diff --git a/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/MainWindow.xaml b/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/MainWindow.xaml
index 34c1666..e411cd3 100644
--- a/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         mc:Ignorable="d"
         Title="DS4Windows" Height="500" Width="800" Closing="MainDS4Window_Closing" Closed="MainDS4Window_Closed" StateChanged="MainDS4Window_StateChanged" SizeChanged="MainDS4Window_SizeChanged" LocationChanged="MainDS4Window_LocationChanged">
     <DockPanel>
-        <tb:TaskbarIcon x:Name="notifyIcon" IconSource="{Binding IconSource}" ToolTipText="{Binding TooltipText}" MenuActivation="RightClick" TrayRightMouseUp="NotifyIcon_TrayRightMouseUp" TrayMiddleMouseDown="NotifyIcon_TrayMiddleMouseDown" TrayMouseDoubleClick="NotifyIcon_TrayMouseDoubleClick">
+        <tb:TaskbarIcon x:Name="notifyIcon" IconSource="{Binding IconSource,Mode=OneWay}" ToolTipText="{Binding TooltipText,Mode=OneWay}" MenuActivation="RightClick" TrayRightMouseUp="NotifyIcon_TrayRightMouseUp" TrayMiddleMouseDown="NotifyIcon_TrayMiddleMouseDown" TrayMouseDoubleClick="NotifyIcon_TrayMouseDoubleClick">
             <!--<tb:TaskbarIcon.ContextMenu>
                 <ContextMenu>
                     <MenuItem Header="Open" />
diff --git a/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index 4132f9e..28b308f 100644
--- a/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ namespace DS4WinWPF.DS4Forms
             ChangeControllerPanel();
             trayIconVM = new TrayIconViewModel(App.rootHub, profileListHolder);
             notifyIcon.DataContext = trayIconVM;
-            notifyIcon.Icon = Global.UseWhiteIcon ? Properties.Resources.DS4W___White :
-                Properties.Resources.DS4W;
 
             if (Global.StartMinimized || parser.Mini)
             {
@@ -1066,7 +1064,7 @@ Properties.Resources.DS4Update, MessageBoxButton.YesNo, MessageBoxImage.Question
         private void UseWhiteDS4IconCk_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
             bool status = useWhiteDS4IconCk.IsChecked == true;
-            notifyIcon.Icon = status ? Properties.Resources.DS4W___White : Properties.Resources.DS4W;
+            trayIconVM.IconSource = status ? TrayIconViewModel.ICON_WHITE : TrayIconViewModel.ICON_COLOR;
         }
 
         private void CheckDrivers()
diff --git a/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/ViewModels/TrayIconViewModel.cs b/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/ViewModels/TrayIconViewModel.cs
index a03cdc8..b70fef9 100644
--- a/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/ViewModels/TrayIconViewModel.cs
+++ b/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/ViewModels/TrayIconViewModel.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ namespace DS4WinWPF.DS4Forms.ViewModels
     public class TrayIconViewModel
     {
         private string tooltipText = "DS4Windows";
-        private string iconSource = "/DS4Windows;component/Resources/DS4W.ico";
+        public const string ICON_COLOR = "/DS4Windows;component/Resources/DS4W.ico";
+        public const string ICON_WHITE = "/DS4Windows;component/Resources/DS4W - White.ico";
+        private string iconSource = ICON_COLOR;
         public const string ballonTitle = "DS4Windows";
         public static string trayTitle = $"DS4Windows v{Global.exeversion}";
         private ContextMenu contextMenu;
@@ -57,6 +59,9 @@ namespace DS4WinWPF.DS4Forms.ViewModels
             this.profileListHolder = profileListHolder;
             this.controlService = service;
             contextMenu = new ContextMenu();
+            iconSource = Global.UseWhiteIcon ? "/DS4Windows;component/Resources/DS4W - White.ico" :
+                "/DS4Windows;component/Resources/DS4W.ico";
+
             PopulateControllerList();
             PopulateToolText();
             PopulateContextMenu();