diff --git a/src/cheogram/res/drawable/audio_file_24dp.xml b/src/cheogram/res/drawable/audio_file_24dp.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..dc0799253191a17eca99bbe609eecc5e9c789c00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cheogram/res/drawable/audio_file_24dp.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:width="24dp"
+    android:height="24dp"
+    android:viewportWidth="960"
+    android:viewportHeight="960"
+    android:tint="?attr/colorControlNormal">
+  <path
+      android:fillColor="@android:color/white"
+      android:pathData="M430,760Q468,760 494,734Q520,708 520,670L520,520L640,520L640,440L480,440L480,595Q469,587 456.5,583.5Q444,580 430,580Q392,580 366,606Q340,632 340,670Q340,708 366,734Q392,760 430,760ZM240,880Q207,880 183.5,856.5Q160,833 160,800L160,160Q160,127 183.5,103.5Q207,80 240,80L560,80L800,320L800,800Q800,833 776.5,856.5Q753,880 720,880L240,880ZM520,360L520,160L240,160Q240,160 240,160Q240,160 240,160L240,800Q240,800 240,800Q240,800 240,800L720,800Q720,800 720,800Q720,800 720,800L720,360L520,360ZM240,160L240,160L240,360L240,360L240,160L240,360L240,360L240,800Q240,800 240,800Q240,800 240,800L240,800Q240,800 240,800Q240,800 240,800L240,160Q240,160 240,160Q240,160 240,160Z"/>
+</vector>
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/persistance/FileBackend.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/persistance/FileBackend.java
index 1e30615e557f5b69fe13621064dc1e64e9cb98cd..ed36d81801fcd1c0430ae46903dfa0bfbaf5d2f8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/persistance/FileBackend.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/persistance/FileBackend.java
@@ -1309,6 +1309,8 @@ public class FileBackend {
                     thumbnail = new BitmapDrawable(res, getPdfDocumentPreview(file, size));
                 } else if (mime.startsWith("video/")) {
                     thumbnail = new BitmapDrawable(res, getVideoPreview(file, size));
+                } else if (mime.startsWith("audio/")) {
+                    thumbnail = res.getDrawable(R.drawable.audio_file_24dp);
                 } else {
                     thumbnail = getImagePreview(file, res, size, mime);
                     if (thumbnail == null) {