diff --git a/homeassistant/components/steamist/icons.json b/homeassistant/components/steamist/icons.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7baeade8bcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/steamist/icons.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "entity": {
+    "switch": {
+      "steam_active": {
+        "default": "mdi:pot-steam"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/steamist/switch.py b/homeassistant/components/steamist/switch.py
index a9a7526c560..2161af4df92 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/steamist/switch.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/steamist/switch.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ from .entity import SteamistEntity
 
 ACTIVE_SWITCH = SwitchEntityDescription(
     key="active",
-    icon="mdi:pot-steam",
     translation_key="steam_active",
 )