Index: panel-plugin/desktop-menu-plugin.c
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--- panel-plugin/desktop-menu-plugin.c	(revision 25910)
+++ panel-plugin/desktop-menu-plugin.c	(working copy)
@@ -674,6 +674,8 @@
         if(dmp->desktop_menu)
             xfce_desktop_menu_destroy(dmp->desktop_menu);
         dmp->desktop_menu = xfce_desktop_menu_new(NULL, TRUE);
+        xfce_desktop_menu_set_show_icons(dmp->desktop_menu,
+                                         dmp->show_menu_icons);
     }
 }
 
@@ -694,6 +696,8 @@
             if(dmp->desktop_menu)
                 xfce_desktop_menu_destroy(dmp->desktop_menu);
             dmp->desktop_menu = xfce_desktop_menu_new(dmp->menu_file, TRUE);
+            xfce_desktop_menu_set_show_icons(dmp->desktop_menu,
+                                             dmp->show_menu_icons);
         }
     }
 }