diff --git a/container.go b/container.go
index 111b216e8d..50cc6d083c 100644
--- a/container.go
+++ b/container.go
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ func (c *Container) Refresh() {
 // It is much more efficient to call RemoveAll() instead.
 func (c *Container) Remove(rem CanvasObject) {
 	c.lock.Lock()
-
 	if len(c.Objects) == 0 {
 		c.lock.Unlock()
 		return
diff --git a/widget/icon.go b/widget/icon.go
index f88a1a9e60..bb222cd272 100644
--- a/widget/icon.go
+++ b/widget/icon.go
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ func (i *iconRenderer) Refresh() {
 	i.image.propertyLock.RLock()
 	i.raster.Resource = i.image.Resource
 	i.image.cachedRes = i.image.Resource
+
+	if i.image.Resource == nil {
+		i.raster.Image = nil // reset the internal caching too...
+	}
 	i.image.propertyLock.RUnlock()
 
 	i.raster.Refresh()