diff --git a/docs/scripting-api.rst b/docs/scripting-api.rst
index 3c6149851b..6523080271 100644
--- a/docs/scripting-api.rst
+++ b/docs/scripting-api.rst
@@ -851,7 +851,9 @@ omitted.
 
    Get or set current tray and window icon color name.
 
-   Throws exception is the color name is invalid.
+   Resets color if color name is empty string.
+
+   Throws exception is the color name is not empty and invalid.
 
    .. code-block:: js
 
diff --git a/docs/sessions.rst b/docs/sessions.rst
index af80bc7006..823e5b3867 100644
--- a/docs/sessions.rst
+++ b/docs/sessions.rst
@@ -32,10 +32,15 @@ Default session has empty name but it can be overridden by setting
 ``COPYQ_SESSION_NAME`` environment variable.
 
 Icon for each session is bit different. The color is generated from session
-name and can be changed using ``COPYQ_SESSION_COLOR`` environment variable (the
-color to override can be set with ``COPYQ_APP_COLOR`` environment variable).
+name and can be changed using ``COPYQ_SESSION_COLOR`` environment variable.
 
 ::
 
     COPYQ_SESSION_COLOR="yellow" copyq
     COPYQ_SESSION_COLOR="#f90" copyq
+
+.. note::
+
+    On Linux, changing icon color won't work if current icon theme contains
+    icon named "copyq-normal" or doesn't contain "copyq-mask" (and
+    "copyq-busy-mask").
diff --git a/src/gui/iconfactory.cpp b/src/gui/iconfactory.cpp
index 3eb361fb7e..44b1ae3fd7 100644
--- a/src/gui/iconfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/iconfactory.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ const int lightThreshold = 100;
 
 QPointer<QObject> activePaintDevice;
 
+bool hasNormalIcon()
+{
+    return QIcon::hasThemeIcon(COPYQ_ICON_NAME "-normal");
+}
+
 QString sessionName()
 {
     return qApp->property("CopyQ_session_name").toString();
@@ -69,22 +74,10 @@ QColor colorFromEnv(const char *envVaribleName)
     return QColor( textFromEnv(envVaribleName) );
 }
 
-QColor appIconColorHelper()
-{
-    const auto color = colorFromEnv("COPYQ_APP_COLOR");
-    return color.isValid() ? QColor(color) : QColor(0x7f, 0xca, 0x9b);
-}
-
-QColor appIconColor()
-{
-    static const QColor color = appIconColorHelper();
-    return color;
-}
-
 QColor sessionNameToColor(const QString &name)
 {
     if (name.isEmpty())
-        return appIconColor();
+        return QColor();
 
     int r = 0;
     int g = 0;
@@ -111,7 +104,7 @@ QColor sessionNameToColor(const QString &name)
 QColor sessionIconColorHelper()
 {
     const auto color = colorFromEnv("COPYQ_SESSION_COLOR");
-    return color.isValid() ? QColor(color) : sessionNameToColor( sessionName() );
+    return color.isValid() ? color : sessionNameToColor( sessionName() );
 }
 
 QColor &sessionIconColorVariable()
@@ -172,6 +165,9 @@ QString iconPath(const QString &iconSuffix)
 
 QPixmap appPixmap(const QString &iconSuffix, QSize size)
 {
+    if ( iconSuffix.isEmpty() && hasNormalIcon() )
+        return appPixmap("-normal", size);
+
     const auto icon = QIcon::fromTheme(COPYQ_ICON_NAME + iconSuffix);
 
     QPixmap pix;
@@ -481,11 +477,13 @@ class AppIconEngine : public BaseIconEngine
         const auto suffix = running ? QLatin1String("-busy") : QLatin1String("");
 
         auto pix = appPixmap(suffix, size);
-        const auto sessionColor = sessionIconColor();
-        const auto appColor = appIconColor();
 
-        if (sessionColor != appColor)
-            replaceColor(&pix, suffix, sessionColor);
+        // If copyq-normal icon exist in theme, omit changing color.
+        if ( !hasNormalIcon() ) {
+            const auto sessionColor = sessionIconColor();
+            if ( sessionColor.isValid() )
+                replaceColor(&pix, suffix, sessionColor);
+        }
 
         return pix;
     }
@@ -615,7 +613,7 @@ unsigned short toIconId(const QString &fileNameOrId)
 
 void setSessionIconColor(QColor color)
 {
-    sessionIconColorVariable() = color;
+    sessionIconColorVariable() = color.isValid() ? color : sessionIconColorHelper();
 }
 
 void setSessionIconTag(const QString &tag)
diff --git a/src/scriptable/scriptableproxy.cpp b/src/scriptable/scriptableproxy.cpp
index f35b75e43d..91d518acfe 100644
--- a/src/scriptable/scriptableproxy.cpp
+++ b/src/scriptable/scriptableproxy.cpp
@@ -1621,14 +1621,16 @@ QString ScriptableProxy::translationsPath()
 QString ScriptableProxy::iconColor()
 {
     INVOKE(iconColor, ());
-    return m_wnd->sessionIconColor().name();
+    const auto color = m_wnd->sessionIconColor();
+    return color.isValid() ? color.name() : QString();
 }
 
 bool ScriptableProxy::setIconColor(const QString &colorName)
 {
     INVOKE(setIconColor, (colorName));
+
     QColor color(colorName);
-    if ( !color.isValid() )
+    if ( !colorName.isEmpty() && !color.isValid() )
         return false;
 
     m_wnd->setSessionIconColor(color);
diff --git a/src/tests/tests.cpp b/src/tests/tests.cpp
index 0b627cfd24..a657b26f73 100644
--- a/src/tests/tests.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/tests.cpp
@@ -1295,6 +1295,9 @@ void Tests::commandIcon()
     RUN_EXPECT_ERROR("iconColor" << "BAD_COLOR_NAME", CommandException);
     RUN("iconColor", "#ff0000\n");
 
+    RUN("iconColor" << "", "");
+    RUN("iconColor", QByteArray(defaultSessionColor) + "\n");
+
     RUN("iconColor" << defaultSessionColor, "");
     RUN("iconColor", QByteArray(defaultSessionColor) + "\n");
 }