diff --git a/camino/SiteIconProvider.mm b/camino/SiteIconProvider.mm
index b5f5d93705d8..ec4043a7b018 100644
--- a/camino/SiteIconProvider.mm
+++ b/camino/SiteIconProvider.mm
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ static nsresult MakeFaviconURIFromURI(const nsAString& inURIString, nsAString& o
   if (!gotImageData)
     [self addToMissedIconsCache:uriString withExpirationSeconds:SITE_ICON_EXPIRATION_SECONDS];
 
+  [faviconImage setDataRetained:YES];
   [faviconImage setScalesWhenResized:YES];
   [faviconImage setSize:NSMakeSize(16, 16)];
   
diff --git a/camino/src/browser/SiteIconProvider.mm b/camino/src/browser/SiteIconProvider.mm
index b5f5d93705d8..ec4043a7b018 100644
--- a/camino/src/browser/SiteIconProvider.mm
+++ b/camino/src/browser/SiteIconProvider.mm
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ static nsresult MakeFaviconURIFromURI(const nsAString& inURIString, nsAString& o
   if (!gotImageData)
     [self addToMissedIconsCache:uriString withExpirationSeconds:SITE_ICON_EXPIRATION_SECONDS];
 
+  [faviconImage setDataRetained:YES];
   [faviconImage setScalesWhenResized:YES];
   [faviconImage setSize:NSMakeSize(16, 16)];
   
diff --git a/chimera/SiteIconProvider.mm b/chimera/SiteIconProvider.mm
index b5f5d93705d8..ec4043a7b018 100644
--- a/chimera/SiteIconProvider.mm
+++ b/chimera/SiteIconProvider.mm
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ static nsresult MakeFaviconURIFromURI(const nsAString& inURIString, nsAString& o
   if (!gotImageData)
     [self addToMissedIconsCache:uriString withExpirationSeconds:SITE_ICON_EXPIRATION_SECONDS];
 
+  [faviconImage setDataRetained:YES];
   [faviconImage setScalesWhenResized:YES];
   [faviconImage setSize:NSMakeSize(16, 16)];
   
diff --git a/chimera/src/browser/SiteIconProvider.mm b/chimera/src/browser/SiteIconProvider.mm
index b5f5d93705d8..ec4043a7b018 100644
--- a/chimera/src/browser/SiteIconProvider.mm
+++ b/chimera/src/browser/SiteIconProvider.mm
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ static nsresult MakeFaviconURIFromURI(const nsAString& inURIString, nsAString& o
   if (!gotImageData)
     [self addToMissedIconsCache:uriString withExpirationSeconds:SITE_ICON_EXPIRATION_SECONDS];
 
+  [faviconImage setDataRetained:YES];
   [faviconImage setScalesWhenResized:YES];
   [faviconImage setSize:NSMakeSize(16, 16)];