diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/icons.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/icons.rs
index eac798497..56a8404bb 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/icons.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/icons.rs
@@ -321,6 +321,24 @@ pub fn paint(p: &Painter, r: Rect, name: &str, c: Color32) {
             pen.frect(5.0, 5.0, 15.0, 9.0);
             pen.frect(5.0, 11.0, 11.0, 15.0);
         }
+        "objdistribute-h" => {
+            pen.frect(2.5, 5.0, 6.0, 15.0);
+            pen.frect(14.0, 5.0, 17.5, 15.0);
+            pen.line(&[(7.5, 10.0), (12.5, 10.0)]);
+            pen.line(&[(7.5, 10.0), (9.0, 8.5)]);
+            pen.line(&[(7.5, 10.0), (9.0, 11.5)]);
+            pen.line(&[(12.5, 10.0), (11.0, 8.5)]);
+            pen.line(&[(12.5, 10.0), (11.0, 11.5)]);
+        }
+        "objdistribute-v" => {
+            pen.frect(5.0, 2.5, 15.0, 6.0);
+            pen.frect(5.0, 14.0, 15.0, 17.5);
+            pen.line(&[(10.0, 7.5), (10.0, 12.5)]);
+            pen.line(&[(10.0, 7.5), (8.5, 9.0)]);
+            pen.line(&[(10.0, 7.5), (11.5, 9.0)]);
+            pen.line(&[(10.0, 12.5), (8.5, 11.0)]);
+            pen.line(&[(10.0, 12.5), (11.5, 11.0)]);
+        }
         "panel-transform" => {
             pen.rect(4.0, 4.0, 16.0, 16.0);
             for (x, y) in [(4.0, 4.0), (16.0, 4.0), (4.0, 16.0), (16.0, 16.0), (10.0, 10.0)] {
@@ -940,4 +958,25 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(arrow_filled("tool-selection"), "Selection draws a hollow arrow");
         assert!(!arrow_filled("tool-direct"), "Direct Selection draws a filled arrow");
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn distribute_icons_are_distinct_from_align_and_each_other() {
+        // `objalign-*` ship upstream and back the Properties Align row; only the
+        // two `objdistribute-*` icons are new here, so they must be real glyphs and
+        // must not collide with any `objalign-*` (one glyph per command).
+        let distribute = ["objdistribute-h", "objdistribute-v"];
+        let align = ["objalign-left", "objalign-hcenter", "objalign-right", "objalign-top", "objalign-vcenter", "objalign-bottom"];
+        let unknown = drawing("no-such-icon");
+        let d: Vec<String> = distribute.iter().map(|n| drawing(n)).collect();
+        for (n, g) in distribute.iter().zip(&d) {
+            assert_ne!(*g, unknown, "{n} falls back to the placeholder");
+        }
+        assert_ne!(d[0], d[1], "objdistribute-h and objdistribute-v draw alike");
+        for dn in &d {
+            for an in &align {
+                let ag = drawing(an);
+                assert_ne!(*dn, ag, "distribute icon draws like {an}");
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/properties.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/properties.rs
index e7332bdab..44794eb52 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/properties.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/properties.rs
@@ -2010,37 +2010,24 @@ pub fn pathfinder_panel(app: &mut DesignApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui) {
 
 pub fn align_panel(app: &mut DesignApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui) {
     ui.horizontal(|ui| {
-        for (edge, tip) in [
-            ("left", "Align left edges"),
-            ("hcenter", "Align horizontal centers"),
-            ("right", "Align right edges"),
-            ("top", "Align top edges"),
-            ("vcenter", "Align vertical centers"),
-            ("bottom", "Align bottom edges"),
+        for (edge, icon, tip) in [
+            ("left", "objalign-left", "Align left edges"),
+            ("hcenter", "objalign-hcenter", "Align horizontal centers"),
+            ("right", "objalign-right", "Align right edges"),
+            ("top", "objalign-top", "Align top edges"),
+            ("vcenter", "objalign-vcenter", "Align vertical centers"),
+            ("bottom", "objalign-bottom", "Align bottom edges"),
         ] {
-            if ui
-                .small_button(match edge {
-                    "left" => "⇤",
-                    "hcenter" => "↔",
-                    "right" => "⇥",
-                    "top" => "⤒",
-                    "vcenter" => "↕",
-                    _ => "⤓",
-                })
-                .on_hover_ui(|ui| {
-                    crate::rtl::label(ui, crate::i18n::tr(&app.ui.language, tip));
-                })
-                .clicked()
-            {
+            if widgets::icon_toggle(ui, icon, false, crate::i18n::tr(&app.ui.language, tip)).clicked() {
                 let _ = app.run("object.align", json!({"edge": edge}));
             }
         }
     });
     ui.horizontal(|ui| {
-        if ui.small_button(crate::rtl::widget(ui, crate::i18n::tr(&app.ui.language, "Distribute ↔"))).clicked() {
+        if widgets::icon_toggle(ui, "objdistribute-h", false, crate::i18n::tr(&app.ui.language, "Distribute ↔")).clicked() {
             let _ = app.run("object.distribute", json!({"axis": "horizontal"}));
         }
-        if ui.small_button(crate::rtl::widget(ui, crate::i18n::tr(&app.ui.language, "Distribute ↕"))).clicked() {
+        if widgets::icon_toggle(ui, "objdistribute-v", false, crate::i18n::tr(&app.ui.language, "Distribute ↕")).clicked() {
             let _ = app.run("object.distribute", json!({"axis": "vertical"}));
         }
     });