diff --git a/electron/main.js b/electron/main.js
index bbe6e7cc8..9a8534f3a 100644
--- a/electron/main.js
+++ b/electron/main.js
@@ -146,7 +146,13 @@ function createWindow() {
 }
 
 function createTray() {
-  tray = new Tray(path.join(__dirname, 'tray-iconTemplate.png'));
+  // Use template icon for macOS (black with transparency, auto-adapts to theme)
+  // Use colored icon for Windows
+  const trayIconPath = process.platform === 'darwin'
+    ? path.join(__dirname, 'tray-iconTemplate.png')
+    : path.join(__dirname, 'tray-icon-windows.png');
+
+  tray = new Tray(trayIconPath);
 
   const contextMenu = Menu.buildFromTemplate([
     {
diff --git a/electron/package.json b/electron/package.json
index 0eb07afd9..9cdf3d12f 100644
--- a/electron/package.json
+++ b/electron/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
       "preload.js",
       "icon.png",
       "tray-iconTemplate.png",
-      "tray-iconTemplate@2x.png"
+      "tray-iconTemplate@2x.png",
+      "tray-icon-windows.png"
     ],
     "mac": {
       "category": "public.app-category.developer-tools",
diff --git a/electron/tray-icon-windows.png b/electron/tray-icon-windows.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57df8ead0
Binary files /dev/null and b/electron/tray-icon-windows.png differ