diff --git a/include/swaybar/tray/icon.h b/include/swaybar/tray/icon.h
index 7a6c400c..8e1d471e 100644
--- a/include/swaybar/tray/icon.h
+++ b/include/swaybar/tray/icon.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ struct icon_theme_subdir {
 struct icon_theme {
 	char *name;
 	char *comment;
-	char *inherits;
+	list_t *inherits; // char *
 	list_t *directories; // char *
 
 	char *dir;
diff --git a/swaybar/tray/icon.c b/swaybar/tray/icon.c
index 9c62911d..69df3582 100644
--- a/swaybar/tray/icon.c
+++ b/swaybar/tray/icon.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static void destroy_theme(struct icon_theme *theme) {
 	}
 	free(theme->name);
 	free(theme->comment);
-	free(theme->inherits);
+	list_free_items_and_destroy(theme->inherits);
 	list_free_items_and_destroy(theme->directories);
 	free(theme->dir);
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static const char *entry_handler(char *group, char *key, char *value,
 		} else if (strcmp(key, "Comment") == 0) {
 			theme->comment = strdup(value);
 		} else if (strcmp(key, "Inherits") == 0) {
-			theme->inherits = strdup(value);
+			theme->inherits = split_string(value, ",");
 		} else if (strcmp(key, "Directories") == 0) {
 			theme->directories = split_string(value, ",");
 		} // Ignored: ScaledDirectories, Hidden, Example
@@ -496,8 +496,13 @@ static char *find_icon_with_theme(list_t *basedirs, list_t *themes, char *name,
 	}
 
 	if (!icon && theme->inherits) {
-		icon = find_icon_with_theme(basedirs, themes, name, size,
-				theme->inherits, min_size, max_size);
+		for (int i = 0; i < theme->inherits->length; ++i) {
+			icon = find_icon_with_theme(basedirs, themes, name, size,
+					theme->inherits->items[i], min_size, max_size);
+			if (icon) {
+				break;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	return icon;