diff --git a/icons/org.shift.icons/actions/symbolic/delete-symbolic.svg b/icons/org.shift.icons/actions/symbolic/delete-symbolic.svg
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..a3ce6e3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/icons/org.shift.icons/actions/symbolic/delete-symbolic.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+window-close-symbolic.svg
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/icons/org.shift.icons/actions/symbolic/delete.svg b/icons/org.shift.icons/actions/symbolic/delete.svg
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..b9439718
--- /dev/null
+++ b/icons/org.shift.icons/actions/symbolic/delete.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+window-close.svg
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/icons/org.shift.icons/actions/symbolic/edit-delete-remove-symbolic.svg b/icons/org.shift.icons/actions/symbolic/edit-delete-remove-symbolic.svg
index 0e78c06d..a3ce6e3f 120000
--- a/icons/org.shift.icons/actions/symbolic/edit-delete-remove-symbolic.svg
+++ b/icons/org.shift.icons/actions/symbolic/edit-delete-remove-symbolic.svg
@@ -1 +1 @@
-trash-empty.svg
\ No newline at end of file
+window-close-symbolic.svg
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/icons/org.shift.icons/actions/symbolic/edit-delete-remove.svg b/icons/org.shift.icons/actions/symbolic/edit-delete-remove.svg
index 0e78c06d..b9439718 120000
--- a/icons/org.shift.icons/actions/symbolic/edit-delete-remove.svg
+++ b/icons/org.shift.icons/actions/symbolic/edit-delete-remove.svg
@@ -1 +1 @@
-trash-empty.svg
\ No newline at end of file
+window-close.svg
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/icons/org.shift.icons/actions/symbolic/edit-delete-symbolic.svg b/icons/org.shift.icons/actions/symbolic/edit-delete-symbolic.svg
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..a3ce6e3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/icons/org.shift.icons/actions/symbolic/edit-delete-symbolic.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+window-close-symbolic.svg
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/icons/org.shift.icons/actions/symbolic/edit-delete.svg b/icons/org.shift.icons/actions/symbolic/edit-delete.svg
index 0e78c06d..b9439718 120000
--- a/icons/org.shift.icons/actions/symbolic/edit-delete.svg
+++ b/icons/org.shift.icons/actions/symbolic/edit-delete.svg
@@ -1 +1 @@
-trash-empty.svg
\ No newline at end of file
+window-close.svg
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/check-shift-icon-theme.sh b/tests/check-shift-icon-theme.sh
index 6e63af07..83fe5742 100644
--- a/tests/check-shift-icon-theme.sh
+++ b/tests/check-shift-icon-theme.sh
@@ -181,6 +181,20 @@ require_line "$theme_dir/index.theme" '^\[apps/scalable\]$' \
     "org.shift.icons index.theme is missing [apps/scalable]"
 require_line "$theme_dir/index.theme" '^\[preferences/scalable\]$' \
     "org.shift.icons index.theme is missing [preferences/scalable]"
+
+[[ "$(readlink "$theme_dir/actions/symbolic/delete.svg")" == "window-close.svg" ]] \
+    || fail "delete must resolve to the X close glyph for KWin Overview's virtual desktop delete button"
+[[ "$(readlink "$theme_dir/actions/symbolic/delete-symbolic.svg")" == "window-close-symbolic.svg" ]] \
+    || fail "delete-symbolic must resolve to the symbolic X close glyph for KWin Overview's virtual desktop delete button"
+[[ "$(readlink "$theme_dir/actions/symbolic/edit-delete.svg")" == "window-close.svg" ]] \
+    || fail "edit-delete must resolve to the X close glyph for KWin Overview's virtual desktop delete button"
+[[ "$(readlink "$theme_dir/actions/symbolic/edit-delete-symbolic.svg")" == "window-close-symbolic.svg" ]] \
+    || fail "edit-delete-symbolic must resolve to the symbolic X close glyph for KWin Overview's virtual desktop delete button"
+[[ "$(readlink "$theme_dir/actions/symbolic/edit-delete-remove.svg")" == "window-close.svg" ]] \
+    || fail "edit-delete-remove must resolve to the X close glyph for KWin Overview's virtual desktop delete button"
+[[ "$(readlink "$theme_dir/actions/symbolic/edit-delete-remove-symbolic.svg")" == "window-close-symbolic.svg" ]] \
+    || fail "edit-delete-remove-symbolic must resolve to the symbolic X close glyph for KWin Overview's virtual desktop delete button"
+
 check_systemsettings_category_icons
 check_systemsettings_module_icons