diff --git a/v2/internal/project/project.go b/v2/internal/project/project.go
index 947315ff5..ff30cfb01 100644
--- a/v2/internal/project/project.go
+++ b/v2/internal/project/project.go
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ type Project struct {
 	// The path to the project directory
 	Path string
 
-	// Icons directory
-	IconsDir string `json:"icons_dir"`
+	// Assets directory
+	AssetsDir string `json:"assetsdir"`
 
 	// The output filename
 	OutputFilename string `json:"outputfilename"`
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ func Load(projectPath string) (*Project, error) {
 		result.Name = "wailsapp"
 	}
 
-	// Set default icons directory if none given
-	if result.IconsDir == "" {
-		result.IconsDir = filepath.Join(result.Path, "icons")
+	// Set default assets directory if none given
+	if result.AssetsDir == "" {
+		result.AssetsDir = filepath.Join(result.Path, "assets")
 	}
 
 	// Fix up OutputFilename
diff --git a/v2/pkg/commands/build/base.go b/v2/pkg/commands/build/base.go
index 684c8caaa..abb149e7e 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/commands/build/base.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/commands/build/base.go
@@ -49,39 +49,43 @@ func (b *BaseBuilder) fileExists(path string) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-// buildStaticAssets will iterate through the projects static directory and add all files
+// buildCustomAssets will iterate through the projects static directory and add all files
 // to the application wide asset database.
-func (b *BaseBuilder) buildStaticAssets(projectData *project.Project) error {
+func (b *BaseBuilder) buildCustomAssets(projectData *project.Project) error {
 
 	// Add trailing slash to Asset directory
-	assetsDir := filepath.Join(projectData.Path, "assets") + "/"
-
-	assets := assetdb.NewAssetDB()
-	if b.fileExists(assetsDir) {
-		err := filepath.Walk(assetsDir, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			normalisedPath := filepath.ToSlash(path)
-			localPath := strings.TrimPrefix(normalisedPath, assetsDir)
-			if len(localPath) == 0 {
-				return nil
-			}
-			if data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(assetsDir, localPath)); err == nil {
-				assets.AddAsset(localPath, data)
-			}
-
-			return nil
-		})
+	customAssetsDir := filepath.Join(projectData.Path, "assets", "custom") + "/"
+	if !b.fileExists(customAssetsDir) {
+		err := fs.MkDirs(customAssetsDir)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
 
+	assets := assetdb.NewAssetDB()
+	err := filepath.Walk(customAssetsDir, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		normalisedPath := filepath.ToSlash(path)
+		localPath := strings.TrimPrefix(normalisedPath, customAssetsDir)
+		if len(localPath) == 0 {
+			return nil
+		}
+		if data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(customAssetsDir, localPath)); err == nil {
+			assets.AddAsset(localPath, data)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// Write assetdb out to root directory
 	assetsDbFilename := fs.RelativePath("../../../assetsdb.go")
 	b.addFileToDelete(assetsDbFilename)
-	err := ioutil.WriteFile(assetsDbFilename, []byte(assets.Serialize("assets", "wails")), 0644)
+	err = ioutil.WriteFile(assetsDbFilename, []byte(assets.Serialize("assets", "wails")), 0644)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -128,7 +132,7 @@ func (b *BaseBuilder) CleanUp() {
 
 		// Delete file. We ignore errors because these files will be overwritten
 		// by the next build anyway.
-		os.Remove(filename)
+		_ = os.Remove(filename)
 
 	})
 }
@@ -166,7 +170,7 @@ func (b *BaseBuilder) CompileProject(options *Options) error {
 
 	// Get application build directory
 	appDir := options.BuildDirectory
-	err := cleanBuildDirectory(options, options.Platform)
+	err := cleanBuildDirectory(options)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -307,8 +311,7 @@ func (b *BaseBuilder) NpmRunWithEnvironment(projectDir, buildTarget string, verb
 }
 
 // BuildFrontend executes the `npm build` command for the frontend directory
-func (b *BaseBuilder) BuildFrontend(outputLogger *clilogger.CLILogger) error {
-	verbose := false
+func (b *BaseBuilder) BuildFrontend(outputLogger *clilogger.CLILogger, verbose bool) error {
 
 	frontendDir := filepath.Join(b.projectData.Path, "frontend")
 
diff --git a/v2/pkg/commands/build/desktop.go b/v2/pkg/commands/build/desktop.go
index e06d3da7f..09c87784e 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/commands/build/desktop.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/commands/build/desktop.go
@@ -24,9 +24,15 @@ func newDesktopBuilder() *DesktopBuilder {
 func (d *DesktopBuilder) BuildAssets(options *Options) error {
 	var err error
 
-	// Check icon directory exists
-	if !fs.DirExists(options.ProjectData.IconsDir) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("icon directory %s does not exist", options.ProjectData.IconsDir)
+	// Check assets directory exists
+	if !fs.DirExists(options.ProjectData.AssetsDir) {
+		// Path to default assets
+		defaultAssets := fs.RelativePath("./internal/assets")
+		// Copy the default assets directory
+		err := fs.CopyDir(defaultAssets, options.ProjectData.AssetsDir)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Get a list of assets from the HTML
@@ -42,7 +48,7 @@ func (d *DesktopBuilder) BuildAssets(options *Options) error {
 	}
 
 	// Build static assets
-	err = d.buildStaticAssets(d.projectData)
+	err = d.buildCustomAssets(d.projectData)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -95,7 +101,7 @@ func (d *DesktopBuilder) BuildBaseAssets(assets *html.AssetBundle, options *Opti
 func (d *DesktopBuilder) processApplicationIcon(assetDir string) error {
 
 	// Copy default icon if one doesn't exist
-	iconFile := filepath.Join(d.projectData.IconsDir, "appicon.png")
+	iconFile := filepath.Join(d.projectData.AssetsDir, "appicon.png")
 	if !fs.FileExists(iconFile) {
 		err := fs.CopyFile(defaultIconPath(), iconFile)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/v2/pkg/commands/build/desktop_darwin.go b/v2/pkg/commands/build/desktop_darwin.go
index 85a9a628e..9b8d80870 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/commands/build/desktop_darwin.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/commands/build/desktop_darwin.go
@@ -21,21 +21,29 @@ func (d *DesktopBuilder) convertToHexLiteral(bytes []byte) string {
 	return result
 }
 
-// We will compile all tray icons found at <projectdir>/icons/tray/*.png into the application
+// We will compile all tray icons found at <projectdir>/assets/trayicons/*.png into the application
 func (d *DesktopBuilder) processTrayIcons(assetDir string, options *Options) error {
 
 	var err error
 
 	// Get all the tray icon filenames
-	trayIconDirectory := filepath.Join(options.ProjectData.IconsDir, "tray")
-	var trayIconFilenames []string
-	if fs.DirExists(trayIconDirectory) {
-		trayIconFilenames, err = filepath.Glob(trayIconDirectory + "/*.png")
+	trayIconDirectory := filepath.Join(options.ProjectData.AssetsDir, "tray")
+
+	// If the directory doesn't exist, create it
+	if !fs.DirExists(trayIconDirectory) {
+		err = fs.MkDirs(trayIconDirectory)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatal(err)
 			return err
 		}
 	}
+
+	var trayIconFilenames []string
+	trayIconFilenames, err = filepath.Glob(trayIconDirectory + "/*.png")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// Setup target
 	targetFilename := "trayicons"
 	targetFile := filepath.Join(assetDir, targetFilename+".c")
@@ -108,12 +116,12 @@ func (d *DesktopBuilder) processDialogIcons(assetDir string, options *Options) e
 	var err error
 
 	// Get all the dialog icon filenames
-	dialogIconDirectory := filepath.Join(options.ProjectData.IconsDir, "dialog")
+	dialogIconDirectory := filepath.Join(options.ProjectData.AssetsDir, "dialog")
 	var dialogIconFilenames []string
 
-	// If the user has no custom dialog icons, copy the defaults
+	// If the directory does not exist, create it
 	if !fs.DirExists(dialogIconDirectory) {
-		defaultDialogIconsDirectory := fs.RelativePath("./internal/packager/icons/dialog")
+		defaultDialogIconsDirectory := fs.RelativePath("./internal/packager/icons/default/dialog")
 		err := fs.CopyDir(defaultDialogIconsDirectory, dialogIconDirectory)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/v2/pkg/commands/build/packager.go b/v2/pkg/commands/build/packager.go
index f48a5e55d..c32900a05 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/commands/build/packager.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/commands/build/packager.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func packageProject(options *Options, platform string) error {
 }
 
 // cleanBuildDirectory will remove an existing build directory and recreate it
-func cleanBuildDirectory(options *Options, platform string) error {
+func cleanBuildDirectory(options *Options) error {
 
 	buildDirectory := options.BuildDirectory
 
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ func cleanBuildDirectory(options *Options, platform string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func copyFileToBuildDirectory() {}
-
 // Gets (and creates) the build base directory
 func getBuildBaseDirectory(options *Options) (string, error) {
 	buildDirectory := filepath.Join(options.ProjectData.Path, "build")
@@ -65,7 +63,7 @@ func getBuildBaseDirectory(options *Options) (string, error) {
 
 // Gets the path to the default icon
 func defaultIconPath() string {
-	return fs.RelativePath("internal/packager/icon64.png")
+	return fs.RelativePath("internal/packager/icon1024.png")
 }
 
 // Gets the platform dependent package assets directory
diff --git a/v2/pkg/commands/build/packager_darwin.go b/v2/pkg/commands/build/packager_darwin.go
index a52e01169..99f383056 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/commands/build/packager_darwin.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/commands/build/packager_darwin.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func packageApplication(options *Options) error {
 	}
 
 	// Generate Icons
-	err = processApplicationIcon(resourceDir, options.ProjectData.IconsDir)
+	err = processApplicationIcon(resourceDir, options.ProjectData.AssetsDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -56,15 +56,13 @@ func packageApplication(options *Options) error {
 }
 
 func processPList(options *Options, contentsDirectory string) error {
+
 	// Check if plist already exists in project dir
-	plistFile, err := fs.RelativeToCwd("info.plist")
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	plistFile := filepath.Join(options.ProjectData.AssetsDir, "mac", "info.plist")
 
 	// If the file doesn't exist, generate it
 	if !fs.FileExists(plistFile) {
-		err = generateDefaultPlist(options, plistFile)
+		err := generateDefaultPlist(options, plistFile)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -100,6 +98,11 @@ func generateDefaultPlist(options *Options, targetPlistFile string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// Create the directory if it doesn't exist
+	err = fs.MkDirs(filepath.Dir(targetPlistFile))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	// Save the file
 	return ioutil.WriteFile(targetPlistFile, tpl.Bytes(), 0644)
 }
diff --git a/v2/test/kitchensink/assets/appicon.png b/v2/test/kitchensink/assets/appicon.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3ad26ce7
Binary files /dev/null and b/v2/test/kitchensink/assets/appicon.png differ
diff --git a/v2/test/kitchensink/icons/dialog/info-light.png b/v2/test/kitchensink/assets/dialog/info-light.png
similarity index 100%
rename from v2/test/kitchensink/icons/dialog/info-light.png
rename to v2/test/kitchensink/assets/dialog/info-light.png
diff --git a/v2/test/kitchensink/icons/dialog/info-light2x.png b/v2/test/kitchensink/assets/dialog/info-light2x.png
similarity index 100%
rename from v2/test/kitchensink/icons/dialog/info-light2x.png
rename to v2/test/kitchensink/assets/dialog/info-light2x.png
diff --git a/v2/test/kitchensink/icons/dialog/wails.png b/v2/test/kitchensink/assets/dialog/wails.png
similarity index 100%
rename from v2/test/kitchensink/icons/dialog/wails.png
rename to v2/test/kitchensink/assets/dialog/wails.png
diff --git a/v2/test/kitchensink/icons/dialog/wails2x.png b/v2/test/kitchensink/assets/dialog/wails2x.png
similarity index 100%
rename from v2/test/kitchensink/icons/dialog/wails2x.png
rename to v2/test/kitchensink/assets/dialog/wails2x.png
diff --git a/v2/test/kitchensink/icons/tray/dark.png b/v2/test/kitchensink/assets/tray/dark.png
similarity index 100%
rename from v2/test/kitchensink/icons/tray/dark.png
rename to v2/test/kitchensink/assets/tray/dark.png
diff --git a/v2/test/kitchensink/icons/tray/light.png b/v2/test/kitchensink/assets/tray/light.png
similarity index 100%
rename from v2/test/kitchensink/icons/tray/light.png
rename to v2/test/kitchensink/assets/tray/light.png
diff --git a/v2/test/kitchensink/icons/tray/light2x.png b/v2/test/kitchensink/assets/tray/light2x.png
similarity index 100%
rename from v2/test/kitchensink/icons/tray/light2x.png
rename to v2/test/kitchensink/assets/tray/light2x.png
diff --git a/v2/test/kitchensink/icons/tray/svelte.png b/v2/test/kitchensink/assets/tray/svelte.png
similarity index 100%
rename from v2/test/kitchensink/icons/tray/svelte.png
rename to v2/test/kitchensink/assets/tray/svelte.png