diff --git a/src/blackmisc/icon.cpp b/src/blackmisc/icon.cpp
index 1f4001cd9..665094e5e 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/icon.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/icon.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
  * contained in the LICENSE file.
  */
 
-#include "icon.h"
+#include "blackmisc/icon.h"
+#include "blackmisc/iconlist.h"
 #include "blackmisc/pq/angle.h"
 
 namespace BlackMisc
@@ -47,4 +48,17 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         return s;
     }
 
+    const CIcon &CIcon::iconByIndex(CIcons::IconIndex index)
+    {
+        return iconByIndex(static_cast<int>(index));
+    }
+
+    const CIcon &CIcon::iconByIndex(int index)
+    {
+        // changed to index / at based approach during #322 (after Sleepy profiling)
+        // this seems to be faster as the findBy approach previously used, but required synced indexes
+        Q_ASSERT_X(index >= 0 && index < CIconList::allIcons().size(), "iconForIndex", "wrong index");
+        return CIconList::allIcons()[index];
+    }
+
 } // namespace
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/icon.h b/src/blackmisc/icon.h
index 1ca9ef7c2..6ba277766 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/icon.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/icon.h
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         //! \copydoc CValueObject::convertToQString
         virtual QString convertToQString(bool i18n = false) const override;
 
+        //! Icon for given index
+        static const CIcon &iconByIndex(CIcons::IconIndex index);
+
+        //! Icon for given index
+        static const CIcon &iconByIndex(int index);
+
     private:
         BLACK_ENABLE_TUPLE_CONVERSION(CIcon)
         int m_index = static_cast<int>(CIcons::NotSet);
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/iconlist.cpp b/src/blackmisc/iconlist.cpp
index a8162c43c..80b350084 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/iconlist.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/iconlist.cpp
@@ -151,14 +151,11 @@ namespace BlackMisc
 
     const CIcon &CIconList::iconByIndex(CIcons::IconIndex index)
     {
-        return iconByIndex(static_cast<int>(index));
+        return CIcon::iconByIndex(index);
     }
 
     const CIcon &CIconList::iconByIndex(int index)
     {
-        // changed to index / at based approach during #322 (after Sleepy profiling)
-        // this seems to be faster as the findBy approach previously used, but required synced indexes
-        Q_ASSERT_X(index >= 0 && index < allIcons().size(), "iconForIndex", "wrong index");
-        return allIcons()[index];
+        return CIcon::iconByIndex(index);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/iconlist.h b/src/blackmisc/iconlist.h
index 1261dd208..0a9b4727f 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/iconlist.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/iconlist.h
@@ -46,11 +46,12 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         static const CIconList &allIcons();
 
         //! Icon for given index
+        //! \deprecated Use CIcon::iconByIndex instead.
         static const CIcon &iconByIndex(CIcons::IconIndex index);
 
         //! Icon for given index
+        //! \deprecated Use CIcon::iconByIndex instead.
         static const CIcon &iconByIndex(int index);
-
     };
 }