diff --git a/extensions/apps-menu/extension.js b/extensions/apps-menu/extension.js
index d7ba570..d62e3d7 100644
--- a/extensions/apps-menu/extension.js
+++ b/extensions/apps-menu/extension.js
@@ -390,6 +390,14 @@ class ApplicationsButton extends PanelMenu.Button {
 
         let hbox = new St.BoxLayout({ style_class: 'panel-status-menu-box' });
 
+        let iconFile = Gio.File.new_for_path(
+            '/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/start-here.svg');
+        this._icon = new St.Icon({
+            gicon: new Gio.FileIcon({ file: iconFile }),
+            style_class: 'panel-logo-icon'
+        });
+        hbox.add_actor(this._icon);
+
         this._label = new St.Label({
             text: _('Applications'),
             y_expand: true,