diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/lib/hudson/ballColorTd.jelly b/core/src/main/resources/lib/hudson/ballColorTd.jelly
index 5c53f790fb2a..9cbefdf3d43f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/lib/hudson/ballColorTd.jelly
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/lib/hudson/ballColorTd.jelly
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 
         <j:choose>
           <j:when test="${iconClassName != null}">
-            <l:icon src="${iconClassName}" class="${iconClassName}" alt="${it.description}" tooltip="${it.description}" />
+            <l:icon class="${iconClassName} ${subIconSizeClass}" alt="${it.description}" tooltip="${it.description}" />
           </j:when>
           <j:otherwise>
             <!-- "it" is not a hudson.model.BallColor.  Let's try figure out the icon from its URL.  -->
diff --git a/test/src/test/java/lib/layout/IconTest.java b/test/src/test/java/lib/layout/IconTest.java
index efe995268807..0ab2c281edd4 100644
--- a/test/src/test/java/lib/layout/IconTest.java
+++ b/test/src/test/java/lib/layout/IconTest.java
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public void testBallColorTd() throws Exception {
 
         DomElement ballColorAborted = p.getElementById("ballColorAborted");
         List<DomElement> ballIcons = StreamSupport.stream(ballColorAborted.getChildElements().spliterator(), false).collect(Collectors.toList());
-        assertIconToSvgIconOkay(ballIcons.get(0).getFirstElementChild(), "icon-aborted");
+        assertIconToSvgIconOkay(ballIcons.get(0).getFirstElementChild(), "icon-aborted icon-md");
 
         DomElement statusIcons = p.getElementById("statusIcons");
         List<DomElement> statusIconsList = StreamSupport.stream(statusIcons.getChildElements().spliterator(), false).collect(Collectors.toList());