diff --git a/gtk/gtkcssstylepropertyimpl.c b/gtk/gtkcssstylepropertyimpl.c
index cee8e27c26..c344d3f37d 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkcssstylepropertyimpl.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkcssstylepropertyimpl.c
@@ -1785,6 +1785,7 @@ _gtk_css_style_property_init_properties (void)
 					  NULL,
 					  NULL,
 					  _gtk_css_icon_effect_value_new (GTK_CSS_ICON_EFFECT_NONE));
+  _gtk_style_property_add_alias ("-gtk-icon-effect", "-gtk-image-effect");
 
 G_GNUC_BEGIN_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS
   gtk_css_style_property_register        ("engine",