diff --git a/components/lib/picklist/BasePickList.vue b/components/lib/picklist/BasePickList.vue
index 37eaad275..7caeaaa4a 100644
--- a/components/lib/picklist/BasePickList.vue
+++ b/components/lib/picklist/BasePickList.vue
@@ -49,18 +49,11 @@ const classes = {
     sourceWrapper: 'p-picklist-list-wrapper p-picklist-source-wrapper',
     sourceHeader: 'p-picklist-header',
     sourceList: 'p-picklist-list p-picklist-source-list',
-    sourceItem: ({ instance, item, id, listIndex }) => [
-        'p-picklist-item',
-        {
-            'p-highlight': instance.isSelected(item, listIndex),
-            'p-focus': id === instance.focusedOptionId
-        }
-    ],
     buttons: 'p-picklist-buttons p-picklist-transfer-buttons',
     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 }) => [
+    item: ({ instance, item, id, listIndex }) => [
         'p-picklist-item',
         {
             'p-highlight': instance.isSelected(item, listIndex),
diff --git a/components/lib/picklist/PickList.d.ts b/components/lib/picklist/PickList.d.ts
index 610ea12bc..c4683e16d 100755
--- a/components/lib/picklist/PickList.d.ts
+++ b/components/lib/picklist/PickList.d.ts
@@ -139,10 +139,6 @@ 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.
      */
@@ -178,7 +174,7 @@ export interface PickListPassThroughOptions {
     /**
      * Uses to pass attributes to the target item's DOM element.
      */
-    targetItem?: PickListPassThroughOptionType;
+    item?: 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 9ea41da58..09d102000 100755
--- a/components/lib/picklist/PickList.vue
+++ b/components/lib/picklist/PickList.vue
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@
                     <li
                         :id="idSource + '_' + i"
                         v-ripple
-                        :class="cx('sourceItem', { item, id: `${idSource}_${i}`, listIndex: 0 })"
+                        :class="cx('item', { 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, 'sourceItem', `${idSource}_${i}`, 0)"
+                        v-bind="getPTOptions(item, 'item', `${idSource}_${i}`, 0)"
                         :data-p-highlight="isSelected(item, 0)"
                         :data-p-focused="`${idSource}_${i}` === focusedOptionId"
                     >
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
                     <li
                         :id="idTarget + '_' + i"
                         v-ripple
-                        :class="cx('targetItem', { item, id: `${idTarget}_${i}`, listIndex: 1 })"
+                        :class="cx('item', { item, id: `${idTarget}_${i}`, listIndex: 1 })"
                         @click="onItemClick($event, item, i, 1)"
                         @dblclick="onItemDblClick($event, item, 1)"
                         @keydown="onItemKeyDown($event, 'targetList')"
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
                         @touchend="onItemTouchEnd"
                         role="option"
                         :aria-selected="isSelected(item, 1)"
-                        v-bind="getPTOptions(item, 'targetItem', `${idTarget}_${i}`, 1)"
+                        v-bind="getPTOptions(item, 'item', `${idTarget}_${i}`, 1)"
                         :data-p-highlight="isSelected(item, 1)"
                         :data-p-focused="`${idTarget}_${i}` === focusedOptionId"
                     >