diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/columns.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/columns.ui
index 0b1caf10be..1e80ed88fe 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/columns.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/columns.ui
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
        </property>
        <property name="icon">
         <iconset resource="../../../../resources/images.qrc">
-         <normaloff>:/images/trash.png</normaloff>:/images/trash.png</iconset>
+         <normaloff>:/images/minus.png</normaloff>:/images/minus.png</iconset>
        </property>
        <property name="iconSize">
         <size>
@@ -195,6 +195,10 @@
      <property name="text">
       <string>Add &amp;custom column</string>
      </property>
+     <property name="icon">
+      <iconset resource="../../../../resources/images.qrc">
+       <normaloff>:/images/plus.png</normaloff>:/images/plus.png</iconset>
+     </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
   </layout>