diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/QtScriptResolver.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/QtScriptResolver.cpp
index cd9e427ab..b722c1eb5 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/QtScriptResolver.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/QtScriptResolver.cpp
@@ -326,15 +326,21 @@ QtScriptResolver::init()
     m_name    = m.value( "name" ).toString();
     m_weight  = m.value( "weight", 0 ).toUInt();
     m_timeout = m.value( "timeout", 25 ).toUInt() * 1000;
-    QString iconPath = QFileInfo( filePath() ).path() + "/" + m.value( "icon" ).toString();
-    int success = m_icon.load( iconPath );
+    bool compressed = m.value( "compressed", "false" ).toString() == "true";
+
+    QByteArray icoData = m.value( "icon" ).toByteArray();
+    if( compressed )
+        icoData = qUncompress( QByteArray::fromBase64( icoData ) );
+    else
+        icoData = QByteArray::fromBase64( icoData );
+    bool success = m_icon.loadFromData( icoData );
 
     // load config widget and apply settings
     loadUi();
     QVariantMap config = resolverUserConfig();
     fillDataInWidgets( config );
 
-    qDebug() << "JS" << filePath() << "READY," << "name" << m_name << "weight" << m_weight << "timeout" << m_timeout << "icon" << iconPath << "icon found" << success;
+    qDebug() << "JS" << filePath() << "READY," << "name" << m_name << "weight" << m_weight << "timeout" << m_timeout << "icon found" << success;
 
     m_ready = true;
 }
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/ScriptResolver.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/ScriptResolver.cpp
index b2cf5ec71..e977bce4a 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/ScriptResolver.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/ScriptResolver.cpp
@@ -376,10 +376,16 @@ ScriptResolver::doSetup( const QVariantMap& m )
     m_name    = m.value( "name" ).toString();
     m_weight  = m.value( "weight", 0 ).toUInt();
     m_timeout = m.value( "timeout", 5 ).toUInt() * 1000;
-    QString iconPath = QFileInfo( filePath() ).path() + "/" + m.value( "icon" ).toString();
-    int success = m_icon.load( iconPath );
+    bool compressed = m.value( "compressed", "false" ).toString() == "true";
 
-    qDebug() << "SCRIPT" << filePath() << "READY," << "name" << m_name << "weight" << m_weight << "timeout" << m_timeout << "icon" << iconPath << "icon found" << success;
+    QByteArray icoData = m.value( "icon" ).toByteArray();
+    if( compressed )
+        icoData = qUncompress( QByteArray::fromBase64( icoData ) );
+    else
+        icoData = QByteArray::fromBase64( icoData );
+    bool success = m_icon.loadFromData( icoData );
+
+    qDebug() << "SCRIPT" << filePath() << "READY," << "name" << m_name << "weight" << m_weight << "timeout" << m_timeout << "icon found" << success;
 
     m_ready = true;
     m_configSent = false;