diff --git a/backup/util/ui/renderer.php b/backup/util/ui/renderer.php
index 59188b0f46c..9feb45ff6a6 100644
--- a/backup/util/ui/renderer.php
+++ b/backup/util/ui/renderer.php
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
  * @license   http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
 
+use core_course\output\activity_icon;
+use core\output\local\properties\iconsize;
+
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die;
 
 global $CFG;
@@ -203,12 +206,20 @@ class core_backup_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
                         $table->data = array();
                     }
                     $name = get_string('pluginname', $activity->modulename);
-                    $icon = new image_icon('monologo', '', $activity->modulename);
-                    $table->data[] = array(
-                        $this->output->render($icon).$name,
+                    $icon = activity_icon::from_modname($activity->modulename)
+                        ->set_icon_size(iconsize::SIZE4)
+                        ->set_colourize(false);
+
+                    $content = $this->output->container(
+                        contents: $this->output->render($icon) . $name,
+                        classes: 'd-flex align-items-center',
+                    );
+
+                    $table->data[] = [
+                        $content,
                         format_string($activity->title),
                         ($activity->settings[$activitykey.'_userinfo']) ? $yestick : $notick,
-                    );
+                    ];
                 }
                 if (!empty($table)) {
                     $html .= $this->backup_detail_pair(get_string('sectionactivities', 'backup'), html_writer::table($table));