diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5bf712ce035..94728fb3151 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 ## [`master`](https://github.com/elastic/eui/tree/master)
 
+- Adding a `branch` icon to `EuiIcon` ([#1249](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/1249/))
+
+No public interface changes since `4.7.0`.
+
 - Added and updated new product logos to `EuiIcon` ([#1279](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/1279))
 
 **Bug fixes**
diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/icon/icons.js b/src-docs/src/views/icon/icons.js
index 0a372561c2c..fd565c20ec5 100644
--- a/src-docs/src/views/icon/icons.js
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/icon/icons.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const iconTypes = [
   'bolt',
   'boxesHorizontal',
   'boxesVertical',
+  'branch',
   'broom',
   'brush',
   'bullseye',
diff --git a/src/components/icon/__snapshots__/icon.test.js.snap b/src/components/icon/__snapshots__/icon.test.js.snap
index 99216f45f12..02e261a65d0 100644
--- a/src/components/icon/__snapshots__/icon.test.js.snap
+++ b/src/components/icon/__snapshots__/icon.test.js.snap
@@ -609,6 +609,28 @@ exports[`EuiIcon props type boxesVertical is rendered 1`] = `
 </svg>
 `;
 
+exports[`EuiIcon props type branch is rendered 1`] = `
+<svg
+  class="euiIcon euiIcon--medium"
+  focusable="false"
+  height="16"
+  viewBox="0 0 16 16"
+  width="16"
+  xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+  xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+>
+  <defs>
+    <path
+      d="M4.5 10.038A3.49 3.49 0 0 1 7 8.988h2a2.5 2.5 0 0 0 2.462-2.061 2 2 0 1 1 1.008.017A3.5 3.5 0 0 1 9 9.987H7a2.5 2.5 0 0 0-2.466 2.085 2 2 0 1 1-1.034-.009V3.937a2 2 0 1 1 1 0v6.1zM4 3a1 1 0 1 0 0-2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2zm0 12a1 1 0 1 0 0-2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2zm8-9a1 1 0 1 0 0-2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2z"
+      id="branch"
+    />
+  </defs>
+  <use
+    href="#branch"
+  />
+</svg>
+`;
+
 exports[`EuiIcon props type broom is rendered 1`] = `
 <svg
   class="euiIcon euiIcon--medium"
diff --git a/src/components/icon/assets/branch.svg b/src/components/icon/assets/branch.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2623c9ee61a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/icon/assets/branch.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<svg width="16px" height="16px" viewBox="0 0 16 16" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
+    <defs>
+        <path id="branch" d="M4.5,10.0377188 C5.13525852,9.38944377 6.02065591,8.98721016 7,8.98721016 L9,8.98721016 C10.2307765,8.98721016 11.253824,8.09781615 11.4615013,6.92666916 C10.6184892,6.69154611 10,5.91800099 10,5 C10,3.8954305 10.8954305,3 12,3 C13.1045695,3 14,3.8954305 14,5 C14,5.94254262 13.3479997,6.73280241 12.4704142,6.94436438 C12.2464371,8.66135002 10.7780542,9.98721016 9,9.98721016 L7,9.98721016 C5.76068592,9.98721016 4.73199286,10.8889859 4.53429481,12.0721633 C5.37945388,12.3058838 6,13.0804737 6,14 C6,15.1045695 5.1045695,16 4,16 C2.8954305,16 2,15.1045695 2,14 C2,13.0680803 2.63738639,12.2850301 3.5,12.0630087 L3.5,3.93699126 C2.63738639,3.71496986 2,2.93191971 2,2 C2,0.8954305 2.8954305,0 4,0 C5.1045695,0 6,0.8954305 6,2 C6,2.93191971 5.36261361,3.71496986 4.5,3.93699126 L4.5,10.0377188 Z M4,3 C4.55228475,3 5,2.55228475 5,2 C5,1.44771525 4.55228475,1 4,1 C3.44771525,1 3,1.44771525 3,2 C3,2.55228475 3.44771525,3 4,3 Z M4,15 C4.55228475,15 5,14.5522847 5,14 C5,13.4477153 4.55228475,13 4,13 C3.44771525,13 3,13.4477153 3,14 C3,14.5522847 3.44771525,15 4,15 Z M12,6 C12.5522847,6 13,5.55228475 13,5 C13,4.44771525 12.5522847,4 12,4 C11.4477153,4 11,4.44771525 11,5 C11,5.55228475 11.4477153,6 12,6 Z"/>
+    </defs>
+    <g>
+      <use xlink:href="#branch"/>
+    </g>
+</svg>
diff --git a/src/components/icon/icon.js b/src/components/icon/icon.js
index 133e3b45ede..ec6c802d7f0 100644
--- a/src/components/icon/icon.js
+++ b/src/components/icon/icon.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import auditbeatApp from './assets/app_auditbeat.svg';
 import bolt from './assets/bolt.svg';
 import boxesHorizontal from './assets/boxes_horizontal.svg';
 import boxesVertical from './assets/boxes_vertical.svg';
+import branch from './assets/branch.svg';
 import broom from './assets/broom.svg';
 import brush from './assets/brush.svg';
 import bullseye from './assets/bullseye.svg';
@@ -252,6 +253,7 @@ const typeToIconMap = {
   bolt,
   boxesHorizontal,
   boxesVertical,
+  branch,
   broom,
   brush,
   bullseye,
diff --git a/src/components/icon/index.d.ts b/src/components/icon/index.d.ts
index 2b85836d05d..7d7bb02d8a4 100644
--- a/src/components/icon/index.d.ts
+++ b/src/components/icon/index.d.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ declare module '@elastic/eui' {
     | 'bolt'
     | 'boxesHorizontal'
     | 'boxesVertical'
+    | 'branch'
     | 'broom'
     | 'brush'
     | 'bullseye'