diff --git a/electrum/gui/qt/qrtextedit.py b/electrum/gui/qt/qrtextedit.py
index 4ed71c889..45ec66eff 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qt/qrtextedit.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qt/qrtextedit.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class ShowQRTextEdit(ButtonsTextEdit):
 
     def contextMenuEvent(self, e):
         m = self.createStandardContextMenu()
-        m.addAction(_("Show as QR code"), self.on_qr_show_btn)
+        m.addAction(read_QIcon(get_iconname_qrcode()), _("Show as QR code"), self.on_qr_show_btn)
         m.exec_(e.globalPos())