diff --git a/vite.config.js b/vite.config.js
index 55606e6..fea6654 100644
--- a/vite.config.js
+++ b/vite.config.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
+import fs from 'node:fs';
 
 const target = process.env.TARGET || 'firefox';
 
@@ -52,6 +53,16 @@ export default defineConfig(async () => {
         );
     }
 
+    // Custom plugin to ensure the icon is always copied to the target output directory
+    plugins.push({
+        name: 'copy-icon',
+        writeBundle() {
+            if (fs.existsSync('icon_500.png')) {
+                fs.copyFileSync('icon_500.png', `dist/${target}/icon_500.png`);
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
     return {
         build: {
             outDir: `dist/${target}`,