diff --git a/extensions/commands/accents-setter/index.ts b/extensions/commands/accents-setter/index.ts
index 0f65c32..8f716c2 100644
--- a/extensions/commands/accents-setter/index.ts
+++ b/extensions/commands/accents-setter/index.ts
@@ -35,37 +35,46 @@ const isValidColour = (colour: string | null | undefined): boolean =>
 /**
  * Sets workbench options
  */
-const setWorkbenchOptions = (accentSelected: string | undefined, config: any): Thenable<string> =>
+const setWorkbenchOptions = (config: any): Thenable<boolean> =>
   vscode.workspace.getConfiguration().update('workbench.colorCustomizations', config, true)
-    .then(() => updateAccent(accentSelected),
-    reason => vscode.window.showErrorMessage(reason));
+    .then(() => true, reason => vscode.window.showErrorMessage(reason));
 
 /**
  * VSCode command
  */
-export default async (): Promise<boolean> => {
+export default async (accent?: string): Promise<boolean> => {
   const themeConfigCommon = getDefaultValues();
   const purgeColourKey: string = 'Remove accents';
-  const options: string[] = Object.keys(themeConfigCommon.accents).concat(purgeColourKey);
+  const shouldUpdateAccent = Boolean(!accent);
+  let accentToSelect = accent;
 
-  // shows the quick pick dropdown and wait response
-  const accentSelected = await vscode.window.showQuickPick(options);
+  // If called without accent shows the quick pick dropdown and wait response
+  if (!accentToSelect) {
+    const options: string[] = Object.keys(themeConfigCommon.accents).concat(purgeColourKey);
+    const accentSelected = await vscode.window.showQuickPick(options);
 
-  if (accentSelected === null || accentSelected === undefined) {
-    return Promise.resolve(null);
+    if (accentSelected === null || accentSelected === undefined) {
+      return Promise.resolve(null);
+    }
+
+    accentToSelect = accentSelected;
   }
 
   const config: any = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration().get('workbench.colorCustomizations');
 
-  switch (accentSelected) {
+  switch (accentToSelect) {
     case purgeColourKey:
       assignColorCustomizations(undefined, config);
-      await setWorkbenchOptions(undefined, config);
-      return Promise.resolve(true);
+      return setWorkbenchOptions(config)
+        .then(() => updateAccent(undefined))
+        .then(() => Promise.resolve(true));
     default:
-      assignColorCustomizations(themeConfigCommon.accents[accentSelected], config);
-      await setWorkbenchOptions(accentSelected, config);
-      return Promise.resolve(true);
+      assignColorCustomizations(themeConfigCommon.accents[accentToSelect], config);
+      return setWorkbenchOptions(config)
+        .then(() =>
+          shouldUpdateAccent ? updateAccent(accentToSelect) : Promise.resolve(accentToSelect)
+        )
+        .then(() => Promise.resolve(true));
   }
 
 };
diff --git a/extensions/commands/theme-icons/index.ts b/extensions/commands/theme-icons/index.ts
index 4c31aef..503f360 100644
--- a/extensions/commands/theme-icons/index.ts
+++ b/extensions/commands/theme-icons/index.ts
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ const replaceIconPathWithAccent = (iconPath: string, accentName: string): string
   return iconPath.replace('.svg', `.accent.${ accentName }.svg`);
 };
 
-let fixIconsRunning: boolean = false;
-
 /**
  * Fix icons when flag auto-fix is active and current theme is Material
  */
@@ -41,10 +39,6 @@ export default async () => {
     deferred.reject = reject;
   });
 
-  if (fixIconsRunning) {
-    return deferred.resolve();
-  }
-
   // Current theme id set on VSCode ("label" of the package.json)
   const themeLabel = getCurrentThemeID();
 
@@ -53,8 +47,6 @@ export default async () => {
     return deferred.resolve();
   }
 
-  fixIconsRunning = true;
-
   const DEFAULTS = getDefaultValues();
   const CUSTOM_SETTINGS = getCustomSettings();
 
@@ -96,8 +88,6 @@ export default async () => {
       deferred.reject(err);
       return;
     }
-
-    fixIconsRunning = false;
     deferred.resolve();
   });
 
diff --git a/extensions/helpers/configuration-change.ts b/extensions/helpers/configuration-change.ts
index 537e401..d323238 100644
--- a/extensions/helpers/configuration-change.ts
+++ b/extensions/helpers/configuration-change.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import {
   ConfigurationChangeEvent
 } from 'vscode';
-import {isMaterialThemeIcons, isMaterialTheme} from './settings';
+import {isMaterialThemeIcons, isMaterialTheme, getAccent} from './settings';
 import {getCurrentThemeIconsID, getCurrentThemeID} from './vscode';
-
 import handleAutoapply from './handle-autoapply';
+import {accentsSetter} from '../commands';
 
 const onIconsChanged = () => {
   const currentIconsTheme = getCurrentThemeIconsID();
@@ -16,10 +16,24 @@ const onThemeChanged = () => {
   return handleAutoapply(isMaterialTheme(currentTheme));
 };
 
+const onAccentChanged = () => {
+  const currentTheme = getCurrentThemeID();
+  const currentIconsTheme = getCurrentThemeIconsID();
+  const currentAccent = getAccent();
+  return accentsSetter(currentAccent)
+    .then(() =>
+      handleAutoapply(
+        isMaterialTheme(currentTheme) && isMaterialThemeIcons(currentIconsTheme)
+      )
+    );
+};
+
 export const onChangeConfiguration = (event: ConfigurationChangeEvent) => {
   const isColorTheme = event.affectsConfiguration('workbench.colorTheme');
   const isIconTheme = event.affectsConfiguration('workbench.iconTheme');
+  const isAccent = event.affectsConfiguration('materialTheme.accent');
 
   return isIconTheme ? onIconsChanged() :
-          isColorTheme ? onThemeChanged() : null;
+          isColorTheme ? onThemeChanged() :
+            isAccent ? onAccentChanged() : null;
 };
diff --git a/extensions/helpers/handle-autoapply.ts b/extensions/helpers/handle-autoapply.ts
index 0aa0c50..c7188cc 100644
--- a/extensions/helpers/handle-autoapply.ts
+++ b/extensions/helpers/handle-autoapply.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@ import {isAutoApplyEnable, isReloadNotificationEnable} from './settings';
 import {infoMessage} from './messages';
 import {fixIcons} from '../commands';
 
+let fixIconsRunning: boolean = false;
+
 export default async (doubleCheck: boolean) => {
-  if (!doubleCheck) {
+  if (!doubleCheck || fixIconsRunning) {
     return;
   }
 
   if (isAutoApplyEnable()) {
-    return fixIcons();
+    fixIconsRunning = true;
+    return fixIcons().then(() => fixIconsRunning = false);
   }
 
   if (!isReloadNotificationEnable()) {
@@ -18,6 +21,7 @@ export default async (doubleCheck: boolean) => {
   const result = await infoMessage();
 
   if (result.reload) {
-    return fixIcons();
+    fixIconsRunning = true;
+    return fixIcons().then(() => fixIconsRunning = false);
   }
 };