diff --git a/ee/desktop/user/menu/menu_template.go b/ee/desktop/user/menu/menu_template.go
index 73b885919..8ae356bc2 100644
--- a/ee/desktop/user/menu/menu_template.go
+++ b/ee/desktop/user/menu/menu_template.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const (
 	funcRelativeTime      = "relativeTime"
 	errorlessTemplateVars = "errorlessTemplateVars" // capability to evaluate undefined template vars without failing
 	errorlessActions      = "errorlessActions"      // capability to evaluate undefined menu item actions without failing
+	circleDot             = "circleDot"             // capability to use circle-dot icon
 
 	// TemplateData keys
 	LauncherVersion    string = "LauncherVersion"
@@ -56,6 +57,8 @@ func (tp *templateParser) Parse(text string) (string, error) {
 				return true
 			case errorlessActions:
 				return true
+			case circleDot:
+				return true
 			}
 			return false
 		},
diff --git a/ee/desktop/user/menu/menu_template_test.go b/ee/desktop/user/menu/menu_template_test.go
index 10914696b..9ea62bb2c 100644
--- a/ee/desktop/user/menu/menu_template_test.go
+++ b/ee/desktop/user/menu/menu_template_test.go
@@ -43,6 +43,18 @@ func Test_Parse(t *testing.T) {
 			text:   "This capability is {{if hasCapability `bad capability`}}supported{{else}}unsupported{{end}}.",
 			output: "This capability is unsupported.",
 		},
+		{
+			name:   "circleDot capability",
+			td:     &TemplateData{},
+			text:   "\"icon\":\"{{if not (hasCapability `circleDot`)}}triangle-exclamation{{else}}circle-dot{{end}}\"",
+			output: "\"icon\":\"circle-dot\"",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "icon fallback capability",
+			td:     &TemplateData{},
+			text:   "\"icon\":\"{{if not (hasCapability `asOfYetUnknownIconType`)}}triangle-exclamation{{else}}new-icon-type{{end}}\"",
+			output: "\"icon\":\"triangle-exclamation\"",
+		},
 		{
 			name:   "relativeTime 2 hours ago",
 			td:     &TemplateData{LastMenuUpdateTime: time.Now().Add(-2 * time.Hour).Unix()},