diff --git a/src/main/java/de/blau/android/layer/data/MapOverlay.java b/src/main/java/de/blau/android/layer/data/MapOverlay.java
index 29c92963cf..5f148680af 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/blau/android/layer/data/MapOverlay.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/blau/android/layer/data/MapOverlay.java
@@ -110,10 +110,12 @@ public class MapOverlay<O extends OsmElement> extends MapViewLayer
     private static final int ICON_SELECTED_BORDER = 2;
     private static final int LABEL_EXTRA          = 40;
 
-    private static final long AUTOPRUNE_MIN_INTERVAL       = 10000; // milli-seconds between autoprunes
+    private static final long AUTOPRUNE_MIN_INTERVAL       = 10000; // milli-seconds between
+                                                                    // autoprunes
     public static final int   DEFAULT_AUTOPRUNE_NODE_LIMIT = 5000;
     public static final int   PAN_AND_ZOOM_LIMIT           = 17;
-    private static final int  MP_SIZE_LIMIT                = 1000;  // max size of MP to render as MP
+    private static final int  MP_SIZE_LIMIT                = 1000;  // max size of MP to render as
+                                                                    // MP
 
     /** half the width/height of a node icon in px */
     private final int iconRadius;
@@ -1209,15 +1211,7 @@ private void retrieveIcon(@NonNull OsmElement element, boolean isWay, @NonNull W
         boolean usePresetIcon = style.usePresetIcon();
 
         if (iconPath != null && !usePresetIcon) {
-            iconDrawable = customIconCache.get(iconPath);
-            if (iconDrawable == null && !customIconCache.containsKey(iconPath)) {
-                try (FileInputStream stream = new FileInputStream(iconPath)) {
-                    iconDrawable = PresetIconManager.bitmapDrawableFromStream(context, ICON_SIZE_DP, stream, PresetIconManager.isSvg(iconPath));
-                    customIconCache.put(iconPath, iconDrawable);
-                } catch (IOException e) {
-                    Log.e(DEBUG_TAG, "Icon " + iconPath + " not found");
-                }
-            }
+            iconDrawable = retrieveCustomIcon(iconPath);
         } else if (tmpPresets != null) {
             SortedMap<String, String> tags = element.getTags();
             PresetItem match = null;
@@ -1246,6 +1240,45 @@ private void retrieveIcon(@NonNull OsmElement element, boolean isWay, @NonNull W
         map.postInvalidate();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get a custom icon
+     * 
+     * @param iconPath configured icon path
+     */
+    @Nullable
+    public BitmapDrawable retrieveCustomIcon(String iconPath) {
+        BitmapDrawable iconDrawable = customIconCache.get(iconPath); // NOSONAR computeIfAbsent doesn't exist prior to Android 7
+        if (iconDrawable != null || customIconCache.containsKey(iconPath)) {
+            return iconDrawable;
+        }
+        String iconDirPath = DataStyle.getCurrent().getIconDirPath();
+        if (iconDirPath != null) {
+            try (FileInputStream stream = new FileInputStream(iconPath)) {
+                iconDrawable = PresetIconManager.bitmapDrawableFromStream(context, ICON_SIZE_DP, stream, PresetIconManager.isSvg(iconPath));
+                customIconCache.put(iconPath, iconDrawable);
+                return iconDrawable;
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                Log.w(DEBUG_TAG, "Icon " + iconPath + " not found");
+            }
+        }
+        // search in all presets
+        for (Preset preset : App.getCurrentPresets(context)) {
+            if (preset != null) {
+                PresetIconManager iconManager = preset.getIconManager(context);
+                iconDrawable = iconManager.getDrawable(iconPath, ICON_SIZE_DP);
+                if (iconDrawable != null) {
+                    customIconCache.put(iconPath, iconDrawable);
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (iconDrawable == null) {
+            Log.w(DEBUG_TAG, "Icon " + iconPath + " not found");
+            customIconCache.put(iconPath, null);
+        }
+        return iconDrawable;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Remove everything from the iconCache
      */
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/blau/android/presets/Preset.java b/src/main/java/de/blau/android/presets/Preset.java
index 6e285e3f96..87868d0bb0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/blau/android/presets/Preset.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/blau/android/presets/Preset.java
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ public Preset(@NonNull List<PresetElement> elements) {
      * @return the PresetIconManager instance
      */
     @NonNull
-    PresetIconManager getIconManager(@NonNull Context ctx) {
+    public PresetIconManager getIconManager(@NonNull Context ctx) {
         if (iconManager == null) {
             if (directory != null) {
                 if (directory.getName().equals(AdvancedPrefDatabase.ID_DEFAULT)) {
@@ -1525,7 +1525,7 @@ public static boolean generateTaginfoJson(@NonNull Context ctx, @NonNull File ou
 
             outputStream.println("\"tags\":[");
             Collection<String> discardedKeys = new DiscardedTags(ctx).getKeys();
-            for (String key:discardedKeys) {
+            for (String key : discardedKeys) {
                 outputStream.println("{\"description\":\"Automatically discarded\",\"key\":\"" + key + "\"},");
             }
             int presetsCount = presets.length;
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/blau/android/resources/DataStyle.java b/src/main/java/de/blau/android/resources/DataStyle.java
index ff66881845..60ea01a118 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/blau/android/resources/DataStyle.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/blau/android/resources/DataStyle.java
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ private void init() {
         fp.getPaint().setStrokeCap(Cap.ROUND);
         fp.getPaint().setStrokeJoin(Join.ROUND);
         internalStyles.put(GPS_TRACK, fp);
-        
+
         fp = new FeatureStyle(MVT_DEFAULT, baseWayStyle);
         fp.setColor(Color.BLUE);
         fp.getPaint().setAlpha(0x7F);
@@ -2000,6 +2000,16 @@ public Path getXPath() {
         return xPath;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * If a directory is set for custom icons return it
+     * 
+     * @return the directory path or null
+     */
+    @Nullable
+    public String getIconDirPath() {
+        return iconDirPath;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return the name
      */