diff --git a/docs/Contributors.md b/docs/Contributors.md
index bcfb3126..1c0f0345 100644
--- a/docs/Contributors.md
+++ b/docs/Contributors.md
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ They helped [localize the app](https://poeditor.com/join/project/8AOEZ0eAZE):
 * Ameng
 * Anders
 * Andrew Vader
+* antoon334
 * Anurag Roy
 * anushree b
 * Arman
diff --git a/src/ui/preferences-window/LabelAndControl.swift b/src/ui/preferences-window/LabelAndControl.swift
index c2a2934c..84bf613a 100644
--- a/src/ui/preferences-window/LabelAndControl.swift
+++ b/src/ui/preferences-window/LabelAndControl.swift
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ class LabelAndControl: NSObject {
             }
             if #available(macOS 11.0, *) {
                 if let preference = preference as? SfSymbolMacroPreference,
+                   // each systemSymbolName has a different minimum macOS requirements; we need to make sure it exists
                    let symbolImage = NSImage(systemSymbolName: preference.symbolName, accessibilityDescription: nil) {
                     button.setImage(symbolImage, forSegment: i)
                 }
diff --git a/src/ui/preferences-window/PreferencesWindow.swift b/src/ui/preferences-window/PreferencesWindow.swift
index 926ba941..46e15400 100644
--- a/src/ui/preferences-window/PreferencesWindow.swift
+++ b/src/ui/preferences-window/PreferencesWindow.swift
@@ -67,9 +67,14 @@ class PreferencesWindow: NSWindow, NSToolbarDelegate {
         let item = NSToolbarItem(itemIdentifier: identifier)
         item.label = label
         if #available(macOS 11.0, *) {
-            item.image = NSImage(systemSymbolName: image, accessibilityDescription: nil)
-        } else {
-            item.image = NSImage.initTemplateCopy(image)
+            // each systemSymbolName has a different minimum macOS requirements; we need to make sure it exists
+            if let image = NSImage(systemSymbolName: image, accessibilityDescription: nil) {
+                item.image = image
+            }
+        }
+        // it seems that new instances of NSToolbarItems have their image set to a 1x1 image
+        if item.image == nil || item.image!.size == .init(width: 1, height: 1) {
+            item.image = NSImage.initTemplateCopy(id)
             item.maxSize = .init(width: 22, height: 22)
         }
         item.target = self