diff --git a/docs/src/content/docs/components/asides.mdx b/docs/src/content/docs/components/asides.mdx
index a28375b0d60..9ccf1ff189c 100644
--- a/docs/src/content/docs/components/asides.mdx
+++ b/docs/src/content/docs/components/asides.mdx
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ Other content is also supported in asides.
 </Aside>
 
 <Aside type="danger">Do not give your password to anyone.</Aside>
+
+<Aside icon="heart">
+	Aside with a custom icon. The icon must be part of starlight's icon list.
+</Aside>
 ````
 
 <Fragment slot="markdoc">
@@ -73,6 +77,10 @@ Other content is also supported in asides.
 {% aside type="danger" %}
 Do not give your password to anyone.
 {% /aside %}
+
+{% aside icon="heart" %}
+Aside with a custom icon. The icon must be part of starlight's icon list.
+{% /aside %}
 ````
 
 </Fragment>
@@ -95,6 +103,10 @@ Do not give your password to anyone.
 
     <Aside type="danger">Do not give your password to anyone.</Aside>
 
+    <Aside icon="heart">
+        Aside with a custom icon. The icon must be part of starlight's icon list.
+    </Aside>
+
 </Fragment>
 
 </Preview>
diff --git a/docs/src/content/docs/guides/authoring-content.mdx b/docs/src/content/docs/guides/authoring-content.mdx
index 819e4f50016..98fccc69d10 100644
--- a/docs/src/content/docs/guides/authoring-content.mdx
+++ b/docs/src/content/docs/guides/authoring-content.mdx
@@ -151,6 +151,20 @@ Astro helps you build faster websites with [“Islands Architecture”](https://
 :::
 ```
 
+### Custom aside icons
+
+You can specify a custom icon for the aside in curly brackets following the aside type/title, e.g. `:::tip[Did you know?]{icon="heart"}`.
+
+:::tip[Did you know?]{icon="heart"}
+Astro helps you build faster websites with [“Islands Architecture”](https://docs.astro.build/en/concepts/islands/).
+:::
+
+```md
+:::tip[Did you know?]{icon="heart"}
+Astro helps you build faster websites with [“Islands Architecture”](https://docs.astro.build/en/concepts/islands/).
+:::
+```
+
 ### More aside types
 
 Caution and danger asides are helpful for drawing a user’s attention to details that may trip them up.
diff --git a/packages/starlight/__tests__/remark-rehype/asides.test.ts b/packages/starlight/__tests__/remark-rehype/asides.test.ts
index cda21bb7b5f..d72914a81bf 100644
--- a/packages/starlight/__tests__/remark-rehype/asides.test.ts
+++ b/packages/starlight/__tests__/remark-rehype/asides.test.ts
@@ -103,6 +103,29 @@ Some text
 	);
 });
 
+describe('custom icons', () => {
+	test.each(['note', 'tip', 'caution', 'danger'])('%s with custom label', async (type) => {
+		const res = await processor.render(`
+:::${type}{icon="heart"}
+Some text
+:::
+  `);
+		expect(res.code).includes(
+			'M20.16 5A6.29 6.29 0 0 0 12 4.36a6.27 6.27 0 0 0-8.16 9.48l6.21 6.22a2.78 2.78 0 0 0 3.9 0l6.21-6.22a6.27 6.27 0 0 0 0-8.84m-1.41 7.46-6.21 6.21a.76.76 0 0 1-1.08 0l-6.21-6.24a4.29 4.29 0 0 1 0-6 4.27 4.27 0 0 1 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.42 0 4.27 4.27 0 0 1 6 0 4.29 4.29 0 0 1 .08 6Z'
+		);
+
+		expect(async () =>
+			processor.render(`
+:::${type}{icon="invalid-icon-name"}
+Some text
+:::
+	`)
+		).rejects.toThrowError(
+			'Failed to parse Markdown file "undefined":\nIcon name should be part of Starlight\'s icon list.'
+		);
+	});
+});
+
 test('ignores unknown directive variants', async () => {
 	const res = await processor.render(`
 :::unknown
diff --git a/packages/starlight/integrations/asides.ts b/packages/starlight/integrations/asides.ts
index 00ca11a603c..bbe1c9b03fb 100644
--- a/packages/starlight/integrations/asides.ts
+++ b/packages/starlight/integrations/asides.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ import { visit } from 'unist-util-visit';
 import type { StarlightConfig } from '../types';
 import type { createTranslationSystemFromFs } from '../utils/translations-fs';
 import { pathToLocale } from './shared/pathToLocale';
+import { Icons } from '../components/Icons';
+import { fromHtml } from 'hast-util-from-html';
+import type { Element } from 'hast';
+import { AstroError } from 'astro/errors';
 
 interface AsidesOptions {
 	starlightConfig: { locales: StarlightConfig['locales'] };
@@ -160,6 +164,7 @@ function remarkAsides(options: AsidesOptions): Plugin<[], Root> {
 				return;
 			}
 			const variant = node.name;
+			const attributes = node.attributes;
 			if (!isAsideVariant(variant)) return;
 
 			// remark-directive converts a container’s “label” to a paragraph added as the head of its
@@ -181,6 +186,19 @@ function remarkAsides(options: AsidesOptions): Plugin<[], Root> {
 				node.children.splice(0, 1);
 			}
 
+			let iconPath = iconPaths[variant];
+			if (attributes) {
+				if (attributes['icon']) {
+					const iconName = attributes['icon'] as keyof typeof Icons;
+					if (!Object.keys(Icons).includes(iconName)) {
+						throw new AstroError("Icon name should be part of Starlight's icon list.");
+					}
+					const { properties } = fromHtml(Icons[iconName], { fragment: true })
+						.children[0] as Element;
+					iconPath = [s('path', properties)];
+				}
+			}
+
 			const aside = h(
 				'aside',
 				{
@@ -198,7 +216,7 @@ function remarkAsides(options: AsidesOptions): Plugin<[], Root> {
 								fill: 'currentColor',
 								class: 'starlight-aside__icon',
 							},
-							iconPaths[variant]
+							iconPath
 						),
 						...titleNode,
 					]),
diff --git a/packages/starlight/user-components/Aside.astro b/packages/starlight/user-components/Aside.astro
index 471f2fa0ae1..cdb448d511f 100644
--- a/packages/starlight/user-components/Aside.astro
+++ b/packages/starlight/user-components/Aside.astro
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ interface Props {
 	title?: string;
 }
 
-let { type = 'note', title } = Astro.props;
+let { type = 'note', title, icon } = Astro.props;
 
 if (!asideVariants.includes(type)) {
 	throw new AstroError(
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ if (!title) {
 
 <aside aria-label={title} class={`starlight-aside starlight-aside--${type}`}>
 	<p class="starlight-aside__title" aria-hidden="true">
-		<Icon name={icons[type]} class="starlight-aside__icon" />{title}
+		<Icon name={icon || icons[type]} class="starlight-aside__icon" />{title}
 	</p>
 	<section class="starlight-aside__content">
 		<slot />