diff --git a/gedit/gedit-window.c b/gedit/gedit-window.c
index 9bee325..a87641a 100644
--- a/gedit/gedit-window.c
+++ b/gedit/gedit-window.c
@@ -1352,6 +1352,10 @@ update_recent_files_menu (GeditWindow *window)
 					 tip,
 					 NULL);
 
+		gtk_action_set_always_show_image (action, TRUE);
+
+		g_object_set (G_OBJECT (action), "icon-name", "text-x-generic", NULL);
+
 		g_object_set_data_full (G_OBJECT (action),
 					"gtk-recent-info",
 					gtk_recent_info_ref (info),
