diff --git a/dock.js b/dock.js
index d3202ad..15da31e 100644
--- a/dock.js
+++ b/dock.js
@@ -581,6 +581,17 @@ export let Dock = GObject.registerClass(
           } catch (err) {
             // ignore
           }
+          if (this.dash && c == this.dash._showAppsIcon) {
+            if (stIcon._defaultIconName === undefined) {
+              stIcon._defaultIconName = stIcon.icon_name;
+            }
+            // themed override; missing names fall back to the stock grid icon
+            stIcon.fallback_icon_name = stIcon._defaultIconName;
+            let appsIconName = this.extension.apps_icon_name || '';
+            stIcon.icon_name = appsIconName.length
+              ? appsIconName
+              : stIcon._defaultIconName;
+          }
         }
       }
 
@@ -658,6 +669,10 @@ export let Dock = GObject.registerClass(
     }
 
     _cleanupIcon(c) {
+      if (c._icon && c._icon._defaultIconName !== undefined) {
+        c._icon.icon_name = c._icon._defaultIconName;
+        delete c._icon._defaultIconName;
+      }
       if (c._image && c._image.get_parent()) {
         c._image.get_parent().remove_child(c._image);
       }
diff --git a/extension.js b/extension.js
index 15a7410..6df3a70 100644
--- a/extension.js
+++ b/extension.js
@@ -530,6 +530,7 @@ export default class Dash2DockLiteExt extends Extension {
           break;
         case 'apps-icon':
         case 'apps-icon-front':
+        case 'apps-icon-name':
         case 'calendar-icon':
         case 'clock-icon':
         case 'favorites-only': {
diff --git a/preferences/keys.js b/preferences/keys.js
index 868dd33..d891b22 100644
--- a/preferences/keys.js
+++ b/preferences/keys.js
@@ -168,6 +168,10 @@ export const SettingsKeys = () => {
       default_value: false,
       widget_type: 'switch',
     },
+    'apps-icon-name': {
+      default_value: '',
+      widget_type: 'string',
+    },
     'trash-icon': {
       default_value: false,
       widget_type: 'switch',
diff --git a/preferences/prefKeys.js b/preferences/prefKeys.js
index 9173087..4b6ae59 100644
--- a/preferences/prefKeys.js
+++ b/preferences/prefKeys.js
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ export let PrefKeys = class {
           settings.set_double(name, value);
           break;
         }
+        case 'string': {
+          settings.set_string(name, value);
+          break;
+        }
         case 'color': {
           settings.set_value(name, new GLib.Variant('(dddd)', value));
           break;
@@ -146,7 +150,7 @@ export let PrefKeys = class {
         }
         case 'string': {
           key.value = settings.get_string(name);
-          if (key.object) key.object.set_value(key.value);
+          if (key.object && key.object.set_text) key.object.set_text(key.value);
           break;
         }
         case 'color': {
@@ -264,6 +268,16 @@ export let PrefKeys = class {
           });
           break;
         }
+        case 'string': {
+          signal_id = key.object.connect('changed', (w) => {
+            let value = w.get_text();
+            self.setValue(name, value);
+            if (key.callback) {
+              key.callback(value);
+            }
+          });
+          break;
+        }
         case 'color': {
           signal_id = key.object.connect('color-set', (w) => {
             let rgba = w.get_rgba();
diff --git a/schemas/gschemas.compiled b/schemas/gschemas.compiled
index fe036ce..58f1b84 100644
Binary files a/schemas/gschemas.compiled and b/schemas/gschemas.compiled differ
diff --git a/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash2dock-lite.gschema.xml b/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash2dock-lite.gschema.xml
index f743596..ad7e7c7 100644
--- a/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash2dock-lite.gschema.xml
+++ b/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash2dock-lite.gschema.xml
@@ -331,6 +331,11 @@
         <summary>Apps icon at front</summary>
         <description>Position the apps icon at the front.</description>
     </key>
+    <key type="s" name="apps-icon-name">
+        <default>''</default>
+        <summary>Apps icon name</summary>
+        <description>Themed icon name for the apps icon. Leave empty for the default grid icon.</description>
+    </key>
     <key type="i" name="preferred-monitor">
         <default>0</default>
         <summary>Preferred monitor to dock</summary>
diff --git a/ui/others.ui b/ui/others.ui
index d1991ed..63f2c02 100644
--- a/ui/others.ui
+++ b/ui/others.ui
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@
             </child>
           </object>
         </child>
+        <child>
+          <object class="AdwEntryRow" id="apps-icon-name">
+            <property name="title" translatable="yes">Apps Icon Name (themed icon, empty for default)</property>
+          </object>
+        </child>
       </object>
     </child>
     <child>