diff --git a/src/custom-sort/custom-sort-types.ts b/src/custom-sort/custom-sort-types.ts
index 05d86e7..0612b00 100644
--- a/src/custom-sort/custom-sort-types.ts
+++ b/src/custom-sort/custom-sort-types.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export enum CustomSortGroupType {
 	ExactHeadAndTail, // Like W...n or Un...ed, which is shorter variant of typing the entire title
 	HasMetadataField,  // Notes (or folder's notes) containing a specific metadata field
 	StarredOnly,
-	IconFolderPlugin
+	HasIcon
 }
 
 export enum CustomSortOrder {
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export interface CustomSortGroup {
 	matchFilenameWithExt?: boolean
 	foldersOnly?: boolean
 	withMetadataFieldName?: string // for 'with-metadata:' grouping
-	folderIconName?: string // for integration with obsidian-folder-icon community plugin
+	iconName?: string // for integration with obsidian-folder-icon community plugin
 	priority?: number
 	combineWithIdx?: number
 }
diff --git a/src/custom-sort/custom-sort.spec.ts b/src/custom-sort/custom-sort.spec.ts
index fa89b25..8b93d23 100644
--- a/src/custom-sort/custom-sort.spec.ts
+++ b/src/custom-sort/custom-sort.spec.ts
@@ -1071,14 +1071,14 @@ describe('determineSortingGroup', () => {
 			expect(starredPluginInstance.findStarredFile).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
 		})
 	})
-	describe('CustomSortGroupType.IconFolderPlugin', () => {
+	describe('CustomSortGroupType.HasIcon', () => {
 		it('should not match file w/o icon', () => {
 			// given
 			const file: TFile = mockTFile('References', 'md', 111, MOCK_TIMESTAMP + 222, MOCK_TIMESTAMP + 333);
 			const sortSpec: CustomSortSpec = {
 				targetFoldersPaths: ['/'],
 				groups: [{
-					type: CustomSortGroupType.IconFolderPlugin
+					type: CustomSortGroupType.HasIcon
 				}]
 			}
 			const obsidianIconFolderPluginInstance: Partial<ObsidianIconFolder_PluginInstance> = {
@@ -1110,8 +1110,8 @@ describe('determineSortingGroup', () => {
 			const sortSpec: CustomSortSpec = {
 				targetFoldersPaths: ['/'],
 				groups: [{
-					type: CustomSortGroupType.IconFolderPlugin,
-					folderIconName: 'IncorrectIconName'
+					type: CustomSortGroupType.HasIcon,
+					iconName: 'IncorrectIconName'
 				}]
 			}
 			const obsidianIconFolderPluginInstance: Partial<ObsidianIconFolder_PluginInstance> = {
@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ describe('determineSortingGroup', () => {
 			const sortSpec: CustomSortSpec = {
 				targetFoldersPaths: ['/'],
 				groups: [{
-					type: CustomSortGroupType.IconFolderPlugin
+					type: CustomSortGroupType.HasIcon
 				}]
 			}
 			const obsidianIconFolderPluginInstance: Partial<ObsidianIconFolder_PluginInstance> = {
@@ -1181,8 +1181,8 @@ describe('determineSortingGroup', () => {
 			const sortSpec: CustomSortSpec = {
 				targetFoldersPaths: ['/'],
 				groups: [{
-					type: CustomSortGroupType.IconFolderPlugin,
-					folderIconName: 'CorrectIconName'
+					type: CustomSortGroupType.HasIcon,
+					iconName: 'CorrectIconName'
 				}]
 			}
 			const obsidianIconFolderPluginInstance: Partial<ObsidianIconFolder_PluginInstance> = {
@@ -1217,7 +1217,7 @@ describe('determineSortingGroup', () => {
 			const sortSpec: CustomSortSpec = {
 				targetFoldersPaths: ['/'],
 				groups: [{
-					type: CustomSortGroupType.IconFolderPlugin
+					type: CustomSortGroupType.HasIcon
 				}]
 			}
 			const obsidianIconFolderPluginInstance: Partial<ObsidianIconFolder_PluginInstance> = {
@@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@ describe('determineSortingGroup', () => {
 			const sortSpec: CustomSortSpec = {
 				targetFoldersPaths: ['/'],
 				groups: [{
-					type: CustomSortGroupType.IconFolderPlugin
+					type: CustomSortGroupType.HasIcon
 				}]
 			}
 			const obsidianIconFolderPluginInstance: Partial<ObsidianIconFolder_PluginInstance> = {
@@ -1300,7 +1300,7 @@ describe('determineSortingGroup', () => {
 			const sortSpec: CustomSortSpec = {
 				targetFoldersPaths: ['/'],
 				groups: [{
-					type: CustomSortGroupType.IconFolderPlugin
+					type: CustomSortGroupType.HasIcon
 				}]
 			}
 			const obsidianIconFolderPluginInstance: Partial<ObsidianIconFolder_PluginInstance> = {
@@ -1346,8 +1346,8 @@ describe('determineSortingGroup', () => {
 			const sortSpec: CustomSortSpec = {
 				targetFoldersPaths: ['/'],
 				groups: [{
-					type: CustomSortGroupType.IconFolderPlugin,
-					folderIconName: 'ConfiguredIcon-by-string'
+					type: CustomSortGroupType.HasIcon,
+					iconName: 'ConfiguredIcon-by-string'
 				}]
 			}
 			const obsidianIconFolderPluginInstance: Partial<ObsidianIconFolder_PluginInstance> = {
@@ -1390,8 +1390,8 @@ describe('determineSortingGroup', () => {
 			const sortSpec: CustomSortSpec = {
 				targetFoldersPaths: ['/'],
 				groups: [{
-					type: CustomSortGroupType.IconFolderPlugin,
-					folderIconName: 'ConfiguredIcon'
+					type: CustomSortGroupType.HasIcon,
+					iconName: 'ConfiguredIcon'
 				}]
 			}
 			const obsidianIconFolderPluginInstance: Partial<ObsidianIconFolder_PluginInstance> = {
@@ -1437,8 +1437,8 @@ describe('determineSortingGroup', () => {
 			const sortSpec: CustomSortSpec = {
 				targetFoldersPaths: ['/'],
 				groups: [{
-					type: CustomSortGroupType.IconFolderPlugin,
-					folderIconName: 'ConfiguredIcon-by-string'
+					type: CustomSortGroupType.HasIcon,
+					iconName: 'ConfiguredIcon-by-string'
 				}]
 			}
 			const obsidianIconFolderPluginInstance: Partial<ObsidianIconFolder_PluginInstance> = {
@@ -1481,8 +1481,8 @@ describe('determineSortingGroup', () => {
 			const sortSpec: CustomSortSpec = {
 				targetFoldersPaths: ['/'],
 				groups: [{
-					type: CustomSortGroupType.IconFolderPlugin,
-					folderIconName: 'ConfiguredIcon'
+					type: CustomSortGroupType.HasIcon,
+					iconName: 'ConfiguredIcon'
 				}]
 			}
 			const obsidianIconFolderPluginInstance: Partial<ObsidianIconFolder_PluginInstance> = {
diff --git a/src/custom-sort/custom-sort.ts b/src/custom-sort/custom-sort.ts
index 3e38730..0f3d04b 100644
--- a/src/custom-sort/custom-sort.ts
+++ b/src/custom-sort/custom-sort.ts
@@ -271,12 +271,12 @@ export const determineSortingGroup = function (entry: TFile | TFolder, spec: Cus
 					}
 				}
 				break
-			case CustomSortGroupType.IconFolderPlugin:
+			case CustomSortGroupType.HasIcon:
 				if(ctx?.iconFolderPluginInstance) {
 					let iconName: string | undefined = determineIconOf(entry, ctx.iconFolderPluginInstance)
 					if (iconName) {
-						if (group.folderIconName) {
-							determined = iconName === group.folderIconName
+						if (group.iconName) {
+							determined = iconName === group.iconName
 						} else {
 							determined = true
 						}
diff --git a/src/custom-sort/sorting-spec-processor.spec.ts b/src/custom-sort/sorting-spec-processor.spec.ts
index 623f4e0..e181b36 100644
--- a/src/custom-sort/sorting-spec-processor.spec.ts
+++ b/src/custom-sort/sorting-spec-processor.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import {
 	CompoundDashNumberNormalizerFn,
 	CompoundDashRomanNumberNormalizerFn,
-	CompoundDotNumberNormalizerFn, ConsumedFolderMatchingRegexp, consumeFolderByRegexpExpression,
+	CompoundDotNumberNormalizerFn,
+	ConsumedFolderMatchingRegexp,
+	consumeFolderByRegexpExpression,
 	convertPlainStringToRegex,
 	detectNumericSortingSymbols,
 	escapeRegexUnsafeCharacters,
@@ -29,6 +31,8 @@ target-folder: tricky folder
  < a-z by-metadata: Some-dedicated-field
 with-metadata: Pages 
  > a-z by-metadata: 
+/: with-icon:
+with-icon: RiClock24
 starred:
 /:files starred:
 /folders starred:
@@ -85,6 +89,8 @@ target-folder: tricky folder 2
  < a-z by-metadata: Some-dedicated-field
 % with-metadata: Pages 
  > a-z by-metadata:
+/:files with-icon:
+/folders:files with-icon: RiClock24 
 /folders:files starred:
 /:files starred:
 /folders starred:
@@ -171,6 +177,14 @@ const expectedSortSpecsExampleA: { [key: string]: CustomSortSpec } = {
 			type: CustomSortGroupType.HasMetadataField,
 			withMetadataFieldName: 'Pages',
 			order: CustomSortOrder.byMetadataFieldAlphabeticalReverse
+		}, {
+			type: CustomSortGroupType.HasIcon,
+			order: CustomSortOrder.alphabetical,
+			filesOnly: true
+		}, {
+			type: CustomSortGroupType.HasIcon,
+			order: CustomSortOrder.alphabetical,
+			iconName: 'RiClock24'
 		}, {
 			type: CustomSortGroupType.StarredOnly,
 			order: CustomSortOrder.alphabetical
@@ -186,7 +200,7 @@ const expectedSortSpecsExampleA: { [key: string]: CustomSortSpec } = {
 			order: CustomSortOrder.alphabetical,
 			type: CustomSortGroupType.Outsiders
 		}],
-		outsidersGroupIdx: 5,
+		outsidersGroupIdx: 7,
 		targetFoldersPaths: [
 			'tricky folder 2'
 		]
diff --git a/src/custom-sort/sorting-spec-processor.ts b/src/custom-sort/sorting-spec-processor.ts
index 6a5e335..e6c31f0 100644
--- a/src/custom-sort/sorting-spec-processor.ts
+++ b/src/custom-sort/sorting-spec-processor.ts
@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ const MetadataFieldIndicatorLexeme: string = 'with-metadata:'
 
 const StarredItemsIndicatorLexeme: string = 'starred:'
 
+const IconIndicatorLexeme: string = 'with-icon:'
+
 const CommentPrefix: string = '//'
 
 const PriorityModifierPrio1Lexeme: string = '/!'
@@ -1489,6 +1491,15 @@ export class SortingSpecProcessor {
 						foldersOnly: spec.foldersOnly,
 						matchFilenameWithExt: spec.matchFilenameWithExt
 					}
+				} else if (theOnly.startsWith(IconIndicatorLexeme)) {
+					const iconName: string | undefined = extractIdentifier(theOnly.substring(IconIndicatorLexeme.length))
+					return {
+						type: CustomSortGroupType.HasIcon,
+						iconName: iconName,
+						filesOnly: spec.filesOnly,
+						foldersOnly: spec.foldersOnly,
+						matchFilenameWithExt: spec.matchFilenameWithExt
+					}
 				} else if (theOnly.startsWith(StarredItemsIndicatorLexeme)) {
 					return {
 						type: CustomSortGroupType.StarredOnly,