diff --git a/source/_patterns/00-base/icons/_icon.scss b/source/_patterns/00-base/icons/_icon.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..785a61c32e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/_patterns/00-base/icons/_icon.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// This file is meant to get included within internal or even imported externally in case of that somebody wants to use the icon SCSS mixin
+@import "icons.variables";
+@import "icons.helpers";
+@import "icons.placeholder";
diff --git a/source/_patterns/00-base/icons/_icons.md b/source/_patterns/00-base/icons/_icons.md
index 650f60570a..fc5f5e21b0 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/00-base/icons/_icons.md
+++ b/source/_patterns/00-base/icons/_icons.md
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ All of the available glyphs variables are shown on this page right next to the i
 
 #### SCSS (recommended)
 
+If you're only using our SCSS files incrementally and not including the `@db-ui/core/sources/css/enterprise/db-ui-core` at the beginning of your code, you would need to import the `@db-ui/core/sources/_patterns/00-base/icons/icon` file for being able to use the `icon()` SCSS mixin, that we describe below.
+
 ##### Icon for element
 
 Use the following SCSS mixin for setting an icon:
diff --git a/source/_patterns/01-elements/buttons/_button.variables.scss b/source/_patterns/01-elements/buttons/_button.variables.scss
index b59d43f710..f7bc6b747d 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/01-elements/buttons/_button.variables.scss
+++ b/source/_patterns/01-elements/buttons/_button.variables.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 @import "../../../css/helpers/functions";
-@import "../../00-base/icons/icons.variables";
-@import "../../00-base/icons/icons.helpers";
 
 // We want to set the alpha value and that for need the long form hex code
 // stylelint-disable color-hex-length
diff --git a/source/_patterns/01-elements/buttons/button.scss b/source/_patterns/01-elements/buttons/button.scss
index 42f833cdf6..22a73ef17b 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/01-elements/buttons/button.scss
+++ b/source/_patterns/01-elements/buttons/button.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 @charset "utf-8";
 
+@import "../../00-base/icons/icon";
 @import "button.variables";
 
 .elm-button {
diff --git a/source/_patterns/01-elements/checkbox/_checkbox.variables.scss b/source/_patterns/01-elements/checkbox/_checkbox.variables.scss
index 8f93fe9c52..b091d4d363 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/01-elements/checkbox/_checkbox.variables.scss
+++ b/source/_patterns/01-elements/checkbox/_checkbox.variables.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-@import "../../00-base/icons/icons.variables";
-@import "../../00-base/icons/icons.helpers";
 @import "../../00-base/colors/colors.variables";
 
 $checkbox---backgroundColor: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) !default;
diff --git a/source/_patterns/01-elements/checkbox/checkbox.scss b/source/_patterns/01-elements/checkbox/checkbox.scss
index 4751e36bba..dffa00fe8a 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/01-elements/checkbox/checkbox.scss
+++ b/source/_patterns/01-elements/checkbox/checkbox.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 @charset "utf-8";
 
 @import "../../../css/partials.meta";
+@import "../../00-base/icons/icon";
 @import "checkbox.variables";
 
 .elm-checkbox {
diff --git a/source/_patterns/01-elements/link/_link.variables.scss b/source/_patterns/01-elements/link/_link.variables.scss
index 4306a8d6e2..197afe8a35 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/01-elements/link/_link.variables.scss
+++ b/source/_patterns/01-elements/link/_link.variables.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-@import "../../00-base/icons/icons.variables";
 @import "../../00-base/colors/colors.variables";
-@import "../../00-base/icons/icons.helpers";
 
 $link--disabled-opacity: 0.4 !default;
 $link-reaMain--color: $db-color-cyan-600 !default;
diff --git a/source/_patterns/01-elements/link/link.scss b/source/_patterns/01-elements/link/link.scss
index 4abba98267..43f2a9d818 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/01-elements/link/link.scss
+++ b/source/_patterns/01-elements/link/link.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @import "../../../css/partials.meta";
+@import "../../00-base/icons/icon";
 @import "link.variables";
 
 .elm-link {
diff --git a/source/_patterns/02-components/accordion/_accordion.variables.scss b/source/_patterns/02-components/accordion/_accordion.variables.scss
index 2e0f386a4f..032b2743c6 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/02-components/accordion/_accordion.variables.scss
+++ b/source/_patterns/02-components/accordion/_accordion.variables.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 @import "../../../css/helpers/functions";
-@import "../../00-base/icons/icons.variables";
-@import "../../00-base/icons/icons.helpers";
 
 $accordion---paddingLeft: $db-spacing-m !default;
 $accordion---paddingRight: to-rem(
diff --git a/source/_patterns/02-components/accordion/accordion.scss b/source/_patterns/02-components/accordion/accordion.scss
index e49c93f300..68d9d6bd27 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/02-components/accordion/accordion.scss
+++ b/source/_patterns/02-components/accordion/accordion.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @import "../../../css/partials.meta";
+@import "../../00-base/icons/icon";
 @import "accordion.variables";
 
 .cmp-accordion {
diff --git a/source/_patterns/02-components/breadcrumb/_breadcrumb.variables.scss b/source/_patterns/02-components/breadcrumb/_breadcrumb.variables.scss
index 4970f7f3b9..0281343943 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/02-components/breadcrumb/_breadcrumb.variables.scss
+++ b/source/_patterns/02-components/breadcrumb/_breadcrumb.variables.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-@import "../../00-base/icons/icons.helpers";
-@import "../../00-base/icons/icons.variables";
 @import "../../00-base/colors/colors.variables";
 
 $breadcrumb-divider--icon: "chevron-right" !default;
diff --git a/source/_patterns/02-components/breadcrumb/breadcrumb.scss b/source/_patterns/02-components/breadcrumb/breadcrumb.scss
index 50e8b8a6d5..6a062be3ca 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/02-components/breadcrumb/breadcrumb.scss
+++ b/source/_patterns/02-components/breadcrumb/breadcrumb.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @import "../../../css/partials.meta";
+@import "../../00-base/icons/icon";
 @import "breadcrumb.variables";
 
 .cmp-breadcrumb {
diff --git a/source/_patterns/02-components/dialog/_dialog.variables.scss b/source/_patterns/02-components/dialog/_dialog.variables.scss
index ac2de68d36..e2ed767625 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/02-components/dialog/_dialog.variables.scss
+++ b/source/_patterns/02-components/dialog/_dialog.variables.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 @import "../../../css/helpers/functions";
-@import "../../00-base/icons/icons.variables";
-@import "../../00-base/icons/icons.helpers";
 
 $dialog-backdrop--backgroundColor: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9) !default;
diff --git a/source/_patterns/02-components/dialog/dialog.scss b/source/_patterns/02-components/dialog/dialog.scss
index 01cb407cc2..49b64bcc9b 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/02-components/dialog/dialog.scss
+++ b/source/_patterns/02-components/dialog/dialog.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @import "../../../css/partials.meta";
+@import "../../00-base/icons/icon";
 @import "dialog.variables";
 
 .cmp-dialog {
diff --git a/source/_patterns/02-components/dropdown/_dropdown.variables.scss b/source/_patterns/02-components/dropdown/_dropdown.variables.scss
index f78f84a3de..95a5fa2835 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/02-components/dropdown/_dropdown.variables.scss
+++ b/source/_patterns/02-components/dropdown/_dropdown.variables.scss
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
 @import "../../../css/helpers/functions";
-@import "../../00-base/icons/icons.variables";
-@import "../../00-base/icons/icons.helpers";
diff --git a/source/_patterns/02-components/dropdown/dropdown.scss b/source/_patterns/02-components/dropdown/dropdown.scss
index 70ef1b9a74..0e8ec3f868 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/02-components/dropdown/dropdown.scss
+++ b/source/_patterns/02-components/dropdown/dropdown.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @import "../../../css/partials.meta";
+@import "../../00-base/icons/icon";
 @import "../overflow-menu/overflow-menu";
 @import "dropdown.variables";
 
diff --git a/source/_patterns/02-components/language-switcher/_language-switcher.variables.scss b/source/_patterns/02-components/language-switcher/_language-switcher.variables.scss
index d3e2d9df3a..95a5fa2835 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/02-components/language-switcher/_language-switcher.variables.scss
+++ b/source/_patterns/02-components/language-switcher/_language-switcher.variables.scss
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
 @import "../../../css/helpers/functions";
-@import "../../00-base/icons/icons.helpers";
-@import "../../00-base/icons/icons.variables";
diff --git a/source/_patterns/02-components/language-switcher/language-switcher.scss b/source/_patterns/02-components/language-switcher/language-switcher.scss
index baf7c4033c..ee23e2b91d 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/02-components/language-switcher/language-switcher.scss
+++ b/source/_patterns/02-components/language-switcher/language-switcher.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @import "../../../css/partials.meta";
+@import "../../00-base/icons/icon";
 @import "language-switcher.variables";
 
 .cmp-language-switcher {
diff --git a/source/_patterns/02-components/link-list/_link-list.variables.scss b/source/_patterns/02-components/link-list/_link-list.variables.scss
index f78f84a3de..95a5fa2835 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/02-components/link-list/_link-list.variables.scss
+++ b/source/_patterns/02-components/link-list/_link-list.variables.scss
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
 @import "../../../css/helpers/functions";
-@import "../../00-base/icons/icons.variables";
-@import "../../00-base/icons/icons.helpers";
diff --git a/source/_patterns/02-components/link-list/link-list.scss b/source/_patterns/02-components/link-list/link-list.scss
index 7dd6e1e882..8fb7638a91 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/02-components/link-list/link-list.scss
+++ b/source/_patterns/02-components/link-list/link-list.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @import "../../../css/partials.meta";
+@import "../../00-base/icons/icon";
 @import "link-list.variables";
 
 .cmp-link-list {
diff --git a/source/_patterns/02-components/mainnavigation/_mainnavigation.variables.scss b/source/_patterns/02-components/mainnavigation/_mainnavigation.variables.scss
index 82e1065876..5fb5a0be5a 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/02-components/mainnavigation/_mainnavigation.variables.scss
+++ b/source/_patterns/02-components/mainnavigation/_mainnavigation.variables.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 @import "../../../css/helpers/functions";
-@import "../../00-base/icons/icons.variables";
-@import "../../00-base/icons/icons.helpers";
 
 $header-big-link-paddingTop: 32 * 0.0625 !default;
 $header---backgroundColor: #fdfdfd !default; // TODO: This would need to get replaced by the correct (semantic) color
diff --git a/source/_patterns/02-components/mainnavigation/mainnavigation.scss b/source/_patterns/02-components/mainnavigation/mainnavigation.scss
index f4bd1d89aa..592998133c 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/02-components/mainnavigation/mainnavigation.scss
+++ b/source/_patterns/02-components/mainnavigation/mainnavigation.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @import "../../../css/partials.meta";
+@import "../../00-base/icons/icon";
 // TODO: Replace magic numbers e.g. with flexbox implementations and extract variables as well for multi-brand
 @import "mainnavigation.variables";
 
diff --git a/source/_patterns/02-components/overflow-menu/_overflow-menu.variables.scss b/source/_patterns/02-components/overflow-menu/_overflow-menu.variables.scss
index 4e264102e1..a804f034d0 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/02-components/overflow-menu/_overflow-menu.variables.scss
+++ b/source/_patterns/02-components/overflow-menu/_overflow-menu.variables.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 @import "../../../css/helpers/functions";
-@import "../../00-base/icons/icons.variables";
-@import "../../00-base/icons/icons.helpers";
 
 $overflowMenu---borderRadius: 8px !default;
 $overflowMenu---backgroundColor: #fff !default;
diff --git a/source/_patterns/02-components/overflow-menu/overflow-menu.scss b/source/_patterns/02-components/overflow-menu/overflow-menu.scss
index 4ad5cf4665..d25e6796ba 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/02-components/overflow-menu/overflow-menu.scss
+++ b/source/_patterns/02-components/overflow-menu/overflow-menu.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @import "../../../css/partials.meta";
+@import "../../00-base/icons/icon";
 @import "overflow-menu.variables";
 
 .cmp-overflow-menu {
diff --git a/source/_patterns/02-components/pagination/_pagination.variables.scss b/source/_patterns/02-components/pagination/_pagination.variables.scss
index f78f84a3de..95a5fa2835 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/02-components/pagination/_pagination.variables.scss
+++ b/source/_patterns/02-components/pagination/_pagination.variables.scss
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
 @import "../../../css/helpers/functions";
-@import "../../00-base/icons/icons.variables";
-@import "../../00-base/icons/icons.helpers";
diff --git a/source/_patterns/02-components/pagination/pagination.scss b/source/_patterns/02-components/pagination/pagination.scss
index 2a7447e0b0..bd8fc96581 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/02-components/pagination/pagination.scss
+++ b/source/_patterns/02-components/pagination/pagination.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @import "../../../css/partials.meta";
+@import "../../00-base/icons/icon";
 @import "pagination.variables";
 
 .cmp-pagination {
diff --git a/source/_patterns/02-components/sidenavi/_sidenavi.variables.scss b/source/_patterns/02-components/sidenavi/_sidenavi.variables.scss
index e2b8c7b732..64c0839af5 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/02-components/sidenavi/_sidenavi.variables.scss
+++ b/source/_patterns/02-components/sidenavi/_sidenavi.variables.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 @import "../../../css/helpers/functions";
-@import "../../00-base/icons/icons.variables";
-@import "../../00-base/icons/icons.helpers";
 
 $sidenavi-link--color: $db-color-cool-gray-200 !default;
 $sidenavi-linkCurrent-hover-color: $db-color-cool-gray-600 !default;
diff --git a/source/_patterns/02-components/sidenavi/sidenavi.scss b/source/_patterns/02-components/sidenavi/sidenavi.scss
index 357374f6ef..95c956dba6 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/02-components/sidenavi/sidenavi.scss
+++ b/source/_patterns/02-components/sidenavi/sidenavi.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @import "../../../css/partials.meta";
+@import "../../00-base/icons/icon";
 @import "sidenavi.variables";
 
 .cmp-sidenavi {
diff --git a/source/_patterns/02-components/sitesearch/_sitesearch.variables.scss b/source/_patterns/02-components/sitesearch/_sitesearch.variables.scss
index 3c96b5c913..356d2ab263 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/02-components/sitesearch/_sitesearch.variables.scss
+++ b/source/_patterns/02-components/sitesearch/_sitesearch.variables.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 @import "../../../css/helpers/functions";
-@import "../../00-base/icons/icons.variables";
-@import "../../00-base/icons/icons.helpers";
 
 $sitesearch-form-full-maxWidth: to-rem(
 	$pxValue: 500
diff --git a/source/_patterns/02-components/sitesearch/sitesearch.scss b/source/_patterns/02-components/sitesearch/sitesearch.scss
index aa6e6a2d29..a7971aec19 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/02-components/sitesearch/sitesearch.scss
+++ b/source/_patterns/02-components/sitesearch/sitesearch.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @import "../../../css/partials.meta";
+@import "../../00-base/icons/icon";
 @import "sitesearch.variables";
 
 .cmp-sitesearch {