diff --git a/crates/tauri-cli/src/interface/rust.rs b/crates/tauri-cli/src/interface/rust.rs
index 1638693af134..5706fe4247e4 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-cli/src/interface/rust.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-cli/src/interface/rust.rs
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ impl RustAppSettings {
         .product_name
         .clone()
         .unwrap_or_else(|| cargo_package_settings.name.clone()),
-      version: version.clone(),
+      version,
       description: cargo_package_settings
         .description
         .clone()
diff --git a/crates/tauri/src/app.rs b/crates/tauri/src/app.rs
index d61a22cc5941..9f3e97ab61e6 100644
--- a/crates/tauri/src/app.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri/src/app.rs
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ macro_rules! shared_app_impl {
         I: ?Sized,
         TrayIconId: PartialEq<&'a I>,
       {
-        self.manager.tray.tray_by_id(id)
+        self.manager.tray.tray_by_id(self.app_handle(), id)
       }
 
       /// Removes a tray icon using the provided id from tauri's internal state and returns it.
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ macro_rules! shared_app_impl {
         I: ?Sized,
         TrayIconId: PartialEq<&'a I>,
       {
-        self.manager.tray.remove_tray_by_id(id)
+        self.manager.tray.remove_tray_by_id(self.app_handle(), id)
       }
 
       /// Gets the app's configuration, defined on the `tauri.conf.json` file.
diff --git a/crates/tauri/src/manager/tray.rs b/crates/tauri/src/manager/tray.rs
index 4522438cd235..a3da8715a8a0 100644
--- a/crates/tauri/src/manager/tray.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri/src/manager/tray.rs
@@ -2,19 +2,23 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
-use std::{collections::HashMap, fmt, sync::Mutex};
+use std::{
+  collections::HashMap,
+  fmt,
+  sync::{Arc, Mutex},
+};
 
 use crate::{
   app::GlobalTrayIconEventListener,
   image::Image,
   tray::{TrayIcon, TrayIconEvent, TrayIconId},
-  AppHandle, Runtime,
+  AppHandle, Manager, Resource, ResourceId, Runtime,
 };
 
 pub struct TrayManager<R: Runtime> {
   pub(crate) icon: Option<Image<'static>>,
   /// Tray icons
-  pub(crate) icons: Mutex<Vec<TrayIcon<R>>>,
+  pub(crate) icons: Mutex<Vec<(TrayIconId, ResourceId)>>,
   /// Global Tray icon event listeners.
   pub(crate) global_event_listeners: Mutex<Vec<GlobalTrayIconEventListener<AppHandle<R>>>>,
   /// Tray icon event listeners.
@@ -41,30 +45,46 @@ impl<R: Runtime> TrayManager<R> {
       .push(Box::new(handler));
   }
 
-  pub fn tray_by_id<'a, I>(&self, id: &'a I) -> Option<TrayIcon<R>>
+  pub fn tray_by_id<'a, I>(&self, app: &AppHandle<R>, id: &'a I) -> Option<TrayIcon<R>>
   where
     I: ?Sized,
     TrayIconId: PartialEq<&'a I>,
   {
-    self
-      .icons
-      .lock()
-      .unwrap()
-      .iter()
-      .find(|t| t.id() == &id)
-      .cloned()
+    let icons = self.icons.lock().unwrap();
+    icons.iter().find_map(|(tray_icon_id, rid)| {
+      if tray_icon_id == &id {
+        let icon = app.resources_table().get::<TrayIcon<R>>(*rid).ok()?;
+        Some(Arc::unwrap_or_clone(icon))
+      } else {
+        None
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
+  pub fn tray_resource_by_id<'a, I>(&self, id: &'a I) -> Option<ResourceId>
+  where
+    I: ?Sized,
+    TrayIconId: PartialEq<&'a I>,
+  {
+    let icons = self.icons.lock().unwrap();
+    icons.iter().find_map(|(tray_icon_id, rid)| {
+      if tray_icon_id == &id {
+        Some(*rid)
+      } else {
+        None
+      }
+    })
   }
 
-  pub fn remove_tray_by_id<'a, I>(&self, id: &'a I) -> Option<TrayIcon<R>>
+  pub fn remove_tray_by_id<'a, I>(&self, app: &AppHandle<R>, id: &'a I) -> Option<TrayIcon<R>>
   where
     I: ?Sized,
     TrayIconId: PartialEq<&'a I>,
   {
-    let mut icons = self.icons.lock().unwrap();
-    let idx = icons.iter().position(|t| t.id() == &id);
-    if let Some(idx) = idx {
-      return Some(icons.swap_remove(idx));
-    }
-    None
+    let rid = self.tray_resource_by_id(id)?;
+    let icon = app.resources_table().take::<TrayIcon<R>>(rid).ok()?;
+    let icon_to_return = icon.clone();
+    icon.close();
+    Some(Arc::unwrap_or_clone(icon_to_return))
   }
 }
diff --git a/crates/tauri/src/tray/mod.rs b/crates/tauri/src/tray/mod.rs
index 472f42bfc2f4..59997f22228d 100644
--- a/crates/tauri/src/tray/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri/src/tray/mod.rs
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ use crate::app::{GlobalMenuEventListener, GlobalTrayIconEventListener};
 use crate::menu::ContextMenu;
 use crate::menu::MenuEvent;
 use crate::resources::Resource;
-use crate::UnsafeSend;
 use crate::{
   image::Image, menu::run_item_main_thread, AppHandle, Manager, PhysicalPosition, Rect, Runtime,
 };
+use crate::{ResourceId, UnsafeSend};
 use serde::Serialize;
 use std::path::Path;
 pub use tray_icon::TrayIconId;
@@ -358,8 +358,10 @@ impl<R: Runtime> TrayIconBuilder<R> {
     self.inner.id()
   }
 
-  /// Builds and adds a new [`TrayIcon`] to the system tray.
-  pub fn build<M: Manager<R>>(self, manager: &M) -> crate::Result<TrayIcon<R>> {
+  pub(crate) fn build_inner(
+    self,
+    app_handle: &AppHandle<R>,
+  ) -> crate::Result<(TrayIcon<R>, ResourceId)> {
     let id = self.id().clone();
 
     // SAFETY:
@@ -368,8 +370,7 @@ impl<R: Runtime> TrayIconBuilder<R> {
     let unsafe_builder = UnsafeSend(self.inner);
 
     let (tx, rx) = std::sync::mpsc::channel();
-    let unsafe_tray = manager
-      .app_handle()
+    let unsafe_tray = app_handle
       .run_on_main_thread(move || {
         // SAFETY: will only be accessed on main thread
         let _ = tx.send(unsafe_builder.take().build().map(UnsafeSend));
@@ -379,15 +380,21 @@ impl<R: Runtime> TrayIconBuilder<R> {
     let icon = TrayIcon {
       id,
       inner: unsafe_tray.take(),
-      app_handle: manager.app_handle().clone(),
+      app_handle: app_handle.clone(),
     };
 
-    icon.register(
+    let rid = icon.register(
       &icon.app_handle,
       self.on_menu_event,
       self.on_tray_icon_event,
     );
 
+    Ok((icon, rid))
+  }
+
+  /// Builds and adds a new [`TrayIcon`] to the system tray.
+  pub fn build<M: Manager<R>>(self, manager: &M) -> crate::Result<TrayIcon<R>> {
+    let (icon, _rid) = self.build_inner(manager.app_handle())?;
     Ok(icon)
   }
 }
@@ -426,7 +433,7 @@ impl<R: Runtime> TrayIcon<R> {
     app_handle: &AppHandle<R>,
     on_menu_event: Option<GlobalMenuEventListener<AppHandle<R>>>,
     on_tray_icon_event: Option<GlobalTrayIconEventListener<TrayIcon<R>>>,
-  ) {
+  ) -> ResourceId {
     if let Some(handler) = on_menu_event {
       app_handle
         .manager
@@ -447,13 +454,15 @@ impl<R: Runtime> TrayIcon<R> {
         .insert(self.id.clone(), handler);
     }
 
+    let rid = app_handle.resources_table().add(self.clone());
     app_handle
       .manager
       .tray
       .icons
       .lock()
       .unwrap()
-      .push(self.clone());
+      .push((self.id().clone(), rid));
+    rid
   }
 
   /// The application handle associated with this type.
@@ -598,14 +607,13 @@ impl<R: Runtime> TrayIcon<R> {
 
 impl<R: Runtime> Resource for TrayIcon<R> {
   fn close(self: std::sync::Arc<Self>) {
-    self
-      .app_handle
-      .state::<plugin::TrayIcons>()
-      .icons
-      .lock()
-      .unwrap()
-      .remove(&self.id.0);
-    self.app_handle.remove_tray_by_id(&self.id);
+    let mut icons = self.app_handle.manager.tray.icons.lock().unwrap();
+    for (i, (tray_icon_id, _rid)) in icons.iter_mut().enumerate() {
+      if tray_icon_id == &self.id {
+        icons.swap_remove(i);
+        return;
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/tauri/src/tray/plugin.rs b/crates/tauri/src/tray/plugin.rs
index 1e1a057f380c..32d33c9f0686 100644
--- a/crates/tauri/src/tray/plugin.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri/src/tray/plugin.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
-use std::{collections::HashMap, path::PathBuf, sync::Mutex};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 
+use anyhow::Context;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 
 use crate::{
@@ -14,15 +15,11 @@ use crate::{
   plugin::{Builder, TauriPlugin},
   resources::ResourceId,
   tray::TrayIconBuilder,
-  AppHandle, Manager, Runtime, State, Webview,
+  AppHandle, Manager, Runtime, Webview,
 };
 
 use super::{TrayIcon, TrayIconEvent};
 
-pub(crate) struct TrayIcons {
-  pub(crate) icons: Mutex<HashMap<String, ResourceId>>,
-}
-
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 struct TrayIconOptions {
@@ -40,7 +37,6 @@ struct TrayIconOptions {
 #[command(root = "crate")]
 fn new<R: Runtime>(
   webview: Webview<R>,
-  icons: State<'_, TrayIcons>,
   options: TrayIconOptions,
   handler: Channel<TrayIconEvent>,
 ) -> crate::Result<(ResourceId, String)> {
@@ -54,7 +50,7 @@ fn new<R: Runtime>(
     let _ = handler.send(e);
   });
 
-  let mut resources_table = webview.resources_table();
+  let resources_table = webview.resources_table();
 
   if let Some((rid, kind)) = options.menu {
     match kind {
@@ -92,58 +88,32 @@ fn new<R: Runtime>(
     builder = builder.show_menu_on_left_click(show_menu_on_left_click);
   }
 
-  let tray = builder.build(&webview)?;
+  let (tray, rid) = builder.build_inner(webview.app_handle())?;
   let id = tray.id().as_ref().to_string();
-  let rid = resources_table.add(tray);
-
-  icons.icons.lock().unwrap().insert(id.clone(), rid);
 
   Ok((rid, id))
 }
 
 #[command(root = "crate")]
-fn get_by_id<R: Runtime>(
-  app: AppHandle<R>,
-  webview: Webview<R>,
-  icons: State<'_, TrayIcons>,
-  id: &str,
-) -> crate::Result<Option<ResourceId>> {
-  // if the icon was created by this plugin, return the resource id
-  // this lets a getById call match the rid of a TrayIcon.new call
-  // which allows it to close a previously created icon
-  if let Some(rid) = icons.icons.lock().unwrap().get(id) {
-    return Ok(Some(*rid));
-  }
-
-  let tray = app.tray_by_id(id);
-  let maybe_rid = tray.map(|tray| {
-    let mut resources_table = webview.resources_table();
-    resources_table.add(tray)
-  });
-
-  if let Some(rid) = maybe_rid {
-    icons.icons.lock().unwrap().insert(id.to_string(), rid);
-  }
-
-  Ok(maybe_rid)
+fn get_by_id<R: Runtime>(app: AppHandle<R>, id: &str) -> Option<ResourceId> {
+  app.manager.tray.tray_resource_by_id(id)
 }
 
 #[command(root = "crate")]
 fn remove_by_id<R: Runtime>(app: AppHandle<R>, id: &str) -> crate::Result<()> {
   app
     .remove_tray_by_id(id)
-    .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("Can't find a tray associated with this id: {id}"))
-    .map(|_| ())
-    .map_err(Into::into)
+    .with_context(|| format!("Can't find a tray associated with this id: {id}"))?;
+  Ok(())
 }
 
 #[command(root = "crate")]
 fn set_icon<R: Runtime>(
-  webview: Webview<R>,
+  app: AppHandle<R>,
   rid: ResourceId,
   icon: Option<JsImage>,
 ) -> crate::Result<()> {
-  let resources_table = webview.resources_table();
+  let resources_table = app.resources_table();
   let tray = resources_table.get::<TrayIcon<R>>(rid)?;
   let icon = match icon {
     Some(i) => Some(i.into_img(&resources_table)?.as_ref().clone()),
@@ -154,11 +124,11 @@ fn set_icon<R: Runtime>(
 
 #[command(root = "crate")]
 fn set_menu<R: Runtime>(
-  webview: Webview<R>,
+  app: AppHandle<R>,
   rid: ResourceId,
   menu: Option<(ResourceId, ItemKind)>,
 ) -> crate::Result<()> {
-  let resources_table = webview.resources_table();
+  let resources_table = app.resources_table();
   let tray = resources_table.get::<TrayIcon<R>>(rid)?;
   if let Some((rid, kind)) = menu {
     match kind {
@@ -180,78 +150,68 @@ fn set_menu<R: Runtime>(
 
 #[command(root = "crate")]
 fn set_tooltip<R: Runtime>(
-  webview: Webview<R>,
+  app: AppHandle<R>,
   rid: ResourceId,
   tooltip: Option<String>,
 ) -> crate::Result<()> {
-  let resources_table = webview.resources_table();
+  let resources_table = app.resources_table();
   let tray = resources_table.get::<TrayIcon<R>>(rid)?;
   tray.set_tooltip(tooltip)
 }
 
 #[command(root = "crate")]
 fn set_title<R: Runtime>(
-  webview: Webview<R>,
+  app: AppHandle<R>,
   rid: ResourceId,
   title: Option<String>,
 ) -> crate::Result<()> {
-  let resources_table = webview.resources_table();
+  let resources_table = app.resources_table();
   let tray = resources_table.get::<TrayIcon<R>>(rid)?;
   tray.set_title(title)
 }
 
 #[command(root = "crate")]
-fn set_visible<R: Runtime>(
-  webview: Webview<R>,
-  rid: ResourceId,
-  visible: bool,
-) -> crate::Result<()> {
-  let resources_table = webview.resources_table();
+fn set_visible<R: Runtime>(app: AppHandle<R>, rid: ResourceId, visible: bool) -> crate::Result<()> {
+  let resources_table = app.resources_table();
   let tray = resources_table.get::<TrayIcon<R>>(rid)?;
   tray.set_visible(visible)
 }
 
 #[command(root = "crate")]
 fn set_temp_dir_path<R: Runtime>(
-  webview: Webview<R>,
+  app: AppHandle<R>,
   rid: ResourceId,
   path: Option<PathBuf>,
 ) -> crate::Result<()> {
-  let resources_table = webview.resources_table();
+  let resources_table = app.resources_table();
   let tray = resources_table.get::<TrayIcon<R>>(rid)?;
   tray.set_temp_dir_path(path)
 }
 
 #[command(root = "crate")]
 fn set_icon_as_template<R: Runtime>(
-  webview: Webview<R>,
+  app: AppHandle<R>,
   rid: ResourceId,
   as_template: bool,
 ) -> crate::Result<()> {
-  let resources_table = webview.resources_table();
+  let resources_table = app.resources_table();
   let tray = resources_table.get::<TrayIcon<R>>(rid)?;
   tray.set_icon_as_template(as_template)
 }
 
 #[command(root = "crate")]
 fn set_show_menu_on_left_click<R: Runtime>(
-  webview: Webview<R>,
+  app: AppHandle<R>,
   rid: ResourceId,
   on_left: bool,
 ) -> crate::Result<()> {
-  let resources_table = webview.resources_table();
+  let resources_table = app.resources_table();
   let tray = resources_table.get::<TrayIcon<R>>(rid)?;
   tray.set_show_menu_on_left_click(on_left)
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn init<R: Runtime>() -> TauriPlugin<R> {
   Builder::new("tray")
-    .setup(|app, _api| {
-      app.manage(TrayIcons {
-        icons: Default::default(),
-      });
-      Ok(())
-    })
     .invoke_handler(crate::generate_handler![
       #![plugin(tray)]
       new,