diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 61daaec..fdb8aa4 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ kdelnk_DATA = krecipes.desktop
 rcdir = $(kde_datadir)/krecipes
 rc_DATA = krecipesui.rc
 
+# this is where the pixmap file goes
+pixmapdir = $(datadir)/pixmaps
+pixmap_DATA = krecipes.xpm
+
 messages: rc.cpp
 	find ./ -name \*.ui | xargs --no-run-if-empty $(EXTRACTRC) >> rc.cpp
 	$(XGETTEXT) rc.cpp `find ./ -name \*.cpp` -o $(podir)/krecipes.pot
diff --git a/src/krecipes.xpm b/src/krecipes.xpm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a994166
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/krecipes.xpm
@@ -0,0 +1,227 @@
+/* XPM */
+static char *krecipes[] = {
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+"X  c #383857",
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+"&  c #4B4ACD",
+"*  c #4E45FF",
+"=  c #4C49FE",
+"-  c #5F52E4",
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+":  c #5D5DFF",
+">  c #6E5ACE",
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+"8  c #9A133A",
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+"w  c #BB0F0D",
+"e  c #B41F1F",
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