diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_type_timeline/public/timeline_vis_type.tsx b/src/plugins/vis_type_timeline/public/timeline_vis_type.tsx
index 3e6bbed89bf..3346db74d9a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_type_timeline/public/timeline_vis_type.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_timeline/public/timeline_vis_type.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export function getTimelineVisDefinition(dependencies: TimelineVisDependencies)
   return {
     name: TIMELINE_VIS_NAME,
     title: 'Timeline',
-    icon: 'visTimeline',
+    icon: 'visTimelion',
     description: i18n.translate('timeline.timelineDescription', {
       defaultMessage: 'Build time-series using functional expressions',
     }),