diff --git a/mu4e/meson.build b/mu4e/meson.build
index 9934de27..836dae26 100644
--- a/mu4e/meson.build
+++ b/mu4e/meson.build
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ mu4e_meta = configure_file(
       'VERSION'           : meson.project_version(),
       'MU_VERSION_EXTRA'  : version_extra,
       'MU_DOC_DIR'        : datadir / 'doc' / 'mu',
-    })
+      'MU_ICON_PATH'      : muiconpath
+})
 
 mu4e_pkg_desc = configure_file(
   input: 'mu4e-pkg.el.in',
diff --git a/mu4e/mu4e-config.el.in b/mu4e/mu4e-config.el.in
index 7c36d31c..d32d752f 100644
--- a/mu4e/mu4e-config.el.in
+++ b/mu4e/mu4e-config.el.in
@@ -1,8 +1,27 @@
 ;;; mu4e-config.el --- configuration values -*- lexical-binding: t -*-
 
-;;; Commentary:
+;; Copyright (C) 2023-2026 Dirk-Jan C. Binnema
 
-;; Auto-generated configuration values
+;; Author: Dirk-Jan C. Binnema <djcb@djcbsoftware.nl>
+;; Maintainer: Dirk-Jan C. Binnema <djcb@djcbsoftware.nl>
+
+;; SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+;; mu4e is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;; the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+;; (at your option) any later version.
+
+;; mu4e is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;; along with mu4e.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+;;; Commentary:
+;;; Generic support for showing new-mail notifications.
 
 ;;; Code:
 
@@ -13,5 +32,8 @@ mu4e's version must agree with this.")
 (defconst mu4e-doc-dir "@MU_DOC_DIR@"
   "Directory for mu4e documentation.")
 
+(defconst mu4e-icon-path "@MU_ICON_PATH@"
+  "Path to the mu/mu4e icon.")
+
 (provide 'mu4e-config)
 ;;; mu4e-config.el.in ends here
diff --git a/mu4e/mu4e-notification.el b/mu4e/mu4e-notification.el
index 83bce829..0145e563 100644
--- a/mu4e/mu4e-notification.el
+++ b/mu4e/mu4e-notification.el
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ;;; mu4e-notification.el --- Mail notifications -*- lexical-binding: t-*-
 
-;; Copyright (C) 2023-2025 Dirk-Jan C. Binnema
+;; Copyright (C) 2023-2026 Dirk-Jan C. Binnema
 
 ;; Author: Dirk-Jan C. Binnema <djcb@djcbsoftware.nl>
 ;; Maintainer: Dirk-Jan C. Binnema <djcb@djcbsoftware.nl>
@@ -110,10 +110,7 @@ support."
              :body body
              :app-name "mu4e@emacs"
              :replaces-id mu4e--notification-id
-             ;; a custom mu4e icon would be nice...
-             ;; :app-icon (ignore-errors
-             ;;             (image-search-load-path
-             ;;              "gnus/gnus.png"))
+             :app-icon mu4e-icon-path
              :actions '("Show" "Favorite bookmark"
                         "default" "Favorite bookmark")
              :on-action (lambda (_1 _2) (mu4e-jump-to-favorite)))))