diff --git a/windowsicon.pri b/windowsicon.pri
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+ffmpegpath = $$(FFMPEG_PATH)
+equals(ffmpegpath, "") {
+    exists(/usr/bin/ffmpeg) {
+        ffmpegpath = /usr/bin/ffmpeg
+    } else {
+        packagesExist(/usr/bin/avconv) {
+            ffmpegpath = /usr/bin/avconv
+        }
+    }
+}
+!equals(ffmpegpath, "") {
+    WINDOWS_ICONS = resources/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/$${projectname}.png
+    windowsicon.name = windowsicon
+    windowsicon.input = WINDOWS_ICONS
+    windowsicon.output = $${OUT_PWD}/$$TS_DIR/${QMAKE_FILE_BASE}.qm
+    windowsicon.commands = $${ffmpegpath} -y -i ${QMAKE_FILE_IN} -vf crop=iw-20:ih-20:10:10,scale=64:64 "$${OUT_PWD}/res/windowsicon_${QMAKE_FILE_BASE}.ico"
+    windowsicon.CONFIG = no_link
+    QMAKE_EXTRA_COMPILERS += windowsicon
+    PRE_TARGETDEPS += compiler_windowsicon_make_all
+    RC_ICONS = $${OUT_PWD}/res/windowsicon_$${projectname}.ico
+} else {
+    warning("Unfortunately ffmpeg could not be found and hence windows application icons can not be generated. The path of ffmpeg can be specified using the FFMPEG_PATH environment variable.")
+}