diff --git a/profile/binmeta/find_windows.go b/profile/binmeta/find_windows.go
index b00cb1666..3ac2b8b9d 100644
--- a/profile/binmeta/find_windows.go
+++ b/profile/binmeta/find_windows.go
@@ -35,8 +35,9 @@ func GetIconAndName(ctx context.Context, binPath string, homeDir string) (icon *
 	}
 
 	return &Icon{
-		Type:  IconTypeAPI,
-		Value: filename,
+		Type:   IconTypeAPI,
+		Value:  filename,
+		Source: IconSourceCore,
 	}, name, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/profile/binmeta/icon.go b/profile/binmeta/icon.go
index d92d0e991..64ab6e43b 100644
--- a/profile/binmeta/icon.go
+++ b/profile/binmeta/icon.go
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ import (
 
 // Icon describes an icon.
 type Icon struct {
-	Type  IconType
-	Value string
+	Type   IconType
+	Value  string
+	Source IconSource
 }
 
 // IconType describes the type of an Icon.
@@ -38,16 +39,46 @@ func (t IconType) sortOrder() int {
 	case IconTypeFile:
 		return 3
 	default:
-		return 100
+		return 9
 	}
 }
 
+// IconSource describes the source of an Icon.
+type IconSource string
+
+// Supported icon sources.
+const (
+	IconSourceUser   IconSource = "user"
+	IconSourceImport IconSource = "import"
+	IconSourceUI     IconSource = "ui"
+	IconSourceCore   IconSource = "core"
+)
+
+func (s IconSource) sortOrder() int {
+	switch s {
+	case IconSourceUser:
+		return 10
+	case IconSourceImport:
+		return 20
+	case IconSourceUI:
+		return 30
+	case IconSourceCore:
+		return 40
+	default:
+		return 90
+	}
+}
+
+func (icon Icon) sortOrder() int {
+	return icon.Source.sortOrder() + icon.Type.sortOrder()
+}
+
 // SortAndCompactIcons sorts and compacts a list of icons.
 func SortAndCompactIcons(icons []Icon) []Icon {
 	// Sort.
 	slices.SortFunc[[]Icon, Icon](icons, func(a, b Icon) int {
-		aOrder := a.Type.sortOrder()
-		bOrder := b.Type.sortOrder()
+		aOrder := a.sortOrder()
+		bOrder := b.sortOrder()
 
 		switch {
 		case aOrder != bOrder:
@@ -68,7 +99,7 @@ func SortAndCompactIcons(icons []Icon) []Icon {
 }
 
 // GetIconAsDataURL returns the icon data as a data URL.
-func (icon *Icon) GetIconAsDataURL() (bloburl string, err error) {
+func (icon Icon) GetIconAsDataURL() (bloburl string, err error) {
 	switch icon.Type {
 	case IconTypeFile:
 		return "", errors.New("getting icon from file is not supported")
diff --git a/profile/binmeta/icons.go b/profile/binmeta/icons.go
index ab25f7ee5..595fbb10e 100644
--- a/profile/binmeta/icons.go
+++ b/profile/binmeta/icons.go
@@ -92,8 +92,9 @@ func LoadAndSaveIcon(ctx context.Context, iconPath string) (*Icon, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to import icon %s: %w", iconPath, err)
 	}
 	return &Icon{
-		Type:  IconTypeAPI,
-		Value: filename,
+		Type:   IconTypeAPI,
+		Value:  filename,
+		Source: IconSourceCore,
 	}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/sync/profile.go b/sync/profile.go
index fa4604170..bfc76893b 100644
--- a/sync/profile.go
+++ b/sync/profile.go
@@ -420,8 +420,9 @@ func ImportProfile(r *ProfileImportRequest, requiredProfileSource profile.Profil
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: icon is invalid: %w", ErrImportFailed, err)
 		}
 		p.Icons = []binmeta.Icon{{
-			Type:  binmeta.IconTypeAPI,
-			Value: filename,
+			Type:   binmeta.IconTypeAPI,
+			Value:  filename,
+			Source: binmeta.IconSourceImport,
 		}}
 	}