diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 231b036..2cbf6e4 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -1199,10 +1199,10 @@
 
 ### GTK GUI
 GTK_SRC		= gui.c gui_gtk.c gui_gtk_x11.c pty.c gui_gtk_f.c \
-			gui_beval.c
+			gui_beval.c $(GRESOURCE_SRC)
 GTK_OBJ		= objects/gui.o objects/gui_gtk.o objects/gui_gtk_x11.o \
 			objects/pty.o objects/gui_gtk_f.o \
-			objects/gui_beval.o
+			objects/gui_beval.o $(GRESOURCE_OBJ)
 GTK_DEFS	= -DFEAT_GUI_GTK $(NARROW_PROTO)
 GTK_IPATH	= $(GUI_INC_LOC)
 GTK_LIBS_DIR	= $(GUI_LIB_LOC)
@@ -1527,7 +1527,8 @@
 
 EXTRA_SRC = hangulin.c if_lua.c if_mzsch.c auto/if_perl.c if_perlsfio.c \
 	    if_python.c if_python3.c if_tcl.c if_ruby.c if_sniff.c \
-	    gui_beval.c workshop.c wsdebug.c integration.c netbeans.c
+	    gui_beval.c workshop.c wsdebug.c integration.c netbeans.c \
+	    $(GRESOURCE_SRC)
 
 # Unittest files
 MEMFILE_TEST_SRC = memfile_test.c
@@ -1869,6 +1870,9 @@
 if_perl.pro: auto/if_perl.c
 	$(CPROTO) -DFEAT_GUI auto/if_perl.c | sed "/_VI/d" > proto/$@
 
+gui_gtk_gresources.pro: auto/gui_gtk_gresources.c
+	$(CPROTO) -DFEAT_GUI $< > proto/$@
+	echo "/* vim: set ft=c : */" >> proto/$@
 
 notags:
 	-rm -f tags
@@ -2441,7 +2445,7 @@
 # We support common typing mistakes for Juergen! :-)
 clean celan: testclean
 	-rm -f *.o objects/* core $(VIMTARGET).core $(VIMTARGET) vim xxd/*.o
-	-rm -f $(TOOLS) auto/osdef.h auto/pathdef.c auto/if_perl.c
+	-rm -f $(TOOLS) auto/osdef.h auto/pathdef.c auto/if_perl.c auto/gui_gtk_gresources.c auto/gui_gtk_gresources.h
 	-rm -f conftest* *~ auto/link.sed
 	-rm -f $(UNITTEST_TARGETS)
 	-rm -f runtime pixmaps
@@ -2578,6 +2582,11 @@
 	-@echo '";' >> $@
 	-@sh $(srcdir)/pathdef.sh
 
+auto/gui_gtk_gresources.c: gui_gtk_gresources.xml
+	$(GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES) --target=$@ --sourcedir=../pixmaps --generate --c-name=gui_gtk --manual-register $<
+auto/gui_gtk_gresources.h: gui_gtk_gresources.xml
+	$(GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES) --target=$@ --sourcedir=../pixmaps --generate --c-name=gui_gtk --manual-register $<
+
 # All the object files are put in the "objects" directory.  Since not all make
 # commands understand putting object files in another directory, it must be
 # specified for each file separately.
@@ -2663,6 +2672,9 @@
 objects/gui_gtk_f.o: gui_gtk_f.c
 	$(CCC) -o $@ gui_gtk_f.c
 
+objects/gui_gtk_gresources.o: auto/gui_gtk_gresources.c
+	$(CCC) $(PERL_CFLAGS) -o $@ auto/gui_gtk_gresources.c
+
 objects/gui_gtk_x11.o: gui_gtk_x11.c
 	$(CCC) -o $@ gui_gtk_x11.c
 
@@ -3145,6 +3157,16 @@
  auto/osdef.h ascii.h keymap.h term.h macros.h option.h structs.h \
  regexp.h gui.h gui_beval.h proto/gui_beval.pro ex_cmds.h proto.h \
  globals.h farsi.h arabic.h gui_gtk_f.h
+objects/gui_gtk_gresources.o: auto/gui_gtk_gresources.c gui_gtk_gresources.xml \
+ ../pixmaps/stock_vim_build_tags.png ../pixmaps/stock_vim_find_help.png \
+ ../pixmaps/stock_vim_save_all.png ../pixmaps/stock_vim_session_load.png \
+ ../pixmaps/stock_vim_session_new.png ../pixmaps/stock_vim_session_save.png \
+ ../pixmaps/stock_vim_shell.png ../pixmaps/stock_vim_window_maximize.png \
+ ../pixmaps/stock_vim_window_maximize_width.png \
+ ../pixmaps/stock_vim_window_minimize.png \
+ ../pixmaps/stock_vim_window_minimize_width.png \
+ ../pixmaps/stock_vim_window_split.png \
+ ../pixmaps/stock_vim_window_split_vertical.png
 objects/gui_motif.o: gui_motif.c vim.h auto/config.h feature.h os_unix.h \
  auto/osdef.h ascii.h keymap.h term.h macros.h option.h structs.h \
  regexp.h gui.h gui_beval.h proto/gui_beval.pro ex_cmds.h proto.h \
@@ -3197,7 +3219,7 @@
  auto/osdef.h ascii.h keymap.h term.h macros.h option.h structs.h \
  regexp.h gui.h gui_beval.h proto/gui_beval.pro ex_cmds.h proto.h \
  globals.h farsi.h arabic.h gui_gtk_f.h ../runtime/vim32x32.xpm \
- ../runtime/vim16x16.xpm ../runtime/vim48x48.xpm
+ ../runtime/vim16x16.xpm ../runtime/vim48x48.xpm $(GRESOURCE_HDR)
 objects/gui_x11.o: gui_x11.c vim.h auto/config.h feature.h os_unix.h auto/osdef.h \
  ascii.h keymap.h term.h macros.h option.h structs.h regexp.h gui.h \
  gui_beval.h proto/gui_beval.pro ex_cmds.h proto.h globals.h farsi.h \
diff --git a/src/auto/configure b/src/auto/configure
index 7e1d76d..38e1cb9 100755
--- a/src/auto/configure
+++ b/src/auto/configure
@@ -636,6 +636,10 @@
 GUI_INC_LOC
 NARROW_PROTO
 MOTIF_LIBNAME
+GRESOURCE_OBJ
+GRESOURCE_SRC
+GRESOURCE_HDR
+GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES
 GNOME_INCLUDEDIR
 GNOME_LIBDIR
 GNOME_LIBS
@@ -8907,6 +8911,86 @@
   fi
 fi
 
+if test "x$GUITYPE" = "xGTK"; then
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking version of Gdk-Pixbuf" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking version of Gdk-Pixbuf... " >&6; }
+  gdk_pixbuf_version=`$PKG_CONFIG --modversion gdk-pixbuf-2.0`
+  if test "x$gdk_pixbuf_version" != x ; then
+    gdk_pixbuf_version_minor=`echo $gdk_pixbuf_version | \
+      sed -e 's/[0-9][0-9]*\.\([0-9][0-9]*\)\.[0-9][0-9]*/\1/'`
+    if test "x$gdk_pixbuf_version_minor" != x -a \
+      $gdk_pixbuf_version_minor -ge 32 ; then
+      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: OK." >&5
+$as_echo "OK." >&6; }
+      # Extract the first word of "glib-compile-resources", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy glib-compile-resources; ac_word=$2
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_path_GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  case $GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES in
+  [\\/]* | ?:[\\/]*)
+  ac_cv_path_GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES="$GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES" # Let the user override the test with a path.
+  ;;
+  *)
+  as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
+for as_dir in $PATH
+do
+  IFS=$as_save_IFS
+  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
+    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
+  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
+    ac_cv_path_GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES="$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"
+    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
+    break 2
+  fi
+done
+  done
+IFS=$as_save_IFS
+
+  test -z "$ac_cv_path_GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES" && ac_cv_path_GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES="no"
+  ;;
+esac
+fi
+GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES=$ac_cv_path_GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES
+if test -n "$GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES"; then
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES" >&5
+$as_echo "$GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES" >&6; }
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+fi
+
+
+      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking glib-compile-resources" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking glib-compile-resources... " >&6; }
+      if test "x$GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES" = xno ; then
+        { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: cannot be found in PATH." >&5
+$as_echo "cannot be found in PATH." >&6; }
+      else
+	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: usable." >&5
+$as_echo "usable." >&6; }
+        $as_echo "#define USE_GRESOURCE 1" >>confdefs.h
+
+        GRESOURCE_HDR="auto/gui_gtk_gresources.h"
+        GRESOURCE_SRC="auto/gui_gtk_gresources.c"
+        GRESOURCE_OBJ="objects/gui_gtk_gresources.o"
+      fi
+    else
+      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: not usable." >&5
+$as_echo "not usable." >&6; }
+    fi
+  else
+    { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: cannot obtain from pkg_config." >&5
+$as_echo "cannot obtain from pkg_config." >&6; }
+  fi
+fi
+
+
+
+
+
 
 if test -z "$SKIP_MOTIF"; then
   gui_XXX="/usr/XXX/Motif* /usr/Motif*/XXX /usr/XXX /usr/shlib /usr/X11*/XXX /usr/XXX/X11* /usr/dt/XXX /local/Motif*/XXX /local/XXX/Motif* /usr/local/Motif*/XXX /usr/local/XXX/Motif* /usr/local/XXX /usr/local/X11*/XXX /usr/local/LessTif/Motif*/XXX $MOTIFHOME/XXX"
diff --git a/src/config.h.in b/src/config.h.in
index e8d6183..e92cc5e 100644
--- a/src/config.h.in
+++ b/src/config.h.in
@@ -452,3 +452,6 @@
 
 /* Define if Xutf8SetWMProperties() is in an X library. */
 #undef HAVE_XUTF8SETWMPROPERTIES
+
+/* Define if GResource is used to load icons */
+#undef USE_GRESOURCE
diff --git a/src/config.mk.in b/src/config.mk.in
index 15b5a62..9e16d13 100644
--- a/src/config.mk.in
+++ b/src/config.mk.in
@@ -158,6 +158,11 @@
 MOTIF_LIBNAME	= @MOTIF_LIBNAME@
 GTK_LIBNAME	= @GTK_LIBNAME@
 
+GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES = @GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES@
+GRESOURCE_HDR = @GRESOURCE_HDR@
+GRESOURCE_SRC = @GRESOURCE_SRC@
+GRESOURCE_OBJ = @GRESOURCE_OBJ@
+
 ### Any OS dependent extra source and object file
 OS_EXTRA_SRC	= @OS_EXTRA_SRC@
 OS_EXTRA_OBJ	= @OS_EXTRA_OBJ@
diff --git a/src/configure.in b/src/configure.in
index 7b901d8..91c0555 100644
--- a/src/configure.in
+++ b/src/configure.in
@@ -2500,6 +2500,40 @@
   fi
 fi
 
+dnl Check the version of Gdk-Pixbuf.  If the version is 2.32 or later and
+dnl glib-compile-resources is found in PATH, use GResource.
+if test "x$GUITYPE" = "xGTK"; then
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING([version of Gdk-Pixbuf])
+  gdk_pixbuf_version=`$PKG_CONFIG --modversion gdk-pixbuf-2.0`
+  if test "x$gdk_pixbuf_version" != x ; then
+    gdk_pixbuf_version_minor=`echo $gdk_pixbuf_version | \
+      sed -e 's/[[0-9]][[0-9]]*\.\([[0-9]][[0-9]]*\)\.[[0-9]][[0-9]]*/\1/'`
+    if test "x$gdk_pixbuf_version_minor" != x -a \
+      $gdk_pixbuf_version_minor -ge 32 ; then
+      AC_MSG_RESULT([OK.])
+      AC_PATH_PROG(GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES,[glib-compile-resources],no)
+      AC_MSG_CHECKING([glib-compile-resources])
+      if test "x$GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES" = xno ; then
+        AC_MSG_RESULT([cannot be found in PATH.])
+      else
+	AC_MSG_RESULT([usable.])
+        AC_DEFINE(USE_GRESOURCE)
+        GRESOURCE_HDR="auto/gui_gtk_gresources.h"
+        GRESOURCE_SRC="auto/gui_gtk_gresources.c"
+        GRESOURCE_OBJ="objects/gui_gtk_gresources.o"
+      fi
+    else
+      AC_MSG_RESULT([not usable.])
+    fi
+  else
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([cannot obtain from pkg_config.])
+  fi
+fi
+AC_SUBST(GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES)
+AC_SUBST(GRESOURCE_HDR)
+AC_SUBST(GRESOURCE_SRC)
+AC_SUBST(GRESOURCE_OBJ)
+
 dnl Check for Motif include files location.
 dnl The LAST one found is used, this makes the highest version to be used,
 dnl e.g. when Motif1.2 and Motif2.0 are both present.
diff --git a/src/gui_gtk.c b/src/gui_gtk.c
index 48537f4..b5da5c3 100644
--- a/src/gui_gtk.c
+++ b/src/gui_gtk.c
@@ -140,6 +140,31 @@
     /* 31 */ GTK_STOCK_QUIT
 };
 
+#ifdef USE_GRESOURCE
+typedef struct IconNames {
+    const char *icon_name;
+    const char *file_name;
+} IconNames;
+
+static IconNames stock_vim_icons[] = {
+    { "vim-build-tags", "stock_vim_build_tags.png" },
+    { "vim-find-help", "stock_vim_find_help.png" },
+    { "vim-save-all", "stock_vim_save_all.png" },
+    { "vim-session-load", "stock_vim_session_load.png" },
+    { "vim-session-new", "stock_vim_session_new.png" },
+    { "vim-session-save", "stock_vim_session_save.png" },
+    { "vim-shell", "stock_vim_shell.png" },
+    { "vim-window-maximize", "stock_vim_window_maximize.png" },
+    { "vim-window-maximize-width", "stock_vim_window_maximize_width.png" },
+    { "vim-window-minimize", "stock_vim_window_minimize.png" },
+    { "vim-window-minimize-width", "stock_vim_window_minimize_width.png" },
+    { "vim-window-split", "stock_vim_window_split.png" },
+    { "vim-window-split-vertical", "stock_vim_window_split_vertical.png" },
+    { NULL, NULL }
+};
+#endif
+
+#ifndef USE_GRESOURCE
     static void
 add_stock_icon(GtkIconFactory	*factory,
 	       const char	*stock_id,
@@ -157,6 +182,7 @@
     gtk_icon_set_unref(icon_set);
     g_object_unref(pixbuf);
 }
+#endif
 
     static int
 lookup_menu_iconfile(char_u *iconfile, char_u *dest)
@@ -262,11 +288,12 @@
     void
 gui_gtk_register_stock_icons(void)
 {
-#   include "../pixmaps/stock_icons.h"
+#ifndef USE_GRESOURCE
+# include "../pixmaps/stock_icons.h"
     GtkIconFactory *factory;
 
     factory = gtk_icon_factory_new();
-#   define ADD_ICON(Name, Data) add_stock_icon(factory, Name, Data, (int)sizeof(Data))
+# define ADD_ICON(Name, Data) add_stock_icon(factory, Name, Data, (int)sizeof(Data))
 
     ADD_ICON("vim-build-tags",		  stock_vim_build_tags);
     ADD_ICON("vim-find-help",		  stock_vim_find_help);
@@ -282,7 +309,28 @@
     ADD_ICON("vim-window-split",	  stock_vim_window_split);
     ADD_ICON("vim-window-split-vertical", stock_vim_window_split_vertical);
 
-#   undef ADD_ICON
+# undef ADD_ICON
+#else
+    GtkIconFactory * const factory = gtk_icon_factory_new();
+    const char * const path_prefix = "/org/vim/gui/icon";
+    IconNames *names;
+
+    for (names = stock_vim_icons; names->icon_name != NULL; names++)
+    {
+        char path[MAXPATHL];
+        GdkPixbuf *pixbuf;
+
+        vim_snprintf(path, MAXPATHL, "%s/%s", path_prefix, names->file_name);
+        pixbuf = gdk_pixbuf_new_from_resource(path, NULL);
+        if (pixbuf != NULL)
+        {
+            GtkIconSet *icon_set = gtk_icon_set_new_from_pixbuf(pixbuf);
+            gtk_icon_factory_add(factory, names->icon_name, icon_set);
+            gtk_icon_set_unref(icon_set);
+            g_object_unref(pixbuf);
+        }
+    }
+#endif
     gtk_icon_factory_add_default(factory);
     g_object_unref(factory);
 }
diff --git a/src/gui_gtk_gresources.xml b/src/gui_gtk_gresources.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6c7a59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui_gtk_gresources.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<gresources>
+    <gresource prefix="/org/vim/gui/icon">
+        <file>stock_vim_build_tags.png</file>
+        <file>stock_vim_find_help.png</file>
+        <file>stock_vim_save_all.png</file>
+        <file>stock_vim_session_load.png</file>
+        <file>stock_vim_session_new.png</file>
+        <file>stock_vim_session_save.png</file>
+        <file>stock_vim_shell.png</file>
+        <file>stock_vim_window_maximize.png</file>
+        <file>stock_vim_window_maximize_width.png</file>
+        <file>stock_vim_window_minimize.png</file>
+        <file>stock_vim_window_minimize_width.png</file>
+        <file>stock_vim_window_split.png</file>
+        <file>stock_vim_window_split_vertical.png</file>
+    </gresource>
+</gresources>
diff --git a/src/gui_gtk_x11.c b/src/gui_gtk_x11.c
index 9b3bf61..e543b0a 100644
--- a/src/gui_gtk_x11.c
+++ b/src/gui_gtk_x11.c
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
  */
 
 #include "vim.h"
+#ifdef USE_GRESOURCE
+#include "auto/gui_gtk_gresources.h"
+#endif
 
 #ifdef FEAT_GUI_GNOME
 /* Gnome redefines _() and N_().  Grrr... */
@@ -1434,6 +1437,9 @@
 	EMSG(_((char *)e_opendisp));
 	return FAIL;
     }
+#ifdef USE_GRESOURCE
+    gui_gtk_register_resource();
+#endif
     return OK;
 }
 
@@ -3620,6 +3626,9 @@
 		IOSIZE - 1);
 	preserve_exit();
     }
+#ifdef USE_GRESOURCE
+    gui_gtk_unregister_resource();
+#endif
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/proto/gui_gtk_gresources.pro b/src/proto/gui_gtk_gresources.pro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6758047
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/proto/gui_gtk_gresources.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/* auto/gui_gtk_gresources.c */
+GResource *gui_gtk_get_resource __ARGS((void));
+void gui_gtk_register_resource __ARGS((void));
+void gui_gtk_unregister_resource __ARGS((void));
+/* vim: set ft=c : */
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 6ec3c6d..b438afa 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -742,6 +742,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    995,
+/**/
     994,
 /**/
     993,