diff --git a/src/graphics/presentation/window/window.cpp b/src/graphics/presentation/window/window.cpp
index 593dc71e6..f4899e132 100644
--- a/src/graphics/presentation/window/window.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/presentation/window/window.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "common/systemInfo.h"
 #include "common/threads.h"
 #include "common/timer.h"
+#include "common/stringUtils.h"
 #include "graphics/host_gpu/graphicContext.h"
 #include "graphics/host_gpu/renderer/render.h"
 #include "graphics/host_gpu/renderer/renderContext.h"
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 #include <vulkan/vk_platform.h>
+#include <filesystem>
 
 #define STB_IMAGE_IMPLEMENTATION
 #define STBI_NO_SIMD
@@ -945,10 +947,10 @@ struct WindowIcon {
 	}
 };
 
-static void WindowLoadPngIcon(const std::string& path, WindowIcon* icon) {
+static void WindowLoadPngIcon(const std::filesystem::path& path, WindowIcon* icon) {
 	Common::File f;
 	if (!f.Open(path, Common::File::Mode::Read)) {
-		EXIT("Can't open icon file %s\n", path.c_str());
+		EXIT("Can't open icon file %s\n", Common::PathToString(path).c_str());
 	}
 
 	int width  = 0;
@@ -974,7 +976,7 @@ void WindowContext::UpdateIcon() {
 	static bool       icon_loaded = false;
 
 	if (!icon_loaded) {
-		std::string icon_path;
+		std::filesystem::path icon_path;
 		if (Loader::SystemContentGetIconPath(&icon_path)) {
 			WindowLoadPngIcon(icon_path, &icon);
 		}
diff --git a/src/loader/systemContent.cpp b/src/loader/systemContent.cpp
index 2ce0a2e89..f4a4c27fc 100644
--- a/src/loader/systemContent.cpp
+++ b/src/loader/systemContent.cpp
@@ -647,20 +647,20 @@ uint64_t SystemContentGetFlexibleMemorySize() {
 	return sc->psf.GetFlexibleMemorySize();
 }
 
-bool SystemContentGetIconPath(std::string* path) {
-	if (path == nullptr) {
-		return false;
-	}
+bool SystemContentGetIconPath(std::filesystem::path* path) {
+    if (path == nullptr) {
+        return false;
+    }
 
-	auto* sc = Common::Singleton<SystemContent>::Instance();
+    auto* sc = Common::Singleton<SystemContent>::Instance();
 
-	if (sc->icon_path.empty()) {
-		return false;
-	}
+    if (sc->icon_path.empty()) {
+        return false;
+    }
 
-	*path = Common::PathToString(sc->icon_path);
+    *path = sc->icon_path;
 
-	return true;
+    return true;
 }
 
 bool SystemContentGetChunksNum(uint32_t* num) {
diff --git a/src/loader/systemContent.h b/src/loader/systemContent.h
index f3216f1f6..778847641 100644
--- a/src/loader/systemContent.h
+++ b/src/loader/systemContent.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ bool     SystemContentParamSfoGetInt(const char* name, int32_t* value);
 bool     SystemContentParamSfoGetString(const char* name, std::string* value);
 bool     SystemContentParamSfoGetString(const char* name, char* value, size_t value_size);
 uint64_t SystemContentGetFlexibleMemorySize();
-bool     SystemContentGetIconPath(std::string* path);
+bool     SystemContentGetIconPath(std::filesystem::path* path);
 bool     SystemContentGetChunksNum(uint32_t* num);
 
 } // namespace Loader