diff --git a/vcl/inc/impimagetree.hxx b/vcl/inc/impimagetree.hxx
index 41c4f56..93d80f1 100644
--- a/vcl/inc/impimagetree.hxx
+++ b/vcl/inc/impimagetree.hxx
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ private:
     typedef boost::unordered_map<
         rtl::OUString, std::pair< bool, BitmapEx >, rtl::OUStringHash > IconCache;
 
+    // we want to search zip files (icons) also in /usr/share/
+    ::rtl::OUString m_datadir; // /usr/share/
+    ::rtl::OUString m_libdir;   // /usr/lib or /usr/lib64
+
     rtl::OUString m_style;
     Zips m_zips;
     CheckStyleCache m_checkStyleCache;
@@ -92,6 +96,7 @@ private:

     void setStyle(rtl::OUString const & style );

+    void addUrlToZips(const rtl::OUString &url);
     void resetZips();

     bool checkStyleCacheLookup( rtl::OUString const & style, bool &exists );
diff --git a/vcl/source/gdi/impimagetree.cxx b/vcl/source/gdi/impimagetree.cxx
index 03442fc..cfe6c45 100644
--- a/vcl/source/gdi/impimagetree.cxx
+++ b/vcl/source/gdi/impimagetree.cxx
@@ -121,7 +121,11 @@ void loadFromStream(
 
 }
 
-ImplImageTree::ImplImageTree() {}
+ImplImageTree::ImplImageTree()
+{
+    m_datadir = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii ( "/usr/share/" );
+    m_libdir = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii ( "/usr/lib/" ); 
+}
 
 ImplImageTree::~ImplImageTree() {}
 
@@ -259,6 +263,22 @@ void ImplImageTree::setStyle(rtl::OUString const & style) {
     }
 }
 
+void ImplImageTree::addUrlToZips(const rtl::OUString &url) {
+    if ( url.getLength() == 0 ) 
+        return; 
+    m_zips.push_back(
+        std::make_pair(
+        url,
+        css::uno::Reference< css::container::XNameAccess >()));
+    sal_Int32 nLibDirPos = url.indexOf( m_libdir ); 
+    if ( nLibDirPos >= 0 ) {
+    m_zips.push_back(
+            std::make_pair(
+            url.replaceAt( nLibDirPos, m_libdir.getLength(), m_datadir ),
+            css::uno::Reference< css::container::XNameAccess >()));
+    }
+} 
+
 void ImplImageTree::resetZips() {
     m_zips.clear();
     {
@@ -284,19 +304,14 @@ void ImplImageTree::resetZips() {
         b.appendAscii(RTL_CONSTASCII_STRINGPARAM("_brand.zip"));
         bool ok = u.Append(b.makeStringAndClear(), INetURLObject::ENCODE_ALL);
         OSL_ASSERT(ok); (void) ok;
-        m_zips.push_back(
-            std::make_pair(
-                u.GetMainURL(INetURLObject::NO_DECODE),
-                css::uno::Reference< css::container::XNameAccess >()));
+        addUrlToZips(u.GetMainURL(INetURLObject::NO_DECODE));
     }
     {
         rtl::OUString url(
             RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(
                 "$BRAND_BASE_DIR/share/config/images_brand.zip"));
         rtl::Bootstrap::expandMacros(url);
-        m_zips.push_back(
-            std::make_pair(
-                url, css::uno::Reference< css::container::XNameAccess >()));
+        addUrlToZips(url);
     }
     {
         rtl::OUString url(
@@ -310,10 +325,7 @@ void ImplImageTree::resetZips() {
         b.appendAscii(RTL_CONSTASCII_STRINGPARAM(".zip"));
         bool ok = u.Append(b.makeStringAndClear(), INetURLObject::ENCODE_ALL);
         OSL_ASSERT(ok); (void) ok;
-        m_zips.push_back(
-            std::make_pair(
-                u.GetMainURL(INetURLObject::NO_DECODE),
-                css::uno::Reference< css::container::XNameAccess >()));
+        addUrlToZips(u.GetMainURL(INetURLObject::NO_DECODE));
     }
     if ( m_style.equals(::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("default"))) )
     {
@@ -321,9 +333,7 @@ void ImplImageTree::resetZips() {
             RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(
                 "$BRAND_BASE_DIR/share/config/images.zip"));
         rtl::Bootstrap::expandMacros(url);
-        m_zips.push_back(
-            std::make_pair(
-                url, css::uno::Reference< css::container::XNameAccess >()));
+        addUrlToZips(url);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/xmlhelp/source/cxxhelp/provider/provider.cxx b/xmlhelp/source/cxxhelp/provider/provider.cxx
index e55fe5d..848bed7 100644
--- a/xmlhelp/source/cxxhelp/provider/provider.cxx
+++ b/xmlhelp/source/cxxhelp/provider/provider.cxx
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ void ContentProvider::init()
         rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( " " )) +
         setupextension );
 
-    uno::Sequence< rtl::OUString > aImagesZipPaths( 2 );
+    uno::Sequence< rtl::OUString > aImagesZipPaths( 3 );
     xHierAccess = getHierAccess( sProvider,  "org.openoffice.Office.Common" );
 
     rtl::OUString aPath( getKey( xHierAccess, "Path/Current/UserConfig" ) );
@@ -344,6 +344,15 @@ void ContentProvider::init()
 
     aPath = rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("$BRAND_BASE_DIR/share/config"));
     rtl::Bootstrap::expandMacros(aPath);
+    aImagesZipPaths[ 2 ] = aPath;
+
+    // try also /usr/share and even before /usr/lib
+    ::rtl::OUString aDataDir = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii ( "/usr/share/" ); 
+    ::rtl::OUString aLibDir = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii ( "/usr/lib/" ); 
+    sal_Int32 nLibDirPos = aPath.indexOf( aLibDir ); 
+ 
+    if ( nLibDirPos >= 0 ) 
+        aPath = aPath.replaceAt( nLibDirPos, aLibDir.getLength(), aDataDir ); 
     aImagesZipPaths[ 1 ] = aPath;
 
     uno::Reference< uno::XComponentContext > xContext;
