diff --git a/course/format/classes/output/local/content/cm/cmname.php b/course/format/classes/output/local/content/cm/cmname.php
index 0aa979d2e9a..9c7c9ad3210 100644
--- a/course/format/classes/output/local/content/cm/cmname.php
+++ b/course/format/classes/output/local/content/cm/cmname.php
@@ -102,9 +102,12 @@ class cmname implements named_templatable, renderable {
             return [];
         }
 
+        $iconurl = $mod->get_icon_url();
+        $iconclass = $iconurl->get_param('filtericon') ? '' : 'nofilter';
         $data = [
             'url' => $mod->url,
-            'icon' => $mod->get_icon_url(),
+            'icon' => $iconurl,
+            'iconclass' => $iconclass,
             'modname' => $mod->modname,
             'textclasses' => $displayoptions['textclasses'] ?? '',
             'purpose' => plugin_supports('mod', $mod->modname, FEATURE_MOD_PURPOSE, MOD_PURPOSE_OTHER),
diff --git a/course/format/templates/local/content/cm/cmname.mustache b/course/format/templates/local/content/cm/cmname.mustache
index 5c364dbebb3..62389885190 100644
--- a/course/format/templates/local/content/cm/cmname.mustache
+++ b/course/format/templates/local/content/cm/cmname.mustache
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     {
         "url": "#",
         "icon": "../../../pix/help.svg",
+        "iconclass": "",
         "pluginname": "File",
         "textclasses": "",
         "purpose": "content",
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@
     <div class="activity-instance d-flex flex-column">
         <div class="activitytitle media {{textclasses}} modtype_{{modname}} position-relative align-self-start">
             <div class="activityiconcontainer {{purpose}} courseicon align-self-start mr-3">
-                <img src="{{{icon}}}" class="activityicon " alt="{{{modname}}} icon">
+                <img src="{{{icon}}}" class="activityicon {{iconclass}}" alt="{{{modname}}} icon">
             </div>
             <div class="media-body align-self-center">
                 {{#pluginname}}