diff --git a/css/tt-rss.css b/css/tt-rss.css
index ccfedd60..6476d705 100644
--- a/css/tt-rss.css
+++ b/css/tt-rss.css
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ a:hover {
 	width : 100%;
 }
 
-#notify span.close {
-	text-align : right;
+#notify img.close {
+	cursor : pointer;
 }
 
 #notify span {
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ div.filterTestHolder {
 	top: -2px;
 	right: -21px;
 	line-height: 20px;
+	cursor : pointer;
 }
 
 .alert-success {
diff --git a/css/utility.css b/css/utility.css
index 37d96e0c..01aff091 100644
--- a/css/utility.css
+++ b/css/utility.css
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ a:hover {
 	top: -2px;
 	right: -21px;
 	line-height: 20px;
+	cursor :  pointer;
 }
 
 .alert-success {
diff --git a/include/functions2.php b/include/functions2.php
index 6674c773..56676b16 100644
--- a/include/functions2.php
+++ b/include/functions2.php
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@
 
 		$params['simple_update'] = defined('SIMPLE_UPDATE_MODE') && SIMPLE_UPDATE_MODE;
 
+		$params["icon_alert"] = base64_img("images/alert.png");
+		$params["icon_information"] = base64_img("images/information.png");
+		$params["icon_cross"] = base64_img("images/cross.png");
+		$params["icon_indicator_white"] = base64_img("images/indicator_white.gif");
+
 		return $params;
 	}
 
@@ -2485,4 +2490,14 @@
 
 		return $errors[$code];
 	}
+
+	function base64_img($filename) {
+		if (file_exists($filename)) {
+			 $ext = pathinfo($filename, PATHINFO_EXTENSION);
+
+			return "data:image/$ext;base64," . base64_encode(file_get_contents($filename));
+		} else {
+			return "";
+		}
+	}
 ?>
diff --git a/js/functions.js b/js/functions.js
index 6ba0922a..e29a834c 100755
--- a/js/functions.js
+++ b/js/functions.js
@@ -212,15 +212,15 @@ function notify_real(msg, no_hide, n_type) {
 	msg = "<span class=\"msg\"> " + __(msg) + "</span>";
 
 	if (n_type == 2) {
-		msg = "<span><img src='images/indicator_white.gif'></span>" + msg;
+		msg = "<span><img src=\""+getInitParam("icon_indicator_white")+"\"></span>" + msg;
 		no_hide = true;
 	} else if (n_type == 3) {
-		msg = "<span><img src='images/alert.png'></span>" + msg;
+		msg = "<span><img src=\""+getInitParam("icon_alert")+"\"></span>" + msg;
 	} else if (n_type == 4) {
-		msg = "<span><img src='images/information.png'></span>" + msg;
+		msg = "<span><img src=\""+getInitParam("icon_information")+"\"></span>" + msg;
 	}
 
-	msg += " <span><img src=\"images/cross.png\" class=\"close\" title=\"" +
+	msg += " <span><img src=\""+getInitParam("icon_cross")+"\" class=\"close\" title=\"" +
 		__("Click to close") + "\" onclick=\"notify('')\"></span>";
 
 	n.innerHTML = msg;