Index: kcontrol/kthememanager/ktheme.cpp
===================================================================
--- kcontrol/kthememanager/ktheme.cpp.orig
+++ kcontrol/kthememanager/ktheme.cpp
@@ -188,11 +188,11 @@ QString KTheme::createYourself( bool pac
     globalConf->setGroup( "Icons" );
     QDomElement iconElem = m_dom.createElement( "icons" );
     iconElem.setAttribute( "name", globalConf->readEntry( "Theme",KIconTheme::current() ) );
-    createIconElems( "DesktopIcons", "desktop", iconElem, globalConf );
-    createIconElems( "MainToolbarIcons", "mainToolbar", iconElem, globalConf );
-    createIconElems( "PanelIcons", "panel", iconElem, globalConf );
-    createIconElems( "SmallIcons", "small", iconElem, globalConf );
-    createIconElems( "ToolbarIcons", "toolbar", iconElem, globalConf );
+    createIconElems( "DesktopIcons", "desktop", 32, iconElem, globalConf );
+    createIconElems( "MainToolbarIcons", "mainToolbar", 22, iconElem, globalConf );
+    createIconElems( "PanelIcons", "panel", 32, iconElem, globalConf );
+    createIconElems( "SmallIcons", "small", 16, iconElem, globalConf );
+    createIconElems( "ToolbarIcons", "toolbar", 22, iconElem, globalConf );
     m_root.appendChild( iconElem );
 
     // 4. Sounds
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ QString KTheme::getProperty( QDomElement
 }
 
 void KTheme::createIconElems( const QString & group, const QString & object,
-                              QDomElement parent, KConfig * cfg )
+                              int defsize, QDomElement parent, KConfig * cfg )
 {
     cfg->setGroup( group );
     QStringList elemNames;
@@ -745,7 +745,9 @@ void KTheme::createIconElems( const QStr
             QDomElement tmpCol = m_dom.createElement( *it );
             tmpCol.setAttribute( "object", object );
 
-            if ( (*it).contains( "Value" ) || *it == "Size" )
+            if ( *it == "Size" )
+                tmpCol.setAttribute( "value", cfg->readNumEntry( *it, defsize ) );
+            else if ( (*it).contains( "Value" ))
                 tmpCol.setAttribute( "value", cfg->readNumEntry( *it, 1 ) );
             else if ( (*it).contains( "DisabledEffect" ) )
                 tmpCol.setAttribute( "name", cfg->readEntry( *it, "togray" ) );
Index: kcontrol/kthememanager/ktheme.h
===================================================================
--- kcontrol/kthememanager/ktheme.h.orig
+++ kcontrol/kthememanager/ktheme.h
@@ -155,11 +155,12 @@ private:
      * Creates a list of "icon" elements based on:
      * @param group The group in the KConfig object @p cfg
      * @param object Specifier (similiar, but not identical to @p group)
+     * @param defsize default icon size
      * @param parent Parent element to append to
      * @param cfg The KConfig object to work with
      */
     void createIconElems( const QString & group, const QString & object,
-                          QDomElement parent, KConfig * cfg );
+                          int defsize, QDomElement parent, KConfig * cfg );
 
     /**
      * Creates a color DOM element @p name, with a specifier @p object,