diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/icon_list.js b/src/public/app/widgets/icon_list.js
index 1ad713b10..32fe21a95 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/icon_list.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/icon_list.js
@@ -11175,6 +11175,22 @@ const icons = [
     }
 ];
 
+function getIconClass(icon) {
+    if (icon.type_of_icon === 'LOGO') {
+        return `bxl-${icon.name}`;
+    }
+    else if (icon.type_of_icon === 'SOLID') {
+        return `bxs-${icon.name}`;
+    }
+    else {
+        return `bx-${icon.name}`;
+    }
+}
+
+for (const icon of icons) {
+    icon.className = getIconClass(icon);
+}
+
 export default {
     categories,
     icons
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/note_icon.js b/src/public/app/widgets/note_icon.js
index 20bdeed79..ba2bbb683 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/note_icon.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/note_icon.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import NoteContextAwareWidget from "./note_context_aware_widget.js";
 import attributeService from "../services/attributes.js";
+import server from "../services/server.js";
 
 const TPL = `
 <div class="note-icon-widget dropdown">
@@ -147,6 +148,8 @@ export default class NoteIconWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
     }
 
     async renderDropdown(categoryId, search) {
+        const iconToCountPromise = this.getIconToCountMap();
+
         this.$iconList.empty();
 
         if (this.getIconLabels().length > 0) {
@@ -165,41 +168,50 @@ export default class NoteIconWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
 
         search = search?.trim()?.toLowerCase();
 
-        for (const icon of icons) {
+        const filteredIcons = icons.filter(icon => {
             if (categoryId && icon.category_id !== categoryId) {
-                continue;
+                return false;
             }
 
             if (search) {
                 if (!icon.name.includes(search) && !icon.term?.find(t => t.includes(search))) {
-                    continue;
+                    return false;
                 }
             }
 
-            this.$iconList.append(
-                $('<span>')
-                    .addClass(this.getIconClass(icon))
-                    .attr("title", icon.name)
-            );
+            return true;
+        });
+
+        const iconToCount = await iconToCountPromise;
+
+        filteredIcons.sort((a, b) => {
+            const countA = iconToCount[a.className] || 0;
+            const countB = iconToCount[b.className] || 0;
+
+            return countB - countA;
+        });
+
+        for (const icon of filteredIcons) {
+            this.$iconList.append(this.renderIcon(icon));
         }
 
         this.$iconSearch.focus();
     }
 
+    async getIconToCountMap() {
+        const {iconClassToCountMap} = await server.get('other/icon-usage');
+
+        return iconClassToCountMap;
+    }
+
+    renderIcon(icon) {
+        return $('<span>')
+            .addClass("bx " + icon.className)
+            .attr("title", icon.name);
+    }
+
     getIconLabels() {
         return this.note.getOwnedLabels()
             .filter(label => ['workspaceIconClass', 'iconClass'].includes(label.name));
     }
-
-    getIconClass(icon) {
-        if (icon.type_of_icon === 'LOGO') {
-            return `bx bxl-${icon.name}`;
-        }
-        else if (icon.type_of_icon === 'SOLID') {
-            return `bx bxs-${icon.name}`;
-        }
-        else {
-            return `bx bx-${icon.name}`;
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/api/other.js b/src/routes/api/other.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c7e00235b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/api/other.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+const becca = require("../../becca/becca");
+
+function getIconUsage() {
+    const iconClassToCountMap = {};
+
+    for (const {value: iconClass, noteId} of becca.findAttributes('label', 'iconClass')) {
+        if (noteId.startsWith("_")) {
+            continue; // ignore icons of "system" notes since they were not set by the user
+        }
+
+        if (!iconClass?.trim()) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        for (const clazz of iconClass.trim().split(/\s+/)) {
+            if (clazz === 'bx') {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            iconClassToCountMap[clazz] = (iconClassToCountMap[clazz] || 0) + 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return { iconClassToCountMap };
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+    getIconUsage
+};
diff --git a/src/routes/routes.js b/src/routes/routes.js
index cdca32975..9cc87bb37 100644
--- a/src/routes/routes.js
+++ b/src/routes/routes.js
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ const backendLogRoute = require('./api/backend_log');
 const statsRoute = require('./api/stats');
 const fontsRoute = require('./api/fonts');
 const etapiTokensApiRoutes = require('./api/etapi_tokens');
+const otherRoute = require('./api/other');
 const shareRoutes = require('../share/routes');
 const etapiAuthRoutes = require('../etapi/auth');
 const etapiAppInfoRoutes = require('../etapi/app_info');
@@ -298,6 +299,7 @@ function register(app) {
     apiRoute(POST, '/api/delete-notes-preview', notesApiRoute.getDeleteNotesPreview);
 
     route(GET, '/api/fonts', [auth.checkApiAuthOrElectron], fontsRoute.getFontCss);
+    apiRoute(GET, '/api/other/icon-usage', otherRoute.getIconUsage);
 
     apiRoute(GET, '/api/etapi-tokens', etapiTokensApiRoutes.getTokens);
     apiRoute(POST, '/api/etapi-tokens', etapiTokensApiRoutes.createToken);