diff --git a/app/core/gimplinklayer.c b/app/core/gimplinklayer.c
index 7095b4d012..69c23429b5 100644
--- a/app/core/gimplinklayer.c
+++ b/app/core/gimplinklayer.c
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ gimp_link_layer_class_init (GimpLinkLayerClass *klass)
 
   gimp_object_class->get_memsize    = gimp_link_layer_get_memsize;
 
+  /* TODO: make a custom icon "gimp-link-layer". */
   viewable_class->default_icon_name = "emblem-symbolic-link";
   viewable_class->default_name      = _("Link Layer");
 
diff --git a/app/path/gimpvectorlayer.c b/app/path/gimpvectorlayer.c
index d33957b2a1..ef44a2d0f1 100644
--- a/app/path/gimpvectorlayer.c
+++ b/app/path/gimpvectorlayer.c
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ gimp_vector_layer_class_init (GimpVectorLayerClass *klass)
 
   gimp_object_class->get_memsize    = gimp_vector_layer_get_memsize;
 
-  viewable_class->default_icon_name = "gimp-vector-layer";
+  /* TODO: make a custom icon "gimp-vector-layer". */
+  viewable_class->default_icon_name = "gimp-tool-path";
   viewable_class->default_name      = _("Vector Layer");
 
   layer_class->translate            = gimp_vector_layer_translate;
diff --git a/libgimpwidgets/gimpicons.h b/libgimpwidgets/gimpicons.h
index 1eccb8be22..b6ab665dac 100644
--- a/libgimpwidgets/gimpicons.h
+++ b/libgimpwidgets/gimpicons.h
@@ -290,10 +290,14 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 #define GIMP_ICON_LAYER                     "gimp-layer"
 #define GIMP_ICON_LAYER_ANCHOR              "gimp-anchor"
 #define GIMP_ICON_LAYER_FLOATING_SELECTION  "gimp-floating-selection"
+/* TODO: create "gimp-link-layer" */
+#define GIMP_ICON_LAYER_LINK_LAYER          "emblem-symbolic-link"
 #define GIMP_ICON_LAYER_MASK                "gimp-layer-mask"
 #define GIMP_ICON_LAYER_MERGE_DOWN          "gimp-merge-down"
 #define GIMP_ICON_LAYER_TEXT_LAYER          "gimp-text-layer"
 #define GIMP_ICON_LAYER_TO_IMAGESIZE        "gimp-layer-to-imagesize"
+/* TODO: create "gimp-vector-layer" */
+#define GIMP_ICON_LAYER_VECTOR_LAYER        "gimp-tool-path"
 
 #define GIMP_ICON_LIST                      "gimp-list"
 #define GIMP_ICON_LIST_ADD                  "list-add"