diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/views/browser/treeView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/views/browser/treeView.ts
index fbaeb5bfcbb68019f2ddfa28cf181b5f74e430aa..1f03a2b9bbca1963622e758a5fe76c2503951b1d 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/views/browser/treeView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/views/browser/treeView.ts
@@ -833,6 +833,8 @@ class TreeRenderer extends Disposable implements ITreeRenderer<ITreeItem, FuzzyS
 
 		// reset
 		templateData.actionBar.clear();
+		templateData.icon.style.color = '';
+
 		if (resource || this.isFileKindThemeIcon(node.themeIcon)) {
 			const fileDecorations = this.configurationService.getValue<{ colors: boolean, badges: boolean }>('explorer.decorations');
 			const labelResource = resource ? resource : URI.parse('missing:_icon_resource');
@@ -858,18 +860,13 @@ class TreeRenderer extends Disposable implements ITreeRenderer<ITreeItem, FuzzyS
 		if (iconUrl) {
 			templateData.icon.className = 'custom-view-tree-node-item-icon';
 			templateData.icon.style.backgroundImage = DOM.asCSSUrl(iconUrl);
-			templateData.icon.style.color = '';
 		} else {
 			let iconClass: string | undefined;
 			if (node.themeIcon && !this.isFileKindThemeIcon(node.themeIcon)) {
 				iconClass = ThemeIcon.asClassName(node.themeIcon);
 				if (node.themeIcon.color) {
 					templateData.icon.style.color = this.themeService.getColorTheme().getColor(node.themeIcon.color.id)?.toString() ?? '';
-				} else {
-					templateData.icon.style.color = '';
 				}
-			} else {
-				templateData.icon.style.color = '';
 			}
 			templateData.icon.className = iconClass ? `custom-view-tree-node-item-icon ${iconClass}` : '';
 			templateData.icon.style.backgroundImage = '';