diff --git a/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt b/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
index 8a3f6969833..3954f014bb3 100644
--- a/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
+++ b/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
@@ -2031,6 +2031,7 @@ as per |:highlight|
 Default linked group follows name.
 
 NvimTreeSymlink
+NvimTreeSymlinkIcon
 NvimTreeSymlinkFolderName   (Directory)
 NvimTreeFolderName          (Directory)
 NvimTreeRootFolder
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/renderer/builder.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/renderer/builder.lua
index 4ffded19015..4478afd1ca5 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/renderer/builder.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/renderer/builder.lua
@@ -173,8 +173,9 @@ function Builder:_build_symlink(node)
   end
 
   local link_highlight = "NvimTreeSymlink"
+  local icon_hl = "NvimTreeSymlinkIcon"
 
-  return { str = icon }, { str = symlink_formatted, hl = link_highlight }
+  return { str = icon, hl = icon_hl }, { str = symlink_formatted, hl = link_highlight }
 end
 
 ---@param node table