diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 421b2417..9d965c8a 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ Version 0.7
 [0.7.0] -- 2025-xx-xx
 ---------------------
 
+Added
++++++
+
+- File icons for the FileList module (#287).
+
 Updated
 +++++++
 
diff --git a/signac_dashboard/modules/file_list.py b/signac_dashboard/modules/file_list.py
index df2fc202..79e5028c 100644
--- a/signac_dashboard/modules/file_list.py
+++ b/signac_dashboard/modules/file_list.py
@@ -1,12 +1,20 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2022 The Regents of the University of Michigan
 # All rights reserved.
 # This software is licensed under the BSD 3-Clause License.
+import mimetypes
 import os
 
 from flask import render_template
 
 from signac_dashboard.module import Module
 
+# Register mimetypes for C/C++ files that are not present on Windows
+mimetypes.add_type("application/x-c", ".c")
+mimetypes.add_type("application/x-c", ".h")
+mimetypes.add_type("application/x-c++", ".cpp")
+mimetypes.add_type("application/x-c++", ".hpp")
+mimetypes.add_type("application/x-c++", ".cc")
+
 
 class FileList(Module):
     """Lists files in the job directory with download links.
@@ -36,6 +44,41 @@ def __init__(
         )
         self.prefix_jobid = prefix_jobid
 
+    def _get_icon(self, filename):
+        _, ext = os.path.splitext(filename)
+        ext = ext.lstrip(".").lower()
+
+        icon_map = {
+            "pdf": "fa-file-pdf",
+            "zip": "fa-file-archive",
+            "tar": "fa-file-archive",
+            "gz": "fa-file-archive",
+            "7z": "fa-file-archive",
+        }
+        if ext in icon_map:
+            return icon_map[ext]
+
+        mtype, _ = mimetypes.guess_type(filename)
+        if mtype:
+            if mtype.startswith("image/"):
+                return "fa-file-image"
+            if mtype.startswith("audio/"):
+                return "fa-file-audio"
+            if mtype.startswith("video/"):
+                return "fa-file-video"
+            if "word" in mtype:
+                return "fa-file-word"
+            if "excel" in mtype or "spreadsheet" in mtype or "csv" in mtype:
+                return "fa-file-excel"
+            if "powerpoint" in mtype or "presentation" in mtype:
+                return "fa-file-powerpoint"
+            if mtype.startswith("application/x-") or "json" in mtype:
+                return "fa-file-code"
+            if mtype.startswith("text/"):
+                return "fa-file-alt"
+
+        return "fa-file"
+
     def download_name(self, job, filename):
         if self.prefix_jobid:
             return f"{str(job)}_{filename}"
@@ -49,6 +92,7 @@ def get_cards(self, job):
                     "name": filename,
                     "jobid": job._id,
                     "download": self.download_name(job, filename),
+                    "icon": self._get_icon(filename),
                 }
                 for filename in os.listdir(job.path)
             ),
diff --git a/signac_dashboard/templates/cards/file_list.html b/signac_dashboard/templates/cards/file_list.html
index c7234556..3fefacc7 100644
--- a/signac_dashboard/templates/cards/file_list.html
+++ b/signac_dashboard/templates/cards/file_list.html
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <ul>
   {% for file in files %}
-  <li><a href="{{ url_for('get_file', jobid=file.jobid, filename=file.name, download_name=file.download) }}" download="{{ file.download }}">{{ file.name }}</a></li>
+  <li>
+    <span class="icon"><i class="fas {{ file.icon }}"></i></span>
+    <a href="{{ url_for('get_file', jobid=file.jobid, filename=file.name, download_name=file.download) }}" download="{{ file.download }}">{{ file.name }}</a>
+  </li>
   {% endfor %}
 </ul>
diff --git a/tests/test_dashboard.py b/tests/test_dashboard.py
index 291e459c..caebab98 100644
--- a/tests/test_dashboard.py
+++ b/tests/test_dashboard.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import unittest
 from urllib.parse import quote as urlquote
 
+import pytest
 from signac import init_project
 
 import signac_dashboard.modules
@@ -207,5 +208,28 @@ def test_navigator_module(self):
         assert "disabled>min</div>" in response  # no previous job for b
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "filename,expected",
+    [
+        ("test.pdf", "fa-file-pdf"),
+        ("archive.zip", "fa-file-archive"),
+        ("image.png", "fa-file-image"),
+        ("audio.mp3", "fa-file-audio"),
+        ("video.mp4", "fa-file-video"),
+        ("text.txt", "fa-file-alt"),
+        ("text.csv", "fa-file-excel"),
+        ("code.sh", "fa-file-code"),
+        ("code.py", "fa-file-code"),
+        ("code.h", "fa-file-code"),
+        ("code.c", "fa-file-code"),
+        ("code.json", "fa-file-code"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_file_list_icon(filename, expected):
+    """Test that FileList._get_icon returns correct icon classes."""
+    file_list = signac_dashboard.modules.FileList()
+    assert file_list._get_icon(filename) == expected
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()