diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/treeView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/treeView.ts
index 487cf07936e3f8..71b8f71cdf7881 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/treeView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/treeView.ts
@@ -1472,6 +1472,8 @@ class TreeRenderer extends Disposable implements ITreeRenderer<ITreeItem, FuzzyS
 				iconClass = ThemeIcon.asClassName(node.themeIcon);
 				if (node.themeIcon.color) {
 					templateData.icon.style.color = this.themeService.getColorTheme().getColor(node.themeIcon.color.id)?.toString() ?? '';
+				} else {
+					iconClass = iconClass + ' codicon-colored';
 				}
 			}
 			templateData.icon.className = iconClass ? `custom-view-tree-node-item-icon ${iconClass}` : '';