diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/NotificationHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/NotificationHelper.java
index 55e3625d4..298f2e65d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/NotificationHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/NotificationHelper.java
@@ -330,14 +330,13 @@ class NotificationHelper {
         App app = entry.app;
         AppUpdateStatusManager.Status status = entry.status;
 
-        int iconSmall = R.drawable.ic_launcher;
         Bitmap iconLarge = getLargeIconForEntry(entry);
         NotificationCompat.Builder builder =
                 new NotificationCompat.Builder(context)
                         .setAutoCancel(true)
                         .setContentTitle(getSingleItemTitleString(app, status))
                         .setContentText(getSingleItemContentString(app, status))
-                        .setSmallIcon(iconSmall)
+                        .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_notification)
                         .setColor(ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.fdroid_blue))
                         .setLargeIcon(iconLarge)
                         .setLocalOnly(true)
@@ -416,7 +415,7 @@ class NotificationHelper {
         NotificationCompat.Builder builder =
                 new NotificationCompat.Builder(context)
                         .setAutoCancel(!useStackedNotifications())
-                        .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_launcher)
+                        .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_notification)
                         .setColor(ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.fdroid_blue))
                         .setContentTitle(title)
                         .setContentText(text)
@@ -444,7 +443,7 @@ class NotificationHelper {
                 new NotificationCompat.Builder(context)
                         .setAutoCancel(true)
                         .setLargeIcon(iconLarge)
-                        .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_launcher)
+                        .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_notification)
                         .setColor(ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.fdroid_blue))
                         .setContentTitle(app.name)
                         .setContentText(context.getString(R.string.notification_content_single_installed))
@@ -491,7 +490,7 @@ class NotificationHelper {
         NotificationCompat.Builder builder =
                 new NotificationCompat.Builder(context)
                         .setAutoCancel(!useStackedNotifications())
-                        .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_launcher)
+                        .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_notification)
                         .setColor(ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.fdroid_blue))
                         .setContentTitle(title)
                         .setContentText(text)
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_notification.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_notification.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b34e2a5ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_notification.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<vector android:height="24dp" android:viewportHeight="48.0"
+    android:viewportWidth="48.0" android:width="24dp" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <path android:fillAlpha="1" android:fillColor="#ffffff"
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+        android:strokeAlpha="1" android:strokeColor="#00000000"
+        android:strokeLineCap="round" android:strokeLineJoin="miter" android:strokeWidth="2.5"/>
+</vector>