diff --git a/components/lib/picklist/BasePickList.vue b/components/lib/picklist/BasePickList.vue
index e032bf051..37eaad275 100644
--- a/components/lib/picklist/BasePickList.vue
+++ b/components/lib/picklist/BasePickList.vue
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ const classes = {
     sourceWrapper: 'p-picklist-list-wrapper p-picklist-source-wrapper',
     sourceHeader: 'p-picklist-header',
     sourceList: 'p-picklist-list p-picklist-source-list',
-    item: ({ instance, item, id, listIndex }) => [
+    sourceItem: ({ instance, item, id, listIndex }) => [
         'p-picklist-item',
         {
             'p-highlight': instance.isSelected(item, listIndex),
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ const classes = {
     targetWrapper: 'p-picklist-list-wrapper p-picklist-target-wrapper',
     targetHeader: 'p-picklist-header',
     targetList: 'p-picklist-list p-picklist-target',
+    targetItem: ({ instance, item, id, listIndex }) => [
+        'p-picklist-item',
+        {
+            'p-highlight': instance.isSelected(item, listIndex),
+            'p-focus': id === instance.focusedOptionId
+        }
+    ],
     targetControls: 'p-picklist-buttons p-picklist-target-controls'
 };
 
diff --git a/components/lib/picklist/PickList.d.ts b/components/lib/picklist/PickList.d.ts
index b8267c8b4..92e61ae90 100755
--- a/components/lib/picklist/PickList.d.ts
+++ b/components/lib/picklist/PickList.d.ts
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@ export interface PickListPassThroughOptions {
      * Uses to pass attributes to the source list's DOM element.
      */
     sourceList?: PickListPassThroughOptionType;
+    /**
+     * Uses to pass attributes to the source item's DOM element.
+     */
+    sourceItem?: PickListPassThroughOptionType;
     /**
      * Uses to pass attributes to the buttons' DOM element.
      */
@@ -170,6 +174,10 @@ export interface PickListPassThroughOptions {
      * Uses to pass attributes to the target list's DOM element.
      */
     targetList?: PickListPassThroughOptionType;
+    /**
+     * Uses to pass attributes to the target item's DOM element.
+     */
+    targetItem?: PickListPassThroughOptionType;
     /**
      * Uses to pass attributes to the target controls' DOM element.
      */
diff --git a/components/lib/picklist/PickList.vue b/components/lib/picklist/PickList.vue
index c45d0c670..9ea41da58 100755
--- a/components/lib/picklist/PickList.vue
+++ b/components/lib/picklist/PickList.vue
@@ -2,28 +2,28 @@
     <div :class="cx('root')" v-bind="ptm('root')">
         <div v-if="showSourceControls" :class="cx('sourceControls')" v-bind="ptm('sourceControls')">
             <slot name="sourcecontrolsstart"></slot>
-            <PLButton :aria-label="moveUpAriaLabel" :disabled="moveDisabled(0)" type="button" @click="moveUp($event, 0)" v-bind="{ ...moveUpButtonProps, ...ptm('sourceMoveUpButton') }" :unstyled="unstyled">
+            <PLButton :aria-label="moveUpAriaLabel" :disabled="moveDisabled(0)" type="button" @click="moveUp($event, 0)" :pt="ptm('sourceMoveUpButton')" v-bind="moveUpButtonProps" :unstyled="unstyled">
                 <template #icon>
                     <slot name="moveupicon">
                         <AngleUpIcon v-bind="ptm('sourceMoveUpButton')['icon']" />
                     </slot>
                 </template>
             </PLButton>
-            <PLButton :aria-label="moveTopAriaLabel" :disabled="moveDisabled(0)" type="button" @click="moveTop($event, 0)" v-bind="{ ...moveTopButtonProps, ...ptm('sourceMoveTopButton') }" :unstyled="unstyled">
+            <PLButton :aria-label="moveTopAriaLabel" :disabled="moveDisabled(0)" type="button" @click="moveTop($event, 0)" :pt="ptm('sourceMoveTopButton')" v-bind="moveTopButtonProps" :unstyled="unstyled">
                 <template #icon>
                     <slot name="movetopicon">
                         <AngleDoubleUpIcon v-bind="ptm('sourceMoveTopButton')['icon']" />
                     </slot>
                 </template>
             </PLButton>
-            <PLButton :aria-label="moveDownAriaLabel" :disabled="moveDisabled(0)" type="button" @click="moveDown($event, 0)" v-bind="{ ...moveDownButtonProps, ...ptm('sourceMoveDownButton') }" :unstyled="unstyled">
+            <PLButton :aria-label="moveDownAriaLabel" :disabled="moveDisabled(0)" type="button" @click="moveDown($event, 0)" :pt="ptm('sourceMoveDownButton')" v-bind="moveDownButtonProps" :unstyled="unstyled">
                 <template #icon>
                     <slot name="movedownicon">
                         <AngleDownIcon v-bind="ptm('sourceMoveDownButton')['icon']" />
                     </slot>
                 </template>
             </PLButton>
-            <PLButton :aria-label="moveBottomAriaLabel" :disabled="moveDisabled(0)" type="button" @click="moveBottom($event, 0)" v-bind="{ ...moveBottomButtonProps, ...ptm('sourceMoveBottomButton') }" :unstyled="unstyled">
+            <PLButton :aria-label="moveBottomAriaLabel" :disabled="moveDisabled(0)" type="button" @click="moveBottom($event, 0)" :pt="ptm('sourceMoveBottomButton')" v-bind="moveBottomButtonProps" :unstyled="unstyled">
                 <template #icon>
                     <slot name="movebottomicon">
                         <AngleDoubleDownIcon v-bind="ptm('sourceMoveBottomButton')['icon']" />
@@ -56,16 +56,16 @@
                     <li
                         :id="idSource + '_' + i"
                         v-ripple
-                        :class="cx('item', { item, id: `${idSource}_${i}`, listIndex: 0 })"
+                        :class="cx('sourceItem', { item, id: `${idSource}_${i}`, listIndex: 0 })"
                         @click="onItemClick($event, item, i, 0)"
                         @dblclick="onItemDblClick($event, item, 0)"
                         @touchend="onItemTouchEnd"
                         @mousedown="onOptionMouseDown(i, 'sourceList')"
                         role="option"
                         :aria-selected="isSelected(item, 0)"
-                        v-bind="getPTOptions(item, 'item')"
+                        v-bind="getPTOptions(item, 'sourceItem', `${idSource}_${i}`, 0)"
                         :data-p-highlight="isSelected(item, 0)"
-                        :data-p-focused="`${id}_${i}` === focusedOptionId"
+                        :data-p-focused="`${idSource}_${i}` === focusedOptionId"
                     >
                         <slot name="item" :item="item" :index="i"> </slot>
                     </li>
@@ -74,28 +74,28 @@
         </div>
         <div :class="cx('buttons')" v-bind="ptm('buttons')">
             <slot name="movecontrolsstart"></slot>
-            <PLButton :aria-label="moveToTargetAriaLabel" type="button" @click="moveToTarget" :disabled="moveDisabled(0)" v-bind="{ ...moveToTargetProps, ...ptm('moveToTargetButton') }" :unstyled="unstyled">
+            <PLButton :aria-label="moveToTargetAriaLabel" type="button" @click="moveToTarget" :disabled="moveDisabled(0)" :pt="ptm('moveToTargetButton')" v-bind="moveToTargetProps" :unstyled="unstyled">
                 <template #icon>
                     <slot name="movetotargeticon" :viewChanged="viewChanged">
                         <component :is="viewChanged ? 'AngleDownIcon' : 'AngleRightIcon'" v-bind="ptm('moveToTargetButton')['icon']" />
                     </slot>
                 </template>
             </PLButton>
-            <PLButton :aria-label="moveAllToTargetAriaLabel" type="button" @click="moveAllToTarget" :disabled="moveAllDisabled('sourceList')" v-bind="{ ...moveAllToTargetProps, ...ptm('moveAllToTargetButton') }" :unstyled="unstyled">
+            <PLButton :aria-label="moveAllToTargetAriaLabel" type="button" @click="moveAllToTarget" :disabled="moveAllDisabled('sourceList')" :pt="ptm('moveAllToTargetButton')" v-bind="moveAllToTargetProps" :unstyled="unstyled">
                 <template #icon>
                     <slot name="movealltotargeticon" :viewChanged="viewChanged">
                         <component :is="viewChanged ? 'AngleDoubleDownIcon' : 'AngleDoubleRightIcon'" v-bind="ptm('moveAllToTargetButton')['icon']" />
                     </slot>
                 </template>
             </PLButton>
-            <PLButton :aria-label="moveToSourceAriaLabel" type="button" @click="moveToSource" :disabled="moveDisabled(1)" v-bind="{ ...moveToSourceProps, ...ptm('moveToSourceButton') }" :unstyled="unstyled">
+            <PLButton :aria-label="moveToSourceAriaLabel" type="button" @click="moveToSource" :disabled="moveDisabled(1)" :pt="ptm('moveToSourceButton')" v-bind="moveToSourceProps" :unstyled="unstyled">
                 <template #icon>
                     <slot name="movetosourceicon" :viewChanged="viewChanged">
                         <component :is="viewChanged ? 'AngleUpIcon' : 'AngleLeftIcon'" v-bind="ptm('moveToSourceButton')['icon']" />
                     </slot>
                 </template>
             </PLButton>
-            <PLButton :aria-label="moveAllToSourceAriaLabel" type="button" @click="moveAllToSource" :disabled="moveSourceDisabled('targetList')" v-bind="{ ...moveAllToSourceProps, ...ptm('moveAllToSourceButton') }" :unstyled="unstyled">
+            <PLButton :aria-label="moveAllToSourceAriaLabel" type="button" @click="moveAllToSource" :disabled="moveSourceDisabled('targetList')" :pt="ptm('moveAllToSourceButton')" v-bind="moveAllToSourceProps" :unstyled="unstyled">
                 <template #icon>
                     <slot name="movealltosourceicon" :viewChanged="viewChanged">
                         <component :is="viewChanged ? 'AngleDoubleUpIcon' : 'AngleDoubleLeftIcon'" v-bind="ptm('moveAllToSourceButton')['icon']" />
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
                     <li
                         :id="idTarget + '_' + i"
                         v-ripple
-                        :class="cx('item', { item, id: `${idTarget}_${i}`, listIndex: 1 })"
+                        :class="cx('targetItem', { item, id: `${idTarget}_${i}`, listIndex: 1 })"
                         @click="onItemClick($event, item, i, 1)"
                         @dblclick="onItemDblClick($event, item, 1)"
                         @keydown="onItemKeyDown($event, 'targetList')"
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@
                         @touchend="onItemTouchEnd"
                         role="option"
                         :aria-selected="isSelected(item, 1)"
-                        v-bind="getPTOptions(item, 'item')"
+                        v-bind="getPTOptions(item, 'targetItem', `${idTarget}_${i}`, 1)"
                         :data-p-highlight="isSelected(item, 1)"
-                        :data-p-focused="`${id}_${i}` === focusedOptionId"
+                        :data-p-focused="`${idTarget}_${i}` === focusedOptionId"
                     >
                         <slot name="item" :item="item" :index="i"> </slot>
                     </li>
@@ -147,28 +147,28 @@
         </div>
         <div v-if="showTargetControls" :class="cx('targetControls')" v-bind="ptm('targetControls')">
             <slot name="targetcontrolsstart"></slot>
-            <PLButton :aria-label="moveUpAriaLabel" :disabled="moveDisabled(1)" type="button" @click="moveUp($event, 1)" v-bind="{ ...moveUpButtonProps, ...ptm('targetMoveUpButton') }" :unstyled="unstyled">
+            <PLButton :aria-label="moveUpAriaLabel" :disabled="moveDisabled(1)" type="button" @click="moveUp($event, 1)" :pt="ptm('targetMoveUpButton')" v-bind="moveUpButtonProps" :unstyled="unstyled">
                 <template #icon>
                     <slot name="moveupicon">
                         <AngleUpIcon v-bind="ptm('targetMoveUpButton')['icon']" />
                     </slot>
                 </template>
             </PLButton>
-            <PLButton :aria-label="moveTopAriaLabel" :disabled="moveDisabled(1)" type="button" @click="moveTop($event, 1)" v-bind="{ ...moveTopButtonProps, ...ptm('targetMoveTopButton') }" :unstyled="unstyled">
+            <PLButton :aria-label="moveTopAriaLabel" :disabled="moveDisabled(1)" type="button" @click="moveTop($event, 1)" :pt="ptm('targetMoveTopButton')" v-bind="moveTopButtonProps" :unstyled="unstyled">
                 <template #icon>
                     <slot name="movetopicon">
                         <AngleDoubleUpIcon v-bind="ptm('targetMoveTopButton')['icon']" />
                     </slot>
                 </template>
             </PLButton>
-            <PLButton :aria-label="moveDownAriaLabel" :disabled="moveDisabled(1)" type="button" @click="moveDown($event, 1)" v-bind="{ ...moveDownButtonProps, ...ptm('targetMoveDownButton') }" :unstyled="unstyled">
+            <PLButton :aria-label="moveDownAriaLabel" :disabled="moveDisabled(1)" type="button" @click="moveDown($event, 1)" :pt="ptm('targetMoveDownButton')" v-bind="moveDownButtonProps" :unstyled="unstyled">
                 <template #icon>
                     <slot name="movedownicon">
                         <AngleDownIcon v-bind="ptm('targetMoveDownButton')['icon']" />
                     </slot>
                 </template>
             </PLButton>
-            <PLButton :aria-label="moveBottomAriaLabel" :disabled="moveDisabled(1)" type="button" @click="moveBottom($event, 1)" v-bind="{ ...moveBottomButtonProps, ...ptm('targetMoveBottomButton') }" :unstyled="unstyled">
+            <PLButton :aria-label="moveBottomAriaLabel" :disabled="moveDisabled(1)" type="button" @click="moveBottom($event, 1)" :pt="ptm('targetMoveBottomButton')" v-bind="moveBottomButtonProps" :unstyled="unstyled">
                 <template #icon>
                     <slot name="movebottomicon">
                         <AngleDoubleDownIcon v-bind="ptm('targetMoveBottomButton')['icon']" />
@@ -250,11 +250,11 @@ export default {
         getItemKey(item, index) {
             return this.dataKey ? ObjectUtils.resolveFieldData(item, this.dataKey) : index;
         },
-        getPTOptions(item, key) {
+        getPTOptions(item, key, id, listIndex) {
             return this.ptm(key, {
                 context: {
-                    active: this.isSelected(item),
-                    focused: this.id === this.focusedOptionId
+                    active: this.isSelected(item, listIndex),
+                    focused: id === this.focusedOptionId
                 }
             });
         },