diff --git a/cmake/modules/WindowsResources.cmake b/cmake/modules/WindowsResources.cmake
index 44d8a76..a0524cc 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/WindowsResources.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/WindowsResources.cmake
@@ -10,21 +10,32 @@ if(MINGW)
     find_template_file("windows.rc" CPP_UTILITIES RC_TEMPLATE_FILE)
 
     # create Windows icon from png with ffmpeg if available
-    set(WINDOWS_ICON_PATH "")
-    set(WINDOWS_ICON_RC_ENTRY "")
+    unset(WINDOWS_ICON_PATH)
+    unset(WINDOWS_ICON_RC_ENTRY)
     find_program(FFMPEG_BIN ffmpeg avconv)
     if(FFMPEG_BIN)
-        if(NOT "${PNG_ICON_PATH}")
+        if(NOT PNG_ICON_PATH)
             set(PNG_ICON_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/resources/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/${META_PROJECT_NAME}.png")
+            set(USING_DEFAULT_PNG_ICON_PATH true)
+        endif()
+        if(PNG_ICON_NO_CROP)
+            unset(PNG_ICON_CROP)
+        elseif(NOT PNG_ICON_CROP)
+            # default cropping
+            set(PNG_ICON_CROP "iw-20:ih-20:10:10")
         endif()
         if(EXISTS "${PNG_ICON_PATH}")
-            set(WINDOWS_ICON_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${META_PROJECT_NAME}.ico")
+            set(WINDOWS_ICON_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/resources/${META_PROJECT_NAME}.ico")
             set(WINDOWS_ICON_RC_ENTRY "IDI_ICON1   ICON    DISCARDABLE \"${WINDOWS_ICON_PATH}\"")
             add_custom_command(
                 OUTPUT "${WINDOWS_ICON_PATH}"
-                COMMAND ${FFMPEG_BIN} -y -i "${PNG_ICON_PATH}" -vf crop=iw-20:ih-20:10:10,scale=64:64 "${WINDOWS_ICON_PATH}"
+                COMMAND ${FFMPEG_BIN} -y -i "${PNG_ICON_PATH}" -vf crop=${PNG_ICON_CROP},scale=64:64 "${WINDOWS_ICON_PATH}"
             )
+            message(STATUS "Generating Windows icon from \"${PNG_ICON_PATH}\" via ${FFMPEG_BIN}.")
+        elseif(NOT USING_DEFAULT_PNG_ICON_PATH)
+            message(FATAL_ERROR "The specified PNG_ICON_PATH \"${PNG_ICON_PATH}\" is invalid.")
         endif()
+        unset(USING_DEFAULT_PNG_ICON_PATH)
     endif(FFMPEG_BIN)
 
     # create Windows rc file from template