diff --git a/Library/DialogAbout.cpp b/Library/DialogAbout.cpp
index f085d98d..41021960 100644
--- a/Library/DialogAbout.cpp
+++ b/Library/DialogAbout.cpp
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ INT_PTR CDialogAbout::OnInitDialog(WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 	HWND item = GetDlgItem(m_Window, IDCLOSE);
 	SendMessage(m_Window, WM_NEXTDLGCTL, (WPARAM)item, TRUE);
 
-	HICON hIcon = (HICON)LoadImage(GetModuleHandle(NULL), MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDI_RAINMETER), IMAGE_ICON, GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSMICON), GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSMICON), LR_SHARED);
+	HICON hIcon = GetIcon(IDI_RAINMETER);
 	SendMessage(m_Window, WM_SETICON, ICON_SMALL, (LPARAM)hIcon);
 
 	if (*GetString(ID_STR_ISRTL) == L'1')
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@ void CDialogAbout::CTabVersion::Initialize()
 	m_Initialized = true;
 
 	HWND item = GetDlgItem(m_Window, IDC_ABOUTVERSION_RAINMETER_ICON);
-	HICON icon = (HICON)LoadImage(GetModuleHandle(NULL), MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDI_RAINMETER), IMAGE_ICON, 32, 32, LR_SHARED);
+	HICON icon = GetIcon(IDI_RAINMETER, true);
 	Static_SetIcon(item, icon);
 
 	item = GetDlgItem(m_Window, IDC_ABOUTVERSION_VERSION_TEXT);
diff --git a/Library/DialogManage.cpp b/Library/DialogManage.cpp
index a71f2739..12524a63 100644
--- a/Library/DialogManage.cpp
+++ b/Library/DialogManage.cpp
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ INT_PTR CDialogManage::OnInitDialog(WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 	HWND item = GetDlgItem(m_Window, IDCLOSE);
 	SendMessage(m_Window, WM_NEXTDLGCTL, (WPARAM)item, TRUE);
 
-	HICON hIcon = (HICON)LoadImage(GetModuleHandle(NULL), MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDI_RAINMETER), IMAGE_ICON, GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSMICON), GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSMICON), LR_SHARED);
+	HICON hIcon = GetIcon(IDI_RAINMETER);
 	SendMessage(m_Window, WM_SETICON, ICON_SMALL, (LPARAM)hIcon);
 
 	if (*GetString(ID_STR_ISRTL) == L'1')
diff --git a/Library/Litestep.cpp b/Library/Litestep.cpp
index 810551a4..42e76a70 100644
--- a/Library/Litestep.cpp
+++ b/Library/Litestep.cpp
@@ -337,6 +337,36 @@ std::wstring GetFormattedString(UINT id, ...)
 	return tmpSz;
 }
 
+HICON GetIcon(UINT id, bool large)
+{
+	typedef HRESULT (WINAPI * FPLOADICONMETRIC)(HINSTANCE hinst, PCWSTR pszName, int lims, HICON* phico);
+
+	HINSTANCE hExe = GetModuleHandle(NULL);
+	HINSTANCE hComctl = GetModuleHandle(L"Comctl32");
+	if (hComctl)
+	{
+		// Try LoadIconMetric for better quality with high DPI
+		FPLOADICONMETRIC loadIconMetric = (FPLOADICONMETRIC)GetProcAddress(hComctl, "LoadIconMetric");
+		if (loadIconMetric)
+		{
+			HICON icon;
+			HRESULT hr = loadIconMetric(hExe, MAKEINTRESOURCE(id), large ? LIM_LARGE : LIM_SMALL, &icon);
+			if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
+			{
+				return icon;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return (HICON)LoadImage(
+		hExe,
+		MAKEINTRESOURCE(id),
+		IMAGE_ICON,
+		GetSystemMetrics(large ? SM_CXICON : SM_CXSMICON),
+		GetSystemMetrics(large ? SM_CYICON : SM_CYSMICON),
+		LR_SHARED);
+}
+
 void RmNullCRTInvalidParameterHandler(const wchar_t* expression, const wchar_t* function, const wchar_t* file, unsigned int line, uintptr_t pReserved)
 {
 	// Do nothing.
diff --git a/Library/Litestep.h b/Library/Litestep.h
index 3ff52d3e..60bdaac9 100644
--- a/Library/Litestep.h
+++ b/Library/Litestep.h
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ void RunCommand(HWND Owner, LPCTSTR szCommand, int nShowCmd, bool asAdmin = fals
 WCHAR* GetString(UINT id);
 std::wstring GetFormattedString(UINT id, ...);
 
+HICON GetIcon(UINT id, bool large = false);
+
 void RmNullCRTInvalidParameterHandler(const wchar_t* expression, const wchar_t* function, const wchar_t* file, unsigned int line, uintptr_t pReserved);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/Library/TrayWindow.cpp b/Library/TrayWindow.cpp
index e871a484..eb9c593b 100644
--- a/Library/TrayWindow.cpp
+++ b/Library/TrayWindow.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "Rainmeter.h"
 #include "DialogAbout.h"
 #include "DialogManage.h"
+#include "System.h"
 #include "Error.h"
 #include "RainmeterQuery.h"
 #include "resource.h"
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ void CTrayWindow::Initialize()
 	wc.lpfnWndProc = (WNDPROC)WndProc;
 	wc.hInstance = Rainmeter->GetInstance();
 	wc.lpszClassName = L"RainmeterTrayClass";
-	wc.hIcon = (HICON)LoadImage(GetModuleHandle(NULL), MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDI_RAINMETER), IMAGE_ICON, GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXICON), GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYICON), LR_SHARED);
+	wc.hIcon = GetIcon(IDI_RAINMETER);
 
 	RegisterClass(&wc);
 
@@ -260,24 +261,7 @@ HICON CTrayWindow::CreateTrayIcon(double value)
 	}
 
 	// Return the default icon if there is no valid measure
-	HINSTANCE hExe = GetModuleHandle(NULL);
-	HINSTANCE hComctl = GetModuleHandle(L"Comctl32");
-	if (hComctl)
-	{
-		// Try LoadIconMetric for better quality with high DPI
-		FPLOADICONMETRIC loadIconMetric = (FPLOADICONMETRIC)GetProcAddress(hComctl, "LoadIconMetric");
-		if (loadIconMetric)
-		{
-			HICON icon;
-			HRESULT hr = loadIconMetric(hExe, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDI_TRAY), LIM_SMALL, &icon);
-			if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
-			{
-				return icon;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return (HICON)LoadImage(hExe, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDI_TRAY), IMAGE_ICON, GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSMICON), GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSMICON), LR_SHARED);
+	return GetIcon(IDI_TRAY);
 }
 
 void CTrayWindow::ShowNotification(TRAY_NOTIFICATION id, const WCHAR* title, const WCHAR* text)
@@ -290,10 +274,15 @@ void CTrayWindow::ShowNotification(TRAY_NOTIFICATION id, const WCHAR* title, con
 		nid.uFlags = NIF_INFO;
 		nid.uTimeout = 30000;
 		nid.dwInfoFlags = NIIF_USER;
-		nid.hIcon = (HICON)LoadImage(GetModuleHandle(NULL), MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDI_RAINMETER), IMAGE_ICON, 32, 32, LR_SHARED);
 		wcsncpy_s(nid.szInfoTitle, title, _TRUNCATE);
 		wcsncpy_s(nid.szInfo, text, _TRUNCATE);
 
+		if (CSystem::GetOSPlatform() > OSPLATFORM_VISTA)
+		{
+			nid.dwInfoFlags |= NIIF_LARGE_ICON;
+			nid.hBalloonIcon = GetIcon(IDI_RAINMETER, true);
+		}
+
 		if (Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_MODIFY, &nid))
 		{
 			m_Notification = id;
diff --git a/Library/TrayWindow.h b/Library/TrayWindow.h
index e6409279..e669f8b8 100644
--- a/Library/TrayWindow.h
+++ b/Library/TrayWindow.h
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 #include <gdiplus.h>
 #include <vector>
 
-typedef HRESULT (WINAPI * FPLOADICONMETRIC)(HINSTANCE hinst, PCWSTR pszName, int lims, HICON* phico);
-
 #define WM_TRAY_NOTIFYICON WM_USER + 101
 #define TRAYICON_SIZE 16
 
@@ -69,11 +67,12 @@ private:
 	void ModifyTrayIcon(double value);
 	HICON CreateTrayIcon(double value);
 
+	HICON LoadResourceIcon(LPCWSTR name, bool large = false);
+
 	void ShowNotification(TRAY_NOTIFICATION id, const WCHAR* title, const WCHAR* text);
 
 	HICON m_Icon;
 	HWND m_Window;
-	HINSTANCE m_Instance;
 	CMeasure* m_Measure;
 
 	TRAY_METER_TYPE m_MeterType;