diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1f56e49ed..4ef581c74 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 - Deleting your own account now removes all of its data, like an admin delete does, instead of leaving some behind
 - An SSH key with a passphrase is unlocked once and kept unlocked in memory for a short time, so connecting to many hosts with it no longer freezes the server for minutes
 - A change pushed from one linked desktop or phone now reaches your other linked devices right away, instead of on their next check a few minutes later
+- The macOS menu bar icon shows the Termix logo instead of an empty square
 
 ## 26.10.5
 
diff --git a/electron/main.cjs b/electron/main.cjs
index ac39f468f..d6dfa77c4 100644
--- a/electron/main.cjs
+++ b/electron/main.cjs
@@ -1246,8 +1246,9 @@ function createTray() {
     let trayIcon;
     if (process.platform === "darwin") {
       const iconPath = path.join(publicRoot, "icons", "16x16.png");
+      // The logo is full color on a solid tile. As a template image macOS
+      // keeps only its outline, which showed as an empty square.
       trayIcon = nativeImage.createFromPath(iconPath);
-      trayIcon.setTemplateImage(true);
     } else if (process.platform === "win32") {
       trayIcon = path.join(publicRoot, "icon.ico");
     } else {