diff --git a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/icons/tray-default-icon-instant.png b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/icons/tray-default-icon-instant.png
index 4b68130aaf..af33c96c65 100644
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diff --git a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/icons/tray-default-icon-screenshot.png b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/icons/tray-default-icon-screenshot.png
index 233ecda6ce..42980c4bac 100644
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diff --git a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/icons/tray-default-icon-studio.png b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/icons/tray-default-icon-studio.png
index 0d4d75df10..27aa4ad59c 100644
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diff --git a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/icons/tray-stop-icon.png b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/icons/tray-stop-icon.png
index 614fd315a1..f2995afa2e 100644
Binary files a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/icons/tray-stop-icon.png and b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/icons/tray-stop-icon.png differ
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/tray.rs b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/tray.rs
index c0a3c3f6e6..3cd7cafbe6 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/tray.rs
+++ b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/tray.rs
@@ -627,6 +627,7 @@ pub fn update_tray_icon_for_mode(app: &AppHandle, mode: RecordingMode) {
 
     if let Ok(icon) = Image::from_bytes(get_mode_icon(mode)) {
         let _ = tray.set_icon(Some(icon));
+        let _ = tray.set_icon_as_template(true);
     }
 }
 
@@ -660,6 +661,7 @@ pub fn create_tray(app: &AppHandle) -> tauri::Result<()> {
 
     let _ = TrayIconBuilder::with_id("tray")
         .icon(initial_icon)
+        .icon_as_template(cfg!(target_os = "macos"))
         .menu(&menu)
         .show_menu_on_left_click(true)
         .on_menu_event({
@@ -887,6 +889,7 @@ pub fn create_tray(app: &AppHandle) -> tauri::Result<()> {
 
             if let Ok(icon) = Image::from_bytes(include_bytes!("../icons/tray-stop-icon.png")) {
                 let _ = tray.set_icon(Some(icon));
+                let _ = tray.set_icon_as_template(true);
             }
         }
     });
@@ -908,6 +911,7 @@ pub fn create_tray(app: &AppHandle) -> tauri::Result<()> {
             let current_mode = get_current_mode(&app_handle);
             if let Ok(icon) = Image::from_bytes(get_mode_icon(current_mode)) {
                 let _ = tray.set_icon(Some(icon));
+                let _ = tray.set_icon_as_template(true);
             }
         }
     });