diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
index fd8e8fb2..09050ca8 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
@@ -531,8 +531,24 @@ impl EditorView {
 
         let mut x = viewport.x;
         let current_doc = view!(editor).doc;
+        let config = editor.config();
+        let icons_enabled = config.icons.bufferline;
 
         for doc in editor.documents() {
+            let filetype_icon = doc
+                .language_config()
+                .and_then(|config| {
+                    config
+                        .file_types
+                        .iter()
+                        .map(|filetype| match filetype {
+                            helix_core::syntax::FileType::Extension(s) => s,
+                            helix_core::syntax::FileType::Suffix(s) => s,
+                        })
+                        .find_map(|filetype| editor.icons.icon_from_filetype(filetype))
+                })
+                .or_else(|| editor.icons.icon_from_path(doc.path()));
+
             let fname = doc
                 .path()
                 .unwrap_or(&scratch)
@@ -551,6 +567,22 @@ impl EditorView {
             let used_width = viewport.x.saturating_sub(x);
             let rem_width = surface.area.width.saturating_sub(used_width);
 
+            if icons_enabled {
+                if let Some(icon) = filetype_icon {
+                    x = surface
+                        .set_stringn(
+                            x,
+                            viewport.y,
+                            format!(" {}", icon.icon_char),
+                            rem_width as usize,
+                            match icon.style {
+                                Some(s) => style.patch(s.into()),
+                                None => style,
+                            },
+                        )
+                        .0;
+                }
+            }
             x = surface
                 .set_stringn(x, viewport.y, text, rem_width as usize, style)
                 .0;
diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/statusline.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/statusline.rs
index 88786351..72f716dc 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/statusline.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/statusline.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use helix_view::document::DEFAULT_LANGUAGE_NAME;
 use helix_view::{
     document::{Mode, SCRATCH_BUFFER_NAME},
     graphics::Rect,
+    icons::Icon,
     theme::Style,
     Document, Editor, View,
 };
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ pub struct RenderContext<'a> {
     pub focused: bool,
     pub spinners: &'a ProgressSpinners,
     pub parts: RenderBuffer<'a>,
+    pub icons: RenderContextIcons<'a>,
 }
 
 impl<'a> RenderContext<'a> {
@@ -31,6 +33,25 @@ impl<'a> RenderContext<'a> {
         focused: bool,
         spinners: &'a ProgressSpinners,
     ) -> Self {
+        // Determine icon based on language name if possible
+        let mut filetype_icon = None;
+        if let Some(language_config) = doc.language_config() {
+            for filetype in &language_config.file_types {
+                let filetype_str = match filetype {
+                    helix_core::syntax::FileType::Extension(s) => s,
+                    helix_core::syntax::FileType::Suffix(s) => s,
+                };
+                filetype_icon = editor.icons.icon_from_filetype(filetype_str);
+                if filetype_icon.is_some() {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        // Otherwise based on filetype
+        if filetype_icon.is_none() {
+            filetype_icon = editor.icons.icon_from_path(doc.path())
+        }
+
         RenderContext {
             editor,
             doc,
@@ -38,10 +59,21 @@ impl<'a> RenderContext<'a> {
             focused,
             spinners,
             parts: RenderBuffer::default(),
+            icons: RenderContextIcons {
+                enabled: editor.config().icons.statusline,
+                filetype_icon,
+                vcs_icon: editor.icons.ui.as_ref().and_then(|ui| ui.get("vcs_branch")),
+            },
         }
     }
 }
 
+pub struct RenderContextIcons<'a> {
+    pub enabled: bool,
+    pub filetype_icon: Option<&'a Icon>,
+    pub vcs_icon: Option<&'a Icon>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct RenderBuffer<'a> {
     pub left: Spans<'a>,
@@ -148,6 +180,7 @@ where
         helix_view::editor::StatusLineElement::FileEncoding => render_file_encoding,
         helix_view::editor::StatusLineElement::FileLineEnding => render_file_line_ending,
         helix_view::editor::StatusLineElement::FileType => render_file_type,
+        helix_view::editor::StatusLineElement::FileTypeIcon => render_file_type_icon,
         helix_view::editor::StatusLineElement::Diagnostics => render_diagnostics,
         helix_view::editor::StatusLineElement::WorkspaceDiagnostics => render_workspace_diagnostics,
         helix_view::editor::StatusLineElement::Selections => render_selections,
@@ -240,7 +273,13 @@ where
     if warnings > 0 {
         write(
             context,
-            "●".to_string(),
+            context
+                .editor
+                .icons
+                .diagnostic
+                .warning
+                .icon_char
+                .to_string(),
             Some(context.editor.theme.get("warning")),
         );
         write(context, format!(" {} ", warnings), None);
@@ -249,7 +288,7 @@ where
     if errors > 0 {
         write(
             context,
-            "●".to_string(),
+            context.editor.icons.diagnostic.error.icon_char.to_string(),
             Some(context.editor.theme.get("error")),
         );
         write(context, format!(" {} ", errors), None);
@@ -282,7 +321,13 @@ where
     if warnings > 0 {
         write(
             context,
-            "●".to_string(),
+            context
+                .editor
+                .icons
+                .diagnostic
+                .warning
+                .icon_char
+                .to_string(),
             Some(context.editor.theme.get("warning")),
         );
         write(context, format!(" {} ", warnings), None);
@@ -291,7 +336,7 @@ where
     if errors > 0 {
         write(
             context,
-            "●".to_string(),
+            context.editor.icons.diagnostic.error.icon_char.to_string(),
             Some(context.editor.theme.get("error")),
         );
         write(context, format!(" {} ", errors), None);
@@ -412,6 +457,21 @@ where
     write(context, format!(" {} ", file_type), None);
 }
 
+fn render_file_type_icon<F>(context: &mut RenderContext, write: F)
+where
+    F: Fn(&mut RenderContext, String, Option<Style>) + Copy,
+{
+    if context.icons.enabled {
+        if let Some(icon) = context.icons.filetype_icon {
+            write(
+                context,
+                format!("{}", icon.icon_char),
+                icon.style.map(|icons_style| icons_style.into()),
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 fn render_file_name<F>(context: &mut RenderContext, write: F)
 where
     F: Fn(&mut RenderContext, String, Option<Style>) + Copy,
@@ -482,11 +542,12 @@ fn render_version_control<F>(context: &mut RenderContext, write: F)
 where
     F: Fn(&mut RenderContext, String, Option<Style>) + Copy,
 {
-    let head = context
-        .doc
-        .version_control_head()
-        .unwrap_or_default()
-        .to_string();
+    let head = context.doc.version_control_head().unwrap_or_default();
 
-    write(context, head, None);
+    if !head.is_empty() && context.icons.enabled {
+        if let Some(vcs_icon) = context.icons.vcs_icon {
+            return write(context, format!("{} {head}", vcs_icon.icon_char), None);
+        }
+    }
+    write(context, head.to_string(), None);
 }
diff --git a/helix-view/src/editor.rs b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
index 7c3fe4bb..2094f508 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
@@ -476,6 +476,9 @@ pub enum StatusLineElement {
     /// The file type (language ID or "text")
     FileType,
 
+    /// The file type icon (from file path)
+    FileTypeIcon,
+
     /// A summary of the number of errors and warnings
     Diagnostics,
 
diff --git a/helix-view/src/gutter.rs b/helix-view/src/gutter.rs
index 3ecae919..45bc2f93 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/gutter.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/gutter.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ impl GutterType {
 }
 
 pub fn diagnostic<'doc>(
-    _editor: &'doc Editor,
+    editor: &'doc Editor,
     doc: &'doc Document,
     _view: &View,
     theme: &Theme,
@@ -76,7 +76,13 @@ pub fn diagnostic<'doc>(
                 // This unwrap is safe because the iterator cannot be empty as it contains at least the item found by the binary search.
                 let diagnostic = diagnostics_on_line.max_by_key(|d| d.severity).unwrap();
 
-                write!(out, "●").unwrap();
+                let diagnostic_icon = match diagnostic.severity {
+                    Some(Severity::Error) => &editor.icons.diagnostic.error,
+                    Some(Severity::Warning) | None => &editor.icons.diagnostic.warning,
+                    Some(Severity::Info) => &editor.icons.diagnostic.info,
+                    Some(Severity::Hint) => &editor.icons.diagnostic.hint,
+                };
+                write!(out, "{}", diagnostic_icon.icon_char).unwrap();
                 return Some(match diagnostic.severity {
                     Some(Severity::Error) => error,
                     Some(Severity::Warning) | None => warning,
@@ -90,19 +96,20 @@ pub fn diagnostic<'doc>(
 }
 
 pub fn diff<'doc>(
-    _editor: &'doc Editor,
+    editor: &'doc Editor,
     doc: &'doc Document,
     _view: &View,
     theme: &Theme,
     _is_focused: bool,
 ) -> GutterFn<'doc> {
-    let added = theme.get("diff.plus");
-    let deleted = theme.get("diff.minus");
-    let modified = theme.get("diff.delta");
     if let Some(diff_handle) = doc.diff_handle() {
+        let added = theme.get("diff.plus");
+        let deleted = theme.get("diff.minus");
+        let modified = theme.get("diff.delta");
         let hunks = diff_handle.load();
         let mut hunk_i = 0;
         let mut hunk = hunks.nth_hunk(hunk_i);
+        let icons = &editor.icons;
         Box::new(
             move |line: usize, _selected: bool, first_visual_line: bool, out: &mut String| {
                 // truncating the line is fine here because we don't compute diffs
@@ -122,18 +129,18 @@ pub fn diff<'doc>(
                 }
 
                 let (icon, style) = if hunk.is_pure_insertion() {
-                    ("▍", added)
+                    (&icons.diff.added, added)
                 } else if hunk.is_pure_removal() {
                     if !first_visual_line {
                         return None;
                     }
-                    ("▔", deleted)
+                    (&icons.diff.deleted, deleted)
                 } else {
-                    ("▍", modified)
+                    (&icons.diff.modified, modified)
                 };
 
-                write!(out, "{}", icon).unwrap();
-                Some(style)
+                write!(out, "{}", icon.icon_char).unwrap();
+                icon.style.map(|i| i.into()).or(Some(style))
             },
         )
     } else {
@@ -275,7 +282,11 @@ pub fn breakpoints<'doc>(
                 breakpoint_style
             };
 
-            let sym = if breakpoint.verified { "●" } else { "◯" };
+            let sym = if breakpoint.verified {
+                editor.icons.breakpoint.verified.icon_char
+            } else {
+                editor.icons.breakpoint.unverified.icon_char
+            };
             write!(out, "{}", sym).unwrap();
             Some(style)
         },
@@ -310,7 +321,7 @@ fn execution_pause_indicator<'doc>(
                 return None;
             }
 
-            let sym = "▶";
+            let sym = editor.icons.breakpoint.pause_indicator.icon_char;
             write!(out, "{}", sym).unwrap();
             Some(style)
         },
diff --git a/helix-view/src/icons.rs b/helix-view/src/icons.rs
index 5921d778..ec3f850c 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/icons.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/icons.rs
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ pub struct Diagnostic {
 pub struct Breakpoint {
     pub verified: Icon,
     pub unverified: Icon,
+    pub pause_indicator: Icon,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Deserialize)]
diff --git a/icons.toml b/icons.toml
index 9c3bc8db..a7f64818 100644
--- a/icons.toml
+++ b/icons.toml
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ info = {icon = "●"}
 hint = {icon = "●"}
 
 [breakpoint]
-verified = {icon = "▲"}
-unverified = {icon = "⊚"} 
+verified = {icon = "●"}
+unverified = {icon = "◯"} 
+pause-indicator = {icon = "▶"}
 
 [diff]
 added = {icon = "▍"}
diff --git a/runtime/icons/nerdfonts.toml b/runtime/icons/nerdfonts.toml
index 598879c2..01768d2f 100644
--- a/runtime/icons/nerdfonts.toml
+++ b/runtime/icons/nerdfonts.toml
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ info = {icon = ""}
 hint = {icon = ""}
 
 [breakpoint]
-verified = {icon = "▲"}
-unverified = {icon = "⊚"} 
+verified = {icon = "●"}
+unverified = {icon = "◯"} 
+pause-indicator = {icon = "▶"}
 
 [diff]
 added = {icon = "▍"}
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ type-parameter = {icon = ""}
 file = {icon = ""}
 folder = {icon = ""}
 folder_opened = {icon = ""}
-git_branch = {icon = ""}
+vcs_branch = {icon = ""}
 
 [mime-type]
 # This is heavily based on https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons