diff --git a/src/Files.App/ViewModels/Properties/CustomizationViewModel.cs b/src/Files.App/ViewModels/Properties/CustomizationViewModel.cs
index 1b3138051609..7b65d86a01b1 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/ViewModels/Properties/CustomizationViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/ViewModels/Properties/CustomizationViewModel.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-using CommunityToolkit.WinUI;
-using Files.App.Utils.Shell;
+using Microsoft.UI.Windowing;
 using System.IO;
-using Windows.Storage.Pickers;
-using Microsoft.UI.Windowing;
 using System.Windows.Input;
 
 namespace Files.App.ViewModels.Properties
@@ -24,13 +21,29 @@ private static string DefaultIconDllFilePath
 
 		public readonly bool IsShortcut;
 
-		public ObservableCollection<IconFileInfo> DllIcons { get; }
+		public ObservableCollection<IconFileInfo> DllIcons { get; } = [];
 
 		private string _IconResourceItemPath;
 		public string IconResourceItemPath
 		{
 			get => _IconResourceItemPath;
-			set => SetProperty(ref _IconResourceItemPath, value);
+			set
+			{
+				if (SetProperty(ref _IconResourceItemPath, value))
+				{
+					DllIcons.Clear();
+
+					if (Path.Exists(_IconResourceItemPath))
+					{
+						var icons = Win32Helper.ExtractIconsFromDLL(_IconResourceItemPath);
+						if (icons?.Count is null or 0)
+							return;
+
+						foreach (var item in icons)
+							DllIcons.Add(item);
+					}
+				}
+			}
 		}
 
 		private IconFileInfo? _SelectedDllIcon;
@@ -64,10 +77,6 @@ public CustomizationViewModel(IShellPage appInstance, BaseProperties basePropert
 			IsShortcut = item.IsShortcut;
 			_selectedItemPath = item.ItemPath;
 
-			DllIcons = [];
-
-			// Get default
-			LoadIconsForPath(IconResourceItemPath);
 
 			RestoreDefaultIconCommand = new RelayCommand(ExecuteRestoreDefaultIconCommand);
 			OpenFilePickerCommand = new RelayCommand(ExecuteOpenFilePickerCommand);
@@ -93,7 +102,7 @@ private void ExecuteOpenFilePickerCommand()
 
 			var result = CommonDialogService.Open_FileOpenDialog(hWnd, false, extensions, Environment.SpecialFolder.MyComputer, out var filePath);
 			if (result)
-				LoadIconsForPath(filePath);
+				IconResourceItemPath = filePath;
 		}
 
 		public async Task<bool> UpdateIcon()
@@ -126,18 +135,5 @@ await MainWindow.Instance.DispatcherQueue.EnqueueOrInvokeAsync(() =>
 
 			return true;
 		}
-
-		private void LoadIconsForPath(string path)
-		{
-			IconResourceItemPath = path;
-			DllIcons.Clear();
-
-			var icons = Win32Helper.ExtractIconsFromDLL(path);
-			if (icons?.Count is null or 0)
-				return;
-
-			foreach(var item in icons)
-				DllIcons.Add(item);
-		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Files.App/Views/Properties/CustomizationPage.xaml b/src/Files.App/Views/Properties/CustomizationPage.xaml
index fe789cd90203..deb66d0d20d6 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/Views/Properties/CustomizationPage.xaml
+++ b/src/Files.App/Views/Properties/CustomizationPage.xaml
@@ -81,10 +81,7 @@
 					<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
 				</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
 
-				<TextBox
-					x:Name="PickedDllFilePathTextBox"
-					IsReadOnly="True"
-					Text="{x:Bind CustomizationViewModel.IconResourceItemPath, Mode=OneWay}" />
+				<TextBox x:Name="PickedDllFilePathTextBox" Text="{x:Bind CustomizationViewModel.IconResourceItemPath, Mode=TwoWay, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}" />
 
 				<Button
 					x:Name="PickDllFileButton"