diff --git a/resources/build/icon.icns b/resources/build/icon.icns
index 097c8cef8c1..dc390835b5b 100644
Binary files a/resources/build/icon.icns and b/resources/build/icon.icns differ
diff --git a/resources/icon-source/generate.sh b/resources/icon-source/generate.sh
index 5255ca1a301..d8377345a51 100755
--- a/resources/icon-source/generate.sh
+++ b/resources/icon-source/generate.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ TMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
 
 trap 'rm -rf "$TMP_DIR"' EXIT
 
+MAGICK_BIN=$(command -v magick || true)
+if [ -z "$MAGICK_BIN" ]; then
+  echo "Error: ImageMagick is required to trim the small macOS icon slots." >&2
+  echo "Install with: brew install imagemagick" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 echo "Compiling icon from $ICON_SOURCE..."
 
 # Generate .icns using actool (requires Xcode)
@@ -29,22 +36,42 @@ if [ ! -f "$TMP_DIR/icon.icns" ]; then
 fi
 
 cp "$TMP_DIR/icon.icns" "$BUILD_DIR/icon.icns"
+
+# macOS list views use the small .icns slots directly. Icon Composer keeps the
+# safe-area inset there, so trim only those slots while preserving larger icons.
+ICONSET_DIR="$TMP_DIR/icon.iconset"
+iconutil -c iconset "$BUILD_DIR/icon.icns" -o "$ICONSET_DIR"
+for icon_file in \
+  icon_16x16.png \
+  icon_16x16@2x.png \
+  icon_32x32.png \
+  icon_32x32@2x.png; do
+  case "$icon_file" in
+    icon_16x16.png) icon_size=16 ;;
+    icon_16x16@2x.png | icon_32x32.png) icon_size=32 ;;
+    icon_32x32@2x.png) icon_size=64 ;;
+  esac
+  "$MAGICK_BIN" "$ICONSET_DIR/$icon_file" \
+    -trim +repage \
+    -resize "${icon_size}x${icon_size}" \
+    -background none \
+    -gravity center \
+    -extent "${icon_size}x${icon_size}" \
+    "$ICONSET_DIR/$icon_file"
+done
+iconutil -c icns "$ICONSET_DIR" -o "$BUILD_DIR/icon.icns"
 echo "  -> resources/build/icon.icns"
 
-# Extract 1024x1024 PNG from icns for electron-builder fallback & resources
-sips -s format png --resampleWidth 1024 "$BUILD_DIR/icon.icns" --out "$BUILD_DIR/icon.png" >/dev/null 2>&1
+# Extract PNG fallbacks from the unmodified compiled icon; small-slot trimming is
+# only for the macOS .icns list representations.
+sips -s format png --resampleWidth 1024 "$TMP_DIR/icon.icns" --out "$BUILD_DIR/icon.png" >/dev/null 2>&1
 echo "  -> resources/build/icon.png (1024x1024)"
 
-sips -s format png --resampleWidth 256 "$BUILD_DIR/icon.icns" --out "$RESOURCES_DIR/icon.png" >/dev/null 2>&1
+sips -s format png --resampleWidth 256 "$TMP_DIR/icon.icns" --out "$RESOURCES_DIR/icon.png" >/dev/null 2>&1
 echo "  -> resources/icon.png (256x256)"
 
 # Generate .ico for Windows (proper ICO format with multiple sizes)
-if command -v magick &>/dev/null; then
-  magick "$BUILD_DIR/icon.png" -define icon:auto-resize=256,128,64,48,32,16 "$BUILD_DIR/icon.ico"
-  echo "  -> resources/build/icon.ico (multi-size ICO via ImageMagick)"
-else
-  echo "Warning: ImageMagick not found, skipping icon.ico generation" >&2
-  echo "Install with: brew install imagemagick" >&2
-fi
+"$MAGICK_BIN" "$BUILD_DIR/icon.png" -define icon:auto-resize=256,128,64,48,32,16 "$BUILD_DIR/icon.ico"
+echo "  -> resources/build/icon.ico (multi-size ICO via ImageMagick)"
 
 echo "Done! Icons generated in resources/build/ and resources/"