diff --git a/files/classes/reportbuilder/local/entities/file.php b/files/classes/reportbuilder/local/entities/file.php
index 180bb4cacc9..1f7785d189b 100644
--- a/files/classes/reportbuilder/local/entities/file.php
+++ b/files/classes/reportbuilder/local/entities/file.php
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ namespace core_files\reportbuilder\local\entities;
 
 use context;
 use context_helper;
+use core_collator;
+use core_filetypes;
+use html_writer;
 use lang_string;
 use license_manager;
-use html_writer;
 use stdClass;
 use core_reportbuilder\local\entities\base;
 use core_reportbuilder\local\helpers\format;
@@ -156,6 +158,36 @@ class file extends base {
                 return get_mimetype_description($fileinfo->mimetype);
             });
 
+        // Icon.
+        $columns[] = (new column(
+            'icon',
+            new lang_string('icon'),
+            $this->get_entity_name()
+        ))
+            ->add_joins($this->get_joins())
+            ->set_type(column::TYPE_TEXT)
+            ->add_field("{$filesalias}.mimetype")
+            ->add_field("CASE WHEN {$filesalias}.filename = '.' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END", 'directory')
+            ->set_disabled_aggregation_all()
+            ->add_callback(static function($mimetype, stdClass $fileinfo): string {
+                global $CFG, $OUTPUT;
+                require_once("{$CFG->libdir}/filelib.php");
+
+                if ($fileinfo->mimetype === null && !$fileinfo->directory) {
+                    return '';
+                }
+
+                if ($fileinfo->directory) {
+                    $icon = file_folder_icon();
+                    $description = get_string('directory');
+                } else {
+                    $icon = file_file_icon($fileinfo);
+                    $description = get_mimetype_description($fileinfo->mimetype);
+                }
+
+                return $OUTPUT->pix_icon($icon, $description, 'moodle', ['class' => 'iconsize-medium']);
+            });
+
         // Author.
         $columns[] = (new column(
             'author',
@@ -348,6 +380,27 @@ class file extends base {
                 number::RANGE,
             ]);
 
+        // Type.
+        $filters[] = (new filter(
+            select::class,
+            'type',
+            new lang_string('type', 'core_repository'),
+            $this->get_entity_name(),
+            "{$filesalias}.mimetype"
+        ))
+            ->add_joins($this->get_joins())
+            ->set_options_callback(static function(): array {
+                $mimetypenames = array_column(core_filetypes::get_types(), 'type');
+
+                // Convert the names into a map of name => description.
+                $mimetypes = array_combine($mimetypenames, array_map(static function(string $mimetype): string {
+                    return get_mimetype_description($mimetype);
+                }, $mimetypenames));
+
+                core_collator::asort($mimetypes);
+                return $mimetypes;
+            });
+
         // License (consider null = 'unknown/license not specified' for filtering purposes).
         $filters[] = (new filter(
             select::class,
diff --git a/files/tests/reportbuilder/datasource/files_test.php b/files/tests/reportbuilder/datasource/files_test.php
index f355e99712e..f0528e590d7 100644
--- a/files/tests/reportbuilder/datasource/files_test.php
+++ b/files/tests/reportbuilder/datasource/files_test.php
@@ -87,8 +87,9 @@ class files_test extends core_reportbuilder_testcase {
      * Test datasource columns that aren't added by default
      */
     public function test_datasource_non_default_columns(): void {
+        global $OUTPUT;
+
         $this->resetAfterTest();
-        $this->setAdminUser();
 
         $category = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_category();
         $categorycontext = coursecat::instance($category->id);
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ class files_test extends core_reportbuilder_testcase {
         $generator->create_column(['reportid' => $report->get('id'), 'uniqueidentifier' => 'context:path']);
         $generator->create_column(['reportid' => $report->get('id'), 'uniqueidentifier' => 'context:parent']);
 
+        $generator->create_column(['reportid' => $report->get('id'), 'uniqueidentifier' => 'file:icon']);
         $generator->create_column(['reportid' => $report->get('id'), 'uniqueidentifier' => 'file:path']);
         $generator->create_column(['reportid' => $report->get('id'), 'uniqueidentifier' => 'file:author']);
         $generator->create_column(['reportid' => $report->get('id'), 'uniqueidentifier' => 'file:license']);
@@ -137,6 +139,8 @@ class files_test extends core_reportbuilder_testcase {
                 'Course',
                 $coursecontext->path,
                 $categorycontext->get_context_name(),
+                '<img class="icon iconsize-medium" alt="Directory" title="Directory" src="' .
+                    $OUTPUT->image_url('f/folder')->out() . '" />',
                 '/',
                 null,
                 '',
@@ -151,6 +155,8 @@ class files_test extends core_reportbuilder_testcase {
                 'Course',
                 $coursecontext->path,
                 $categorycontext->get_context_name(),
+                '<img class="icon iconsize-medium" alt="Text file" title="Text file" src="' .
+                    $OUTPUT->image_url('f/text')->out() . '" />',
                 '/',
                 null,
                 '',
@@ -165,6 +171,8 @@ class files_test extends core_reportbuilder_testcase {
                 'User',
                 $usercontext->path,
                 'System',
+                '<img class="icon iconsize-medium" alt="Directory" title="Directory" src="' .
+                    $OUTPUT->image_url('f/folder')->out() . '" />',
                 '/',
                 null,
                 '',
@@ -179,6 +187,8 @@ class files_test extends core_reportbuilder_testcase {
                 'User',
                 $usercontext->path,
                 'System',
+                '<img class="icon iconsize-medium" alt="Text file" title="Text file" src="' .
+                    $OUTPUT->image_url('f/text')->out() . '" />',
                 '/',
                 null,
                 '',
@@ -212,6 +222,14 @@ class files_test extends core_reportbuilder_testcase {
                 'file:size_operator' => number::GREATER_THAN,
                 'file:size_value1' => 2,
             ], 2],
+            'Filter type' => ['file:type', [
+                'file:type_operator' => select::EQUAL_TO,
+                'file:type_value' => 'text/plain',
+            ], 2],
+            'Filter type (non match)' => ['file:type', [
+                'file:type_operator' => select::EQUAL_TO,
+                'file:type_value' => 'image/png',
+            ], 0],
             'Filter license' => ['file:license', [
                 'file:license_operator' => select::EQUAL_TO,
                 'file:license_value' => 'unknown',