diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/element-desktop.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/element-desktop.nix
index f30850d2586d..67e21bcd1821 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/element-desktop.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/element-desktop.nix
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: builtins.removeAttrs pinData [ "hashes" ] // {
     mimeTypes = [ "x-scheme-handler/element" ];
   };
 
+  postFixup = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
+    cp build/icon.icns $out/Applications/Element.app/Contents/Resources/element.icns
+  '';
+
   passthru = {
     updateScript = ./update.sh;