diff --git a/homeassistant/components/twitch/icons.json b/homeassistant/components/twitch/icons.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..54b07caf5f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/twitch/icons.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "entity": {
+    "sensor": {
+      "channel": {
+        "default": "mdi:twitch"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/twitch/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/twitch/sensor.py
index 05fd3fa3e71..c1af382ff86 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/twitch/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/twitch/sensor.py
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ ATTR_FOLLOW_SINCE = "following_since"
 ATTR_FOLLOWING = "followers"
 ATTR_VIEWS = "views"
 
-ICON = "mdi:twitch"
-
 STATE_OFFLINE = "offline"
 STATE_STREAMING = "streaming"
 
@@ -118,7 +116,7 @@ async def async_setup_entry(
 class TwitchSensor(SensorEntity):
     """Representation of a Twitch channel."""
 
-    _attr_icon = ICON
+    _attr_translation_key = "channel"
 
     def __init__(self, channel: TwitchUser, client: Twitch) -> None:
         """Initialize the sensor."""