diff --git a/apps/theming/lib/ThemingDefaults.php b/apps/theming/lib/ThemingDefaults.php
index 6e93515eb5..8e65fafe85 100644
--- a/apps/theming/lib/ThemingDefaults.php
+++ b/apps/theming/lib/ThemingDefaults.php
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ class ThemingDefaults extends \OC_Defaults {
 			} catch (AppPathNotFoundException $e) {}
 			return $this->urlGenerator->linkToRoute('theming.Theming.getManifest') . '?v=' . $cacheBusterValue;
 		}
-		if (strpos($image, 'filetypes/') === 0) {
+		if (strpos($image, 'filetypes/') === 0 && file_exists(\OC::$SERVERROOT . '/core/img/' . $image )) {
 			return $this->urlGenerator->linkToRoute('theming.Icon.getThemedIcon', ['app' => $app, 'image' => $image]);
 		}
 		return false;