diff --git a/homeassistant/components/purpleair/icons.json b/homeassistant/components/purpleair/icons.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..683d5b31b14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/purpleair/icons.json
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+  "entity": {
+    "sensor": {
+      "pm0_3_count_concentration": {
+        "default": "mdi:blur"
+      },
+      "pm0_5_count_concentration": {
+        "default": "mdi:blur"
+      },
+      "pm1_0_count_concentration": {
+        "default": "mdi:blur"
+      },
+      "pm10_0_count_concentration": {
+        "default": "mdi:blur"
+      },
+      "pm5_0_count_concentration": {
+        "default": "mdi:blur"
+      },
+      "pm2_5_count_concentration": {
+        "default": "mdi:blur"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/purpleair/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/purpleair/sensor.py
index 50dbb47a285..eee4583ca11 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/purpleair/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/purpleair/sensor.py
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ SENSOR_DESCRIPTIONS = [
         key="pm0.3_count_concentration",
         translation_key="pm0_3_count_concentration",
         entity_registry_enabled_default=False,
-        icon="mdi:blur",
         native_unit_of_measurement=CONCENTRATION_PARTICLES_PER_100_MILLILITERS,
         state_class=SensorStateClass.MEASUREMENT,
         value_fn=lambda sensor: sensor.pm0_3_um_count,
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@ SENSOR_DESCRIPTIONS = [
         key="pm0.5_count_concentration",
         translation_key="pm0_5_count_concentration",
         entity_registry_enabled_default=False,
-        icon="mdi:blur",
         native_unit_of_measurement=CONCENTRATION_PARTICLES_PER_100_MILLILITERS,
         state_class=SensorStateClass.MEASUREMENT,
         value_fn=lambda sensor: sensor.pm0_5_um_count,
@@ -70,7 +68,6 @@ SENSOR_DESCRIPTIONS = [
         key="pm1.0_count_concentration",
         translation_key="pm1_0_count_concentration",
         entity_registry_enabled_default=False,
-        icon="mdi:blur",
         native_unit_of_measurement=CONCENTRATION_PARTICLES_PER_100_MILLILITERS,
         state_class=SensorStateClass.MEASUREMENT,
         value_fn=lambda sensor: sensor.pm1_0_um_count,
@@ -86,7 +83,6 @@ SENSOR_DESCRIPTIONS = [
         key="pm10.0_count_concentration",
         translation_key="pm10_0_count_concentration",
         entity_registry_enabled_default=False,
-        icon="mdi:blur",
         native_unit_of_measurement=CONCENTRATION_PARTICLES_PER_100_MILLILITERS,
         state_class=SensorStateClass.MEASUREMENT,
         value_fn=lambda sensor: sensor.pm10_0_um_count,
@@ -102,7 +98,6 @@ SENSOR_DESCRIPTIONS = [
         key="pm2.5_count_concentration",
         translation_key="pm2_5_count_concentration",
         entity_registry_enabled_default=False,
-        icon="mdi:blur",
         native_unit_of_measurement=CONCENTRATION_PARTICLES_PER_100_MILLILITERS,
         state_class=SensorStateClass.MEASUREMENT,
         value_fn=lambda sensor: sensor.pm2_5_um_count,
@@ -118,7 +113,6 @@ SENSOR_DESCRIPTIONS = [
         key="pm5.0_count_concentration",
         translation_key="pm5_0_count_concentration",
         entity_registry_enabled_default=False,
-        icon="mdi:blur",
         native_unit_of_measurement=CONCENTRATION_PARTICLES_PER_100_MILLILITERS,
         state_class=SensorStateClass.MEASUREMENT,
         value_fn=lambda sensor: sensor.pm5_0_um_count,