Index: src/core/global.cpp
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--- src/core/global.cpp
+++ src/core/global.cpp
@@ -372,8 +372,14 @@
     const QString mimeTypeIcon = mt.iconName();
     QString i = mimeTypeIcon;
 
-    // check whether it's a xdg location (e.g. Pictures folder)
     if (url.isLocalFile() && mt.inherits(QLatin1String("inode/directory"))) {
+        // Check to see if the folder has a custom icon
+        QString customIcon = iconFromDirectoryFile(url.toLocalFile());
+        if (!customIcon.isEmpty()) {
+            return customIcon;
+        }
+
+        // Check to see if it's an xdg location (e.g. Pictures folder)
         i = KIOPrivate::iconForStandardPath(url.toLocalFile());
     }