diff --git a/apps/desktop/assets/icon-mac.png b/apps/desktop/assets/icon-mac.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d6a88bca1b
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diff --git a/apps/desktop/electron/main.ts b/apps/desktop/electron/main.ts
index c9ce12af77..0245042f6c 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/electron/main.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/electron/main.ts
@@ -14720,7 +14720,8 @@ function createWindow() {
 
     // Packaged builds keep the bundle icon so macOS can style it (#73195).
     if (icon && shouldOverrideDockIcon({ platform: process.platform, isPackaged: app.isPackaged })) {
-      app.dock?.setIcon(icon)
+      // The window icon is full-bleed for Linux; the Dock wants the mac grid.
+      app.dock?.setIcon(resolveAppIcon([path.join(APP_ROOT, 'assets', 'icon-mac.png')]) ?? icon)
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/apps/desktop/public/apple-touch-icon.png b/apps/desktop/public/apple-touch-icon.png
index d6a88bca1b..831c9797d4 100644
Binary files a/apps/desktop/public/apple-touch-icon.png and b/apps/desktop/public/apple-touch-icon.png differ
diff --git a/scripts/generate_icons.py b/scripts/generate_icons.py
index df01dd7e4a..815f3c4b23 100644
--- a/scripts/generate_icons.py
+++ b/scripts/generate_icons.py
@@ -175,8 +175,9 @@ TARGETS: list[tuple[str, str, object]] = [
     ("apps/desktop/assets/appx/StoreLogo-dark.png", "png_dark", 50),
     ("apps/desktop/assets/appx/Square44x44Logo-dark.png", "png_dark", 44),
     ("apps/desktop/assets/appx/Square150x150Logo-dark.png", "png_dark", 150),
-    # The dev-run Dock icon (app.dock.setIcon), so it sits on the mac grid too.
-    ("apps/desktop/public/apple-touch-icon.png", "png_mac", 1024),
+    ("apps/desktop/public/apple-touch-icon.png", "png", 1024),
+    # The dev-run Dock icon (app.dock.setIcon): same mac grid as the icns.
+    ("apps/desktop/assets/icon-mac.png", "png_mac", 1024),
     ("apps/desktop/public/nous-girl.png", "girl_light", 256),
     ("apps/desktop/public/nous-girl-dark.png", "girl_dark", 256),
     ("apps/bootstrap-installer/src-tauri/icons/32x32.png", "png", 32),