diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/treeView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/treeView.ts
index 0912c74131c85..53c32eabf307e 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/treeView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/treeView.ts
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@ class TreeRenderer extends Disposable implements ITreeRenderer<ITreeItem, FuzzyS
 	private shouldHideResourceLabelIcon(iconUrl: URI | undefined, icon: ThemeIcon | undefined): boolean {
 		// We always hide the resource label in favor of the iconUrl when it's provided.
 		// When `ThemeIcon` is provided, we hide the resource label icon in favor of it only if it's a not a file icon.
-		return !!iconUrl || !this.isFileKindThemeIcon(icon);
+		return (!!iconUrl || (!!icon && !this.isFileKindThemeIcon(icon)));
 	}
 
 	private shouldShowThemeIcon(hasResource: boolean, icon: ThemeIcon | undefined): icon is ThemeIcon {