diff --git a/source/blender/editors/include/UI_interface_icons.hh b/source/blender/editors/include/UI_interface_icons.hh
index 99a09bc8d5d..b21ee3015b0 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/include/UI_interface_icons.hh
+++ b/source/blender/editors/include/UI_interface_icons.hh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 struct Collection;
 struct ID;
 struct ImBuf;
+struct Object;
 struct PointerRNA;
 struct PreviewImage;
 struct Scene;
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ int UI_icon_from_rnaptr(const bContext *C, PointerRNA *ptr, int rnaicon, bool bi
 int UI_icon_from_idcode(int idcode);
 int UI_icon_from_library(const ID *id);
 int UI_icon_from_object_mode(int mode);
+int UI_icon_from_object_type(const Object *object);
 int UI_icon_color_from_collection(const Collection *collection);
 
 void UI_icon_text_overlay_init_from_count(IconTextOverlay *text_overlay,
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_icons.cc b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_icons.cc
index 5b584c01a9e..303e0524cef 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_icons.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_icons.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "DNA_dynamicpaint_types.h"
 #include "DNA_gpencil_legacy_types.h"
 #include "DNA_grease_pencil_types.h"
+#include "DNA_object_force_types.h"
 #include "DNA_screen_types.h"
 #include "DNA_sequence_types.h"
 
@@ -1917,6 +1918,9 @@ int ui_id_icon_get(const bContext *C, ID *id, const bool big)
     case ID_SCR:
       iconid = ui_id_screen_get_icon(C, id);
       break;
+    case ID_OB:
+      iconid = UI_icon_from_object_type((Object *)id);
+      break;
     case ID_GR:
       iconid = UI_icon_color_from_collection((Collection *)id);
       break;
@@ -2128,6 +2132,56 @@ int UI_icon_from_object_mode(const int mode)
   return ICON_NONE;
 }
 
+int UI_icon_from_object_type(const Object *object)
+{
+  switch (object->type) {
+    case OB_LAMP:
+      return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_LIGHT;
+    case OB_MESH:
+      return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_MESH;
+    case OB_CAMERA:
+      return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_CAMERA;
+    case OB_CURVES_LEGACY:
+      return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_CURVE;
+    case OB_MBALL:
+      return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_META;
+    case OB_LATTICE:
+      return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_LATTICE;
+    case OB_ARMATURE:
+      return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_ARMATURE;
+    case OB_FONT:
+      return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_FONT;
+    case OB_SURF:
+      return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_SURFACE;
+    case OB_SPEAKER:
+      return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_SPEAKER;
+    case OB_LIGHTPROBE:
+      return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_LIGHTPROBE;
+    case OB_CURVES:
+      return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_CURVES;
+    case OB_POINTCLOUD:
+      return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_POINTCLOUD;
+    case OB_VOLUME:
+      return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_VOLUME;
+    case OB_EMPTY:
+      if (object->instance_collection && (object->transflag & OB_DUPLICOLLECTION)) {
+        return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_GROUP_INSTANCE;
+      }
+      else if (object->empty_drawtype == OB_EMPTY_IMAGE) {
+        return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_IMAGE;
+      }
+      else if (object->pd && object->pd->forcefield) {
+        return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_FORCE_FIELD;
+      }
+      else {
+        return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_EMPTY;
+      }
+    case OB_GREASE_PENCIL:
+      return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_GREASEPENCIL;
+  }
+  return ICON_NONE;
+}
+
 int UI_icon_color_from_collection(const Collection *collection)
 {
   int icon = ICON_OUTLINER_COLLECTION;
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/outliner_draw.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/outliner_draw.cc
index 4397e0d9764..c2dd1417bdc 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/outliner_draw.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/outliner_draw.cc
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include "DNA_gpencil_legacy_types.h"
 #include "DNA_light_types.h"
 #include "DNA_lightprobe_types.h"
-#include "DNA_object_force_types.h"
 #include "DNA_object_types.h"
 #include "DNA_scene_types.h"
 #include "DNA_sequence_types.h"
@@ -2442,54 +2441,7 @@ static void outliner_draw_warning_column(uiBlock *block,
 static BIFIconID tree_element_get_icon_from_id(const ID *id)
 {
   if (GS(id->name) == ID_OB) {
-    const Object *ob = (Object *)id;
-    switch (ob->type) {
-      case OB_LAMP:
-        return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_LIGHT;
-      case OB_MESH:
-        return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_MESH;
-      case OB_CAMERA:
-        return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_CAMERA;
-      case OB_CURVES_LEGACY:
-        return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_CURVE;
-      case OB_MBALL:
-        return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_META;
-      case OB_LATTICE:
-        return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_LATTICE;
-      case OB_ARMATURE:
-        return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_ARMATURE;
-      case OB_FONT:
-        return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_FONT;
-      case OB_SURF:
-        return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_SURFACE;
-      case OB_SPEAKER:
-        return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_SPEAKER;
-      case OB_LIGHTPROBE:
-        return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_LIGHTPROBE;
-      case OB_CURVES:
-        return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_CURVES;
-      case OB_POINTCLOUD:
-        return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_POINTCLOUD;
-      case OB_VOLUME:
-        return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_VOLUME;
-      case OB_EMPTY:
-        if (ob->instance_collection && (ob->transflag & OB_DUPLICOLLECTION)) {
-          return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_GROUP_INSTANCE;
-        }
-        else if (ob->empty_drawtype == OB_EMPTY_IMAGE) {
-          return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_IMAGE;
-        }
-        else if (ob->pd && ob->pd->forcefield) {
-          return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_FORCE_FIELD;
-        }
-        else {
-          return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_EMPTY;
-        }
-      case OB_GREASE_PENCIL:
-        return ICON_OUTLINER_OB_GREASEPENCIL;
-    }
-
-    return ICON_NONE;
+    return UI_icon_from_object_type((Object *)id);
   }
 
   /* TODO(sergey): Casting to short here just to handle ID_NLA which is