diff --git a/native/WinLauncher/WinLauncher/WinLauncher.cpp b/native/WinLauncher/WinLauncher/WinLauncher.cpp
index c67b99c389c8..b292f4a45d20 100644
--- a/native/WinLauncher/WinLauncher/WinLauncher.cpp
+++ b/native/WinLauncher/WinLauncher/WinLauncher.cpp
@@ -488,6 +488,9 @@ void AddPredefinedVMOptions(std::vector<std::string>& vmOptionLines)
   {
     vmOptionLines.push_back(std::string("-Didea.properties.file=") + propertiesFile);
   }
+  std::stringstream id;
+  id << "-Djbre.win.app.icon.id=" << static_cast<int>(IDI_WINLAUNCHER);
+  vmOptionLines.push_back(id.str());
 }
 
 bool LoadVMOptions()
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/AppUIUtil.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/AppUIUtil.java
index 428b1bf3b831..1ebefce37c2d 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/AppUIUtil.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/AppUIUtil.java
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ public class AppUIUtil {
   private static boolean ourMacDocIconSet = false;
 
   public static void updateWindowIcon(@NotNull Window window) {
+    if (SystemInfo.isWindows &&
+        Integer.getInteger("jbre.win.app.icon.id") != null &&
+        SystemProperties.getBooleanProperty("jbre.win.app.icon.supported", false)) // set by JBRE
+    {
+      return; // JBRE will load icon from the exe resource
+    }
     ApplicationInfoEx appInfo = ApplicationInfoImpl.getShadowInstance();
     List<Image> images = ContainerUtil.newArrayListWithCapacity(3);