		}
 
 		last = s.st_mtime;
diff --git a/mbiff/main.c b/mbiff/main.c
index 6fa06bc..db4f6ef 100644
--- a/mbiff/main.c
+++ b/mbiff/main.c
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ static void mouseUp(MwWidget handle, void* user, void* client){
 	(void)user;
 	(void)client;
 
+	MwVaApply(window,
+			MwNiconPixmap, empty,
+	NULL);
 	MwVaApply(image,
 		MwNpixmap, empty,
 	NULL);
@@ -60,6 +63,8 @@ int main() {
 	if(empty == NULL) empty = MwLoadXPM(window, mailempty);
 	if(full == NULL) full = MwLoadXPM(window, mailfull);
 
+	MwVaApply(window, MwNiconPixmap, empty, NULL);
+
 	image = MwVaCreateWidget(MwImageClass, "image", window, 0, 0, 128, 128,
 		MwNpixmap, empty,
 	NULL);