diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/Functions.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/Functions.java
index b279fd88413b..5e6a69690c76 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/Functions.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/Functions.java
@@ -2322,18 +2322,7 @@ public static String tryGetIconPath(String iconGuess, JellyContext context) {
         StaplerRequest currentRequest = Stapler.getCurrentRequest();
         currentRequest.getWebApp().getDispatchValidator().allowDispatch(currentRequest, Stapler.getCurrentResponse());
         String rootURL = currentRequest.getContextPath();
-        Icon iconMetadata = IconSet.icons.getIconByClassSpec(iconGuess);
-
-        if (iconMetadata == null) {
-            // Icon could be provided as a simple iconFileName e.g. "settings.png"
-            iconMetadata = IconSet.icons.getIconByClassSpec(IconSet.toNormalizedIconNameClass(iconGuess) + " icon-md");
-        }
-
-        if (iconMetadata == null) {
-            // Icon could be provided as an absolute iconFileName e.g. "/plugin/foo/abc.png"
-            iconMetadata = IconSet.icons.getIconByUrl(iconGuess);
-        }
-
+        Icon iconMetadata = tryGetIcon(iconGuess, context);
         String iconSource = null;
 
         if (iconMetadata != null) {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jenkins/ui/icon/IconType.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jenkins/ui/icon/IconType.java
index 0757d1d6a817..b2e9c4fceeb6 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jenkins/ui/icon/IconType.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jenkins/ui/icon/IconType.java
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 
 package org.jenkins.ui.icon;
 
-import jnr.ffi.annotations.Out;
-
 /**
  * Icon type.
  *
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/lib/layout/breadcrumbs.js b/core/src/main/resources/lib/layout/breadcrumbs.js
index 98aba574d07f..f84037ae9722 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/lib/layout/breadcrumbs.js
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/lib/layout/breadcrumbs.js
@@ -23,8 +23,13 @@ var breadcrumbs = (function() {
     var logger = function() {};
     // logger = function() { console.log.apply(console,arguments) };  // uncomment this line to enable logging
 
-    function makeMenuHtml(icon,displayName) {
+    function makeMenuHtml(icon, iconXml, displayName) {
         var displaynameSpan = '<span>' + displayName + '</span>';
+
+        if (iconXml != null) {
+          return iconXml + displaynameSpan;
+        }
+
         if (icon === null) return "<span style='margin: 2px 4px 2px 2px;' />" + displaynameSpan;
 
         // TODO: move this to the API response in a clean way
@@ -213,9 +218,9 @@ var breadcrumbs = (function() {
                     var a = x.responseText.evalJSON().items;
                     function fillMenuItem(e) {
                         if (e.header) {
-                            e.text = makeMenuHtml(e.icon, "<span class='header'>" + e.displayName + "</span>");
+                            e.text = makeMenuHtml(e.icon, e.iconXml, "<span class='header'>" + e.displayName + "</span>");
                         } else {
-                            e.text = makeMenuHtml(e.icon, e.displayName);
+                            e.text = makeMenuHtml(e.icon, e.iconXml, e.displayName);
                         }
                         if (e.subMenu!=null)
                             e.subMenu = {id:"submenu"+(iota++), itemdata:e.subMenu.items.each(fillMenuItem)};
@@ -287,7 +292,7 @@ var breadcrumbs = (function() {
          * @return {breadcrumbs.MenuItem}
          */
         "add" : function (url,icon,displayName) {
-            this.items.push({ url:url, text:makeMenuHtml(icon,displayName) });
+            this.items.push({ url:url, text:makeMenuHtml(icon, null, displayName) });
             return this;
         }
     };
diff --git a/war/src/main/less/base/yui-compatibility.less b/war/src/main/less/base/yui-compatibility.less
index 655054472655..7f8e97a1a5ff 100644
--- a/war/src/main/less/base/yui-compatibility.less
+++ b/war/src/main/less/base/yui-compatibility.less
@@ -161,6 +161,13 @@ div.yahooTree td {
 #jenkins .yuimenuitem {
   font-size: var(--font-size-xs);
   padding: 3px;
+
+  svg,
+  img {
+    width: 1.2rem;
+    height: 1.2rem;
+    margin: 0.25rem 0.5rem 0.25rem 0;
+  }
 }
 
 #jenkins .yuimenuitem,