diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/FilesAppBar.vue b/apps/files/src/components/FilesAppBar.vue
index 91087bcdf4e..f3498677431 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/FilesAppBar.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/FilesAppBar.vue
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
                   v-for="(newFileHandler, key) in newFileHandlers"
                   :key="key"
                   :class="'new-file-btn-' + newFileHandler.ext"
-                  icon="save"
+                  :icon="newFileHandler.icon || 'save'"
                   @click="showCreateResourceModal(false, newFileHandler.ext, newFileHandler.action)"
                   >{{ newFileHandler.menuTitle($gettext) }}</oc-nav-item
                 >
diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/new-file-icon b/changelog/unreleased/new-file-icon
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3a12bb857d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/new-file-icon
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Enhancement: Add custom icons in the new file menu
+
+We've added an option to display own icon in the new file menu.
+
+https://github.com/owncloud/phoenix/pull/4375