diff --git a/ayanova/src/api/gzutil.js b/ayanova/src/api/gzutil.js
index 7d31b635..879e5bb0 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/api/gzutil.js
+++ b/ayanova/src/api/gzutil.js
@@ -213,6 +213,48 @@ export default {
       default:
         return null;
     }
+  },
+  //https://gist.github.com/colemanw/9c9a12aae16a4bfe2678de86b661d922
+  getFontAwesomeIconFromMIME: function(mimeType) {
+    // List of official MIME Types: http://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/media-types.xhtml
+    var icon_classes = {
+      // Media
+      image: "fa-file-image",
+      audio: "fa-file-audio",
+      video: "fa-file-video",
+      // Documents
+      "application/pdf": "fa-file-pdf",
+      "application/msword": "fa-file-word",
+      "application/vnd.ms-word": "fa-file-word",
+      "application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text": "fa-file-word",
+      "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml":
+        "fa-file-word",
+      "application/vnd.ms-excel": "fa-file-excel",
+      "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml":
+        "fa-file-excel",
+      "application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet": "fa-file-excel",
+      "application/vnd.ms-powerpoint": "fa-file-powerpoint",
+      "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml":
+        "fa-file-powerpoint",
+      "application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation": "fa-file-powerpoint",
+      "text/plain": "fa-file-text",
+      "text/html": "fa-file-code",
+      "application/json": "fa-file-code",
+      // Archives
+      "application/gzip": "fa-file-archive",
+      "application/zip": "fa-file-archive"
+    };
+
+    for (var key in icon_classes) {
+      if (icon_classes.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+        if (mimeType.search(key) === 0) {
+          // Found it
+          return icon_classes[key];
+        }
+      } else {
+        return "fa-file";
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   //new functions above here
diff --git a/ayanova/src/components/attachment-control.vue b/ayanova/src/components/attachment-control.vue
index 757f8cc8..924061ec 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/components/attachment-control.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/components/attachment-control.vue
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export default {
       height: 300,
       items: [
         {
-          icon: "fa-file",
+          icon: "fa-file-image",
           title: "drawings.pdf",
           subtitle: "2020-01-09"
         },