diff --git a/Modules/Bar/Widgets/SidePanelToggle.qml b/Modules/Bar/Widgets/SidePanelToggle.qml
index c3347a8..293a2ca 100644
--- a/Modules/Bar/Widgets/SidePanelToggle.qml
+++ b/Modules/Bar/Widgets/SidePanelToggle.qml
@@ -51,5 +51,6 @@ NIconButton {
     source: useDistroLogo ? DistroLogoService.osLogo : ""
     visible: useDistroLogo && source !== ""
     smooth: true
+    asynchronous: true
   }
 }
diff --git a/Modules/Bar/Widgets/Taskbar.qml b/Modules/Bar/Widgets/Taskbar.qml
index 3c570ec..14fbc55 100644
--- a/Modules/Bar/Widgets/Taskbar.qml
+++ b/Modules/Bar/Widgets/Taskbar.qml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ Rectangle {
             height: Style.marginL * root.scaling
             source: AppIcons.iconForAppId(taskbarItem.modelData.appId)
             smooth: true
+            asynchronous: true
           }
         }