diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_widgets.c b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_widgets.c
index e62018c5daf..8198f68adf1 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_widgets.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_widgets.c
@@ -3492,6 +3492,8 @@ static uiWidgetType *widget_type(uiWidgetTypeEnum type)
 			
 		/* specials */
 		case UI_WTYPE_ICON:
+			/* behave like regular labels (this is simply a label with an icon) */
+			wt.state = widget_state_label;
 			wt.custom = widget_icon_has_anim;
 			break;