diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodes.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodes.cpp
index c0753eacbef..b363286bf59 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodes.cpp
@@ -31,12 +31,15 @@
 
 #include "qbsproject.h"
 
+#include <coreplugin/fileiconprovider.h>
+#include <qtsupport/qtsupportconstants.h>
 #include <utils/hostosinfo.h>
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
 
 #include <qbs.h>
 
 #include <QDir>
+#include <QStyle>
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Helpers:
@@ -45,6 +48,24 @@
 namespace QbsProjectManager {
 namespace Internal {
 
+QIcon generateIcon()
+{
+    const QSize desiredSize = QSize(16, 16);
+    const QIcon projectBaseIcon(QString::fromLatin1(QtSupport::Constants::ICON_QT_PROJECT));
+    const QPixmap projectPixmap = Core::FileIconProvider::overlayIcon(QStyle::SP_DirIcon,
+                                                                      projectBaseIcon,
+                                                                      desiredSize);
+
+    QIcon result;
+    result.addPixmap(projectPixmap);
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+QIcon QbsProjectNode::m_projectIcon = generateIcon();
+QIcon QbsProductNode::m_productIcon = generateIcon();
+QIcon QbsGroupNode::m_groupIcon = generateIcon();
+
 class FileTreeNode {
 public:
     FileTreeNode(const QString &n, FileTreeNode *p = 0) :
@@ -248,6 +269,7 @@ QbsGroupNode::QbsGroupNode(const qbs::GroupData *grp, const QString &productPath
     QbsBaseProjectNode(QString()),
     m_group(0)
 {
+    setIcon(m_groupIcon);
     setGroup(grp, productPath);
 }
 
@@ -375,6 +397,7 @@ QbsProductNode::QbsProductNode(const qbs::ProductData *prd) :
     QbsBaseProjectNode(prd->location().fileName),
     m_product(0)
 {
+    setIcon(m_productIcon);
     setProduct(prd);
 }
 
@@ -454,6 +477,7 @@ QbsProjectNode::QbsProjectNode(const QString &projectFile) :
     QbsBaseProjectNode(projectFile),
     m_project(0), m_projectData(0)
 {
+    setIcon(m_projectIcon);
     addFileNodes(QList<ProjectExplorer::FileNode *>()
                  << new ProjectExplorer::FileNode(projectFile, ProjectExplorer::ProjectFileType, false), this);
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodes.h b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodes.h
index 6f703cfda56..a5920972d52 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodes.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodes.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 
 #include <api/projectdata.h>
 
+#include <QIcon>
+
 namespace qbs { class Project; }
 
 namespace QbsProjectManager {
@@ -128,6 +130,8 @@ private:
 
     const qbs::GroupData *m_group;
     QString m_productPath;
+
+    static QIcon m_groupIcon;
 };
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -150,6 +154,7 @@ private:
     QbsGroupNode *findGroupNode(const QString &name);
 
     const qbs::ProductData *m_product;
+    static QIcon m_productIcon;
 };
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -174,6 +179,7 @@ private:
 
     const qbs::Project *m_project;
     const qbs::ProjectData *m_projectData;
+    static QIcon m_projectIcon;
 };
 } // namespace Internal
 } // namespace QbsProjectManager