diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 11dcabca1c..526769a340 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -723,6 +723,12 @@ o.Add(
 	"$INSTALL_PREFIX/maya/icons",
 )
 
+o.Add(
+	"INSTALL_NUKEICON_DIR",
+	"The directory under which to install nuke icons.",
+	"$INSTALL_PREFIX/nuke/icons",
+)
+
 o.Add(
 	"INSTALL_MAYAPLUGIN_NAME",
 	"The name under which to install maya plugins.",
@@ -2445,6 +2451,12 @@ if doConfigure :
 					nukeStubs.append( nukeStub )
 					Default( [ nukeStub ] )
 
+				# nuke icons
+				nukeIcons = glob.glob( "icons/IECoreNuke/*.png" )
+				nukeIconInstall = nukeEnv.Install( "$INSTALL_NUKEICON_DIR", source=nukeIcons )
+				nukeEnv.Alias( "install", nukeIconInstall )
+				nukeEnv.Alias( "installNuke", nukeIconInstall )
+
 				# nuke tests
 
 				nukeTest = nukeTestEnv.Command( "test/IECoreNuke/resultsPython.txt", nukeLibrary, "echo \"execfile( '$TEST_NUKE_SCRIPT' )\" | $NUKE_ROOT/Nuke${NUKE_MAJOR_VERSION}.${NUKE_MINOR_VERSION} -t" )
diff --git a/config/ie/options b/config/ie/options
index 14297e3162..5bc2322622 100644
--- a/config/ie/options
+++ b/config/ie/options
@@ -208,7 +208,10 @@ if getOption( "RELEASE", "0" )!="1" :
 
 basePrefix = os.path.join( installPrefix, "base" )
 if targetApp :
-	appPrefix = os.path.join( installPrefix, targetApp, targetAppMajorVersion )
+	if targetApp in ( "nuke", ):
+		appPrefix = os.path.join( installPrefix, targetApp, compatibilityVersion )
+	else:
+		appPrefix = os.path.join( installPrefix, targetApp, targetAppMajorVersion )
 
 # find 3delight. we only build the 3delight stuff if the compiler we're building with is suitable.
 dlReg = None
@@ -311,6 +314,7 @@ if targetApp=="nuke" :
 	NUKE_LICENSE_FILE = nukeReg["wrapperEnvVars"]["foundry_LICENSE"]
 	INSTALL_NUKELIB_NAME = os.path.join( appPrefix, "lib", "$IECORE_NAME-$IECORE_MAJOR_VERSION" )
 	INSTALL_NUKEPYTHON_DIR = os.path.join( appPrefix, "python" )
+	INSTALL_NUKEICON_DIR = os.path.join( appPrefix, "icons" )
 	INSTALL_NUKEPLUGIN_NAME = os.path.join( appPrefix, "plugins", "$IECORE_NAME" )
 
 # find houdini if we're building for houdini
diff --git a/icons/IECoreNuke/CortexMenu.png b/icons/IECoreNuke/CortexMenu.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b0a1f20c6
Binary files /dev/null and b/icons/IECoreNuke/CortexMenu.png differ
diff --git a/src/IECoreNuke/plugin/menu.py b/src/IECoreNuke/plugin/menu.py
index 3eebf42561..4e19202811 100644
--- a/src/IECoreNuke/plugin/menu.py
+++ b/src/IECoreNuke/plugin/menu.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 	import nuke
 
 	nodesMenu = nuke.menu( "Nodes" )
-	cortexMenu = nodesMenu.addMenu( "Cortex" )
+	cortexMenu = nodesMenu.addMenu( "Cortex", icon="CortexMenu.png" )
 
 	cortexMenu.addCommand( "Display", "nuke.createNode( 'ieDisplay' )" )
 	cortexMenu.addCommand( "LensDistort", "nuke.createNode( 'ieLensDistort' )" )