diff --git a/src/osx/carbon/utilscocoa.mm b/src/osx/carbon/utilscocoa.mm
index a3062ba261..4d3a182515 100644
--- a/src/osx/carbon/utilscocoa.mm
+++ b/src/osx/carbon/utilscocoa.mm
@@ -183,6 +183,16 @@ wxBitmap wxOSXCreateSystemBitmap(const wxString& name, const wxString &client, c
 WXImage wxOSXGetSystemImage(const wxString& name)
 {
     wxCFStringRef cfname(name);
+
+#if __MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED >= MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_16
+    if ( WX_IS_MACOS_AVAILABLE(11, 0) )
+    {
+        NSImage *symbol = [NSImage imageWithSystemSymbolName:cfname.AsNSString() accessibilityDescription:nil];
+        if ( symbol )
+            return symbol;
+    }
+#endif
+    
     NSImage* nsimage = [NSImage imageNamed:cfname.AsNSString()];
     return nsimage;
 }