diff --git a/setup/extensions.json b/setup/extensions.json
index 692e5d209c..29625fd870 100644
--- a/setup/extensions.json
+++ b/setup/extensions.json
@@ -133,10 +133,10 @@
     },
     {
         "name": "rcc_backend",
-        "sources": "calibre/gui2/rcc/rcc.cpp",
-        "headers": "calibre/gui2/rcc/rcc.h",
-        "sip_files": "calibre/gui2/rcc/rcc.sip",
-        "inc_dirs": "calibre/gui2/rcc",
+        "sources": "calibre/utils/rcc/rcc.cpp",
+        "headers": "calibre/utils/rcc/rcc.h",
+        "sip_files": "calibre/utils/rcc/rcc.sip",
+        "inc_dirs": "calibre/utils/rcc",
 		"qt_modules": ["-gui"]
     },
     {
diff --git a/setup/gui.py b/setup/gui.py
index 5c88570100..e9b00706ec 100644
--- a/setup/gui.py
+++ b/setup/gui.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class GUI(Command):
     description = 'Compile all GUI forms'
     PATH  = os.path.join(Command.SRC, __appname__, 'gui2')
     QRC = os.path.join(Command.RESOURCES, 'images.qrc')
+    RCC = os.path.join(Command.RESOURCES, 'icons.rcc')
 
     def add_options(self, parser):
         parser.add_option('--summary', default=False, action='store_true',
@@ -52,6 +53,10 @@ class GUI(Command):
             for root, _, files2 in os.walk('images'):
                 for name in files2:
                     sources.append(os.path.join(root, name))
+            if self.newer(self.RCC, sources):
+                self.info('Creating icon theme resource file')
+                from calibre.utils.rcc import compile_icon_dir_as_themes
+                compile_icon_dir_as_themes('images', self.RCC)
             if self.newer(self.QRC, sources):
                 self.info('Creating images.qrc')
                 for s in sources:
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/rcc/__init__.py b/src/calibre/utils/rcc/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/calibre/gui2/rcc/__init__.py
rename to src/calibre/utils/rcc/__init__.py
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/rcc/rcc.cpp b/src/calibre/utils/rcc/rcc.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/calibre/gui2/rcc/rcc.cpp
rename to src/calibre/utils/rcc/rcc.cpp
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/rcc/rcc.h b/src/calibre/utils/rcc/rcc.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/calibre/gui2/rcc/rcc.h
rename to src/calibre/utils/rcc/rcc.h
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/rcc/rcc.sip b/src/calibre/utils/rcc/rcc.sip
similarity index 100%
rename from src/calibre/gui2/rcc/rcc.sip
rename to src/calibre/utils/rcc/rcc.sip