diff --git a/api-generator/components/megamenu.js b/api-generator/components/megamenu.js
index cf225f528..cc47ddc71 100644
--- a/api-generator/components/megamenu.js
+++ b/api-generator/components/megamenu.js
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ const MegaMenuSlots = [
     },
     {
         name: 'item',
-        description: 'Template of a menuitem.'
+        description: 'Custom item template.'
+    },
+    {
+        name: 'submenuicon',
+        description: 'Custom submenu icon template.'
     }
 ];
 
diff --git a/components/lib/megamenu/MegaMenu.d.ts b/components/lib/megamenu/MegaMenu.d.ts
index 6c7502505..3f33559f8 100755
--- a/components/lib/megamenu/MegaMenu.d.ts
+++ b/components/lib/megamenu/MegaMenu.d.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,15 @@ export interface MegaMenuSlots {
          */
         item: MenuItem;
     }): VNode[];
+    /**
+     * Custom submenu icon template.
+     */
+    submenuicon(scope: {
+        /**
+         * Whether item is active
+         */
+        active: boolean;
+    }): VNode[];
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/components/lib/megamenu/MegaMenu.vue b/components/lib/megamenu/MegaMenu.vue
index df0209928..c0530c8b3 100755
--- a/components/lib/megamenu/MegaMenu.vue
+++ b/components/lib/megamenu/MegaMenu.vue
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
             :focusedItemId="focused ? focusedItemId : undefined"
             :items="processedItems"
             :horizontal="horizontal"
-            :template="$slots.item"
+            :template="$slots"
             :activeItem="activeItem"
             :exact="exact"
             :level="0"
diff --git a/components/lib/megamenu/MegaMenuSub.vue b/components/lib/megamenu/MegaMenuSub.vue
index 107d3d54c..01d4e0410 100644
--- a/components/lib/megamenu/MegaMenuSub.vue
+++ b/components/lib/megamenu/MegaMenuSub.vue
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                 :aria-posinset="getAriaPosInset(index)"
             >
                 <div class="p-menuitem-content" @click="onItemClick($event, processedItem)" @mouseenter="onItemMouseEnter($event, processedItem)">
-                    <template v-if="!template">
+                    <template v-if="!template.item">
                         <router-link v-if="getItemProp(processedItem, 'to') && !isItemDisabled(processedItem)" v-slot="{ navigate, href, isActive, isExactActive }" :to="getItemProp(processedItem, 'to')" custom>
                             <a v-ripple :href="href" :class="getItemActionClass(processedItem, { isActive, isExactActive })" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" @click="onItemActionClick($event, navigate)">
                                 <span v-if="getItemProp(processedItem, 'icon')" :class="getItemIconClass(processedItem)"></span>
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@
                         <a v-else v-ripple :href="getItemProp(processedItem, 'url')" :class="getItemActionClass(processedItem)" :target="getItemProp(processedItem, 'target')" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true">
                             <span v-if="getItemProp(processedItem, 'icon')" :class="getItemIconClass(processedItem)"></span>
                             <span class="p-menuitem-text">{{ getItemLabel(processedItem) }}</span>
-                            <span v-if="isItemGroup(processedItem)" :class="getItemToggleIconClass()"></span>
+                            <slot v-if="isItemGroup(processedItem)" name="submenuicon">
+                                <component :is="template.submenuicon || (horizontal ? 'AngleDownIcon' : 'AngleRightIcon')" :active="isItemActive(processedItem)" class="p-submenu-icon" />
+                            </slot>
                         </a>
                     </template>
-                    <component v-else :is="template" :item="processedItem.item"></component>
+                    <component v-else :is="template.item" :item="processedItem.item"></component>
                 </div>
                 <div v-if="isItemVisible(processedItem) && isItemGroup(processedItem)" class="p-megamenu-panel">
                     <div class="p-megamenu-grid">
@@ -61,6 +63,8 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
+import AngleDownIcon from 'primevue/icon/angledown';
+import AngleRightIcon from 'primevue/icon/angleright';
 import Ripple from 'primevue/ripple';
 import { ObjectUtils } from 'primevue/utils';
 
@@ -93,7 +97,7 @@ export default {
             default: 0
         },
         template: {
-            type: Function,
+            type: Object,
             default: null
         },
         activeItem: {
@@ -215,13 +219,14 @@ export default {
         getItemIconClass(processedItem) {
             return ['p-menuitem-icon', this.getItemProp(processedItem, 'icon')];
         },
-        getItemToggleIconClass() {
-            return ['p-submenu-icon', this.horizontal ? 'pi pi-angle-down' : 'pi pi-angle-right'];
-        },
         getSeparatorItemClass(processedItem) {
             return ['p-menuitem-separator', this.getItemProp(processedItem, 'class')];
         }
     },
+    components: {
+        AngleRightIcon: AngleRightIcon,
+        AngleDownIcon: AngleDownIcon
+    },
     directives: {
         ripple: Ripple
     }