diff --git a/apps/files/lib/Collaboration/Resources/ResourceProvider.php b/apps/files/lib/Collaboration/Resources/ResourceProvider.php
index d29b18afea..27b155b764 100644
--- a/apps/files/lib/Collaboration/Resources/ResourceProvider.php
+++ b/apps/files/lib/Collaboration/Resources/ResourceProvider.php
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
 /**
  * @copyright Copyright (c) 2018 Joas Schilling <coding@schilljs.com>
  *
@@ -24,7 +25,6 @@ namespace OCA\Files\Collaboration\Resources;
 
 use OCP\Collaboration\Resources\IProvider;
 use OCP\Collaboration\Resources\IResource;
-use OCP\Collaboration\Resources\ResourceException;
 use OCP\Files\IRootFolder;
 use OCP\Files\Node;
 use OCP\IURLGenerator;
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class ResourceProvider implements IProvider {
 	 *
 	 * @param IResource $resource
 	 * @return string
-	 * @since 15.0.0
+	 * @since 16.0.0
 	 */
 	public function getName(IResource $resource): string {
 		if (isset($this->nodes[(int) $resource->getId()])) {
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class ResourceProvider implements IProvider {
 	 * @param IResource $resource
 	 * @param IUser $user
 	 * @return bool
-	 * @since 15.0.0
+	 * @since 16.0.0
 	 */
 	public function canAccessResource(IResource $resource, IUser $user = null): bool {
 		if (!$user instanceof IUser) {
@@ -107,21 +107,25 @@ class ResourceProvider implements IProvider {
 	 *
 	 * @param IResource $resource
 	 * @return string
-	 * @since 15.0.0
+	 * @since 16.0.0
 	 */
-	public function getIconClass(IResource $resource): string {
+	public function getIconLink(IResource $resource): string {
 		$node = $this->getNode($resource);
 		if ($node && $node->getMimetype() === 'httpd/unix-directory') {
-			return 'icon-files-dark';
+			return $this->urlGenerator->getAbsoluteURL(
+				$this->urlGenerator->imagePath('core', 'places/files')
+			);
 		}
-		return 'icon-filetype-file';
+		return $this->urlGenerator->getAbsoluteURL(
+			$this->urlGenerator->imagePath('core', 'filetypes/file')
+		);
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Get the resource type of the provider
 	 *
 	 * @return string
-	 * @since 15.0.0
+	 * @since 16.0.0
 	 */
 	public function getType(): string {
 		return self::RESOURCE_TYPE;
@@ -132,7 +136,7 @@ class ResourceProvider implements IProvider {
 	 *
 	 * @param IResource $resource
 	 * @return string
-	 * @since 15.0.0
+	 * @since 16.0.0
 	 */
 	public function getLink(IResource $resource): string {
 		return $this->urlGenerator->linkToRoute('files.viewcontroller.showFile', ['fileid' => $resource->getId()]);
diff --git a/core/Controller/CollaborationResourcesController.php b/core/Controller/CollaborationResourcesController.php
index 4278334c2b..3699746f73 100644
--- a/core/Controller/CollaborationResourcesController.php
+++ b/core/Controller/CollaborationResourcesController.php
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ class CollaborationResourcesController extends OCSController {
 			'type' => $resource->getType(),
 			'id' => $resource->getId(),
 			'name' => $resource->getName(),
-			'iconClass' => $resource->getIconClass(),
+			'iconLink' => $resource->getIconLink(),
 			'link' => $resource->getLink(),
 		];
 	}
diff --git a/lib/private/Collaboration/Resources/Manager.php b/lib/private/Collaboration/Resources/Manager.php
index dc4d2fc026..d1b84f9628 100644
--- a/lib/private/Collaboration/Resources/Manager.php
+++ b/lib/private/Collaboration/Resources/Manager.php
@@ -309,11 +309,11 @@ class Manager implements IManager {
 	 * @param IResource $resource
 	 * @return string
 	 */
-	public function getIconClass(IResource $resource): string {
+	public function getIconLink(IResource $resource): string {
 		foreach ($this->getProviders() as $provider) {
 			if ($provider->getType() === $resource->getType()) {
 				try {
-					return $provider->getIconClass($resource);
+					return $provider->getIconLink($resource);
 				} catch (ResourceException $e) {
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/lib/private/Collaboration/Resources/Resource.php b/lib/private/Collaboration/Resources/Resource.php
index d9c72ca203..0a3c003b27 100644
--- a/lib/private/Collaboration/Resources/Resource.php
+++ b/lib/private/Collaboration/Resources/Resource.php
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ class Resource implements IResource {
 	 * @return string
 	 * @since 16.0.0
 	 */
-	public function getIconClass(): string {
+	public function getIconLink(): string {
 		if ($this->iconClass === null) {
-			$this->iconClass = $this->manager->getIconClass($this);
+			$this->iconClass = $this->manager->getIconLink($this);
 		}
 
 		return $this->iconClass;
diff --git a/lib/public/Collaboration/Resources/IProvider.php b/lib/public/Collaboration/Resources/IProvider.php
index 376a816a5c..16ab16c0d1 100644
--- a/lib/public/Collaboration/Resources/IProvider.php
+++ b/lib/public/Collaboration/Resources/IProvider.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ interface IProvider {
 	 * @return string
 	 * @since 16.0.0
 	 */
-	public function getIconClass(IResource $resource): string;
+	public function getIconLink(IResource $resource): string;
 
 	/**
 	 * Get the link to a resource
diff --git a/lib/public/Collaboration/Resources/IResource.php b/lib/public/Collaboration/Resources/IResource.php
index 609a283c2d..0a3e36a33c 100644
--- a/lib/public/Collaboration/Resources/IResource.php
+++ b/lib/public/Collaboration/Resources/IResource.php
@@ -48,10 +48,11 @@ interface IResource {
 	public function getName(): string;
 
 	/**
+	 * Absolute link to an icon to represent the resource
 	 * @return string
 	 * @since 16.0.0
 	 */
-	public function getIconClass(): string;
+	public function getIconLink(): string;
 
 	/**
 	 * @return string