diff --git a/backup/moodle2/backup_activity_task.class.php b/backup/moodle2/backup_activity_task.class.php
index a5974259534..a1ada38214f 100644
--- a/backup/moodle2/backup_activity_task.class.php
+++ b/backup/moodle2/backup_activity_task.class.php
@@ -258,7 +258,8 @@ abstract class backup_activity_task extends backup_task {
         // - section_included setting (if exists)
         $settingname = $settingprefix . 'included';
         $activity_included = new backup_activity_generic_setting($settingname, base_setting::IS_BOOLEAN, true);
-        $activity_included->get_ui()->set_icon(new pix_icon('icon', get_string('pluginname', $this->modulename), $this->modulename));
+        $activity_included->get_ui()->set_icon(new pix_icon('icon', get_string('pluginname', $this->modulename),
+            $this->modulename, array('class' => 'iconlarge icon-post')));
         $this->add_setting($activity_included);
         // Look for "activities" root setting
         $activities = $this->plan->get_setting('activities');
diff --git a/backup/moodle2/restore_activity_task.class.php b/backup/moodle2/restore_activity_task.class.php
index 5838a8e2069..cac682493ae 100644
--- a/backup/moodle2/restore_activity_task.class.php
+++ b/backup/moodle2/restore_activity_task.class.php
@@ -278,7 +278,8 @@ abstract class restore_activity_task extends restore_task {
         // - section_included setting (if exists)
         $settingname = $settingprefix . 'included';
         $activity_included = new restore_activity_generic_setting($settingname, base_setting::IS_BOOLEAN, true);
-        $activity_included->get_ui()->set_icon(new pix_icon('icon', get_string('pluginname', $this->modulename), $this->modulename));
+        $activity_included->get_ui()->set_icon(new pix_icon('icon', get_string('pluginname', $this->modulename),
+            $this->modulename, array('class' => 'iconlarge icon-post')));
         $this->add_setting($activity_included);
         // Look for "activities" root setting
         $activities = $this->plan->get_setting('activities');
diff --git a/backup/util/ui/backup_ui_setting.class.php b/backup/util/ui/backup_ui_setting.class.php
index c778fb7130e..e660c4a4c0b 100644
--- a/backup/util/ui/backup_ui_setting.class.php
+++ b/backup/util/ui/backup_ui_setting.class.php
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ class backup_setting_ui_text extends backup_setting_ui {
         $icon = $this->get_icon();
         $label = $this->get_label($task);
         if (!empty($icon)) {
-            $label .= ' '.$output->render($icon);
+            $label .= $output->render($icon);
         }
         // name, label, attributes
         return $this->apply_options(array('element'=>'text','name'=>self::NAME_PREFIX.$this->name, 'label'=>$label, 'attributes'=>$this->attributes));
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ class backup_setting_ui_checkbox extends backup_setting_ui {
         $icon = $this->get_icon();
         $label = $this->get_label($task);
         if (!empty($icon)) {
-            $label .= ' '.$output->render($icon);
+            $label .= $output->render($icon);
         }
         return $this->apply_options(array('element'=>'checkbox','name'=>self::NAME_PREFIX.$this->name, 'label'=>$label, 'text'=>$this->text, 'attributes'=>$this->attributes));
     }
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ class backup_setting_ui_radio extends backup_setting_ui {
         $icon = $this->get_icon();
         $label = $this->get_label($task);
         if (!empty($icon)) {
-            $label .= ' '.$output->render($icon);
+            $label .= $output->render($icon);
         }
         // name, label, text, value, attributes
         return $this->apply_options(array('element'=>'radio','name'=>self::NAME_PREFIX.$this->name, 'label'=>$label, 'text'=>$this->text, 'value'=>$this->value, 'attributes'=>$this->attributes));
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ class backup_setting_ui_select extends backup_setting_ui {
         $icon = $this->get_icon();
         $label = $this->get_label($task);
         if (!empty($icon)) {
-            $label .= ' '.$output->render($icon);
+            $label .= $output->render($icon);
         }
         // name, label, options, attributes
         return $this->apply_options(array('element'=>'select','name'=>self::NAME_PREFIX.$this->name, 'label'=>$label, 'options'=>$this->values, 'attributes'=>$this->attributes));
diff --git a/backup/util/ui/renderer.php b/backup/util/ui/renderer.php
index c58f3677787..7b8dfe2847c 100644
--- a/backup/util/ui/renderer.php
+++ b/backup/util/ui/renderer.php
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ class core_backup_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
                         $table->data = array();
                     }
                     $name = get_string('pluginname', $activity->modulename);
-                    $icon = new pix_icon('icon', $name, $activity->modulename);
+                    $icon = new pix_icon('icon', $name, $activity->modulename, array('class' => 'iconlarge icon-pre'));
                     $table->data[] = array(
-                        $this->output->render($icon).' '.$name,
+                        $this->output->render($icon).$name,
                         $activity->title,
                         ($activity->settings[$activitykey.'_userinfo'])?$yestick:$notick,
                     );
diff --git a/theme/base/style/core.css b/theme/base/style/core.css
index b1827bbab5c..57749318240 100644
--- a/theme/base/style/core.css
+++ b/theme/base/style/core.css
@@ -504,6 +504,9 @@ body.tag .managelink {padding: 5px;}
 .path-backup .backup_progress span.backup_stage.backup_stage_complete {color:inherit;}
 #page-backup-restore .filealiasesfailures {background-color:#ffd3d9}
 #page-backup-restore .filealiasesfailures .aliaseslist {width:90%;margin:0.8em auto;background-color:white;border:1px dotted #666;}
+.path-backup .fitemtitle .iconlarge.icon-post { padding-left: 6px; }
+.path-backup.dir-rtl .fitemtitle .iconlarge.icon-post { padding-right: 6px; padding-right: 0; }
+.path-backup .fitem .smallicon { vertical-align: text-bottom; }
 
 /**
  * Web Service