diff --git a/classes/feeds.php b/classes/feeds.php
index b95ade2f5..98a9ed249 100755
--- a/classes/feeds.php
+++ b/classes/feeds.php
@@ -298,11 +298,7 @@ class Feeds extends Handler_Protected {
 
 				$this->_mark_timestamp("   tags");
 
-				if (self::_has_icon($feed_id)) {
-					$line['feed_icon'] = "<img class=\"icon\" src=\"".ICONS_URL."/$feed_id.ico\" alt=\"\">";
-				} else {
-					$line['feed_icon'] = "<i class='icon-no-feed material-icons'>rss_feed</i>";
-				}
+				$line['has_icon'] = self::_has_icon($feed_id);
 
 			    //setting feed headline background color, needs to change text color based on dark/light
 				$fav_color = $line['favicon_avg_color'] ?? false;
diff --git a/js/Feeds.js b/js/Feeds.js
index 01d31f3c1..e9ac5328d 100644
--- a/js/Feeds.js
+++ b/js/Feeds.js
@@ -633,4 +633,9 @@ const	Feeds = {
 			//
 		});
 	},
+	renderIcon: function(feed_id, exists) {
+		return feed_id && exists ?
+			`<img class="icon" src="${App.escapeHtml(App.getInitParam("icons_url"))}/${feed_id}.ico">` :
+				`<i class='icon-no-feed material-icons'>rss_feed</i>`;
+	}
 };
diff --git a/js/Headlines.js b/js/Headlines.js
index 60066164f..d086870cf 100755
--- a/js/Headlines.js
+++ b/js/Headlines.js
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ const Headlines = {
 
 		if (headlines.vfeed_group_enabled && hl.feed_title && this.vgroup_last_feed != hl.feed_id) {
 			const vgrhdr = `<div data-feed-id='${hl.feed_id}' class='feed-title'>
-				<div style='float : right'>${hl.feed_icon}</div>
+				<div style='float : right'>${Feeds.renderIcon(hl.feed_id, hl.has_icon)}</div>
 				<a class="title" href="#" onclick="Feeds.open({feed:${hl.feed_id}})">${hl.feed_title}
 				<a class="catchup" title="${__('mark feed as read')}" onclick="Feeds.catchupFeedInGroup(${hl.feed_id})" href="#"><i class="icon-done material-icons">done_all</i></a>
 				</div>`
@@ -477,7 +477,8 @@ const Headlines = {
 								<i class="material-icons icon-score" title="${hl.score}" onclick="Article.setScore(${hl.id}, this)">${Article.getScorePic(hl.score)}</i>
 
 								<span style="cursor : pointer" title="${App.escapeHtml(hl.feed_title)}" onclick="Feeds.open({feed:${hl.feed_id}})">
-									${hl.feed_icon}</span>
+									${Feeds.renderIcon(hl.feed_id, hl.has_icon)}
+								</span>
 							</div>
 
 						</div>
@@ -538,7 +539,7 @@ const Headlines = {
 			</div>
 			<div class="right">
 				<i class="material-icons icon-score" title="${hl.score}" onclick="Article.setScore(${hl.id}, this)">${Article.getScorePic(hl.score)}</i>
-				<span onclick="Feeds.open({feed:${hl.feed_id}})" style="cursor : pointer" title="${App.escapeHtml(hl.feed_title)}">${hl.feed_icon}</span>
+				<span onclick="Feeds.open({feed:${hl.feed_id}})" style="cursor : pointer" title="${App.escapeHtml(hl.feed_title)}">${Feeds.renderIcon(hl.feed_id, hl.has_icon)}</span>
 			</div>
 			</div>
 		`;