diff --git a/src/GcCalendar.cpp b/src/GcCalendar.cpp
index b855eb65b..e6987192f 100644
--- a/src/GcCalendar.cpp
+++ b/src/GcCalendar.cpp
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ GcLabel::event(QEvent *e)
 void
 GcLabel::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *)
 {
+    static QIcon left = iconFromPNG(":images/mac/left.png");
+    static QIcon right = iconFromPNG(":images/mac/right.png");
+
     QPainter painter(this);
     painter.save();
     painter.setRenderHints(QPainter::Antialiasing|QPainter::TextAntialiasing, true);
@@ -187,8 +190,7 @@ GcLabel::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *)
     } else {
 
         // use standard icons
-        QIcon icon = text() == "<" ?  style()->standardIcon(QStyle::SP_ArrowLeft) :
-                                      style()->standardIcon(QStyle::SP_ArrowRight);
+        QIcon &icon = text() == "<" ?  left : right;
         Qt::AlignmentFlag alignment = text() == "<" ? Qt::AlignLeft : Qt::AlignRight;
 
         icon.paint(&painter, all, alignment|Qt::AlignVCenter);
diff --git a/src/application.qrc b/src/application.qrc
index d92413035..9cb29e996 100644
--- a/src/application.qrc
+++ b/src/application.qrc
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@
         <file>images/mac/hide.png</file>
         <file>images/mac/show.png</file>
         <file>images/mac/sidebar.png</file>
+        <file>images/mac/left.png</file>
+        <file>images/mac/right.png</file>
         <file>images/analysis.png</file>
         <file>images/home.png</file>
         <file>images/diary.png</file>
diff --git a/src/images/mac/left.png b/src/images/mac/left.png
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d884c4f8e
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/images/mac/left.png differ
diff --git a/src/images/mac/right.png b/src/images/mac/right.png
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..5b798c6eb
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/images/mac/right.png differ