diff --git a/src/gui_w32.c b/src/gui_w32.c
index 6948ab5..5e18e85 100644
--- a/src/gui_w32.c
+++ b/src/gui_w32.c
@@ -1662,6 +1662,14 @@
     if (s_textArea == NULL)
 	return FAIL;
 
+    /* Try loading an icon from $RUNTIMEPATH/bitmaps/vim.ico. */
+    {
+	HANDLE	hIcon = NULL;
+
+	if (mch_icon_load(&hIcon) == OK && hIcon != NULL)
+	    SendMessage(s_hwnd, WM_SETICON, ICON_SMALL, hIcon);
+    }
+
 #ifdef FEAT_MENU
     s_menuBar = CreateMenu();
 #endif
diff --git a/src/os_mswin.c b/src/os_mswin.c
index b578680..8ad3695 100644
--- a/src/os_mswin.c
+++ b/src/os_mswin.c
@@ -928,6 +928,33 @@
 }
 # endif
 
+/*
+ * Passed to do_in_runtimepath() to load a vim.ico file.
+ */
+    static void
+mch_icon_load_cb(char_u *fname, void *cookie)
+{
+    HANDLE *h = (HANDLE *)cookie;
+
+    *h = LoadImage(NULL,
+		   fname,
+		   IMAGE_ICON,
+		   64,
+		   64,
+		   LR_LOADFROMFILE | LR_LOADMAP3DCOLORS);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Try loading an icon file from 'runtimepath'.
+ */
+    int
+mch_icon_load(iconp)
+    HANDLE *iconp;
+{
+    return do_in_runtimepath((char_u *)"bitmaps/vim.ico",
+					      FALSE, mch_icon_load_cb, iconp);
+}
+
     int
 mch_libcall(
     char_u	*libname,
diff --git a/src/os_win32.c b/src/os_win32.c
index 7192c51..21c3ee9 100644
--- a/src/os_win32.c
+++ b/src/os_win32.c
@@ -2446,7 +2446,8 @@
 	return;
 
     /* Extract the first icon contained in the Vim executable. */
-    g_hVimIcon = ExtractIcon(NULL, exe_name, 0);
+    if (mch_icon_load((HANDLE *)&g_hVimIcon) == FAIL || g_hVimIcon == NULL)
+	g_hVimIcon = ExtractIcon(NULL, exe_name, 0);
     if (g_hVimIcon != NULL)
 	g_fCanChangeIcon = TRUE;
 }
diff --git a/src/proto/os_mswin.pro b/src/proto/os_mswin.pro
index 0d29979..b56ee56 100644
--- a/src/proto/os_mswin.pro
+++ b/src/proto/os_mswin.pro
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 int mch_chdir __ARGS((char *path));
 int can_end_termcap_mode __ARGS((int give_msg));
 int mch_screenmode __ARGS((char_u *arg));
+int mch_icon_load __ARGS((HANDLE *iconp));
 int mch_libcall __ARGS((char_u *libname, char_u *funcname, char_u *argstring, int argint, char_u **string_result, int *number_result));
 void DumpPutS __ARGS((const char *psz));
 int mch_get_winpos __ARGS((int *x, int *y));
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 867aa7c..a9f83a2 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -742,6 +742,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    459,
+/**/
     458,
 /**/
     457,