diff --git a/packages/dnb-ui-lib/src/components/button/__tests__/__snapshots__/Button.test.js.snap b/packages/dnb-ui-lib/src/components/button/__tests__/__snapshots__/Button.test.js.snap
index f4e7d5a6a34..c528029ca72 100644
--- a/packages/dnb-ui-lib/src/components/button/__tests__/__snapshots__/Button.test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/dnb-ui-lib/src/components/button/__tests__/__snapshots__/Button.test.js.snap
@@ -575,7 +575,8 @@ exports[`Button scss have to match snapshot 1`] = `
   .dnb-icon--custom-size {
     width: auto;
     height: auto; }
-  .dnb-icon svg:not([width]):not([height]) {
+  .dnb-icon svg:not([width]):not([height]),
+  .dnb-icon img:not([width]):not([height]) {
     width: inherit;
     height: inherit; }
 
diff --git a/packages/dnb-ui-lib/src/components/icon-primary/IconPrimary.js b/packages/dnb-ui-lib/src/components/icon-primary/IconPrimary.js
index 10f98d8912c..cab53712ef4 100644
--- a/packages/dnb-ui-lib/src/components/icon-primary/IconPrimary.js
+++ b/packages/dnb-ui-lib/src/components/icon-primary/IconPrimary.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 import React, { PureComponent } from 'react'
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
-import DefaultIcon, { DefaultIconSize, loadSVG } from '../icon/Icon'
+import DefaultIcon, { DefaultIconSize, prepareIcon } from '../icon/Icon'
 import * as primary_icons from '../../icons/primary_icons'
 import * as primary_icons_medium from '../../icons/primary_icons_medium'
 
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ export default class IconPrimary extends PureComponent {
       this.props
     )
 
-    const Svg = loadSVG(icon, size, icons)
+    const IconContainer = prepareIcon({ icon, size, listOfIcons: icons })
 
-    if (!Svg) return <></>
+    if (!IconContainer) return <></>
 
     return (
       <span {...wrapperParams}>
-        <Svg {...svgParams} />
+        <IconContainer {...svgParams} />
       </span>
     )
   }
diff --git a/packages/dnb-ui-lib/src/components/icon/Icon.js b/packages/dnb-ui-lib/src/components/icon/Icon.js
index 48cfd52c258..4472dd49f7c 100644
--- a/packages/dnb-ui-lib/src/components/icon/Icon.js
+++ b/packages/dnb-ui-lib/src/components/icon/Icon.js
@@ -92,11 +92,16 @@ export default class Icon extends PureComponent {
   }
 
   static getIconNameFromComponent(props) {
-    return typeof props.icon === 'string'
-      ? props.icon
-      : props.icon &&
+    const name =
+      typeof props.icon === 'string'
+        ? props.icon
+        : props.icon &&
           typeof props.icon === 'object' &&
           (props.icon.displayName || props.icon.name)
+    if (/^data:image\//.test(name)) {
+      return null
+    }
+    return name
   }
 
   static calcSize(props) {
@@ -224,7 +229,7 @@ export default class Icon extends PureComponent {
     const {
       color,
       modifier,
-      alt,
+      alt: _alt,
       title,
       class: _className,
       className,
@@ -237,18 +242,23 @@ export default class Icon extends PureComponent {
       svgParams.color = color
     }
 
+    // get the alt
+    let alt = _alt || title
+
+    if (!(alt && alt.length > 0)) {
+      alt = String(Icon.getIconNameFromComponent(props)).replace(/_/g, ' ')
+    }
+
     // some wrapper params
     // also used for code markup simulation
     const wrapperParams = validateDOMAttributes(props, {
       role: 'img',
+      // as we use aria-label, we do not provide an alt as well
+      // alt,
+      ['aria-label']: alt,
       title
     })
 
-    // get the alt
-    wrapperParams['aria-label'] = String(
-      alt || title || Icon.getIconNameFromComponent(props)
-    ).replace(/_/g, ' ')
-
     if (area_hidden) {
       // wrapperParams['role'] = 'presentation' // almost the same as aria-hidden
       wrapperParams['aria-hidden'] = area_hidden
@@ -264,30 +274,40 @@ export default class Icon extends PureComponent {
     return {
       ...props,
       icon,
+      alt,
       svgParams,
       wrapperParams
     }
   }
 
   render() {
-    const { icon, size, wrapperParams, svgParams } = Icon.prerender(
+    const { icon, size, wrapperParams, svgParams, alt } = Icon.prerender(
       this.props
     )
 
-    const Svg = loadSVG(icon, size)
+    const IconContainer = prepareIcon({ icon, size, alt })
 
     // make sure we return an empty span if we dont could get the icon
-    if (!Svg) return <span />
+    if (!IconContainer) return <></>
 
     return (
       <span {...wrapperParams}>
-        <Svg {...svgParams} />
+        <IconContainer {...svgParams} />
       </span>
     )
   }
 }
 
-export const loadSVG = (icon, size = null, listOfIcons = null) => {
+export const prepareIcon = ({
+  icon,
+  size = null,
+  listOfIcons = null,
+  alt = null
+} = {}) => {
+  if (typeof icon === 'string' && /^data:image\//.test(icon)) {
+    return () => <img src={icon} alt={alt || 'no-alt'} />
+  }
+
   if (typeof icon === 'function') {
     const elem = icon()
     if (React.isValidElement(elem)) {
diff --git a/packages/dnb-ui-lib/src/components/icon/__tests__/__snapshots__/Icon.test.js.snap b/packages/dnb-ui-lib/src/components/icon/__tests__/__snapshots__/Icon.test.js.snap
index f4d73a7a319..613bb183c9a 100644
--- a/packages/dnb-ui-lib/src/components/icon/__tests__/__snapshots__/Icon.test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/dnb-ui-lib/src/components/icon/__tests__/__snapshots__/Icon.test.js.snap
@@ -208,7 +208,8 @@ exports[`Icon scss have to match snapshot 1`] = `
   .dnb-icon--custom-size {
     width: auto;
     height: auto; }
-  .dnb-icon svg:not([width]):not([height]) {
+  .dnb-icon svg:not([width]):not([height]),
+  .dnb-icon img:not([width]):not([height]) {
     width: inherit;
     height: inherit; }
 "
diff --git a/packages/dnb-ui-lib/src/components/icon/style/_icon.scss b/packages/dnb-ui-lib/src/components/icon/style/_icon.scss
index 19ed94db9b0..e6048a2191e 100644
--- a/packages/dnb-ui-lib/src/components/icon/style/_icon.scss
+++ b/packages/dnb-ui-lib/src/components/icon/style/_icon.scss
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
     height: auto; // only to feed the svg
   }
 
-  svg:not([width]):not([height]) {
+  svg:not([width]):not([height]),
+  img:not([width]):not([height]) {
     width: inherit;
     height: inherit;
   }
diff --git a/packages/dnb-ui-lib/src/components/input-masked/__tests__/__snapshots__/InputMasked.test.js.snap b/packages/dnb-ui-lib/src/components/input-masked/__tests__/__snapshots__/InputMasked.test.js.snap
index caf1c2291d8..71d343e5e3a 100644
--- a/packages/dnb-ui-lib/src/components/input-masked/__tests__/__snapshots__/InputMasked.test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/dnb-ui-lib/src/components/input-masked/__tests__/__snapshots__/InputMasked.test.js.snap
@@ -201,7 +201,8 @@ exports[`InputMasked scss have to match snapshot 1`] = `
   .dnb-icon--custom-size {
     width: auto;
     height: auto; }
-  .dnb-icon svg:not([width]):not([height]) {
+  .dnb-icon svg:not([width]):not([height]),
+  .dnb-icon img:not([width]):not([height]) {
     width: inherit;
     height: inherit; }
 
diff --git a/packages/dnb-ui-lib/src/components/input/__tests__/__snapshots__/Input.test.js.snap b/packages/dnb-ui-lib/src/components/input/__tests__/__snapshots__/Input.test.js.snap
index 19595284e2a..3c4074a5286 100644
--- a/packages/dnb-ui-lib/src/components/input/__tests__/__snapshots__/Input.test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/dnb-ui-lib/src/components/input/__tests__/__snapshots__/Input.test.js.snap
@@ -387,7 +387,8 @@ exports[`Input scss have to match snapshot 1`] = `
   .dnb-icon--custom-size {
     width: auto;
     height: auto; }
-  .dnb-icon svg:not([width]):not([height]) {
+  .dnb-icon svg:not([width]):not([height]),
+  .dnb-icon img:not([width]):not([height]) {
     width: inherit;
     height: inherit; }
 
diff --git a/packages/dnb-ui-lib/src/components/modal/__tests__/__snapshots__/Modal.test.js.snap b/packages/dnb-ui-lib/src/components/modal/__tests__/__snapshots__/Modal.test.js.snap
index 95a97934a03..c28db7af43d 100644
--- a/packages/dnb-ui-lib/src/components/modal/__tests__/__snapshots__/Modal.test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/dnb-ui-lib/src/components/modal/__tests__/__snapshots__/Modal.test.js.snap
@@ -584,7 +584,8 @@ exports[`Modal scss have to match snapshot 1`] = `
   .dnb-icon--custom-size {
     width: auto;
     height: auto; }
-  .dnb-icon svg:not([width]):not([height]) {
+  .dnb-icon svg:not([width]):not([height]),
+  .dnb-icon img:not([width]):not([height]) {
     width: inherit;
     height: inherit; }