diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/Gui/DlgStartPreferences.ui b/src/Mod/Start/Gui/DlgStartPreferences.ui
index d5a8167474..91f4f1565b 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Start/Gui/DlgStartPreferences.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/Start/Gui/DlgStartPreferences.ui
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>476</width>
-    <height>743</height>
+    <width>482</width>
+    <height>769</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -533,6 +533,29 @@
         </item>
        </layout>
       </item>
+      <item row="12" column="0">
+       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_18">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Use gradient for New File icon</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item row="12" column="1">
+       <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="checkBox_6">
+        <property name="layoutDirection">
+         <enum>Qt::RightToLeft</enum>
+        </property>
+        <property name="text">
+         <string/>
+        </property>
+        <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
+         <cstring>NewFileGradient</cstring>
+        </property>
+        <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
+         <cstring>Mod/Start</cstring>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/Gui/DlgStartPreferencesImp.cpp b/src/Mod/Start/Gui/DlgStartPreferencesImp.cpp
index b4a8eca936..d9e4ea5911 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Start/Gui/DlgStartPreferencesImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Start/Gui/DlgStartPreferencesImp.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ void DlgStartPreferencesImp::saveSettings()
     checkBox_3->onSave();
     checkBox_4->onSave();
     checkBox_5->onSave();
+    checkBox_6->onSave();
     lineEdit->onSave();
     spinBox->onSave();
 }
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ void DlgStartPreferencesImp::loadSettings()
     checkBox_3->onRestore();
     checkBox_4->onRestore();
     checkBox_5->onRestore();
+    checkBox_6->onRestore();
     lineEdit->onRestore();
     spinBox->onRestore();
 }
diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/StartPage.py b/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/StartPage.py
index 79d1ab3c25..74d058e203 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/StartPage.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/StartPage.py
@@ -304,7 +304,10 @@ def handle():
         SECTION_RECENTFILES += "<ul>"
         SECTION_RECENTFILES += '<a href="LoadNew.py" title="'+TranslationTexts.T_CREATENEW+'">'
         SECTION_RECENTFILES += '<li class="icon">'
-        SECTION_RECENTFILES += '<img src="images/new_file_thumbnail.svg">'
+        if FreeCAD.ParamGet("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Start").GetBool("NewFileGradient",False):
+            SECTION_RECENTFILES += '<img src="'+iconbank["createimg"]+'">'
+        else:
+            SECTION_RECENTFILES += '<img src="images/new_file_thumbnail.svg">'
         SECTION_RECENTFILES += '<div class="caption">'
         SECTION_RECENTFILES += '<h4>'+TranslationTexts.T_CREATENEW+'</h4>'
         SECTION_RECENTFILES += '</div>'