diff --git a/gui/itemStats.py b/gui/itemStats.py
index b2b648468..32c864ad7 100644
--- a/gui/itemStats.py
+++ b/gui/itemStats.py
@@ -302,7 +302,12 @@ class ItemParams (wx.Panel):
             if info:
                 if info.icon is not None:
                     iconFile = info.icon.iconFile
-                    attrIcon = self.imageList.Add(bitmapLoader.getBitmap(iconFile, "pack"))
+                    icon = bitmapLoader.getBitmap(iconFile, "pack")
+
+                    if icon is None:
+                        icon = bitmapLoader.getBitmap("transparent16x16", "icons")
+
+                    attrIcon = self.imageList.Add( icon )
                 else:
                     attrIcon = self.imageList.Add(bitmapLoader.getBitmap("07_15", "pack"))
             else:
diff --git a/staticdata b/staticdata
index 6203f5129..7e1bdbf65 160000
--- a/staticdata
+++ b/staticdata
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 6203f512935717762b0e7770ffec5cb9f32f5107
+Subproject commit 7e1bdbf653dc79d79d85d1188fb3934a68ca3525