diff --git a/eid_api.lua b/eid_api.lua
index 6bc344df..fdf7464b 100644
--- a/eid_api.lua
+++ b/eid_api.lua
@@ -1578,7 +1578,13 @@ function EID:getObjectQuality(descObj)
 end
 
 -- Returns the Inline Icon definition object for a given object. 
+EID.ObjectIcon = {}
 function EID:getObjectIcon(descObj)
+	-- custom object icon
+	if EID.ObjectIcon[descObj.ObjType.."."..descObj.ObjVariant.."."..descObj.ObjSubType] then
+		return EID.ObjectIcon[descObj.ObjType.."."..descObj.ObjVariant.."."..descObj.ObjSubType]
+	end
+
 	if descObj.ObjType == 5 then
 		if descObj.ObjVariant == 100 then
 			return EID:createItemIconObject("Collectible" .. descObj.ObjSubType)
@@ -1594,3 +1600,8 @@ function EID:getObjectIcon(descObj)
 		end
 	end
 end
+
+-- Adds an EID Icon to an Object
+function EID:AddIconToObject(eType, eVariant, eSubType, iconName)
+	EID.ObjectIcon[eType.."."..eVariant.."."..eSubType] = EID.InlineIcons[iconName]
+end
diff --git a/eid_debugging.lua b/eid_debugging.lua
index daec8343..07ac5b2e 100644
--- a/eid_debugging.lua
+++ b/eid_debugging.lua
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ local dummySprite2 = Sprite()
 dummySprite2:Load("gfx/eid_inline_icons.anm2", true)
 -- add animated icon using api function (Make sure to create new Sprite Obj when using animated icons. Reuse objects when only using static icons)
 EID:addIcon("TestIcon", "hearts", -1, 9, 9, -1, 0, dummySprite2)
+EID:AddIconToObject(5, 100, 1, "TestIcon")
 
 
 -- add icon directly