diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/repository/queries/getFiles.query.graphql b/app/assets/javascripts/repository/queries/getFiles.query.graphql
index 2aaf5066b4ac07ffaac866e5b814414bf9924e03..feb89df04925f504a52d86c8616aec842a57d94a 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/repository/queries/getFiles.query.graphql
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/repository/queries/getFiles.query.graphql
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ query getFiles(
           edges {
             node {
               ...TreeEntry
+              mode
               webUrl
               lfsOid
             }
diff --git a/app/graphql/types/tree/blob_type.rb b/app/graphql/types/tree/blob_type.rb
index 22349203519c6a3004bdfe16a47dc68ac1cf28a5..36cae756a0d2ac2bfc20bc36d4cba757cdb1c708 100644
--- a/app/graphql/types/tree/blob_type.rb
+++ b/app/graphql/types/tree/blob_type.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ class BlobType < BaseObject
             resolve: -> (blob, args, ctx) do
               Gitlab::Graphql::Loaders::BatchLfsOidLoader.new(blob.repository, blob.id).find
             end
+      field :mode, GraphQL::STRING_TYPE, null: true,
+            description: 'Blob mode in numeric format'
       # rubocop: enable Graphql/AuthorizeTypes
     end
   end
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/symlink-icon-graphql-file-mode.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/symlink-icon-graphql-file-mode.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b84fb22c24b071c643b0e4a41f0cd62933b42721
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/symlink-icon-graphql-file-mode.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Expose blob mode in GraphQL for repository files
+merge_request: 36488
+author:
+type: other
diff --git a/doc/api/graphql/reference/gitlab_schema.graphql b/doc/api/graphql/reference/gitlab_schema.graphql
index 087559f204c0c8ca589af2347d597043598308b3..644d9f8f7f2951b17d3e75d44a6b6ebf69b9ee82 100644
--- a/doc/api/graphql/reference/gitlab_schema.graphql
+++ b/doc/api/graphql/reference/gitlab_schema.graphql
@@ -793,6 +793,11 @@ type Blob implements Entry {
   """
   lfsOid: String
 
+  """
+  Blob mode in numeric format
+  """
+  mode: String
+
   """
   Name of the entry
   """
diff --git a/doc/api/graphql/reference/gitlab_schema.json b/doc/api/graphql/reference/gitlab_schema.json
index 6c0c81852a4feb62f49770a44b539ca3d2a040c0..8213604ed9956dcd70fd3a164c85f478f81d2c19 100644
--- a/doc/api/graphql/reference/gitlab_schema.json
+++ b/doc/api/graphql/reference/gitlab_schema.json
@@ -2056,6 +2056,20 @@
               "isDeprecated": false,
               "deprecationReason": null
             },
+            {
+              "name": "mode",
+              "description": "Blob mode in numeric format",
+              "args": [
+
+              ],
+              "type": {
+                "kind": "SCALAR",
+                "name": "String",
+                "ofType": null
+              },
+              "isDeprecated": false,
+              "deprecationReason": null
+            },
             {
               "name": "name",
               "description": "Name of the entry",
diff --git a/doc/api/graphql/reference/index.md b/doc/api/graphql/reference/index.md
index 4327c13d775fc40670ba461930470f11d534c79f..66e96148d44109133b2152e6b7b438abc20937ac 100644
--- a/doc/api/graphql/reference/index.md
+++ b/doc/api/graphql/reference/index.md
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ Autogenerated return type of AwardEmojiToggle
 | `flatPath` | String! | Flat path of the entry |
 | `id` | ID! | ID of the entry |
 | `lfsOid` | String | LFS ID of the blob |
+| `mode` | String | Blob mode in numeric format |
 | `name` | String! | Name of the entry |
 | `path` | String! | Path of the entry |
 | `sha` | String! | Last commit sha for the entry |
diff --git a/spec/graphql/types/tree/blob_type_spec.rb b/spec/graphql/types/tree/blob_type_spec.rb
index 2c9089de3dd15790eed39a82a793268461c3fcab..73d61d4860cfe5cdc57fdb2d604bad3579dcc411 100644
--- a/spec/graphql/types/tree/blob_type_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/graphql/types/tree/blob_type_spec.rb
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 RSpec.describe Types::Tree::BlobType do
   specify { expect(described_class.graphql_name).to eq('Blob') }
 
-  specify { expect(described_class).to have_graphql_fields(:id, :sha, :name, :type, :path, :flat_path, :web_url, :lfs_oid) }
+  specify { expect(described_class).to have_graphql_fields(:id, :sha, :name, :type, :path, :flat_path, :web_url, :lfs_oid, :mode) }
 end