diff --git a/qt/aqt/browser/sidebar/tree.py b/qt/aqt/browser/sidebar/tree.py
index af029d439..beae6cb95 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/browser/sidebar/tree.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/browser/sidebar/tree.py
@@ -678,7 +678,8 @@ class SidebarTreeView(QTreeView):
     ###########################
 
     def _tag_tree(self, root: SidebarItem) -> None:
-        icon = ":/icons/tag.svg"
+        icon = ":/icons/tag-outline.svg"
+        icon_off = ":/icons/tag-off-outline.svg"
 
         def render(
             root: SidebarItem, nodes: Iterable[TagTreeNode], head: str = ""
@@ -714,7 +715,7 @@ class SidebarTreeView(QTreeView):
         root.search_node = SearchNode(tag="_*")
         root.add_simple(
             name=tr.browsing_sidebar_untagged(),
-            icon=icon,
+            icon=icon_off,
             type=SidebarItemType.TAG_NONE,
             search_node=SearchNode(negated=SearchNode(tag="_*")),
         )
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/BUILD.bazel b/qt/aqt/forms/BUILD.bazel
index 968c77693..0bdf3afbc 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,13 +1,6 @@
 load("@rules_python//python:defs.bzl", "py_binary")
 load("compile.bzl", "compile_all")
 
-py_binary(
-    name = "build_ui",
-    srcs = ["build_ui.py"],
-    legacy_create_init = False,
-    deps = ["@pyqt5//:pkg"],
-)
-
 compile_all(
     srcs = glob(["*.ui"]),
     group = "forms",
@@ -16,6 +9,20 @@ compile_all(
     ],
 )
 
+py_binary(
+    name = "build_ui",
+    srcs = ["build_ui.py"],
+    legacy_create_init = False,
+    deps = ["@pyqt5//:pkg"],
+)
+
+py_binary(
+    name = "build_qrc",
+    srcs = ["build_qrc.py"],
+    legacy_create_init = False,
+    deps = ["@pyqt5//:pkg"],
+)
+
 py_binary(
     name = "build_rcc",
     srcs = ["build_rcc.py"],
@@ -23,11 +30,20 @@ py_binary(
     deps = ["@pyqt5//:pkg"],
 )
 
+genrule(
+    name = "icons_qrc",
+    srcs = ["//qt/aqt/forms/icons"],
+    outs = ["icons.qrc"],
+    cmd = "$(location build_qrc) $(location icons.qrc) $(SRCS)",
+    tools = ["build_qrc"],
+    visibility = ["//qt/aqt:__pkg__"],
+)
+
 genrule(
     name = "icons",
-    srcs = ["icons.qrc"] + glob(["icons/*"]),
+    srcs = ["icons_qrc", "//qt/aqt/forms/icons"],
     outs = ["icons_rc.py"],
-    cmd = "$(location build_rcc) $(location icons.qrc) $(location icons_rc.py)",
+    cmd = "$(location build_rcc) $(location icons_qrc) $(location icons_rc.py)",
     tools = ["build_rcc"],
     visibility = ["//qt/aqt:__pkg__"],
 )
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/build_qrc.py b/qt/aqt/forms/build_qrc.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d385b402
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/build_qrc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import sys
+import os
+
+qrc_file = os.path.abspath(sys.argv[1])
+icons = sys.argv[2:]
+
+file_skeleton = """
+<RCC>
+    <qresource prefix="/">
+FILES
+    </qresource>
+</RCC>
+""".strip()
+
+indent = " " * 8
+lines = []
+for icon in icons:
+    alias = ""
+    path = os.path.relpath(icon, start=os.path.dirname(qrc_file))
+    alias = "" if os.path.dirname(path) == "icons" else f' alias="icons/{os.path.basename(path)}"'
+    line = f"{indent}<file{alias}>{path}</file>"
+    lines.append(line)
+
+with open(qrc_file, "w") as file:
+    file.write(file_skeleton.replace("FILES", "\n".join(lines)))
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/icons.qrc b/qt/aqt/forms/icons.qrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 23dd5f5c5..000000000
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/icons.qrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-<RCC>
-    <qresource prefix="/">
-        <file>icons/anki.png</file>
-        <file>icons/tag.svg</file>
-        <file>icons/deck.svg</file>
-        <file>icons/notetype.svg</file>
-        <file>icons/heart.svg</file>
-        <file>icons/collection.svg</file>
-        <file>icons/media-record.png</file>
-        <file>icons/clock.svg</file>
-        <file>icons/card-state.svg</file>
-        <file>icons/flag.svg</file>
-        <file>icons/select.svg</file>
-        <file>icons/magnifying_glass.svg</file>
-    </qresource>
-</RCC>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/icons/BUILD.bazel b/qt/aqt/forms/icons/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..537802a5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/icons/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+load("//ts:vendor.bzl", "copy_mdi_icons")
+
+copy_mdi_icons(
+    name = "mdi-icons",
+    icons = [
+        "tag-outline.svg",
+        "tag-off-outline.svg",
+    ],
+)
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "icons",
+    srcs = ["mdi-icons"] + glob(["*.svg", "*.png"]),
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)