diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibDesktop/AppFile.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibDesktop/AppFile.cpp
index 405a2c28e7..de24b80c73 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibDesktop/AppFile.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibDesktop/AppFile.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,21 @@ String AppFile::category() const
     return m_config->read_entry("App", "Category").trim_whitespace();
 }
 
+String AppFile::icon_path() const
+{
+    return m_config->read_entry("App", "IconPath").trim_whitespace();
+}
+
+GUI::Icon AppFile::icon() const
+{
+    auto override_icon = icon_path();
+    // FIXME: support pointing to actual .ico files
+    if (!override_icon.is_empty())
+        return GUI::FileIconProvider::icon_for_path(override_icon);
+
+    return GUI::FileIconProvider::icon_for_path(executable());
+}
+
 bool AppFile::run_in_terminal() const
 {
     return m_config->read_bool_entry("App", "RunInTerminal", false);
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibDesktop/AppFile.h b/Userland/Libraries/LibDesktop/AppFile.h
index ffcbc5fde9..e67a4ec9b9 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibDesktop/AppFile.h
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibDesktop/AppFile.h
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ public:
     String executable() const;
     String category() const;
     String description() const;
+    String icon_path() const;
+    GUI::Icon icon() const;
     bool run_in_terminal() const;
     Vector<String> launcher_file_types() const;
     Vector<String> launcher_protocols() const;
     bool spawn() const;
 
-    GUI::Icon icon() const { return GUI::FileIconProvider::icon_for_path(executable()); };
-
 private:
     explicit AppFile(const StringView& path);