diff --git a/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/applinks.go b/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/applinks.go
index 8fa6b7cec71..94adb75fb50 100644
--- a/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/applinks.go
+++ b/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/applinks.go
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ func (s *ServiceImpl) readNavigationSettings() {
 
 		appO11yCfg.SectionID = navtree.NavIDRoot
 		appO11yCfg.SortWeight = navtree.WeightApplication
+		appO11yCfg.Icon = "application-observability"
 
 		profilesCfg.SectionID = navtree.NavIDExplore
 		profilesCfg.SortWeight = 1