diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/book_details.py b/src/calibre/gui2/book_details.py
index dc4a41db64..397dd8217b 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/book_details.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/book_details.py
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ class CoverView(QWidget):  # {{{
                 QSizePolicy.Expanding if vertical else QSizePolicy.Minimum,
                 QSizePolicy.Expanding)
 
-        self.default_pixmap = QPixmap(I('book.png'))
+        self.default_pixmap = QPixmap(I('default_cover.png'))
         self.pixmap = self.default_pixmap
         self.pwidth = self.pheight = None
         self.data = {}
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ class BookInfo(QWebView):
             ('remove_format', 'trash.png'), ('save_format', 'save.png'),
             ('restore_format', 'edit-undo.png'), ('copy_link','edit-copy.png'),
             ('manage_author', 'user_profile.png'), ('compare_format', 'diff.png'),
-            ('set_cover_format', 'book.png'),
+            ('set_cover_format', 'default_cover.png'),
         ]:
             ac = QAction(QIcon(I(icon)), '', self)
             ac.current_fmt = None
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/init.py b/src/calibre/gui2/init.py
index 0aad9cadee..d00bc4bba0 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/init.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/init.py
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ class LayoutMixin(object):  # {{{
             self.book_details = BookDetails(False, self)
             self.stack = Stack(self)
             self.bd_splitter = Splitter('book_details_splitter',
-                    _('Book Details'), I('book.png'),
+                    _('Book Details'), I('default_cover.png'),
                     orientation=Qt.Vertical, parent=self, side_index=1,
                     shortcut='Shift+Alt+D')
             self.bd_splitter.addWidget(self.stack)
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ class LayoutMixin(object):  # {{{
         # }}}
         else:  # wide {{{
             self.bd_splitter = Splitter('book_details_splitter',
-                    _('Book Details'), I('book.png'), initial_side_size=200,
+                    _('Book Details'), I('default_cover.png'), initial_side_size=200,
                     orientation=Qt.Horizontal, parent=self, side_index=1,
                     shortcut='Shift+Alt+D')
             self.stack = Stack(self)
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/metadata/basic_widgets.py b/src/calibre/gui2/metadata/basic_widgets.py
index 9df65d453a..2eb56b0036 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/metadata/basic_widgets.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/metadata/basic_widgets.py
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ class FormatsManager(QWidget):
         self.cover_from_format_button = QToolButton(self)
         self.cover_from_format_button.setToolTip(
                 _('Set the cover for the book from the selected format'))
-        self.cover_from_format_button.setIcon(QIcon(I('book.png')))
+        self.cover_from_format_button.setIcon(QIcon(I('default_cover.png')))
         self.cover_from_format_button.setIconSize(QSize(32, 32))
 
         self.metadata_from_format_button = QToolButton(self)
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/metadata/single_download.py b/src/calibre/gui2/metadata/single_download.py
index 6122cf2499..a2db89f5a1 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/metadata/single_download.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/metadata/single_download.py
@@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@ class CoverFetch(QDialog):  # {{{
         self.cover_pixmap = None
 
         self.setWindowTitle(_('Downloading cover...'))
-        self.setWindowIcon(QIcon(I('book.png')))
+        self.setWindowIcon(QIcon(I('default_cover.png')))
 
         self.l = l = QVBoxLayout()
         self.setLayout(l)
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel.ui
index fc4a261ffc..b3f727e63b 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel.ui
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ A value of zero means calculate automatically.</string>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="tab_4">
       <attribute name="icon">
        <iconset resource="../../../../resources/images.qrc">
-        <normaloff>:/images/book.png</normaloff>:/images/book.png</iconset>
+        <normaloff>:/images/default_cover.png</normaloff>:/images/default_cover.png</iconset>
       </attribute>
       <attribute name="title">
        <string>Book Details</string>
diff --git a/src/calibre/library/catalogs/epub_mobi_builder.py b/src/calibre/library/catalogs/epub_mobi_builder.py
index 0c262b9ff9..c76edbda13 100644
--- a/src/calibre/library/catalogs/epub_mobi_builder.py
+++ b/src/calibre/library/catalogs/epub_mobi_builder.py
@@ -4421,7 +4421,7 @@ class CatalogBuilder(object):
                 title['cover'] = cover
 
                 if not os.path.exists(cover):
-                    shutil.copyfile(I('book.png'), cover)
+                    shutil.copyfile(I('default_cover.png'), cover)
 
                 if os.path.isfile(default_thumb_fp):
                     # Check to see if default cover is newer than thumbnail