diff --git a/other_textures/connected_textures_ice.png b/other_textures/connected_textures_ice.png
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diff --git a/src/nodes.lua b/src/nodes.lua
index 20c032b..5de5336 100644
--- a/src/nodes.lua
+++ b/src/nodes.lua
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ minetest.override_item("default:ice", {
 	--param2 is reserved for how much ice will freezeover.
 	sunlight_propagates = true, -- 2
 	drawtype = "glasslike",
-	inventory_image  = minetest.inventorycube("default_ice.png"),
+	inventory_image  = minetest.inventorycube("default_ice.png").."^[brighten",
 	liquidtype = "none",
 	 -- I made this a lot harder to dig than snow blocks because ice is much more dense
 	 -- and solid than fluffy snow. ~ LazyJ
diff --git a/textures/default_ice.png b/textures/default_ice.png
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