diff --git a/src/dosbox.ico b/contrib/icons/dosbox-old.ico
similarity index 100%
rename from src/dosbox.ico
rename to contrib/icons/dosbox-old.ico
diff --git a/src/gui/sdlmain.cpp b/src/gui/sdlmain.cpp
index 24fa8ff1..9989333d 100644
--- a/src/gui/sdlmain.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/sdlmain.cpp
@@ -470,12 +470,18 @@ static int watch_sdl_events(void *userdata, SDL_Event *e)
 }
 #endif
 
-#if defined(MACOSX)
-
-// On macOS, as we use a nicer external icon packaged in App bundle.
+/* On macOS, as we use a nicer external icon packaged in App bundle.
+ *
+ * Visual Studio bundles .ico file specified in winres.rc into the
+ * dosbox.exe file.
+ *
+ * Other OSes will either use svg icon bundled in the native package, or
+ * the window uploaded via SDL_SetWindowIcon below.
+ */
+#if defined(MACOSX) || defined(_MSC_VER)
 static void SetIcon() {}
-
 #else
+
 #include "icon.c"
 
 static void SetIcon()
@@ -493,7 +499,8 @@ static void SetIcon()
 	SDL_SetWindowIcon(sdl.window, s);
 	SDL_FreeSurface(s);
 }
-#endif // !defined(MACOSX)
+
+#endif
 
 static void KillSwitch(bool pressed) {
 	if (!pressed)
diff --git a/src/winres.rc b/src/winres.rc
index 879b25d1..402e02e2 100644
--- a/src/winres.rc
+++ b/src/winres.rc
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 #include "winresrc.h"
 
 // icon resource
-dosbox_ico ICON "dosbox.ico"
-
+DOSBOX_ICO ICON "..\\contrib\\icons\\dosbox-staging.ico"
 
 // version resource
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO