diff --git a/apps/user_management/icons.py b/apps/user_management/icons.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f002dcc820
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/user_management/icons.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+from icons.literals import (USER, USER_ADD, USER_EDIT, USER_DELETE,
+    GROUP, GROUP_ADD, GROUP_EDIT, GROUP_DELETE)
+from icons import Icon
+
+icon_user = Icon(USER)
+icon_user_add = Icon(USER_ADD)
+icon_user_edit = Icon(USER_EDIT)
+icon_user_delete = Icon(USER_DELETE)
+
+icon_group = Icon(GROUP)
+icon_group_add = Icon(GROUP_ADD)
+icon_group_edit = Icon(GROUP_EDIT)
+icon_group_delete = Icon(GROUP_DELETE)
diff --git a/apps/user_management/links.py b/apps/user_management/links.py
index c150dec90c..7db70ae3a2 100644
--- a/apps/user_management/links.py
+++ b/apps/user_management/links.py
@@ -4,23 +4,25 @@ from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
 from navigation.api import Link
 
-from .permissions import (PERMISSION_USER_CREATE, PERMISSION_USER_EDIT,
-    PERMISSION_USER_VIEW, PERMISSION_USER_DELETE, PERMISSION_GROUP_CREATE,
+from .permissions import (PERMISSION_GROUP_CREATE, PERMISSION_GROUP_EDIT,
+    PERMISSION_GROUP_VIEW, PERMISSION_GROUP_DELETE, PERMISSION_GROUP_CREATE,
     PERMISSION_GROUP_EDIT, PERMISSION_GROUP_VIEW, PERMISSION_GROUP_DELETE)
+from .icons import (icon_user, icon_user_add, icon_user_edit, icon_user_delete,
+    icon_group, icon_group_add, icon_group_edit, icon_group_delete)
 
-user_list = Link(text=_(u'user list'), view='user_list', sprite='user', permissions=[PERMISSION_USER_VIEW])
-user_setup = Link(text=_(u'users'), view='user_list', sprite='user', icon='user.png', permissions=[PERMISSION_USER_VIEW], children_view_regex=[r'^user_'])
-user_edit = Link(text=_(u'edit'), view='user_edit', args='object.id', sprite='user_edit', permissions=[PERMISSION_USER_EDIT])
-user_add = Link(text=_(u'create new user'), view='user_add', sprite='user_add', permissions=[PERMISSION_USER_CREATE])
-user_delete = Link(text=_('delete'), view='user_delete', args='object.id', sprite='user_delete', permissions=[PERMISSION_USER_DELETE])
-user_multiple_delete = Link(text=_('delete'), view='user_multiple_delete', sprite='user_delete', permissions=[PERMISSION_USER_DELETE])
-user_set_password = Link(text=_('reset password'), view='user_set_password', args='object.id', sprite='lock_edit', permissions=[PERMISSION_USER_EDIT])
-user_multiple_set_password = Link(text=_('reset password'), view='user_multiple_set_password', sprite='lock_edit', permissions=[PERMISSION_USER_EDIT])
+user_list = Link(text=_(u'user list'), view='user_list', icon=icon_user, permissions=[PERMISSION_GROUP_VIEW])
+user_setup = Link(text=_(u'users'), view='user_list', icon=icon_user, permissions=[PERMISSION_GROUP_VIEW], children_view_regex=[r'^user_'])
+user_add = Link(text=_(u'create new user'), view='user_add', icon=icon_user_add, permissions=[PERMISSION_GROUP_CREATE])
+user_edit = Link(text=_(u'edit'), view='user_edit', args='object.id', icon=icon_user_edit, permissions=[PERMISSION_GROUP_EDIT])
+user_delete = Link(text=_('delete'), view='user_delete', args='object.id', icon=icon_user_delete, permissions=[PERMISSION_GROUP_DELETE])
+user_multiple_delete = Link(text=_('delete'), view='user_multiple_delete', icon=icon_user_delete, permissions=[PERMISSION_GROUP_DELETE])
+user_set_password = Link(text=_('reset password'), view='user_set_password', args='object.id', sprite='lock_edit', permissions=[PERMISSION_GROUP_EDIT])
+user_multiple_set_password = Link(text=_('reset password'), view='user_multiple_set_password', sprite='lock_edit', permissions=[PERMISSION_GROUP_EDIT])
 
-group_list = Link(text=_(u'group list'), view='group_list', sprite='group', permissions=[PERMISSION_GROUP_VIEW])
-group_setup = Link(text=_(u'groups'), view='group_list', sprite='group', icon='group.png', permissions=[PERMISSION_GROUP_VIEW], children_view_regex=[r'^group_'])
-group_edit = Link(text=_(u'edit'), view='group_edit', args='object.id', sprite='group_edit', permissions=[PERMISSION_GROUP_EDIT])
-group_add = Link(text=_(u'create new group'), view='group_add', sprite='group_add', permissions=[PERMISSION_GROUP_CREATE])
-group_delete = Link(text=_('delete'), view='group_delete', args='object.id', sprite='group_delete', permissions=[PERMISSION_GROUP_DELETE])
-group_multiple_delete = Link(text=_('delete'), view='group_multiple_delete', sprite='group_delete', permissions=[PERMISSION_GROUP_DELETE])
+group_list = Link(text=_(u'group list'), view='group_list', icon=icon_group, permissions=[PERMISSION_GROUP_VIEW])
+group_setup = Link(text=_(u'groups'), view='group_list', icon=icon_group, permissions=[PERMISSION_GROUP_VIEW], children_view_regex=[r'^group_'])
+group_add = Link(text=_(u'create new group'), view='group_add', icon=icon_group_add, permissions=[PERMISSION_GROUP_CREATE])
+group_edit = Link(text=_(u'edit'), view='group_edit', args='object.id', icon=icon_group_edit, permissions=[PERMISSION_GROUP_EDIT])
+group_delete = Link(text=_('delete'), view='group_delete', args='object.id', icon=icon_group_delete, permissions=[PERMISSION_GROUP_DELETE])
+group_multiple_delete = Link(text=_('delete'), view='group_multiple_delete', icon=icon_group_delete, permissions=[PERMISSION_GROUP_DELETE])
 group_members = Link(text=_(u'members'), view='group_members', args='object.id', sprite='group_link', permissions=[PERMISSION_GROUP_EDIT])