diff --git a/autoload/SpaceVim/layers/ui.vim b/autoload/SpaceVim/layers/ui.vim
index 73717491c..a9729d59b 100644
--- a/autoload/SpaceVim/layers/ui.vim
+++ b/autoload/SpaceVim/layers/ui.vim
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ function! SpaceVim#layers#ui#plugins() abort
         \ ['tenfyzhong/tagbar-proto.vim', {'merged': 0}],
         \ ['lvht/tagbar-markdown',{'merged' : 0}],
         \ ['t9md/vim-choosewin', {'merged' : 0}],
-        \ ['mhinz/vim-startify', {'loadconf' : 1}],
+        \ ['mhinz/vim-startify', {'loadconf' : 1, 'merged' : 0}],
         \ ['blueyed/vim-diminactive', {'merged' : 0}],
         \ ]
   if get(g:, '_spacevim_statusline_loaded', 0) == 0
diff --git a/config/plugins/vim-startify.vim b/config/plugins/vim-startify.vim
index 6452a0ede..363756bf2 100644
--- a/config/plugins/vim-startify.vim
+++ b/config/plugins/vim-startify.vim
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 let s:NUM = SpaceVim#api#import('data#number')
+let s:FILE = SpaceVim#api#import('file')
 fu! s:update_logo()
   if !exists('g:startify_custom_header') && !exists('g:_spacevim_welcome_banners')
     let g:startify_custom_header = [
@@ -61,4 +62,12 @@ if !exists('g:startify_custom_header')
 endif
 call SpaceVim#mapping#space#def('nnoremap', ['a','s'], 'Startify | doautocmd WinEnter', 'fancy start screen',1)
 
+function! FileIcon(path)
+  let icon = s:FILE.fticon(a:path)
+  return empty(icon) ? ' ' : icon
+endfunction
+
+function! StartifyEntryFormat()
+  return 'FileIcon(entry_path) ."  ". entry_path'
+endfunction
 " vim:set et sw=2: