diff --git a/contrib/msi/build-msi-gui.sh b/contrib/msi/build-msi-gui.sh
index fdd97f86..0764bb4d 100644
--- a/contrib/msi/build-msi-gui.sh
+++ b/contrib/msi/build-msi-gui.sh
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ cat > wix.xml << EOF
       EmbedCab="yes"
       CompressionLevel="high" />
 
+    <Icon Id="icon.ico" SourceFile="riv.ico"/>
+    <Property Id="ARPPRODUCTICON" Value="icon.ico" />
+
     <Property Id="SOURCEDIRECTORY" Value="${PKGUIFOLDER}" />
 
     <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
diff --git a/contrib/msi/build-msi.sh b/contrib/msi/build-msi.sh
index b1885ce8..c913c9c4 100644
--- a/contrib/msi/build-msi.sh
+++ b/contrib/msi/build-msi.sh
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ cat > wix.xml << EOF
       EmbedCab="yes"
       CompressionLevel="high" />
 
+    <Icon Id="icon.ico" SourceFile="riv.ico"/>
+    <Property Id="ARPPRODUCTICON" Value="icon.ico" />
+
     <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
       <Directory Id="${PKGINSTFOLDER}" Name="PFiles">
         <Directory Id="MeshInstallFolder" Name="Mesh">