diff --git a/grade/lib.php b/grade/lib.php
index 66cf003698b..1c0da1e67f2 100644
--- a/grade/lib.php
+++ b/grade/lib.php
@@ -1478,8 +1478,15 @@ class grade_structure {
                         $icon->pix = 'i/outcomes';
                         $icon->title = s(get_string('outcome', 'grades'));
                     } else {
-                        $icon->pix = 'icon';
-                        $icon->component = $element['object']->itemmodule;
+                        $modinfo = get_fast_modinfo($element['object']->courseid);
+                        $module = $element['object']->itemmodule;
+                        $instanceid = $element['object']->iteminstance;
+                        if (isset($modinfo->instances[$module][$instanceid])) {
+                            $icon->url = $modinfo->instances[$module][$instanceid]->get_icon_url();
+                        } else {
+                            $icon->pix = 'icon';
+                            $icon->component = $element['object']->itemmodule;
+                        }
                         $icon->title = s(get_string('modulename', $element['object']->itemmodule));
                     }
                 } else if ($element['object']->itemtype == 'manual') {
@@ -1504,6 +1511,8 @@ class grade_structure {
             if ($spacerifnone) {
                 $outputstr = $OUTPUT->spacer() . ' ';
             }
+        } else if (isset($icon->url)) {
+            $outputstr = html_writer::img($icon->url, $icon->title, $icon->attributes);
         } else {
             $outputstr = $OUTPUT->pix_icon($icon->pix, $icon->title, $icon->component, $icon->attributes);
         }