diff --git a/resources/images/mimetypes/cbr.png b/resources/images/mimetypes/cbr.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6e5f8d28b
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diff --git a/resources/images/mimetypes/cbz.png b/resources/images/mimetypes/cbz.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac9de1dffd
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diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/__init__.py b/src/calibre/gui2/__init__.py
index 463d36d748..ddeba9e190 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/__init__.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/__init__.py
@@ -466,6 +466,8 @@ class FileIconProvider(QFileIconProvider):
              'gif'     : 'gif',
              'png'     : 'png',
              'bmp'     : 'bmp',
+             'cbz'     : 'cbz',
+             'cbr'     : 'cbr',
              'svg'     : 'svg',
              'html'    : 'html',
              'htmlz'   : 'html',