diff --git a/autotests/kfileplacesmodeltest.cpp b/autotests/kfileplacesmodeltest.cpp
--- a/autotests/kfileplacesmodeltest.cpp
+++ b/autotests/kfileplacesmodeltest.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@
     void testConvertedUrl();
     void testBookmarkObject();
     void testDataChangedSignal();
+    void testIconRole_data();
+    void testIconRole();
 
 private:
     QStringList placesUrls() const;
@@ -929,6 +931,38 @@
     QCOMPARE(dataChangedSpy.count(), 1);
 }
 
+void KFilePlacesModelTest::testIconRole_data()
+{
+    QTest::addColumn<QModelIndex>("index");
+    QTest::addColumn<QString>("expectedIconName");
+
+    // places
+    QTest::newRow("Places - Home") << m_places->index(0, 0)
+                                   << QStringLiteral("user-home");
+    QTest::newRow("Places - Root") << m_places->index(1, 0)
+                                   << QStringLiteral("folder-red");
+    QTest::newRow("Places - Trash") << m_places->index(2, 0)
+                                   << QStringLiteral("user-trash-full");
+    QTest::newRow("Remote - Network") << m_places->index(3, 0)
+                                    << QStringLiteral("network-workgroup");
+    QTest::newRow("Devices - Nfs") << m_places->index(4, 0)
+                                    << QStringLiteral("hwinfo");
+    QTest::newRow("Devices - foreign") << m_places->index(5, 0)
+                                    << QStringLiteral("blockdevice");
+    QTest::newRow("Devices - Floppy") << m_places->index(6, 0)
+                                    << QStringLiteral("blockdevice");
+    QTest::newRow("Devices - cdrom") << m_places->index(7, 0)
+                                    << QStringLiteral("blockdevice");
+}
+
+void KFilePlacesModelTest::testIconRole()
+{
+    QFETCH(QModelIndex, index);
+    QFETCH(QString, expectedIconName);
+
+    QCOMPARE(index.data(KFilePlacesModel::IconNameRole).toString(), expectedIconName);
+}
+
 QTEST_MAIN(KFilePlacesModelTest)
 
 #include "kfileplacesmodeltest.moc"
diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kfileplacesitem.cpp b/src/filewidgets/kfileplacesitem.cpp
--- a/src/filewidgets/kfileplacesitem.cpp
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kfileplacesitem.cpp
@@ -202,6 +202,8 @@
         return false;
     case KFilePlacesModel::HiddenRole:
         return b.metaDataItem(QStringLiteral("IsHidden")) == QLatin1String("true");
+    case KFilePlacesModel::IconNameRole:
+        return iconNameForBookmark(b);
     default:
         return QVariant();
     }
@@ -253,6 +255,9 @@
         case KFilePlacesModel::CapacityBarRecommendedRole:
             return m_isAccessible && !m_isCdrom;
 
+        case KFilePlacesModel::IconNameRole:
+            return m_iconPath;
+
         default:
             return QVariant();
         }
diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kfileplacesmodel.h b/src/filewidgets/kfileplacesmodel.h
--- a/src/filewidgets/kfileplacesmodel.h
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kfileplacesmodel.h
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@
         SetupNeededRole = 0x059A935D,
         FixedDeviceRole = 0x332896C1,
         CapacityBarRecommendedRole = 0x1548C5C4,
-        GroupRole = 0x0a5b64ee
+        GroupRole = 0x0a5b64ee,
+        /// @since 5.41
+        IconNameRole = 0x00a45c00
     };
 
     KFilePlacesModel(QObject *parent = nullptr);