diff --git a/autoload/vimfiler/columns/filetypeicon.vim b/autoload/vimfiler/columns/filetypeicon.vim
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..29c8c9ba5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autoload/vimfiler/columns/filetypeicon.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+let s:save_cpo = &cpo
+set cpo&vim
+scriptencoding utf-8
+
+let s:FILE = SpaceVim#api#import('file')
+
+let s:fish = &shell =~# 'fish'
+
+function! vimfiler#columns#filetypeicon#define() abort
+  return s:column
+endfunction"}}}
+
+let s:column = {
+      \ 'name' : 'filetypeicon',
+      \ 'description' : 'plugin for vimfiler that provides filetype icon',
+      \ 'syntax' : 'vimfilerColumn__FileType',
+      \ }
+
+" @vimlint(EVL103, 1, a:files)
+" @vimlint(EVL103, 1, a:context)
+function! s:column.length(files, context) abort
+  return 3
+endfunction
+" @vimlint(EVL103, 0, a:files)
+" @vimlint(EVL103, 0, a:context)
+
+" @vimlint(EVL103, 1, a:context)
+function! s:column.define_syntax(context) abort
+endfunction
+" @vimlint(EVL103, 0, a:context)
+
+" @vimlint(EVL103, 1, a:context)
+function! s:column.get(file, context) abort
+  if a:file.vimfiler__is_directory
+      return '   '
+  else
+    let icon = s:FILE.fticon(a:file.action__path)
+
+    if !empty(icon)
+      return '[' . icon . ']'
+    else
+      return '   '
+    endif
+  endif
+endfunction
+" @vimlint(EVL103, 0, a:context)
+
+let &cpo = s:save_cpo
+unlet s:save_cpo
+
+" vim:set et sw=2:
diff --git a/config/plugins/vimfiler.vim b/config/plugins/vimfiler.vim
index 0f1b677ee..84ee0077d 100644
--- a/config/plugins/vimfiler.vim
+++ b/config/plugins/vimfiler.vim
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ try
         \ 'toggle' : 1,
         \ 'auto_expand': 1,
         \ 'direction' : 'rightbelow',
+        \ 'explorer_columns' : 'filetypeicon',
         \ 'parent': 0,
         \ 'status' : 1,
         \ 'safe' : 0,