diff --git a/internal/kibana/kibana_test.go b/internal/kibana/kibana_test.go
index e3bb3b3a1..f0b25f011 100644
--- a/internal/kibana/kibana_test.go
+++ b/internal/kibana/kibana_test.go
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ var _ = Describe("Reconciling", func() {
 						Href: "https://",
 					},
 					ApplicationMenu: &consolev1.ApplicationMenuSpec{
-						Section: "Observability",
+						Section:  "Observability",
+						ImageURL: icon,
 					},
 				},
 			}
diff --git a/internal/kibana/route.go b/internal/kibana/route.go
index 7d20b5cdd..ef1ca583d 100644
--- a/internal/kibana/route.go
+++ b/internal/kibana/route.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import (
 
 const KibanaConsoleLinkName = "kibana-public-url"
 
+const icon = "data:image/svg+xml;base64,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"
+
 // GetRouteURL retrieves the route URL from a given route and namespace
 func (clusterRequest *KibanaRequest) GetRouteURL(routeName string) (string, error) {
 	key := client.ObjectKey{Name: routeName, Namespace: clusterRequest.cluster.Namespace}
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ func (clusterRequest *KibanaRequest) createOrUpdateKibanaConsoleLink() error {
 		return kverrors.Wrap(err, "failed to get route URL for kibana")
 	}
 
-	cl := console.NewConsoleLink(KibanaConsoleLinkName, kibanaURL, "Logging", "Observability")
+	cl := console.NewConsoleLink(KibanaConsoleLinkName, kibanaURL, "Logging", icon, "Observability")
 
 	err = console.CreateOrUpdateConsoleLink(context.TODO(), clusterRequest.client, cl, console.ConsoleLinksEqual, console.MutateConsoleLinkSpecOnly)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/manifests/console/build.go b/internal/manifests/console/build.go
index 9eb964cc6..ccd20fd10 100644
--- a/internal/manifests/console/build.go
+++ b/internal/manifests/console/build.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // NewConsoleLink returns a new openshift api console link
-func NewConsoleLink(name, href, text, section string) *consolev1.ConsoleLink {
+func NewConsoleLink(name, href, text, icon, section string) *consolev1.ConsoleLink {
 	return &consolev1.ConsoleLink{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name: name,
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ func NewConsoleLink(name, href, text, section string) *consolev1.ConsoleLink {
 				Href: href,
 			},
 			ApplicationMenu: &consolev1.ApplicationMenuSpec{
-				Section: section,
+				ImageURL: icon,
+				Section:  section,
 			},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/internal/manifests/console/consolelink.go b/internal/manifests/console/consolelink.go
index d334d72b6..41affaa9c 100644
--- a/internal/manifests/console/consolelink.go
+++ b/internal/manifests/console/consolelink.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func CreateOrUpdateConsoleLink(ctx context.Context, c client.Client, cl *console
 
 func DeleteKibanaConsoleLink(ctx context.Context, c client.Client) error {
 
-	current := NewConsoleLink(KibanaConsoleLinkName, "", "", "")
+	current := NewConsoleLink(KibanaConsoleLinkName, "", "", "", "")
 
 	if err := c.Delete(ctx, current); err != nil {
 		if !apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {