diff --git a/ico/22x22/format-text-subscript.svg.png b/ico/22x22/format-text-subscript.svg.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49b48470d
Binary files /dev/null and b/ico/22x22/format-text-subscript.svg.png differ
diff --git a/ico/22x22/format-text-superscript.svg.png b/ico/22x22/format-text-superscript.svg.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f719c9f6b
Binary files /dev/null and b/ico/22x22/format-text-superscript.svg.png differ
diff --git a/qelectrotech.qrc b/qelectrotech.qrc
index 161664349..98020e2d4 100644
--- a/qelectrotech.qrc
+++ b/qelectrotech.qrc
@@ -253,5 +253,7 @@
         <file>ico/16x16/help-donate.svg</file>
         <file>ico/16x16/edit-download.svg</file>
         <file>ico/16x16/kdenlive-show-video.svg</file>
+        <file>ico/22x22/format-text-subscript.svg.png</file>
+        <file>ico/22x22/format-text-superscript.svg.png</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>
diff --git a/sources/qeticons.cpp b/sources/qeticons.cpp
index 3b378d763..b26995223 100644
--- a/sources/qeticons.cpp
+++ b/sources/qeticons.cpp
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ namespace QET {
 		QIcon QETDonate;
 		QIcon QETDownload;
 		QIcon QETVideo;
+		QIcon super;
+		QIcon sub;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -462,4 +464,6 @@ void QET::Icons::initIcons() {
 	listDrawings        .addFile(":/ico/48x48/view-pim-journal.png");
 	AutoNum             .addFile(":/ico/128x128/plasmagik.png");
 	TerminalStrip       .addFile(":/ico/22x22/terminalstrip.png");
+	sub                 .addFile(":/ico/22x22/format-text-subscript.svg.png");
+	super               .addFile(":/ico/22x22/format-text-superscript.svg.png");
 }
diff --git a/sources/qeticons.h b/sources/qeticons.h
index cde960e5c..777817fe6 100644
--- a/sources/qeticons.h
+++ b/sources/qeticons.h
@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ namespace QET {
 		extern QIcon QETDonate;
 		extern QIcon QETDownload;
 		extern QIcon QETVideo;
+		extern QIcon super;
+		extern QIcon sub;
 	}
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/sources/richtext/richtexteditor.cpp b/sources/richtext/richtexteditor.cpp
index e562bf552..ba779a400 100644
--- a/sources/richtext/richtexteditor.cpp
+++ b/sources/richtext/richtexteditor.cpp
@@ -503,19 +503,19 @@ RichTextEditorToolBar::RichTextEditorToolBar(RichTextEditor *editor,
     // Superscript and subscript buttons
 
     m_valign_sup_action = createCheckableAction(
-            QIcon(),
+            QIcon(":/ico/22x22/format-text-superscript.svg.png"),
             tr("Superscript"),
             this, SLOT(setVAlignSuper(bool)), this);
     addAction(m_valign_sup_action);
 
     m_valign_sub_action = createCheckableAction(
-            QIcon(),
+            QIcon(":/ico/22x22/format-text-subscript.svg.png"),
             tr("Subscript"),
             this, SLOT(setVAlignSub(bool)), this);
     addAction(m_valign_sub_action);
 	
-	m_valign_sup_action -> setVisible( false );
-	m_valign_sub_action -> setVisible( false );
+	m_valign_sup_action -> setVisible( true );
+	m_valign_sub_action -> setVisible( true );
 
     // Insert hyperlink and image buttons