diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9c3c13b65a..5eeb5396ee 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
         "electron-window-state": "^5.0.3",
         "keytar-forked": "7.10.0",
         "minimist": "^1.2.6",
-        "png-to-ico": "^2.1.1",
         "uuid": "^11.0.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/ipc.ts b/src/ipc.ts
index ea4a8b5b42..40aaa63398 100644
--- a/src/ipc.ts
+++ b/src/ipc.ts
@@ -20,18 +20,6 @@ ipcMain.on(
             // has some Windows support too, and in some Windows environments this leads to two badges rendering atop
             // each other. See https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/issues/16942
             app.badgeCount = count;
-        } else {
-            // similarly, we only use setOverlayIcon on Windows as it's only supported on that platform, but has good support
-            // from all the Windows variants we support.
-            // https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/browser-window#winsetoverlayiconoverlay-description-windows
-            if (imageBuffer && imageBufferDescription !== undefined) {
-                global.mainWindow?.setOverlayIcon(
-                    nativeImage.createFromBuffer(Buffer.from(imageBuffer)),
-                    imageBufferDescription,
-                );
-            } else {
-                global.mainWindow?.setOverlayIcon(null, "");
-            }
         }
         if (count === 0) {
             global.mainWindow?.flashFrame(false);
diff --git a/src/tray.ts b/src/tray.ts
index bbf477bfe7..0ee9f002c4 100644
--- a/src/tray.ts
+++ b/src/tray.ts
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Com
 Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
 */
 
-import { app, Tray, Menu, nativeImage } from "electron";
-import pngToIco from "png-to-ico";
-import path from "node:path";
-import fs from "node:fs";
+import { app, Tray, Menu, nativeImage, ipcMain, IpcMainEvent } from "electron";
 import { v5 as uuidv5 } from "uuid";
 
 import { _t } from "./language-helper.js";
@@ -71,37 +68,45 @@ export function create(config: IConfig): void {
     initApplicationMenu();
     trayIcon.on("click", toggleWin);
 
-    let lastFavicon: string | null = null;
-    global.mainWindow?.webContents.on("page-favicon-updated", async function (ev, favicons) {
-        if (!favicons || favicons.length <= 0 || !favicons[0].startsWith("data:")) {
-            if (lastFavicon !== null) {
-                global.mainWindow?.setIcon(defaultIcon);
-                trayIcon?.setImage(defaultIcon);
-                lastFavicon = null;
+    if (process.platform === "win32") {
+        // We only use setOverlayIcon on Windows as it's only supported on that platform, but has good support
+        // from all the Windows variants we support.
+        // https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/browser-window#winsetoverlayiconoverlay-description-windows
+        ipcMain.on(
+            "setBadgeCount",
+            function (_ev: IpcMainEvent, count: number, imageBuffer?: Buffer, imageBufferDescription?: string): void {
+                if (imageBuffer && imageBufferDescription !== undefined) {
+                    global.mainWindow?.setOverlayIcon(
+                        nativeImage.createFromBuffer(Buffer.from(imageBuffer)),
+                        imageBufferDescription,
+                    );
+                } else {
+                    global.mainWindow?.setOverlayIcon(null, "");
+                }
+            },
+        );
+    } else {
+        // For other platforms, we instead update the application icon when the favicon changes.
+        let lastFavicon: string | null = null;
+        global.mainWindow?.webContents.on("page-favicon-updated", async function (ev, favicons) {
+            if (!favicons || favicons.length <= 0 || !favicons[0].startsWith("data:")) {
+                if (lastFavicon !== null) {
+                    global.mainWindow?.setIcon(defaultIcon);
+                    trayIcon?.setImage(defaultIcon);
+                    lastFavicon = null;
+                }
+                return;
             }
-            return;
-        }
 
-        // No need to change, shortcut
-        if (favicons[0] === lastFavicon) return;
-        lastFavicon = favicons[0];
+            // No need to change, shortcut
+            if (favicons[0] === lastFavicon) return;
+            lastFavicon = favicons[0];
 
-        let newFavicon = nativeImage.createFromDataURL(favicons[0]);
-
-        // Windows likes ico's too much.
-        if (process.platform === "win32") {
-            try {
-                const icoPath = path.join(app.getPath("temp"), "win32_element_icon.ico");
-                fs.writeFileSync(icoPath, await pngToIco(newFavicon.toPNG()));
-                newFavicon = nativeImage.createFromPath(icoPath);
-            } catch (e) {
-                console.error("Failed to make win32 ico", e);
-            }
-        }
-
-        trayIcon?.setImage(newFavicon);
-        global.mainWindow?.setIcon(newFavicon);
-    });
+            let newFavicon = nativeImage.createFromDataURL(favicons[0]);
+            trayIcon?.setImage(newFavicon);
+            global.mainWindow?.setIcon(newFavicon);
+        });
+    }
 
     global.mainWindow?.webContents.on("page-title-updated", function (ev, title) {
         trayIcon?.setToolTip(title);
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d8bd03b458..645a42add6 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2243,7 +2243,7 @@
     "@types/node" "*"
     form-data "^4.0.0"
 
-"@types/node@*", "@types/node@18.19.115", "@types/node@^17.0.36", "@types/node@^22.7.7":
+"@types/node@*", "@types/node@18.19.115", "@types/node@^22.7.7":
   version "18.19.115"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-18.19.115.tgz#cd94caf14472021b4443c99bcd7aac6bb5c4f672"
   integrity sha512-kNrFiTgG4a9JAn1LMQeLOv3MvXIPokzXziohMrMsvpYgLpdEt/mMiVYc4sGKtDfyxM5gIDF4VgrPRyCw4fHOYg==
@@ -6237,20 +6237,6 @@ pluralizers@^0.1.7:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/pluralizers/-/pluralizers-0.1.7.tgz#8d38dd0a1b660e739b10ab2eab10b684c9d50142"
   integrity sha512-mw6AejUiCaMQ6uPN9ObjJDTnR5AnBSmnHHy3uVTbxrSFSxO5scfwpTs8Dxyb6T2v7GSulhvOq+pm9y+hXUvtOA==
 
-png-to-ico@^2.1.1:
-  version "2.1.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/png-to-ico/-/png-to-ico-2.1.8.tgz#fdc2eda6f197df1d6c33400707e36c3b802ac6dd"
-  integrity sha512-Nf+IIn/cZ/DIZVdGveJp86NG5uNib1ZXMiDd/8x32HCTeKSvgpyg6D/6tUBn1QO/zybzoMK0/mc3QRgAyXdv9w==
-  dependencies:
-    "@types/node" "^17.0.36"
-    minimist "^1.2.6"
-    pngjs "^6.0.0"
-
-pngjs@^6.0.0:
-  version "6.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/pngjs/-/pngjs-6.0.0.tgz#ca9e5d2aa48db0228a52c419c3308e87720da821"
-  integrity sha512-TRzzuFRRmEoSW/p1KVAmiOgPco2Irlah+bGFCeNfJXxxYGwSw7YwAOAcd7X28K/m5bjBWKsC29KyoMfHbypayg==
-
 possible-typed-array-names@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/possible-typed-array-names/-/possible-typed-array-names-1.0.0.tgz#89bb63c6fada2c3e90adc4a647beeeb39cc7bf8f"