diff --git a/src/accounts/twitter/TwitterAccount.cpp b/src/accounts/twitter/TwitterAccount.cpp
index 12b368cb7..527959b48 100644
--- a/src/accounts/twitter/TwitterAccount.cpp
+++ b/src/accounts/twitter/TwitterAccount.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ TwitterAccount::TwitterAccount( const QString &accountId )
     connect( m_configWidget.data(), SIGNAL( twitterAuthed( bool ) ), SLOT( configDialogAuthedSignalSlot( bool ) ) );
 
     m_twitterAuth = QWeakPointer< TomahawkOAuthTwitter >( new TomahawkOAuthTwitter( TomahawkUtils::nam(), this ) );
+
+    m_onlinePixmap = QPixmap( ":/twitter-icon.png" );
+    m_offlinePixmap = QPixmap( ":/twitter-offline-icon.png" );
 }
 
 
@@ -230,8 +233,8 @@ QPixmap
 TwitterAccount::icon() const
 {
     if ( connectionState() == Connected )
-        return QPixmap( ":/twitter-icon.png" );
-    return QPixmap( ":/twitter-offline-icon.png" );
+        return m_onlinePixmap;
+    return m_offlinePixmap;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/accounts/twitter/TwitterAccount.h b/src/accounts/twitter/TwitterAccount.h
index ec9e2bbbf..14f7602cb 100644
--- a/src/accounts/twitter/TwitterAccount.h
+++ b/src/accounts/twitter/TwitterAccount.h
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ private:
 
     // for settings access
     friend class TwitterConfigWidget;
+
+    QPixmap m_onlinePixmap;
+    QPixmap m_offlinePixmap;
 };
 
 };
diff --git a/src/accounts/xmpp/XmppAccount.cpp b/src/accounts/xmpp/XmppAccount.cpp
index 059053135..65e4287be 100644
--- a/src/accounts/xmpp/XmppAccount.cpp
+++ b/src/accounts/xmpp/XmppAccount.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ XmppAccount::XmppAccount( const QString &accountId )
     setTypes( SipType );
 
     m_configWidget = QWeakPointer< QWidget >( new XmppConfigWidget( this, 0 ) );
+
+    m_onlinePixmap = QPixmap( ":/xmpp-icon.png" );
+    m_offlinePixmap = QPixmap( ":/xmpp-offline-icon.png" );
 }
 
 
@@ -57,8 +60,8 @@ QPixmap
 XmppAccount::icon() const
 {
     if ( connectionState() == Connected )
-        return QPixmap( ":/xmpp-icon.png" );
-    return QPixmap( ":/xmpp-offline-icon.png" );
+        return m_onlinePixmap;
+    return m_offlinePixmap;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/accounts/xmpp/XmppAccount.h b/src/accounts/xmpp/XmppAccount.h
index 61d230846..08b5705fd 100644
--- a/src/accounts/xmpp/XmppAccount.h
+++ b/src/accounts/xmpp/XmppAccount.h
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ protected:
     QWeakPointer< QWidget > m_configWidget; // so the google wrapper can change the config dialog a bit
     QWeakPointer< XmppSipPlugin > m_xmppSipPlugin;
     QWeakPointer< Tomahawk::InfoSystem::XmppInfoPlugin > m_xmppInfoPlugin;
+
+    QPixmap m_onlinePixmap;
+    QPixmap m_offlinePixmap;
 };
 
 };
diff --git a/src/accounts/xmpp/googlewrapper/GoogleWrapper.cpp b/src/accounts/xmpp/googlewrapper/GoogleWrapper.cpp
index 222cafff0..b001f58a3 100644
--- a/src/accounts/xmpp/googlewrapper/GoogleWrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/accounts/xmpp/googlewrapper/GoogleWrapper.cpp
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ GoogleWrapper::GoogleWrapper ( const QString& pluginID )
     config->m_ui->xmppServer->setText( "talk.google.com" );
     config->m_ui->xmppPort->setValue( 5222 );
     config->m_ui->groupBoxXmppAdvanced->hide();
+
+    m_onlinePixmap = QPixmap( ":/gmail-logo.png" );
+    m_offlinePixmap = QPixmap( ":/gmail-offline-logo.png" );
 }
 
 GoogleWrapper::~GoogleWrapper()
@@ -101,15 +104,6 @@ GoogleWrapper::~GoogleWrapper()
 }
 
 
-QPixmap
-GoogleWrapper::icon() const
-{
-    if ( connectionState() == Connected )
-        return QPixmap( ":/gmail-logo.png" );
-    return QPixmap( ":/gmail-offline-logo.png" );
-}
-
-
 SipPlugin*
 GoogleWrapper::sipPlugin()
 {
diff --git a/src/accounts/xmpp/googlewrapper/GoogleWrapper.h b/src/accounts/xmpp/googlewrapper/GoogleWrapper.h
index 41f538b9b..171ad9f19 100644
--- a/src/accounts/xmpp/googlewrapper/GoogleWrapper.h
+++ b/src/accounts/xmpp/googlewrapper/GoogleWrapper.h
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ public:
 
     virtual const QString name() const { return QString( "Google" ); }
     virtual const QString friendlyName() const { return "Google"; }
-    virtual QPixmap icon() const;
 
     virtual SipPlugin* sipPlugin();