diff --git a/widget/icon.go b/widget/icon.go
index 6c01b184..ed3b1b1e 100644
--- a/widget/icon.go
+++ b/widget/icon.go
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Icon struct {
-	Color color.NRGBA
-	src   []byte
+	src []byte
 	// Cached values.
 	op       paint.ImageOp
 	imgSize  int
@@ -34,11 +33,11 @@ func NewIcon(data []byte) (*Icon, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return &Icon{src: data, Color: color.NRGBA{A: 0xff}}, nil
+	return &Icon{src: data}, nil
 }
 
 // Layout displays the icon with its size set to the X minimum constraint.
-func (ic *Icon) Layout(gtx layout.Context) layout.Dimensions {
+func (ic *Icon) Layout(gtx layout.Context, color color.NRGBA) layout.Dimensions {
 	sz := gtx.Constraints.Min.X
 	if sz == 0 {
 		sz = gtx.Metric.Px(defaultIconSize)
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ func (ic *Icon) Layout(gtx layout.Context) layout.Dimensions {
 	defer op.Save(gtx.Ops).Load()
 	clip.Rect{Max: size}.Add(gtx.Ops)
 
-	ico := ic.image(size.X)
+	ico := ic.image(size.X, color)
 	ico.Add(gtx.Ops)
 	paint.PaintOp{}.Add(gtx.Ops)
 	return layout.Dimensions{
@@ -55,8 +54,8 @@ func (ic *Icon) Layout(gtx layout.Context) layout.Dimensions {
 	}
 }
 
-func (ic *Icon) image(sz int) paint.ImageOp {
-	if sz == ic.imgSize && ic.Color == ic.imgColor {
+func (ic *Icon) image(sz int, color color.NRGBA) paint.ImageOp {
+	if sz == ic.imgSize && color == ic.imgColor {
 		return ic.op
 	}
 	m, _ := iconvg.DecodeMetadata(ic.src)
@@ -64,12 +63,12 @@ func (ic *Icon) image(sz int) paint.ImageOp {
 	img := image.NewRGBA(image.Rectangle{Max: image.Point{X: sz, Y: int(float32(sz) * dy / dx)}})
 	var ico iconvg.Rasterizer
 	ico.SetDstImage(img, img.Bounds(), draw.Src)
-	m.Palette[0] = f32color.NRGBAToLinearRGBA(ic.Color)
+	m.Palette[0] = f32color.NRGBAToLinearRGBA(color)
 	iconvg.Decode(&ico, ic.src, &iconvg.DecodeOptions{
 		Palette: &m.Palette,
 	})
 	ic.op = paint.NewImageOp(img)
 	ic.imgSize = sz
-	ic.imgColor = ic.Color
+	ic.imgColor = color
 	return ic.op
 }
diff --git a/widget/icon_test.go b/widget/icon_test.go
index 6bc56ba4..2f9a3337 100644
--- a/widget/icon_test.go
+++ b/widget/icon_test.go
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ func TestIcon_Alpha(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	icon.Color = color.NRGBA{B: 0xff, A: 0x40}
+	col := color.NRGBA{B: 0xff, A: 0x40}
 
 	gtx := layout.Context{
 		Ops:         new(op.Ops),
 		Constraints: layout.Exact(image.Pt(100, 100)),
 	}
 
-	_ = icon.Layout(gtx)
+	_ = icon.Layout(gtx, col)
 }
 
 // TestWidgetConstraints tests that widgets returns dimensions within their constraints.
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func TestWidgetConstraints(t *testing.T) {
 			label: "Icon",
 			widget: func(gtx layout.Context) layout.Dimensions {
 				ic, _ := NewIcon(icons.ToggleCheckBox)
-				return ic.Layout(gtx)
+				return ic.Layout(gtx, color.NRGBA{A: 0xff})
 			},
 			constraints: _cs(
 				layout.Constraints{
diff --git a/widget/material/button.go b/widget/material/button.go
index 7228238b..02a443c3 100644
--- a/widget/material/button.go
+++ b/widget/material/button.go
@@ -169,9 +169,8 @@ func (b IconButtonStyle) Layout(gtx layout.Context) layout.Dimensions {
 			return b.Inset.Layout(gtx, func(gtx layout.Context) layout.Dimensions {
 				size := gtx.Px(b.Size)
 				if b.Icon != nil {
-					b.Icon.Color = b.Color
 					gtx.Constraints.Min = image.Point{X: size}
-					b.Icon.Layout(gtx)
+					b.Icon.Layout(gtx, b.Color)
 				}
 				return layout.Dimensions{
 					Size: image.Point{X: size, Y: size},
diff --git a/widget/material/checkable.go b/widget/material/checkable.go
index 08935a33..6f85214e 100644
--- a/widget/material/checkable.go
+++ b/widget/material/checkable.go
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ func (c *checkable) layout(gtx layout.Context, checked, hovered bool) layout.Dim
 				layout.Stacked(func(gtx layout.Context) layout.Dimensions {
 					return layout.UniformInset(unit.Dp(2)).Layout(gtx, func(gtx layout.Context) layout.Dimensions {
 						size := gtx.Px(c.Size)
-						icon.Color = c.IconColor
+						col := c.IconColor
 						if gtx.Queue == nil {
-							icon.Color = f32color.Disabled(icon.Color)
+							col = f32color.Disabled(col)
 						}
 						gtx.Constraints.Min = image.Point{X: size}
-						icon.Layout(gtx)
+						icon.Layout(gtx, col)
 						return layout.Dimensions{
 							Size: image.Point{X: size, Y: size},
 						}