diff --git a/CRM/Utils/File.php b/CRM/Utils/File.php
index a465f9fedb2b..c5906f4b90d3 100644
--- a/CRM/Utils/File.php
+++ b/CRM/Utils/File.php
@@ -887,4 +887,24 @@ public static function getImageURL($imageURL) {
     return self::getFileURL($path, $mimeType);
   }
 
+
+  /**
+   * Get file icon class for specific MIME Type
+   *
+   * @param string $mimeType
+   * @return string
+   */
+  public static function getIconFromMimeType($mimeType) {
+    if (!isset(Civi::$statics[__CLASS__]['mimeIcons'])) {
+      Civi::$statics[__CLASS__]['mimeIcons'] = json_decode(file_get_contents(__DIR__ . '/File/mimeIcons.json'), TRUE);
+    }
+    $iconClasses = Civi::$statics[__CLASS__]['mimeIcons'];
+    foreach ($iconClasses as $text => $icon) {
+      if (strpos($mimeType, $text) === 0) {
+        return $icon;
+      }
+    }
+    return $iconClasses['*'];
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/CRM/Utils/File/mimeIcons.json b/CRM/Utils/File/mimeIcons.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..12baeb969f87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CRM/Utils/File/mimeIcons.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  "image": "fa-file-image-o",
+  "audio": "fa-file-audio-o",
+  "video": "fa-file-video-o",
+  "application/pdf": "fa-file-pdf-o",
+  "application/msword": "fa-file-word-o",
+  "application/vnd.ms-word": "fa-file-word-o",
+  "application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text": "fa-file-word-o",
+  "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml": "fa-file-word-o",
+  "application/vnd.ms-excel": "fa-file-excel-o",
+  "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml": "fa-file-excel-o",
+  "application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet": "fa-file-excel-o",
+  "application/vnd.ms-powerpoint": "fa-file-powerpoint-o",
+  "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml": "fa-file-powerpoint-o",
+  "application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation": "fa-file-powerpoint-o",
+  "text/plain": "fa-file-text-o",
+  "text/html": "fa-file-code-o",
+  "application/json": "fa-file-code-o",
+  "application/gzip": "fa-file-archive-o",
+  "application/zip": "fa-file-archive-o",
+  "*": "fa-file-o"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/v3/Attachment.php b/api/v3/Attachment.php
index 39b2da995ea6..b503938b47e1 100644
--- a/api/v3/Attachment.php
+++ b/api/v3/Attachment.php
@@ -430,6 +430,7 @@ function _civicrm_api3_attachment_format_result($fileDao, $entityFileDao, $retur
     'upload_date' => is_numeric($fileDao->upload_date) ? CRM_Utils_Date::mysqlToIso($fileDao->upload_date) : $fileDao->upload_date,
     'entity_table' => $entityFileDao->entity_table,
     'entity_id' => $entityFileDao->entity_id,
+    'icon' => CRM_Utils_File::getIconFromMimeType($fileDao->mime_type),
   );
   $result['url'] = CRM_Utils_System::url(
     'civicrm/file', 'reset=1&id=' . $result['id'] . '&eid=' . $result['entity_id'],
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/api/v3/AttachmentTest.php b/tests/phpunit/api/v3/AttachmentTest.php
index 09dc385df5c5..3aef35979489 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/api/v3/AttachmentTest.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/api/v3/AttachmentTest.php
@@ -404,6 +404,8 @@ public function testCreateWithWeirdName() {
     $fileId = $createResult['id'];
     $this->assertTrue(is_numeric($fileId));
     $this->assertEquals(self::getFilePrefix() . 'weird_na_me.txt', $createResult['values'][$fileId]['name']);
+    // Check for appropriate icon
+    $this->assertEquals('fa-file-text-o', $createResult['values'][$fileId]['icon']);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -552,6 +554,36 @@ public function testDeleteByEntity() {
     $this->assertAttachmentExistence(FALSE, $createResults['delme']['second']);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Ensure mime type is converted to appropriate icon.
+   */
+  public function testGetIcon() {
+    $entity = CRM_Core_DAO::createTestObject('CRM_Activity_DAO_Activity');
+    $this->assertTrue(is_numeric($entity->id));
+
+    $createResult = $this->callAPISuccess('Attachment', 'create', array(
+      'name' => self::getFilePrefix() . 'hasIcon.docx',
+      'mime_type' => 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document',
+      'description' => 'My test description',
+      'content' => 'My test content',
+      'entity_table' => 'civicrm_activity',
+      'entity_id' => $entity->id,
+    ));
+    $fileId = $createResult['id'];
+    $this->assertEquals('fa-file-word-o', $createResult['values'][$fileId]['icon']);
+
+    $createResult = $this->callAPISuccess('Attachment', 'create', array(
+      'name' => self::getFilePrefix() . 'hasIcon.jpg',
+      'mime_type' => 'image/jpg',
+      'description' => 'My test description',
+      'content' => 'My test content',
+      'entity_table' => 'civicrm_activity',
+      'entity_id' => $entity->id,
+    ));
+    $fileId = $createResult['id'];
+    $this->assertEquals('fa-file-image-o', $createResult['values'][$fileId]['icon']);
+  }
+
   /**
    * @param $name
    * @return string