diff --git a/src/apps/showimage/ShowImage.rdef b/src/apps/showimage/ShowImage.rdef
index f746423cb0..d5de9af616 100644
--- a/src/apps/showimage/ShowImage.rdef
+++ b/src/apps/showimage/ShowImage.rdef
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ resource app_version {
 resource app_flags B_SINGLE_LAUNCH;
 
 resource file_types message {
-	"types" = "image"
+	"types" = "image",
+	"types" = "application/x-vnd.haiku-icon"
 };
 
 resource vector_icon {