diff --git a/src/groupchat_control.py b/src/groupchat_control.py
index 981ef5fbc..acc8c5569 100644
--- a/src/groupchat_control.py
+++ b/src/groupchat_control.py
@@ -833,13 +833,11 @@ class GroupchatControl(ChatControlBase):
         request_voice_separator = xml.get_object('request_voice_separator')
 
         if gtkgui_helpers.gtk_icon_theme.has_icon('bookmark-new'):
-            img = Gtk.Image()
-            img.set_from_icon_name('bookmark-new', Gtk.IconSize.MENU)
-            bookmark_room_menuitem.set_image(img)
+            gtkgui_helpers.add_image_to_menuitem(bookmark_room_menuitem,
+                'bookmark-new')
         if gtkgui_helpers.gtk_icon_theme.has_icon('document-open-recent'):
-            img = Gtk.Image()
-            img.set_from_icon_name('document-open-recent', Gtk.IconSize.MENU)
-            history_menuitem.set_image(img)
+            gtkgui_helpers.add_image_to_menuitem(history_menuitem,
+                'document-open-recent'
 
         if hide_buttonbar_items:
             change_nick_menuitem.hide()
diff --git a/src/gui_menu_builder.py b/src/gui_menu_builder.py
index 7813b3c5e..65867943b 100644
--- a/src/gui_menu_builder.py
+++ b/src/gui_menu_builder.py
@@ -254,9 +254,7 @@ control=None, gc_contact=None, is_anonymous=True):
             account)
     history_menuitem.connect('activate', roster.on_history, contact, account)
     if gtkgui_helpers.gtk_icon_theme.has_icon('document-open-recent'):
-        img = Gtk.Image()
-        img.set_from_icon_name('document-open-recent', Gtk.IconSize.MENU)
-        history_menuitem.set_image(img)
+        gtkgui_helpers.add_image_to_menuitem(history_menuitem, 'bookmark-new')
 
     if control:
         convert_to_gc_menuitem.connect('activate',
diff --git a/src/roster_window.py b/src/roster_window.py
index 80c5e3daf..0926e94c5 100644
--- a/src/roster_window.py
+++ b/src/roster_window.py
@@ -5243,10 +5243,8 @@ class RosterWindow:
             return
         history_menuitem = self.xml.get_object('history_menuitem')
         if gtkgui_helpers.gtk_icon_theme.has_icon('document-open-recent'):
-            history_icon = Gtk.Image()
-            history_icon.set_from_icon_name('document-open-recent',
-                Gtk.IconSize.MENU)
-            history_menuitem.set_image(history_icon)
+            gtkgui_helpers.add_image_to_menuitem(history_menuitem,
+                'document-open-recent')
         new_chat_menuitem = self.xml.get_object('new_chat_menuitem')
         single_message_menuitem = self.xml.get_object(
                 'send_single_message_menuitem')