diff --git a/subprojects/ikonli-swing/src/main/java/org/kordamp/ikonli/swing/FontIcon.java b/subprojects/ikonli-swing/src/main/java/org/kordamp/ikonli/swing/FontIcon.java
index f82b6edfd..3202eecfd 100644
--- a/subprojects/ikonli-swing/src/main/java/org/kordamp/ikonli/swing/FontIcon.java
+++ b/subprojects/ikonli-swing/src/main/java/org/kordamp/ikonli/swing/FontIcon.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import org.kordamp.ikonli.IkonHandler;
 
 import javax.swing.Icon;
+import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
 import java.awt.Color;
 import java.awt.Component;
 import java.awt.Font;
@@ -90,6 +91,16 @@ public void paintIcon(Component c, Graphics g, int x, int y) {
         }
     }
 
+    public ImageIcon toImageIcon() {
+        return toImageIcon(this);
+    }
+
+    public ImageIcon toImageIcon(Icon icon) {
+        BufferedImage image = new BufferedImage(icon.getIconWidth(), icon.getIconHeight(), BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
+        icon.paintIcon(null, image.getGraphics(), 0, 0);
+        return new ImageIcon(image);
+    }
+
     public Ikon getIkon() {
         return ikon;
     }