diff --git a/homeassistant/components/jellyfin/icons.json b/homeassistant/components/jellyfin/icons.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6dcfa4b2706
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/jellyfin/icons.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "entity": {
+    "sensor": {
+      "watching": {
+        "default": "mdi:television-play"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/jellyfin/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/jellyfin/sensor.py
index 0f1afd30e9b..df503d14378 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/jellyfin/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/jellyfin/sensor.py
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ def _count_now_playing(data: JellyfinDataT) -> int:
 SENSOR_TYPES: dict[str, JellyfinSensorEntityDescription] = {
     "sessions": JellyfinSensorEntityDescription(
         key="watching",
+        translation_key="watching",
         name=None,
-        icon="mdi:television-play",
         native_unit_of_measurement="Watching",
         value_fn=_count_now_playing,
     )
diff --git a/tests/components/jellyfin/test_sensor.py b/tests/components/jellyfin/test_sensor.py
index 733cb795271..e1377d81100 100644
--- a/tests/components/jellyfin/test_sensor.py
+++ b/tests/components/jellyfin/test_sensor.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ async def test_watching(
     assert state
     assert state.attributes.get(ATTR_DEVICE_CLASS) is None
     assert state.attributes.get(ATTR_FRIENDLY_NAME) == "JELLYFIN-SERVER"
-    assert state.attributes.get(ATTR_ICON) == "mdi:television-play"
+    assert state.attributes.get(ATTR_ICON) is None
     assert state.attributes.get(ATTR_STATE_CLASS) is None
     assert state.attributes.get(ATTR_UNIT_OF_MEASUREMENT) == "Watching"
     assert state.state == "3"