diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6af7fad..cdf9893 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
+<p align="center">
+  <img src="assets/logo.png" alt="Sanctum Logo" width="220"/>
+</p>
+
 # Sanctum 🛡️
 
+**Verschlüsselter Ein-Datei-Container unter Windows 10/11 im reinen Userland**
+
 Sanctum ist eine eigenständige, speichersichere und hochperformante CLI-Anwendung in Rust, die verschlüsselte Ein-Datei-Container (`.sanctum`) unter Windows 10/11 im reinen Userland verwaltet.
 
 - **100% Userland**: Keine Administratorrechte erforderlich, keine Kernel-Treiber (weder WinFsp noch Dokan).
diff --git a/assets/icon.ico b/assets/icon.ico
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diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
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index 0000000..62e7707
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+fn main() {
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=assets/icon.ico");
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=build.rs");
+
+    let target_os = std::env::var("CARGO_CFG_TARGET_OS").unwrap_or_default();
+    if target_os == "windows" {
+        let out_dir = std::env::var("OUT_DIR").unwrap();
+        let rc_path = format!("{}/sanctum.rc", out_dir);
+        let res_path = format!("{}/sanctum.res", out_dir);
+
+        let manifest_dir = std::env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR").unwrap();
+        let ico_path = format!("{}/assets/icon.ico", manifest_dir).replace('\\', "/");
+
+        if std::path::Path::new(&ico_path).exists() {
+            let rc_content = format!("1 ICON \"{}\"\n", ico_path);
+            if std::fs::write(&rc_path, rc_content).is_ok() {
+                let status = std::process::Command::new("windres")
+                    .args(["-i", &rc_path, "-O", "coff", "-o", &res_path])
+                    .status();
+                if let Ok(s) = status {
+                    if s.success() {
+                        println!("cargo:rustc-link-arg={}", res_path);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/scripts/package-release.ps1 b/scripts/package-release.ps1
index 327894b..d97300f 100644
--- a/scripts/package-release.ps1
+++ b/scripts/package-release.ps1
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ Copy-Item $ExeSource (Join-Path $StagingDir "sanctum.exe")
 Copy-Item (Join-Path $ProjectRoot "README.md") (Join-Path $StagingDir "README.md")
 Copy-Item (Join-Path $ProjectRoot "LICENSE") (Join-Path $StagingDir "LICENSE")
 Copy-Item (Join-Path $ProjectRoot "CHANGELOG.md") (Join-Path $StagingDir "CHANGELOG.md")
+Copy-Item (Join-Path $ProjectRoot "assets") (Join-Path $StagingDir "assets") -Recurse
 
 # ZIP-Archiv schnueren
 Compress-Archive -Path "$StagingDir\*" -DestinationPath $ZipFile -Force
diff --git a/src/windows.rs b/src/windows.rs
index cdc2f45..8672e3a 100644
--- a/src/windows.rs
+++ b/src/windows.rs
@@ -172,9 +172,17 @@ pub fn unregister_explorer_integration() -> Result<()> {
 pub fn get_default_system_icon() -> Option<tray_item::IconSource> {
     extern "system" {
         fn LoadIconW(instance: isize, icon_name: *const u16) -> isize;
+        fn GetModuleHandleW(module_name: *const u16) -> isize;
     }
 
-    // IDI_SHIELD = 32518, IDI_APPLICATION = 32512
+    // 1. Eingebettetes Anwendungs-Icon (Ressource ID 1) aus eigenem Modul laden
+    let h_instance = unsafe { GetModuleHandleW(std::ptr::null()) };
+    let app_icon = unsafe { LoadIconW(h_instance, 1 as *const u16) };
+    if app_icon != 0 {
+        return Some(tray_item::IconSource::RawIcon(app_icon));
+    }
+
+    // 2. Fallback: Windows IDI_SHIELD = 32518, IDI_APPLICATION = 32512
     let icon = unsafe { LoadIconW(0, 32518 as *const u16) };
     if icon != 0 {
         Some(tray_item::IconSource::RawIcon(icon))