diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/dataExplorer/browser/dataExplorerViewlet.ts b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/dataExplorer/browser/dataExplorerViewlet.ts
index c124c16bea..3b8f07449c 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/dataExplorer/browser/dataExplorerViewlet.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/dataExplorer/browser/dataExplorerViewlet.ts
@@ -159,5 +159,6 @@ export class DataExplorerViewPaneContainer extends ViewPaneContainer {
 export const VIEW_CONTAINER = Registry.as<IViewContainersRegistry>(ViewContainerExtensions.ViewContainersRegistry).registerViewContainer({
 	id: VIEWLET_ID,
 	name: localize('dataexplorer.name', "Connections"),
-	ctorDescriptor: { ctor: DataExplorerViewPaneContainer }
+	ctorDescriptor: { ctor: DataExplorerViewPaneContainer },
+	icon: 'dataExplorer'
 }, ViewContainerLocation.Sidebar);