--- a/applets/kicker/package/contents/config/main.xml
+++ b/applets/kicker/package/contents/config/main.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <group name="General">
     <entry name="icon" type="String">
       <label>The name of the icon to use for the compact representation (e.g. on a small panel).</label>
-      <default>start-here-kde</default>
+      <default>basealt</default>
     </entry>
     <entry name="useCustomButtonImage" type="Bool">
       <label>Whether to use a custom image instead of an icon in the compact representation (e.g. on a small panel).</label>
--- a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ConfigGeneral.qml
+++ b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ConfigGeneral.qml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ Kirigami.FormLayout {
             id: iconDialog
 
             function setCustomButtonImage(image) {
-                configGeneral.cfg_customButtonImage = image || configGeneral.cfg_icon || "start-here-kde"
+                configGeneral.cfg_customButtonImage = image || configGeneral.cfg_icon || "basealt"
                 configGeneral.cfg_useCustomButtonImage = true;
             }
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ Kirigami.FormLayout {
                 text: i18nc("@item:inmenu Reset icon to default", "Clear Icon")
                 icon.name: "edit-clear"
                 onClicked: {
-                    configGeneral.cfg_icon = "start-here-kde"
+                    configGeneral.cfg_icon = "basealt"
                     configGeneral.cfg_useCustomButtonImage = false
                 }
             }
--- a/applets/kickoff/package/contents/config/main.xml
+++ b/applets/kickoff/package/contents/config/main.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         </entry>
         <entry name="icon" type="String">
             <label>The name of the icon used in the compact representation (e.g. on a small panel).</label>
-            <default>start-here-kde</default>
+            <default>basealt</default>
         </entry>
         <entry name="favorites" type="StringList">
             <label>List of general favorites. Supported values are menu id's (usually .desktop file names), special URLs that expand into default applications (e.g. preferred://browser), document URLs and KPeople contact URIs.</label>
--- a/applets/kickoff/package/contents/ui/KickoffSingleton.qml
+++ b/applets/kickoff/package/contents/ui/KickoffSingleton.qml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Item {
         index: -1
         text: "asdf"
         url: ""
-        decoration: "start-here-kde"
+        decoration: "basealt"
         description: "asdf"
         width: implicitHeight
         action: null
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Item {
         index: -1
         text: "asdf"
         url: ""
-        decoration: "start-here-kde"
+        decoration: "basealt"
         description: "asdf"
         action: null
         indicator: null
--- a/applets/kickoff/package/contents/ui/Kickoff.qml
+++ b/applets/kickoff/package/contents/ui/Kickoff.qml
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ Item {
         index: -1
         text: "asdf"
         url: ""
-        decoration: "start-here-kde"
+        decoration: "basealt"
         description: "asdf"
         action: null
         indicator: null
--- a/applets/kickoff/package/contents/ui/code/tools.js
+++ b/applets/kickoff/package/contents/ui/code/tools.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 .pragma library
 .import org.kde.plasma.core 2.1 as PlasmaCore
 
-const defaultIconName = "start-here-kde";
+const defaultIconName = "basealt";
 
 function iconOrDefault(formFactor, preferredIconName) {
     // Vertical panels must have an icon, at least a default one.