diff --git a/admin/plugins/civicrmicon/civicrmicon.php b/admin/plugins/civicrmicon/civicrmicon.php
index 75541994..5545afb2 100644
--- a/admin/plugins/civicrmicon/civicrmicon.php
+++ b/admin/plugins/civicrmicon/civicrmicon.php
@@ -39,13 +39,31 @@ public function __construct(&$subject, $config) {
    */
   public function onGetIcons($context) {
     jimport('joomla.environment.uri');
-    return array(
+    $icon = array(
       array(
         'link' => 'index.php?option=com_civicrm',
         'image' => JURI::base() . 'components/com_civicrm/civicrm/i/smallLogo.png',
         'text' => 'CiviCRM',
         'id' => 'plg_quickicon_civicrmicon',
-      ));
+      )
+    );
+
+    //image must be handled via css class in J3.0
+    if (version_compare(JVERSION, '3.0', 'ge')) {
+      $img = JURI::root() . 'plugins/quickicon/civicrmicon/smallLogo14.png';
+      $css = '
+        .icon-civicrm, .icon-civicrm-open {
+          background-image:url("'.$img.'");
+        }
+      ';
+      $document =& JFactory::getDocument();
+      $document->addStyleDeclaration( $css );
+      $icon[0]['image'] = 'civicrm';
+    } else {
+      $icon[0]['image'] = JURI::base() . 'components/com_civicrm/civicrm/i/smallLogo.png';
+    }
+
+    return $icon;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/admin/plugins/civicrmicon/civicrmicon.xml b/admin/plugins/civicrmicon/civicrmicon.xml
index 521b0e9d..e9b00dd5 100644
--- a/admin/plugins/civicrmicon/civicrmicon.xml
+++ b/admin/plugins/civicrmicon/civicrmicon.xml
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@
 	<files>
 		<filename plugin="civicrmicon">civicrmicon.php</filename>
 		<filename>index.html</filename>
+    <filename>smallLogo14.png</filename>
 	</files>
 </extension>
diff --git a/admin/plugins/civicrmicon/smallLogo14.png b/admin/plugins/civicrmicon/smallLogo14.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e12f5b88
Binary files /dev/null and b/admin/plugins/civicrmicon/smallLogo14.png differ