diff --git a/python/core/qgsapplication.sip b/python/core/qgsapplication.sip
index 6e41d498881..8234f62d88f 100644
--- a/python/core/qgsapplication.sip
+++ b/python/core/qgsapplication.sip
@@ -148,7 +148,12 @@ static void qtgui_UpdatePyArgv(PyObject *argvlist, int argc, char **argv)
     //! Returns the path to the srs.db file.
     static const QString srsDbFilePath();
 
-    //! Returns the path to the svg directory.
+    //! Returns the paths to the svg directories.
+    //! @note added in 1.4
+    static const QStringList svgPaths();
+
+    //! Returns the path to the applications svg paths
+    //! @note deprecated
     static const QString svgPath();
 
     //! Returns the path to the application prefix directory.
diff --git a/src/core/symbology/qgsmarkercatalogue.cpp b/src/core/symbology/qgsmarkercatalogue.cpp
index b428c7bbb83..c0b230b6d7f 100644
--- a/src/core/symbology/qgsmarkercatalogue.cpp
+++ b/src/core/symbology/qgsmarkercatalogue.cpp
@@ -74,38 +74,18 @@ void QgsMarkerCatalogue::refreshList()
 
   for(int i=0; i<svgPaths.size(); i++)
   {
-    // TODO recursive ?
     QDir dir( svgPaths[i] );
-    
-    //
-    // First check the root dir of this path for svgs
-    //
-    QStringList dl1 = dir.entryList( QStringList( "*.svg" ), QDir::Files );
-    for ( QStringList::iterator it1 = dl1.begin(); it1 != dl1.end(); ++it1 )
+    foreach(QString item, dir.entryList( QDir::Dirs | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot ) )
     {
-      // TODO test if it is correct SVG
-      mList.append( "svg:" + dir.path() + "/" + *it1 );
+      svgPaths.insert(i+1, dir.path() + "/" + item);
     }
 
-    //
-    // Now check in any nested dirs for svgs
-    //
-    QStringList dl = dir.entryList( QDir::Dirs );
-    for ( QStringList::iterator it = dl.begin(); it != dl.end(); ++it )
+    QgsDebugMsg( QString( "Looking for svgs in %1" ).arg( dir.path() ) ); 
+    
+    foreach(QString item, dir.entryList( QStringList( "*.svg" ), QDir::Files ) )
     {
-      QgsDebugMsg( QString( "Looking for svgs in %1" ).arg( svgPaths[i] + *it ) );
-
-      if ( *it == "." || *it == ".." ) continue;
-  
-      QDir dir2( svgPaths[i] + *it );
-
-      QStringList dl2 = dir2.entryList( QStringList( "*.svg" ), QDir::Files );
-
-      for ( QStringList::iterator it2 = dl2.begin(); it2 != dl2.end(); ++it2 )
-      {
-        // TODO test if it is correct SVG
-        mList.append( "svg:" + svgPaths[i] + *it + "/" + *it2 );
-      }
+      // TODO test if it is correct SVG
+      mList.append( "svg:" + dir.path() + "/" + item );
     }
   } 
 
diff --git a/src/core/symbology/qgssymbol.cpp b/src/core/symbology/qgssymbol.cpp
index 8f49991408d..b9fbbd42367 100644
--- a/src/core/symbology/qgssymbol.cpp
+++ b/src/core/symbology/qgssymbol.cpp
@@ -217,20 +217,17 @@ void QgsSymbol::setNamedPointSymbol( QString name )
       QgsDebugMsg( "\n\n\n *** Svg Symbol not found on fs ***" );
       QgsDebugMsg( "Name: " + name );
       //see if we can resolve the problem...
-      //by using the qgis svg dir from this local machine
-      //one day when user specified svg are allowed we need
-      //to adjust this logic probably...
+      //
+      
       QStringList svgPaths = QgsApplication::svgPaths();
-
       for( int i=0; i<svgPaths.size(); i++) 
       {
         QgsDebugMsg( "SvgPath: " + svgPaths[i] );
         QFileInfo myInfo( myTempName );
         QString myFileName = myInfo.fileName(); // foo.svg
         QString myLowestDir = myInfo.dir().dirName();
-        QString myLocalPath = svgPaths[i] + QDir::separator() +
-          myLowestDir + QDir::separator() +
-          myFileName;
+        QString myLocalPath = svgPaths[i] + "/" + myLowestDir + "/" + myFileName;
+
         QgsDebugMsg( "Alternative svg path: " + myLocalPath );
         if ( QFile( myLocalPath ).exists() )
         {