diff --git a/assets/icons/file_icons/file_types.json b/assets/icons/file_icons/file_types.json
index 9580c8fd4e..f36ef2737f 100644
--- a/assets/icons/file_icons/file_types.json
+++ b/assets/icons/file_icons/file_types.json
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     "jpeg": "image",
     "jpg": "image",
     "js": "javascript",
-    "json": "storage",
+    "json": "json",
     "jsonc": "storage",
     "jsx": "react",
     "jxl": "image",
diff --git a/crates/theme/src/icon_theme.rs b/crates/theme/src/icon_theme.rs
index 1a99e42ed8..465391b26c 100644
--- a/crates/theme/src/icon_theme.rs
+++ b/crates/theme/src/icon_theme.rs
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ const FILE_ICONS: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("image", "icons/file_icons/image.svg"),
     ("java", "icons/file_icons/java.svg"),
     ("javascript", "icons/file_icons/javascript.svg"),
+    ("json", "icons/file_icons/code.svg"),
     ("julia", "icons/file_icons/julia.svg"),
     ("kotlin", "icons/file_icons/kotlin.svg"),
     ("lock", "icons/file_icons/lock.svg"),