diff --git a/gtk/gdkpixbufutilsprivate.h b/gtk/gdkpixbufutilsprivate.h
index d68d315df7..73e1c79e96 100644
--- a/gtk/gdkpixbufutilsprivate.h
+++ b/gtk/gdkpixbufutilsprivate.h
@@ -79,11 +79,13 @@ GdkPixbuf *gtk_make_symbolic_pixbuf_from_resource (const char    *path,
                                                    int            height,
                                                    double         scale,
                                                    GError       **error);
+GdkTexture *gtk_load_symbolic_texture_from_file     (GFile         *file);
 GdkTexture *gtk_make_symbolic_texture_from_file     (GFile         *file,
                                                      int            width,
                                                      int            height,
                                                      double         scale,
                                                      GError       **error);
+GdkTexture *gtk_load_symbolic_texture_from_resource (const char    *data);
 GdkTexture *gtk_make_symbolic_texture_from_resource (const char    *path,
                                                      int            width,
                                                      int            height,
diff --git a/gtk/gtkcssimagerecolor.c b/gtk/gtkcssimagerecolor.c
index 78f91d9f53..23cbb16bbe 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkcssimagerecolor.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkcssimagerecolor.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ gtk_css_image_recolor_load_texture (GtkCssImageRecolor  *recolor,
       char *resource_path = g_uri_unescape_string (uri + strlen ("resource://"), NULL);
 
       if (g_str_has_suffix (uri, ".symbolic.png"))
-        recolor->texture = gdk_texture_new_from_resource (resource_path);
+        recolor->texture = gtk_load_symbolic_texture_from_resource (resource_path);
       else
         recolor->texture = gtk_make_symbolic_texture_from_resource (resource_path, 0, 0, 1.0, NULL);
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ gtk_css_image_recolor_load_texture (GtkCssImageRecolor  *recolor,
   else
     {
       if (g_str_has_suffix (uri, ".symbolic.png"))
-        recolor->texture = gdk_texture_new_from_file (recolor->file, NULL);
+        recolor->texture = gtk_load_symbolic_texture_from_file (recolor->file);
       else
         recolor->texture = gtk_make_symbolic_texture_from_file (recolor->file, 0, 0, 1.0, NULL);
     }
diff --git a/gtk/tools/gdkpixbufutils.c b/gtk/tools/gdkpixbufutils.c
index c706d720a8..1bbde140ba 100644
--- a/gtk/tools/gdkpixbufutils.c
+++ b/gtk/tools/gdkpixbufutils.c
@@ -560,6 +560,19 @@ gtk_make_symbolic_pixbuf_from_file (GFile       *file,
   return pixbuf;
 }
 
+GdkTexture *
+gtk_load_symbolic_texture_from_resource (const char *path)
+{
+  GdkPixbuf *pixbuf;
+  GdkTexture *texture;
+
+  pixbuf = _gdk_pixbuf_new_from_resource (path, "png", NULL);
+  texture = gdk_texture_new_for_pixbuf (pixbuf);
+  g_object_unref (pixbuf);
+
+  return texture;
+}
+
 GdkTexture *
 gtk_make_symbolic_texture_from_resource (const char  *path,
                                          int          width,
@@ -580,6 +593,28 @@ gtk_make_symbolic_texture_from_resource (const char  *path,
   return texture;
 }
 
+GdkTexture *
+gtk_load_symbolic_texture_from_file (GFile *file)
+{
+  GdkPixbuf *pixbuf;
+  GdkTexture *texture;
+  GInputStream *stream;
+
+  stream = G_INPUT_STREAM (g_file_read (file, NULL, NULL));
+  if (stream == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+
+  pixbuf = _gdk_pixbuf_new_from_stream (stream, "png", NULL, NULL);
+  g_object_unref (stream);
+  if (pixbuf == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+
+  texture = gdk_texture_new_for_pixbuf (pixbuf);
+  g_object_unref (pixbuf);
+
+  return texture;
+}
+
 GdkTexture *
 gtk_make_symbolic_texture_from_file (GFile       *file,
                                      int          width,