diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 989d88194..c5c86c6e6 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -67,16 +67,18 @@ module ApplicationHelper
         url = user_url(principal, :only_path => only_path)
         css_classes += principal.css_classes
       end
+      icon = ""
     when Group
       name = h(principal.to_s)
       url = group_url(principal, :only_path => only_path)
       css_classes = principal.css_classes
+      icon = sprite_icon("group")
     else
       name = h(principal.to_s)
     end
 
     css_classes += " #{options[:class]}" if css_classes && options[:class].present?
-    url ? link_to(name, url, :class => css_classes) : name
+    url ? link_to(icon + name, url, :class => css_classes) : name
   end
 
   # Displays a link to edit group page if current user is admin