diff --git a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
--- a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
+++ b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
@@ -3620,6 +3620,7 @@
     'PhabricatorProjectHeraldFieldGroup' => 'applications/project/herald/PhabricatorProjectHeraldFieldGroup.php',
     'PhabricatorProjectHovercardEngineExtension' => 'applications/project/engineextension/PhabricatorProjectHovercardEngineExtension.php',
     'PhabricatorProjectIconSet' => 'applications/project/icon/PhabricatorProjectIconSet.php',
+    'PhabricatorProjectIconTransaction' => 'applications/project/xaction/PhabricatorProjectIconTransaction.php',
     'PhabricatorProjectIconsConfigOptionType' => 'applications/project/config/PhabricatorProjectIconsConfigOptionType.php',
     'PhabricatorProjectImageTransaction' => 'applications/project/xaction/PhabricatorProjectImageTransaction.php',
     'PhabricatorProjectInterface' => 'applications/project/interface/PhabricatorProjectInterface.php',
@@ -9035,6 +9036,7 @@
     'PhabricatorProjectHeraldFieldGroup' => 'HeraldFieldGroup',
     'PhabricatorProjectHovercardEngineExtension' => 'PhabricatorHovercardEngineExtension',
     'PhabricatorProjectIconSet' => 'PhabricatorIconSet',
+    'PhabricatorProjectIconTransaction' => 'PhabricatorProjectTransactionType',
     'PhabricatorProjectIconsConfigOptionType' => 'PhabricatorConfigJSONOptionType',
     'PhabricatorProjectImageTransaction' => 'PhabricatorProjectTransactionType',
     'PhabricatorProjectListController' => 'PhabricatorProjectController',
diff --git a/src/applications/project/conduit/ProjectCreateConduitAPIMethod.php b/src/applications/project/conduit/ProjectCreateConduitAPIMethod.php
--- a/src/applications/project/conduit/ProjectCreateConduitAPIMethod.php
+++ b/src/applications/project/conduit/ProjectCreateConduitAPIMethod.php
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 
     if ($request->getValue('icon')) {
       $xactions[] = id(new PhabricatorProjectTransaction())
-        ->setTransactionType(PhabricatorProjectTransaction::TYPE_ICON)
+        ->setTransactionType(PhabricatorProjectIconTransaction::TRANSACTIONTYPE)
         ->setNewValue($request->getValue('icon'));
     }
 
diff --git a/src/applications/project/editor/PhabricatorProjectTransactionEditor.php b/src/applications/project/editor/PhabricatorProjectTransactionEditor.php
--- a/src/applications/project/editor/PhabricatorProjectTransactionEditor.php
+++ b/src/applications/project/editor/PhabricatorProjectTransactionEditor.php
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
     $types[] = PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_EDIT_POLICY;
     $types[] = PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_JOIN_POLICY;
 
-    $types[] = PhabricatorProjectTransaction::TYPE_ICON;
     $types[] = PhabricatorProjectTransaction::TYPE_COLOR;
     $types[] = PhabricatorProjectTransaction::TYPE_LOCKED;
     $types[] = PhabricatorProjectTransaction::TYPE_PARENT;
@@ -48,8 +47,6 @@
     PhabricatorApplicationTransaction $xaction) {
 
     switch ($xaction->getTransactionType()) {
-      case PhabricatorProjectTransaction::TYPE_ICON:
-        return $object->getIcon();
       case PhabricatorProjectTransaction::TYPE_COLOR:
         return $object->getColor();
       case PhabricatorProjectTransaction::TYPE_LOCKED:
@@ -75,7 +72,6 @@
     PhabricatorApplicationTransaction $xaction) {
 
     switch ($xaction->getTransactionType()) {
-      case PhabricatorProjectTransaction::TYPE_ICON:
       case PhabricatorProjectTransaction::TYPE_COLOR:
       case PhabricatorProjectTransaction::TYPE_LOCKED:
       case PhabricatorProjectTransaction::TYPE_PARENT:
@@ -101,9 +97,6 @@
     PhabricatorApplicationTransaction $xaction) {
 
     switch ($xaction->getTransactionType()) {
-      case PhabricatorProjectTransaction::TYPE_ICON:
-        $object->setIcon($xaction->getNewValue());
-        return;
       case PhabricatorProjectTransaction::TYPE_COLOR:
         $object->setColor($xaction->getNewValue());
         return;
@@ -143,7 +136,6 @@
     $new = $xaction->getNewValue();
 
     switch ($xaction->getTransactionType()) {
-      case PhabricatorProjectTransaction::TYPE_ICON:
       case PhabricatorProjectTransaction::TYPE_COLOR:
       case PhabricatorProjectTransaction::TYPE_LOCKED:
       case PhabricatorProjectTransaction::TYPE_PARENT:
@@ -329,7 +321,7 @@
       case PhabricatorProjectNameTransaction::TRANSACTIONTYPE:
       case PhabricatorProjectStatusTransaction::TRANSACTIONTYPE:
       case PhabricatorProjectImageTransaction::TRANSACTIONTYPE:
-      case PhabricatorProjectTransaction::TYPE_ICON:
+      case PhabricatorProjectIconTransaction::TRANSACTIONTYPE:
       case PhabricatorProjectTransaction::TYPE_COLOR:
         PhabricatorPolicyFilter::requireCapability(
           $this->requireActor(),
diff --git a/src/applications/project/engine/PhabricatorProjectEditEngine.php b/src/applications/project/engine/PhabricatorProjectEditEngine.php
--- a/src/applications/project/engine/PhabricatorProjectEditEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/project/engine/PhabricatorProjectEditEngine.php
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
       PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_VIEW_POLICY,
       PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_EDIT_POLICY,
       PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_JOIN_POLICY,
-      PhabricatorProjectTransaction::TYPE_ICON,
+      PhabricatorProjectIconTransaction::TRANSACTIONTYPE,
       PhabricatorProjectTransaction::TYPE_COLOR,
     );
     $unavailable = array_fuse($unavailable);
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
       id(new PhabricatorIconSetEditField())
         ->setKey('icon')
         ->setLabel(pht('Icon'))
-        ->setTransactionType(PhabricatorProjectTransaction::TYPE_ICON)
+        ->setTransactionType(PhabricatorProjectIconTransaction::TRANSACTIONTYPE)
         ->setIconSet(new PhabricatorProjectIconSet())
         ->setDescription(pht('Project icon.'))
         ->setConduitDescription(pht('Change the project icon.'))
diff --git a/src/applications/project/storage/PhabricatorProjectTransaction.php b/src/applications/project/storage/PhabricatorProjectTransaction.php
--- a/src/applications/project/storage/PhabricatorProjectTransaction.php
+++ b/src/applications/project/storage/PhabricatorProjectTransaction.php
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 final class PhabricatorProjectTransaction
   extends PhabricatorModularTransaction {
 
-  const TYPE_ICON       = 'project:icon';
   const TYPE_COLOR      = 'project:color';
   const TYPE_LOCKED     = 'project:locked';
   const TYPE_PARENT = 'project:parent';
@@ -99,8 +98,6 @@
         } else {
           return 'fa-unlock';
         }
-      case self::TYPE_ICON:
-        return PhabricatorProjectIconSet::getIconIcon($new);
       case self::TYPE_MEMBERS:
         return 'fa-user';
     }
@@ -119,15 +116,6 @@
           '%s created this project.',
           $this->renderHandleLink($author_phid));
 
-      case self::TYPE_ICON:
-        $set = new PhabricatorProjectIconSet();
-
-        return pht(
-          "%s set this project's icon to %s.",
-          $author_handle,
-          $set->getIconLabel($new));
-        break;
-
       case self::TYPE_COLOR:
         return pht(
           "%s set this project's color to %s.",
@@ -226,16 +214,6 @@
     $new = $this->getNewValue();
 
     switch ($this->getTransactionType()) {
-
-      case self::TYPE_ICON:
-        $set = new PhabricatorProjectIconSet();
-
-        return pht(
-          '%s set the icon for %s to %s.',
-          $author_handle,
-          $object_handle,
-          $set->getIconLabel($new));
-
       case self::TYPE_COLOR:
         return pht(
           '%s set the color for %s to %s.',
@@ -266,7 +244,7 @@
       case PhabricatorProjectNameTransaction::TRANSACTIONTYPE:
       case PhabricatorProjectSlugsTransaction::TRANSACTIONTYPE:
       case PhabricatorProjectImageTransaction::TRANSACTIONTYPE:
-      case self::TYPE_ICON:
+      case PhabricatorProjectIconTransaction::TRANSACTIONTYPE:
       case self::TYPE_COLOR:
         $tags[] = self::MAILTAG_METADATA;
         break;
diff --git a/src/applications/project/xaction/PhabricatorProjectIconTransaction.php b/src/applications/project/xaction/PhabricatorProjectIconTransaction.php
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/applications/project/xaction/PhabricatorProjectIconTransaction.php
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<?php
+
+final class PhabricatorProjectIconTransaction
+  extends PhabricatorProjectTransactionType {
+
+  const TRANSACTIONTYPE = 'project:icon';
+
+  public function generateOldValue($object) {
+    return $object->getIcon();
+  }
+
+  public function applyInternalEffects($object, $value) {
+    $object->setIcon($value);
+  }
+
+  public function getTitle() {
+    $set = new PhabricatorProjectIconSet();
+    $new = $this->getNewValue();
+
+    return pht(
+      "%s set this project's icon to %s.",
+      $this->renderAuthor(),
+      $this->renderValue($set->getIconLabel($new)));
+  }
+
+  public function getTitleForFeed() {
+    $set = new PhabricatorProjectIconSet();
+    $new = $this->getNewValue();
+
+    return pht(
+      '%s set the icon for %s to %s.',
+      $this->renderAuthor(),
+      $this->renderObject(),
+      $this->renderValue($set->getIconLabel($new)));
+  }
+
+  public function getIcon() {
+    $new = $this->getNewValue();
+    return PhabricatorProjectIconSet::getIconIcon($new);
+  }
+
+}