diff --git a/models/project/project.go b/models/project/project.go
index 679d695881c8..44609e60b2ea 100644
--- a/models/project/project.go
+++ b/models/project/project.go
@@ -144,10 +144,21 @@ func (p *Project) Link() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+func (p *Project) IconName() string {
+	if p.IsRepositoryProject() {
+		return "octicon-project"
+	}
+	return "octicon-project-symlink"
+}
+
 func (p *Project) IsOrganizationProject() bool {
 	return p.Type == TypeOrganization
 }
 
+func (p *Project) IsRepositoryProject() bool {
+	return p.Type == TypeRepository
+}
+
 func init() {
 	db.RegisterModel(new(Project))
 }
diff --git a/templates/projects/list.tmpl b/templates/projects/list.tmpl
index 89c52dee6808..5062109161ee 100644
--- a/templates/projects/list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/projects/list.tmpl
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 		<div class="milestone list">
 			{{range .Projects}}
 				<li class="item">
-					{{svg "octicon-project-symlink"}} <a href="{{.Link}}">{{.Title}}</a>
+					{{svg .IconName}} <a href="{{.Link}}">{{.Title}}</a>
 					<div class="meta">
 						{{$closedDate:= TimeSinceUnix .ClosedDateUnix $.locale}}
 						{{if .IsClosed}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/list.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/list.tmpl
index 975d65947092..726ef25cfe8a 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/list.tmpl
@@ -100,8 +100,7 @@
 								</div>
 								{{range .OpenProjects}}
 									<a class="{{if $.ProjectID}}{{if eq $.ProjectID .ID}}active selected{{end}}{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?type={{$.ViewType}}&sort={{$.SortType}}&state={{$.State}}&labels={{$.SelectLabels}}&milestone={{$.MilestoneID}}&project={{.ID}}&assignee={{$.AssigneeID}}&poster={{$.PosterID}}">
-										{{if .IsOrganizationProject}}{{svg "octicon-project-symlink" 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{else}}{{svg "octicon-project" 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{end}}
-										{{.Title}}
+										{{svg .IconName 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{.Title}}
 									</a>
 								{{end}}
 							{{end}}
@@ -112,8 +111,7 @@
 								</div>
 								{{range .ClosedProjects}}
 									<a class="{{if $.ProjectID}}{{if eq $.ProjectID .ID}}active selected{{end}}{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?type={{$.ViewType}}&sort={{$.SortType}}&state={{$.State}}&labels={{$.SelectLabels}}&milestone={{$.MilestoneID}}&project={{.ID}}&assignee={{$.AssigneeID}}&poster={{$.PosterID}}">
-										{{if .IsOrganizationProject}}{{svg "octicon-project-symlink" 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{else}}{{svg "octicon-project" 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{end}}
-										{{.Title}}
+										{{svg .IconName 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{.Title}}
 									</a>
 								{{end}}
 							{{end}}
@@ -273,8 +271,7 @@
 								</div>
 								{{range .OpenProjects}}
 									<div class="item issue-action" data-element-id="{{.ID}}" data-url="{{$.RepoLink}}/issues/projects">
-										{{if .IsOrganizationProject}}{{svg "octicon-project-symlink" 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{else}}{{svg "octicon-project" 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{end}}
-										{{.Title}}
+										{{svg .IconName 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{.Title}}
 									</div>
 								{{end}}
 							{{end}}
@@ -285,8 +282,7 @@
 								</div>
 								{{range .ClosedProjects}}
 									<div class="item issue-action" data-element-id="{{.ID}}" data-url="{{$.RepoLink}}/issues/projects">
-										{{if .IsOrganizationProject}}{{svg "octicon-project-symlink" 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{else}}{{svg "octicon-project" 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{end}}
-										{{.Title}}
+										{{svg .IconName 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{.Title}}
 									</div>
 								{{end}}
 							{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/new_form.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/new_form.tmpl
index b45a00f78140..4945203ca533 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/new_form.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/new_form.tmpl
@@ -134,8 +134,7 @@
 							</div>
 							{{range .OpenProjects}}
 								<a class="item muted sidebar-item-link" data-id="{{.ID}}" data-href="{{.Link}}">
-									{{if .IsOrganizationProject}}{{svg "octicon-project-symlink" 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{else}}{{svg "octicon-project" 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{end}}
-									{{.Title}}
+									{{svg .IconName 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{.Title}}
 								</a>
 							{{end}}
 						{{end}}
@@ -146,8 +145,7 @@
 							</div>
 							{{range .ClosedProjects}}
 								<a class="item muted sidebar-item-link" data-id="{{.ID}}" data-href="{{.Link}}">
-									{{if .IsOrganizationProject}}{{svg "octicon-project-symlink" 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{else}}{{svg "octicon-project" 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{end}}
-									{{.Title}}
+									{{svg .IconName 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{.Title}}
 								</a>
 							{{end}}
 						{{end}}
@@ -159,8 +157,7 @@
 				<div class="selected">
 					{{if .Project}}
 						<a class="item muted sidebar-item-link" href="{{.Project.Link}}">
-							{{if .IsOrganizationProject}}{{svg "octicon-project-symlink" 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{else}}{{svg "octicon-project" 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{end}}
-							{{.Project.Title}}
+							{{svg .Project.IconName 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{.Project.Title}}
 						</a>
 					{{end}}
 				</div>
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar.tmpl
index 40d87b41785b..cef1e3a02ec8 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar.tmpl
@@ -196,8 +196,7 @@
 						</div>
 						{{range .OpenProjects}}
 							<a class="item muted sidebar-item-link" data-id="{{.ID}}" data-href="{{.Link}}">
-								{{if .IsOrganizationProject}}{{svg "octicon-project-symlink" 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{else}}{{svg "octicon-project" 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{end}}
-								{{.Title}}
+								{{svg .IconName 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{.Title}}
 							</a>
 						{{end}}
 					{{end}}
@@ -208,8 +207,7 @@
 						</div>
 						{{range .ClosedProjects}}
 							<a class="item muted sidebar-item-link" data-id="{{.ID}}" data-href="{{.Link}}">
-								{{if .IsOrganizationProject}}{{svg "octicon-project-symlink" 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{else}}{{svg "octicon-project" 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{end}}
-								{{.Title}}
+								{{svg .IconName 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{.Title}}
 							</a>
 						{{end}}
 					{{end}}
@@ -220,8 +218,7 @@
 				<div class="selected">
 					{{if .Issue.ProjectID}}
 						<a class="item muted sidebar-item-link" href="{{.Issue.Project.Link}}">
-							{{if .IsOrganizationProject}}{{svg "octicon-project-symlink" 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{else}}{{svg "octicon-project" 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{end}}
-							{{.Issue.Project.Title}}
+							{{svg .Issue.Project.IconName 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{.Issue.Project.Title}}
 						</a>
 					{{end}}
 				</div>
diff --git a/templates/repo/projects/list.tmpl b/templates/repo/projects/list.tmpl
index 6833b7d785a7..2350a3af546b 100644
--- a/templates/repo/projects/list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/projects/list.tmpl
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 		<div class="milestone list">
 			{{range .Projects}}
 				<li class="item">
-					{{svg "octicon-project"}} <a href="{{.Link}}">{{.Title}}</a>
+					{{svg .IconName}} <a href="{{.Link}}">{{.Title}}</a>
 					<div class="meta">
 						{{$closedDate:= TimeSinceUnix .ClosedDateUnix $.locale}}
 						{{if .IsClosed}}
diff --git a/templates/shared/issuelist.tmpl b/templates/shared/issuelist.tmpl
index ae9cb55d44df..40ddb4dab03a 100644
--- a/templates/shared/issuelist.tmpl
+++ b/templates/shared/issuelist.tmpl
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 					{{end}}
 					{{if .Project}}
 						<a class="project" href="{{.Project.Link}}">
-							{{if .Project.IsOrganizationProject}}{{svg "octicon-project-symlink" 14 "gt-mr-2"}}{{else}}{{svg "octicon-project" 14 "gt-mr-2"}}{{end}}{{.Project.Title}}
+							{{svg .Project.IconName 14 "gt-mr-2"}}{{.Project.Title}}
 						</a>
 					{{end}}
 					{{if .Ref}}