diff --git a/apps/files/lib/Activity/FavoriteProvider.php b/apps/files/lib/Activity/FavoriteProvider.php
index 787978babe..3ad6b9bb83 100644
--- a/apps/files/lib/Activity/FavoriteProvider.php
+++ b/apps/files/lib/Activity/FavoriteProvider.php
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ class FavoriteProvider implements IProvider {
 				$event->setIcon($this->url->getAbsoluteURL($this->url->imagePath('core', 'actions/starred.svg')));
 			}
 		} else if ($event->getSubject() === self::SUBJECT_REMOVED) {
+			$event->setType('unfavorite');
 			$event->setParsedSubject($this->l->t('Removed from favorites'));
 			if ($this->activityManager->getRequirePNG()) {
 				$event->setIcon($this->url->getAbsoluteURL($this->url->imagePath('core', 'actions/star.png')));
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ class FavoriteProvider implements IProvider {
 				$event->setIcon($this->url->getAbsoluteURL($this->url->imagePath('core', 'actions/starred.svg')));
 			}
 		} else if ($event->getSubject() === self::SUBJECT_REMOVED) {
+			$event->setType('unfavorite');
 			$subject = $this->l->t('You removed {file} from your favorites');
 			if ($this->activityManager->getRequirePNG()) {
 				$event->setIcon($this->url->getAbsoluteURL($this->url->imagePath('core', 'actions/star.png')));
diff --git a/apps/files/lib/Activity/Provider.php b/apps/files/lib/Activity/Provider.php
index e868e1c464..469c26cb47 100644
--- a/apps/files/lib/Activity/Provider.php
+++ b/apps/files/lib/Activity/Provider.php
@@ -113,11 +113,11 @@ class Provider implements IProvider {
 		return $this->parseLongVersion($event, $previousEvent);
 	}
 
-	protected function setIcon(IEvent $event, $icon) {
+	protected function setIcon(IEvent $event, string $icon, string $app = 'files') {
 		if ($this->activityManager->getRequirePNG()) {
-			$event->setIcon($this->url->getAbsoluteURL($this->url->imagePath('files', $icon . '.png')));
+			$event->setIcon($this->url->getAbsoluteURL($this->url->imagePath($app, $icon . '.png')));
 		} else {
-			$event->setIcon($this->url->getAbsoluteURL($this->url->imagePath('files', $icon . '.svg')));
+			$event->setIcon($this->url->getAbsoluteURL($this->url->imagePath($app, $icon . '.svg')));
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ class Provider implements IProvider {
 			$this->setIcon($event, 'delete-color');
 		} else if ($event->getSubject() === 'restored_by') {
 			$subject = $this->l->t('Restored by {user}');
+			$this->setIcon($event, 'actions/history', 'core');
 		} else if ($event->getSubject() === 'renamed_by') {
 			$subject = $this->l->t('Renamed by {user}');
 			$this->setIcon($event, 'change');
@@ -214,8 +215,10 @@ class Provider implements IProvider {
 			$this->setIcon($event, 'delete-color');
 		} else if ($event->getSubject() === 'restored_self') {
 			$subject = $this->l->t('You restored {file}');
+			$this->setIcon($event, 'actions/history', 'core');
 		} else if ($event->getSubject() === 'restored_by') {
 			$subject = $this->l->t('{user} restored {file}');
+			$this->setIcon($event, 'actions/history', 'core');
 		} else if ($event->getSubject() === 'renamed_self') {
 			$subject = $this->l->t('You renamed {oldfile} to {newfile}');
 			$this->setIcon($event, 'change');
diff --git a/core/img/actions/history.png b/core/img/actions/history.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..11eb83309f
Binary files /dev/null and b/core/img/actions/history.png differ