diff --git a/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt b/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
index 4f2c95d2e2f..ecbbc66cb9d 100644
--- a/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
+++ b/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
@@ -2135,11 +2135,12 @@ Folder Text: >
     NvimTreeRootFolder
 <
 Icon: >
+    NvimTreeFileIcon
+    NvimTreeOpenedFileIcon      NvimTreeOpenedFile
     NvimTreeSymlinkIcon
     NvimTreeFolderIcon
     NvimTreeOpenedFolderIcon    NvimTreeFolderIcon
     NvimTreeClosedFolderIcon    NvimTreeFolderIcon
-    NvimTreeFileIcon
     NvimTreeBookmark
 <
 Indent: >
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/colors.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/colors.lua
index 8522f36e6c8..d276a124ef8 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/colors.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/colors.lua
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ local function get_links()
     SymlinkFolderName = "Directory",
     OpenedFolderIcon = "NvimTreeFolderIcon",
     ClosedFolderIcon = "NvimTreeFolderIcon",
+    OpenedFileIcon = "NvimTreeOpenedFile",
     Normal = "Normal",
     NormalFloat = "NormalFloat",
     NormalNC = "NvimTreeNormal",
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/renderer/builder.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/renderer/builder.lua
index 8b44a78e4c2..43c61ebf02a 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/renderer/builder.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/renderer/builder.lua
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ function Builder:_get_highlight_override(node, unloaded_bufnr)
       name_hl = "NvimTreeOpenedFile"
     end
     if self.highlight_opened_files == "all" or self.highlight_opened_files == "icon" then
-      icon_hl = "NvimTreeOpenedFile"
+      icon_hl = "NvimTreeOpenedFileIcon"
     end
   end