diff --git a/homeassistant/components/nextbus/icons.json b/homeassistant/components/nextbus/icons.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7176a937e83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/nextbus/icons.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "entity": {
+    "sensor": {
+      "nextbus": {
+        "default": "mdi:bus"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/nextbus/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/nextbus/sensor.py
index f62bf07eeef..eaedc50cf3b 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/nextbus/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/nextbus/sensor.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class NextBusDepartureSensor(
     """
 
     _attr_device_class = SensorDeviceClass.TIMESTAMP
-    _attr_icon = "mdi:bus"
+    _attr_translation_key = "nextbus"
 
     def __init__(
         self,