diff --git a/core/modules/media/media.install b/core/modules/media/media.install
index d3386ea35a..ac7e78aa80 100644
--- a/core/modules/media/media.install
+++ b/core/modules/media/media.install
@@ -163,3 +163,22 @@ function media_update_8600() {
     ->set('oembed_providers_url', 'https://oembed.com/providers.json')
     ->save(TRUE);
 }
+
+/**
+* Install missing icons.
+*/
+function media_update_8601() {
+  $source = drupal_get_path('module', 'media') . '/images/icons';
+  $destination = \Drupal::config('media.settings')->get('icon_base_uri');
+  file_prepare_directory($destination, FILE_CREATE_DIRECTORY | FILE_MODIFY_PERMISSIONS);
+
+  $files = file_scan_directory($source, '/.*\.(svg|png|jpg|jpeg|gif)$/');
+  foreach ($files as $file) {
+    // When we run an update we don't want to copy the icons when they
+    // already exist. The icons could be replaced (by a contrib module or
+    // manually), so we don't want to replace the existing files.
+    if (!file_exists($destination . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $file->filename)) {
+      file_unmanaged_copy($file->uri, $destination, FILE_EXISTS_ERROR);
+    }
+  }
+}