diff --git a/resources/classes/menu.php b/resources/classes/menu.php
index 983b49f430..2fcb92026f 100644
--- a/resources/classes/menu.php
+++ b/resources/classes/menu.php
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ if (!class_exists('menu')) {
 						$menu_target = ($menu_item_main['menu_item_category'] == 'external') ? '_blank' : '';
 						$html .= "	<a class='menu_side_item_main' ".($menu_item_main['menu_item_link'] != '' ? "href='".$menu_item_main['menu_item_link']."' target='".$menu_target."'" : "onclick=\"menu_side_expand(); $('#sub_".$menu_item_main['menu_item_uuid']."').slideToggle(180, function() { if (!$(this).is(':hidden')) { $('.menu_side_sub').not($(this)).slideUp(180); } });\"")." title=\"".$menu_item_main['menu_language_title']."\">";
 						if ($menu_item_main['menu_item_icon'] != '') {
-							$html .= "<i class='fas ".$menu_item_main['menu_item_icon']." fa-fw' style='z-index: 99800; margin-right: 8px;'></i>";
+							$html .= "<i class='menu_side_item_icon fas ".$menu_item_main['menu_item_icon']." fa-fw' style='z-index: 99800; margin-right: 8px;'></i>";
 						}
 						$html .= "<span class='menu_side_item_title' ".($_SESSION['theme']['menu_side_state']['text'] != 'expanded' ? "style='display: none;'" : null).">".$menu_item_main['menu_language_title']."</span>";
 						$html .= "</a>\n";
diff --git a/themes/default/app_config.php b/themes/default/app_config.php
index 35de418546..b3f2c0d2fe 100644
--- a/themes/default/app_config.php
+++ b/themes/default/app_config.php
@@ -415,6 +415,14 @@
 		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_enabled'] = "false";
 		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_description'] = "Set the text hover color of the main menu items.";
 		$y++;
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_uuid'] = "ed6bee7c-7d07-4a06-a94e-75d57231d36f";
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_category'] = "theme";
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_subcategory'] = "menu_main_icon_color_hover";
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_name'] = "text";
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_value'] = "#69e5ff";
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_enabled'] = "false";
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_description'] = "Set the icon hover color of the main menu items.";
+		$y++;
 		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_uuid'] = "aaed6662-d441-4a34-9ac6-874af33e4fd1";
 		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_category'] = "theme";
 		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_subcategory'] = "menu_main_text_font";
diff --git a/themes/default/css.php b/themes/default/css.php
index a88e927a1e..9bacde493c 100644
--- a/themes/default/css.php
+++ b/themes/default/css.php
@@ -610,6 +610,12 @@ header('Expires: '.gmdate('D, d M Y H:i:s',time()+3600).' GMT');
 		text-decoration: none;
 		}
 
+	div#menu_side_container > a.menu_side_item_main:hover > i.menu_side_item_icon,
+	div#menu_side_container > a.menu_side_item_main:focus > i.menu_side_item_icon,
+	div#menu_side_container > a.menu_side_item_main:active > i.menu_side_item_icon {
+		color: <?php echo ($_SESSION['theme']['menu_main_icon_color_hover']['text'] != '') ? $_SESSION['theme']['menu_main_icon_color_hover']['text'] : '#fd9c03'; ?>;
+	}
+
 	a.menu_side_item_sub {
 		display: block;
 		width: 100%;