diff --git a/core/ui/ViewTemplate/title.tid b/core/ui/ViewTemplate/title.tid
index ad3b42936..f611d71ab 100644
--- a/core/ui/ViewTemplate/title.tid
+++ b/core/ui/ViewTemplate/title.tid
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ $:/config/ViewToolbarButtons/Visibility/$(listItem)$
 <$link>
 <$set name="foregroundColor" value={{!!color}}>
 <span class="tc-tiddler-title-icon" style=<<title-styles>>>
-<$transclude tiddler={{!!icon}}/>
+<$transclude tiddler={{!!icon}}>
+<$transclude tiddler={{$:/config/DefaultTiddlerIcon}}/>
+</$transclude>
 </span>
 </$set>
 <$list filter="[all[current]removeprefix[$:/]]">
diff --git a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/hiddensettings/Hidden Setting Default Tiddler Icon.tid b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/hiddensettings/Hidden Setting Default Tiddler Icon.tid
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fea6fb469
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/hiddensettings/Hidden Setting Default Tiddler Icon.tid	
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+created: 20200306145004925
+modified: 20200306145004925
+tags: [[Hidden Settings]]
+title: Hidden Setting: Default Tiddler Icon
+type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki
+
+A default tiddler icon can be specified by creating a tiddler called $:/config/DefaultTiddlerIcon containing the title of the tiddler containing the icon.