diff --git a/addons/base_import_module/models/ir_module.py b/addons/base_import_module/models/ir_module.py
index a9589810b0f..c372c997eee 100644
--- a/addons/base_import_module/models/ir_module.py
+++ b/addons/base_import_module/models/ir_module.py
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ class IrModule(models.Model):
                 terp.update(ast.literal_eval(f.read().decode()))
         if not terp:
             return False
+        if not terp.get('icon'):
+            icon_path = 'static/description/icon.png'
+            module_icon = module if os.path.exists(opj(path, icon_path)) else 'base'
+            terp['icon'] = opj('/', module_icon, icon_path)
         values = self.get_values_from_terp(terp)
         if 'version' in terp:
             values['latest_version'] = terp['version']
diff --git a/addons/base_import_module/tests/test_import_module.py b/addons/base_import_module/tests/test_import_module.py
index b5eaf28d1a5..9b86d2254d5 100644
--- a/addons/base_import_module/tests/test_import_module.py
+++ b/addons/base_import_module/tests/test_import_module.py
@@ -281,3 +281,20 @@ class TestImportModule(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
         asset_data = self.env['ir.model.data'].search([('model', '=', 'ir.asset'), ('res_id', '=', asset.id)])
         self.assertEqual(asset_data.module, 'test_module')
         self.assertEqual(asset_data.name, f'{bundle}_/{path}'.replace(".", "_"))
+
+
+class TestImportModuleHttp(TestImportModule, odoo.tests.HttpCase):
+    def test_import_module_icon(self):
+        """Assert import a module with an icon result in the module displaying the icon in the apps menu,
+        and with the base module icon if module without icon"""
+        files = [
+            ('foo/__manifest__.py', b"{'name': 'foo'}"),
+            ('foo/static/description/icon.png', b"foo_icon"),
+            ('bar/__manifest__.py', b"{'name': 'bar'}"),
+        ]
+        self.import_zipfile(files)
+        foo_icon_path, foo_icon_data = files[1]
+        # Assert icon of module foo, which must be the icon provided in the zip
+        self.assertEqual(self.url_open('/' + foo_icon_path).content, foo_icon_data)
+        # Assert icon of module bar, which must be the icon of the base module as none was provided
+        self.assertEqual(self.env.ref('base.module_bar').icon_image, self.env.ref('base.module_base').icon_image)