diff --git a/launcher/modplatform/import_ftb/PackHelpers.cpp b/launcher/modplatform/import_ftb/PackHelpers.cpp
index e523b9d20..089b5fff2 100644
--- a/launcher/modplatform/import_ftb/PackHelpers.cpp
+++ b/launcher/modplatform/import_ftb/PackHelpers.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "modplatform/import_ftb/PackHelpers.h"
 
 #include <QIcon>
+#include <QImageReader>
 #include <QString>
 #include <QVariant>
 
@@ -27,6 +28,35 @@
 
 namespace FTBImportAPP {
 
+QIcon loadFTBIcon(const QString& imagePath)
+{
+    // Map of type byte to image type string
+    static const QHash<char, QByteArray> imageTypeMap = { { 0x00, "png" }, { 0x01, "jpg" }, { 0x02, "gif" }, { 0x03, "webp" } };
+    QFile file(imagePath);
+    if (!file.exists() || !file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
+        return QIcon();
+    }
+    char type;
+    if (!file.getChar(&type)) {
+        qDebug() << "Missing FTB image type header at" << imagePath;
+        return QIcon();
+    }
+    if (!imageTypeMap.contains(type)) {
+        qDebug().nospace().noquote() << "Don't recognize FTB image type 0x" << QString::number(type, 16);
+        return QIcon();
+    }
+
+    auto imageType = imageTypeMap[type];
+    // Extract actual image data beyond the first byte
+    QImageReader reader(&file, imageType);
+    auto pixmap = QPixmap::fromImageReader(&reader);
+    if (pixmap.isNull()) {
+        qDebug() << "The FTB image at" << imagePath << "is not valid";
+        return QIcon();
+    }
+    return QIcon(pixmap);
+}
+
 Modpack parseDirectory(QString path)
 {
     Modpack modpack{ path };
@@ -48,9 +78,14 @@ Modpack parseDirectory(QString path)
         qDebug() << "Couldn't load ftb instance json: " << e.cause();
         return {};
     }
+
     auto versionsFile = QFileInfo(FS::PathCombine(path, "version.json"));
-    if (!versionsFile.exists() || !versionsFile.isFile())
+    if (!versionsFile.exists() || !versionsFile.isFile()) {
+        versionsFile = QFileInfo(FS::PathCombine(path, ".ftbapp", "version.json"));
+    }
+    if (!versionsFile.exists() || !versionsFile.isFile()) {
         return {};
+    }
     try {
         auto doc = Json::requireDocument(versionsFile.absoluteFilePath(), "FTB_APP version JSON file");
         const auto root = doc.object();
@@ -85,6 +120,8 @@ Modpack parseDirectory(QString path)
     auto iconFile = QFileInfo(FS::PathCombine(path, "folder.jpg"));
     if (iconFile.exists() && iconFile.isFile()) {
         modpack.icon = QIcon(iconFile.absoluteFilePath());
+    } else {  // the logo is a file that the first bit denotes the image tipe followed by the actual image data
+        modpack.icon = loadFTBIcon(FS::PathCombine(path, ".ftbapp", "logo"));
     }
     return modpack;
 }
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/import_ftb/ImportFTBPage.cpp b/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/import_ftb/ImportFTBPage.cpp
index 35e1dc110..9a2b31768 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/import_ftb/ImportFTBPage.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/import_ftb/ImportFTBPage.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <QFileDialog>
 #include <QFileInfo>
+#include <QTemporaryFile>
 #include <QWidget>
 #include "FileSystem.h"
 #include "ListModel.h"
@@ -88,6 +89,34 @@ void ImportFTBPage::retranslate()
     ui->retranslateUi(this);
 }
 
+QString saveIconToTempFile(const QIcon& icon)
+{
+    if (icon.isNull()) {
+        return QString();
+    }
+
+    QPixmap pixmap = icon.pixmap(icon.availableSizes().last());
+    if (pixmap.isNull()) {
+        return QString();
+    }
+
+    QTemporaryFile tempFile(QDir::tempPath() + "/iconXXXXXX.png");
+    tempFile.setAutoRemove(false);
+    if (!tempFile.open()) {
+        return QString();
+    }
+
+    QString tempPath = tempFile.fileName();
+    tempFile.close();
+
+    if (!pixmap.save(tempPath, "PNG")) {
+        QFile::remove(tempPath);
+        return QString();
+    }
+
+    return tempPath;  // Success
+}
+
 void ImportFTBPage::suggestCurrent()
 {
     if (!isOpened)
@@ -100,7 +129,14 @@ void ImportFTBPage::suggestCurrent()
 
     dialog->setSuggestedPack(selected.name, new PackInstallTask(selected));
     QString editedLogoName = QString("ftb_%1_%2.jpg").arg(selected.name, QString::number(selected.id));
-    dialog->setSuggestedIconFromFile(FS::PathCombine(selected.path, "folder.jpg"), editedLogoName);
+    auto iconPath = FS::PathCombine(selected.path, "folder.jpg");
+    if (!QFileInfo::exists(iconPath)) {
+        // need to save the icon as that actual logo is not a image on the disk
+        iconPath = saveIconToTempFile(selected.icon);
+    }
+    if (!iconPath.isEmpty() && QFileInfo::exists(iconPath)) {
+        dialog->setSuggestedIconFromFile(iconPath, editedLogoName);
+    }
 }
 
 void ImportFTBPage::onPublicPackSelectionChanged(QModelIndex now, QModelIndex)
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/import_ftb/ListModel.cpp b/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/import_ftb/ListModel.cpp
index 8d3beea01..daa2189ad 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/import_ftb/ListModel.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/import_ftb/ListModel.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "ListModel.h"
-#include <qfileinfo.h>
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QDirIterator>
 #include <QFileInfo>