diff --git a/packages/core/src/browser/core-preferences.ts b/packages/core/src/browser/core-preferences.ts
index 74fc83ffa8105..8f54f5419f645 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/browser/core-preferences.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/browser/core-preferences.ts
@@ -200,6 +200,11 @@ export const corePreferenceSchema: PreferenceSchema = {
             'description': nls.localizeByDefault('Controls whether an editor is revealed in any of the visible groups if opened. If disabled, an editor will prefer to open in the currently active editor group. If enabled, an already opened editor will be revealed instead of opened again in the currently active editor group. Note that there are some cases where this setting is ignored, such as when forcing an editor to open in a specific group or to the side of the currently active group.'),
             'default': false
         },
+        'workbench.editor.decorations.badges': {
+            'type': 'boolean',
+            'description': nls.localizeByDefault('Controls whether editor file decorations should use badges.'),
+            'default': true
+        },
         'workbench.commandPalette.history': {
             type: 'number',
             default: 50,
@@ -295,6 +300,7 @@ export interface CoreConfiguration {
     'workbench.editor.mouseBackForwardToNavigate': boolean;
     'workbench.editor.closeOnFileDelete': boolean;
     'workbench.editor.revealIfOpen': boolean;
+    'workbench.editor.decorations.badges': boolean;
     'workbench.colorTheme': string;
     'workbench.iconTheme': string;
     'workbench.silentNotifications': boolean;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/browser/shell/tab-bar-decorator.ts b/packages/core/src/browser/shell/tab-bar-decorator.ts
index 4b48d848876b1..7b9d6a9756e9a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/browser/shell/tab-bar-decorator.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/browser/shell/tab-bar-decorator.ts
@@ -17,9 +17,12 @@
 import debounce = require('lodash.debounce');
 import { Title, Widget } from '@phosphor/widgets';
 import { inject, injectable, named } from 'inversify';
-import { Event, Emitter, ContributionProvider } from '../../common';
-import { WidgetDecoration } from '../widget-decoration';
+import { ContributionProvider, Emitter, Event } from '../../common';
+import { ColorRegistry } from '../color-registry';
+import { Decoration, DecorationsService, DecorationsServiceImpl } from '../decorations-service';
 import { FrontendApplicationContribution } from '../frontend-application-contribution';
+import { Navigatable } from '../navigatable-types';
+import { WidgetDecoration } from '../widget-decoration';
 
 export const TabBarDecorator = Symbol('TabBarDecorator');
 
@@ -53,6 +56,12 @@ export class TabBarDecoratorService implements FrontendApplicationContribution {
     @inject(ContributionProvider) @named(TabBarDecorator)
     protected readonly contributions: ContributionProvider<TabBarDecorator>;
 
+    @inject(DecorationsService)
+    protected readonly decorationsService: DecorationsServiceImpl;
+
+    @inject(ColorRegistry)
+    protected readonly colors: ColorRegistry;
+
     initialize(): void {
         this.contributions.getContributions().map(decorator => decorator.onDidChangeDecorations(this.fireDidChangeDecorations));
     }
@@ -66,11 +75,32 @@ export class TabBarDecoratorService implements FrontendApplicationContribution {
      */
     getDecorations(title: Title<Widget>): WidgetDecoration.Data[] {
         const decorators = this.contributions.getContributions();
-        let all: WidgetDecoration.Data[] = [];
+        const decorations: WidgetDecoration.Data[] = [];
         for (const decorator of decorators) {
-            const decorations = decorator.decorate(title);
-            all = all.concat(decorations);
+            decorations.push(...decorator.decorate(title));
         }
-        return all;
+        if (Navigatable.is(title.owner)) {
+            const resourceUri = title.owner.getResourceUri();
+            if (resourceUri) {
+                const serviceDecorations = this.decorationsService.getDecoration(resourceUri, false);
+                decorations.push(...serviceDecorations.map(d => this.fromDecoration(d)));
+            }
+        }
+        return decorations;
+    }
+
+    protected fromDecoration(decoration: Decoration): WidgetDecoration.Data {
+        const colorVariable = decoration.colorId && this.colors.toCssVariableName(decoration.colorId);
+        return {
+            tailDecorations: [
+                {
+                    data: decoration.letter ? decoration.letter : '',
+                    fontData: {
+                        color: colorVariable && `var(${colorVariable})`
+                    },
+                    tooltip: decoration.tooltip ? decoration.tooltip : ''
+                }
+            ]
+        };
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/browser/shell/tab-bars.ts b/packages/core/src/browser/shell/tab-bars.ts
index 794f59d917c73..d8c4332647a83 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/browser/shell/tab-bars.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/browser/shell/tab-bars.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import PerfectScrollbar from 'perfect-scrollbar';
 import { TabBar, Title, Widget } from '@phosphor/widgets';
 import { VirtualElement, h, VirtualDOM, ElementInlineStyle } from '@phosphor/virtualdom';
-import { Disposable, DisposableCollection, MenuPath, notEmpty, SelectionService, CommandService, nls } from '../../common';
+import { Disposable, DisposableCollection, MenuPath, notEmpty, SelectionService, CommandService, nls, ArrayUtils } from '../../common';
 import { ContextMenuRenderer } from '../context-menu-renderer';
 import { Signal, Slot } from '@phosphor/signaling';
 import { Message, MessageLoop } from '@phosphor/messaging';
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ export class TabBarRenderer extends TabBar.Renderer {
                 { className: 'theia-tab-icon-label' },
                 this.renderIcon(data, isInSidePanel),
                 this.renderLabel(data, isInSidePanel),
+                this.renderTailDecorations(data, isInSidePanel),
                 this.renderBadge(data, isInSidePanel),
                 this.renderLock(data, isInSidePanel)
             ),
@@ -289,6 +290,37 @@ export class TabBarRenderer extends TabBar.Renderer {
         return h.div({ className: 'p-TabBar-tabLabel', style }, data.title.label);
     }
 
+    protected renderTailDecorations(renderData: SideBarRenderData, isInSidePanel?: boolean): VirtualElement[] {
+        if (!this.corePreferences?.get('workbench.editor.decorations.badges')) {
+            return [];
+        }
+        const tailDecorations = ArrayUtils.coalesce(this.getDecorationData(renderData.title, 'tailDecorations')).flat();
+        if (tailDecorations === undefined || tailDecorations.length === 0) {
+            return [];
+        }
+        let dotDecoration: WidgetDecoration.TailDecoration.AnyPartial | undefined;
+        const otherDecorations: WidgetDecoration.TailDecoration.AnyPartial[] = [];
+        tailDecorations.reverse().forEach(decoration => {
+            const partial = decoration as WidgetDecoration.TailDecoration.AnyPartial;
+            if (WidgetDecoration.TailDecoration.isDotDecoration(partial)) {
+                dotDecoration ||= partial;
+            } else if (partial.data || partial.icon || partial.iconClass) {
+                otherDecorations.push(partial);
+            }
+        });
+        const decorationsToRender = dotDecoration ? [dotDecoration, ...otherDecorations] : otherDecorations;
+        return decorationsToRender.map((decoration, index) => {
+            const { tooltip, data, fontData, color, icon, iconClass } = decoration;
+            const iconToRender = icon ?? iconClass;
+            const className = ['p-TabBar-tail', 'flex'].join(' ');
+            const style = fontData ? fontData : color ? { color } : undefined;
+            const content = (data ? data : iconToRender
+                ? h.span({ className: this.getIconClass(iconToRender, iconToRender === 'circle' ? [WidgetDecoration.Styles.DECORATOR_SIZE_CLASS] : []) })
+                : '') + (index !== decorationsToRender.length - 1 ? ',' : '');
+            return h.span({ key: ('tailDecoration_' + index), className, style, title: tooltip ?? content }, content);
+        });
+    }
+
     renderBadge(data: SideBarRenderData, isInSidePanel?: boolean): VirtualElement {
         const totalBadge = this.getDecorationData(data.title, 'badge').reduce((sum, badge) => sum! + badge!, 0);
         if (!totalBadge) {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/browser/style/tabs.css b/packages/core/src/browser/style/tabs.css
index ef247de6fcfcd..a77ae0ad9f172 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/browser/style/tabs.css
+++ b/packages/core/src/browser/style/tabs.css
@@ -123,6 +123,12 @@
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
+.p-TabBar-tail {
+  padding-left: 5px;
+  text-align: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+}
+
 .p-TabBar.theia-app-centers .p-TabBar-tabLabelWrapper {
   display: flex;
 }