diff --git a/src/chat_control.py b/src/chat_control.py
index 53daca27e..41b4f5267 100644
--- a/src/chat_control.py
+++ b/src/chat_control.py
@@ -352,9 +352,14 @@ class ChatControlBase(MessageControl, ChatCommandProcessor, CommandTools):
                 contact, acct, resource=resource)
 
         widget = self.xml.get_object('history_button')
+        # set document-open-recent icon for history button
         if gtkgui_helpers.gtk_icon_theme.has_icon('document-open-recent'):
-            img = self.xml.get_object('image5')
+            if widget_name == 'groupchat_control':
+                img = self.xml.get_object('image8')
+            else:
+                img = self.xml.get_object('image5')
             img.set_from_icon_name('document-open-recent', Gtk.IconSize.MENU)
+
         id_ = widget.connect('clicked', self._on_history_menuitem_activate)
         self.handlers[id_] = widget