diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d7f52bb6..b051c868 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 - Config *global setting* `split_type` is now categorized as a *space setting* instead [#2479](https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/issues/2479)
 - Additional options `x-axis` and `y-axis` can now be used with `config auto_balance` command [#190](https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/issues/190)
 - Minor adjustment to screen-padding and window-gap [#2502](https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/issues/2502)
+- Replace seticon script with AppleScript implementation instead of Python
 
 ## [7.1.5] - 2024-11-01
 ### Changed
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index ba47be3a..5108a633 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ man:
 	asciidoctor -b manpage $(DOC_PATH)/yabai.asciidoc -o $(DOC_PATH)/yabai.1
 
 icon:
-	python3 $(SCRIPT_PATH)/seticon.py $(ASSET_PATH)/icon/2x/icon-512px@2x.png $(BUILD_PATH)/yabai
+	osascript $(SCRIPT_PATH)/seticon.scpt $(ASSET_PATH)/icon/2x/icon-512px@2x.png $(BUILD_PATH)/yabai
 
 publish:
 	sed -i '' "60s/^VERSION=.*/VERSION=\"$(shell $(BUILD_PATH)/yabai --version | cut -d "v" -f 2)\"/" $(SCRIPT_PATH)/install.sh
diff --git a/scripts/seticon.py b/scripts/seticon.py
deleted file mode 100755
index 6cbff43b..00000000
--- a/scripts/seticon.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-import Cocoa
-import sys
-
-image = Cocoa.NSImage.alloc().initWithContentsOfFile_(sys.argv[1]);
-binary = sys.argv[2];
-options = 0;
-
-result = Cocoa.NSWorkspace.sharedWorkspace().setIcon_forFile_options_(image, binary, options);
-if result == 0: print("could not set icon for file..");
diff --git a/scripts/seticon.scpt b/scripts/seticon.scpt
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2bb12d4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/seticon.scpt
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env osascript
+
+use framework "AppKit"
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# PROPERTY DECLARATIONS:
+property this : a reference to current application
+property NSWorkspace : a reference to NSWorkspace of this
+property NSImage : a reference to NSImage of this
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# IMPLEMENTATION:
+on run argv
+  set icon to item 1 of argv
+  set target to item 2 of argv
+
+  setIcon to icon for target
+end run
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# HANDLERS:
+to setIcon to iconPath for filePath
+  set sharedWorkspace to NSWorkspace's sharedWorkspace()
+  set newImage to NSImage's alloc()
+  set icon to newImage's initWithContentsOfFile:iconPath
+
+  set success to sharedWorkspace's setIcon:icon forFile:filePath options:0
+end setIcon