diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 39c4cb1..1f00736 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ if(NOT BUNDLED_QT_FORK_AWESOME_PATH)
 else()
     if(IS_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${BUNDLED_QT_FORK_AWESOME_PATH}" OR IS_DIRECTORY "${BUNDLED_QT_FORK_AWESOME_PATH}")
         add_subdirectory("${BUNDLED_QT_FORK_AWESOME_PATH}" qtforkawesome)
-        set(qtforkawesome${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTUTILITIES}_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qtforkawesome")
+        set(qtforkawesome${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTFORKAWESOME}_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qtforkawesome/qtforkawesome")
+        set(qtforkawesomeiconengine${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTFORKAWESOME}_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qtforkawesome/iconengineplugin")
     else()
         message(FATAL_ERROR "Specified directory for qtforkawesome sources \"${BUNDLED_QT_FORK_AWESOME_PATH}\" does not exist.")
     endif()
diff --git a/plasmoid/lib/syncthingapplet.cpp b/plasmoid/lib/syncthingapplet.cpp
index 176c756..77f6f00 100644
--- a/plasmoid/lib/syncthingapplet.cpp
+++ b/plasmoid/lib/syncthingapplet.cpp
@@ -264,11 +264,11 @@ void SyncthingApplet::updateStatusIconAndTooltip()
     emit connectionStatusChanged();
 }
 
-QIcon SyncthingApplet::loadForkAwesomeIcon(const QString &name) const
+QIcon SyncthingApplet::loadForkAwesomeIcon(const QString &name, int size) const
 {
     const auto icon = QtForkAwesome::iconFromId(name);
     return QtForkAwesome::isIconValid(icon)
-        ? QIcon(IconManager::instance().forkAwesomeRenderer().pixmap(icon, QSize(32, 32), QGuiApplication::palette().color(QPalette::WindowText)))
+        ? QIcon(IconManager::instance().forkAwesomeRenderer().pixmap(icon, QSize(size, size), QGuiApplication::palette().color(QPalette::WindowText)))
         : QIcon();
 }
 
diff --git a/plasmoid/lib/syncthingapplet.h b/plasmoid/lib/syncthingapplet.h
index c4c6cac..25bada1 100644
--- a/plasmoid/lib/syncthingapplet.h
+++ b/plasmoid/lib/syncthingapplet.h
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
     void showDirectoryErrors(unsigned int directoryIndex);
     void copyToClipboard(const QString &text);
     void updateStatusIconAndTooltip();
-    QIcon loadForkAwesomeIcon(const QString &name) const;
+    QIcon loadForkAwesomeIcon(const QString &name, int size = 32) const;
     QString formatFileSize(quint64 fileSizeInByte) const;
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
diff --git a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/FullRepresentation.qml b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/FullRepresentation.qml
index d54f400..b2c9b5a 100644
--- a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/FullRepresentation.qml
+++ b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/FullRepresentation.qml
@@ -357,7 +357,13 @@ ColumnLayout {
         }
         PlasmaComponents3.ToolButton {
             id: showOwnIdButton
-            icon.name: "view-barcode"
+            // use PlasmaCore.IconItem for the icon because I wouldn't know how to show the QIcon otherwise
+            contentItem: PlasmaCore.IconItem {
+                source: plasmoid.nativeInterface.loadForkAwesomeIcon("qrcode", 64)
+            }
+            // set preferred size so the tool button is displayed consistently with the previous one despite using PlasmaCore.IconItem
+            Layout.preferredWidth: settingsButton.width
+            Layout.preferredHeight: settingsButton.height
             onClicked: {
                 plasmoid.nativeInterface.showOwnDeviceId()
                 plasmoid.expanded = false
diff --git a/tray/CMakeLists.txt b/tray/CMakeLists.txt
index af7f1eb..e52d725 100644
--- a/tray/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tray/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -112,6 +112,13 @@ use_syncthingmodel()
 find_package(syncthingwidgets ${META_APP_VERSION} REQUIRED)
 use_syncthingwidgets()
 
+# link against the qtforkawesomeiconengine plugin when static linkage is enabled
+include(3rdParty)
+if (STATIC_LINKAGE)
+    find_package(qtforkawesomeiconengine${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTFORKAWESOME} 0.0.1 REQUIRED)
+    use_qt_fork_awesome_icon_engine()
+endif ()
+
 # link also explicitly against the following Qt modules
 list(APPEND ADDITIONAL_QT_MODULES Network)
 
diff --git a/tray/gui/traywidget.cpp b/tray/gui/traywidget.cpp
index 678c55a..95b91e2 100644
--- a/tray/gui/traywidget.cpp
+++ b/tray/gui/traywidget.cpp
@@ -116,8 +116,7 @@ TrayWidget::TrayWidget(TrayMenu *parent)
     m_cornerFrame->setLayout(cornerFrameLayout);
     auto *viewIdButton = new QPushButton(m_cornerFrame);
     viewIdButton->setToolTip(tr("View own device ID"));
-    viewIdButton->setIcon(
-        QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("view-barcode"), QIcon(QStringLiteral(":/icons/hicolor/scalable/actions/view-barcode.svg"))));
+    viewIdButton->setIcon(QIcon(QStringLiteral("qrcode.fa")));
     viewIdButton->setFlat(true);
     cornerFrameLayout->addWidget(viewIdButton);
     auto *restartButton = new QPushButton(m_cornerFrame);