diff --git a/config/scripts/wsl-notify.ps1 b/config/scripts/wsl-notify.ps1
index 3be5eeb6..2fb5e485 100644
--- a/config/scripts/wsl-notify.ps1
+++ b/config/scripts/wsl-notify.ps1
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 param(
     [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Title,
-    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Message
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Message,
+    [string] $DistroName = ''
 )
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
@@ -74,6 +75,135 @@ function Get-NotificationAppId {
         Select-Object -First 1 -ExpandProperty AppID
 }
 
+function Get-WslDistroIconPath {
+    param([string] $Name)
+
+    if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($Name)) {
+        return $null
+    }
+
+    $roots = @(
+        ('\\wsl.localhost\{0}' -f $Name),
+        ('\\wsl$\{0}' -f $Name)
+    )
+
+    foreach ($root in $roots) {
+        $configPath = Join-Path -Path $root -ChildPath 'etc\wsl-distribution.conf'
+        if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $configPath -PathType Leaf)) {
+            continue
+        }
+
+        try {
+            $section = ''
+            $linuxIconPath = $null
+
+            foreach ($rawLine in Get-Content -LiteralPath $configPath -ErrorAction Stop) {
+                $line = ($rawLine -split '[#;]', 2)[0].Trim()
+                if ($line.Length -eq 0) {
+                    continue
+                }
+
+                if ($line -match '^\[(?<Section>[^\]]+)\]$') {
+                    $section = $Matches['Section'].Trim()
+                    continue
+                }
+
+                if ($section -ieq 'shortcut' -and $line -match '^(?i:icon)\s*=\s*(?<Icon>.+)$') {
+                    $linuxIconPath = $Matches['Icon'].Trim()
+                    if (($linuxIconPath.StartsWith('"') -and $linuxIconPath.EndsWith('"')) -or
+                        ($linuxIconPath.StartsWith("'") -and $linuxIconPath.EndsWith("'"))) {
+                        $linuxIconPath = $linuxIconPath.Substring(1, $linuxIconPath.Length - 2)
+                    }
+                    break
+                }
+            }
+
+            if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($linuxIconPath) -or -not $linuxIconPath.StartsWith('/')) {
+                continue
+            }
+
+            $relativePath = $linuxIconPath.TrimStart('/').Replace('/', '\')
+            $candidate = Join-Path -Path $root -ChildPath $relativePath
+            if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $candidate -PathType Leaf) {
+                return $candidate
+            }
+        }
+        catch {
+            continue
+        }
+    }
+
+    return $null
+}
+
+function Get-WslDistroIconUri {
+    param([string] $Name)
+
+    $sourcePath = Get-WslDistroIconPath -Name $Name
+    if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($sourcePath)) {
+        return $null
+    }
+
+    $extension = [IO.Path]::GetExtension($sourcePath).ToLowerInvariant()
+    if ($extension -in @('.png', '.jpg', '.jpeg', '.svg')) {
+        return ([Uri] $sourcePath).AbsoluteUri
+    }
+
+    if ($extension -ne '.ico') {
+        return $null
+    }
+
+    try {
+        Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Drawing
+
+        $localAppData = [Environment]::GetFolderPath([Environment+SpecialFolder]::LocalApplicationData)
+        if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($localAppData)) {
+            return $null
+        }
+
+        $cacheDirectory = Join-Path -Path $localAppData -ChildPath 'wsl-notify\icons'
+        [void] [IO.Directory]::CreateDirectory($cacheDirectory)
+
+        $sha256 = [Security.Cryptography.SHA256]::Create()
+        try {
+            $cacheKey = [Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetBytes("$Name`0$sourcePath")
+            $hash = [BitConverter]::ToString($sha256.ComputeHash($cacheKey)).Replace('-', '').ToLowerInvariant()
+        }
+        finally {
+            $sha256.Dispose()
+        }
+
+        $cachePath = Join-Path -Path $cacheDirectory -ChildPath "$hash.png"
+        $sourceInfo = Get-Item -LiteralPath $sourcePath -ErrorAction Stop
+        $refreshCache = -not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $cachePath -PathType Leaf)
+        if (-not $refreshCache) {
+            $cacheInfo = Get-Item -LiteralPath $cachePath -ErrorAction Stop
+            $refreshCache = $cacheInfo.LastWriteTimeUtc -lt $sourceInfo.LastWriteTimeUtc
+        }
+
+        if ($refreshCache) {
+            $icon = New-Object -TypeName System.Drawing.Icon -ArgumentList @($sourcePath, 48, 48)
+            try {
+                $bitmap = $icon.ToBitmap()
+                try {
+                    $bitmap.Save($cachePath, [System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat]::Png)
+                }
+                finally {
+                    $bitmap.Dispose()
+                }
+            }
+            finally {
+                $icon.Dispose()
+            }
+        }
+
+        return ([Uri] $cachePath).AbsoluteUri
+    }
+    catch {
+        return $null
+    }
+}
+
 $foregroundProcess = Get-ForegroundProcessName
 if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($foregroundProcess)) {
     exit $ExitFocusUnknown
@@ -100,6 +230,18 @@ try {
     [void] $textNodes.Item(0).AppendChild($document.CreateTextNode($Title))
     [void] $textNodes.Item(1).AppendChild($document.CreateTextNode($Message))
 
+    $iconUri = Get-WslDistroIconUri -Name $DistroName
+    if (-not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($iconUri)) {
+        $binding = $document.SelectSingleNode('/toast/visual/binding')
+        $image = $document.CreateElement('image')
+        $image.SetAttribute('placement', 'appLogoOverride')
+        $image.SetAttribute('src', $iconUri)
+        if (-not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($DistroName)) {
+            $image.SetAttribute('alt', $DistroName)
+        }
+        [void] $binding.AppendChild($image)
+    }
+
     $toast = [Windows.UI.Notifications.ToastNotification]::new($document)
     [Windows.UI.Notifications.ToastNotificationManager]::CreateToastNotifier($appId).Show($toast)
     exit $ExitToastShown
diff --git a/config/tests/wsl-notify.zsh b/config/tests/wsl-notify.zsh
index eb141ee3..d92e0cbf 100644
--- a/config/tests/wsl-notify.zsh
+++ b/config/tests/wsl-notify.zsh
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export WSL_NOTIFY_TEST_EXIT=20
 output=$(bgnotify 'build finished' 'command completed' '')
 [[ "$output" == $'\a' ]]
 [[ "$(wc -l <"$WSL_NOTIFY_TEST_LOG")" -eq 4 ]]
+[[ "$(grep -c -- '-DistroName ci' "$WSL_NOTIFY_TEST_LOG")" -eq 4 ]]
 
 # Exercise the Ghostty hook-removal path without depending on the runner's zsh
 # function installation. The fixture is loaded through zsh's real autoload
diff --git a/home/.config/sheldon/plugins/wsl-notify.plugin.zsh b/home/.config/sheldon/plugins/wsl-notify.plugin.zsh
index a1e0955c..6447ff81 100644
--- a/home/.config/sheldon/plugins/wsl-notify.plugin.zsh
+++ b/home/.config/sheldon/plugins/wsl-notify.plugin.zsh
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ function bgnotify {
 
     if powershell.exe -NoLogo -NoProfile -NonInteractive \
       -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "$windows_notify_script" \
-      -Title "$title" -Message "$message" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      -Title "$title" -Message "$message" \
+      -DistroName "${WSL_DISTRO_NAME:-}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
       notify_status=0
     else
       notify_status=$?