diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/views/explorerViewer.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/views/explorerViewer.ts
index 520603d437a854732a3e9ca0b64599de19a6c332..5dde7e23878bb6a35dd9a016ff110d71eb639c40 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/views/explorerViewer.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/views/explorerViewer.ts
@@ -397,21 +397,24 @@ export class FileRenderer extends ActionsRenderer implements IRenderer {
 	}
 
 	private fileIconClasses(fsPath: string): string[] {
-		const ext = paths.extname(fsPath);
-		const basename = paths.basename(fsPath);
-		const name = basename.substring(0, basename.length - ext.length);
-		const langId = this.modeService.getModeIdByFilenameOrFirstLine(fsPath);
-
 		const classes = ['file-icon'];
 
-		if (ext && ext.length > 1) {
-			classes.push(`${this.cssEscape(ext.substr(1).toLowerCase())}-ext-file-icon`);
-		}
+		const basename = paths.basename(fsPath);
+		const dotSegments = basename.split('.');
 
+		const name = dotSegments[0]; // file.txt => "file", .dockerfile => "", file.some.txt => "file"
 		if (name) {
 			classes.push(`${this.cssEscape(name.toLowerCase())}-name-file-icon`);
 		}
 
+		const extensions = dotSegments.splice(1);
+		if (extensions.length > 0) {
+			for (let i = 0; i < extensions.length; i++) {
+				classes.push(`${this.cssEscape(extensions.slice(i).join('.').toLowerCase())}-ext-file-icon`); // add each combination of all found extensions if more than one
+			}
+		}
+
+		const langId = this.modeService.getModeIdByFilenameOrFirstLine(fsPath);
 		if (langId) {
 			classes.push(`${this.cssEscape(langId)}-lang-file-icon`);
 		}