diff --git a/packages/calcite-components/src/components.d.ts b/packages/calcite-components/src/components.d.ts
index 20763a2c1a0..ea63c18d459 100644
--- a/packages/calcite-components/src/components.d.ts
+++ b/packages/calcite-components/src/components.d.ts
@@ -634,6 +634,18 @@ export namespace Components {
         "status": Status;
     }
     interface CalciteBlockSection {
+        /**
+          * Specifies an icon to display at the end of the component.
+         */
+        "iconEnd": string;
+        /**
+          * Displays the `iconStart` and/or `iconEnd` as flipped when the element direction is right-to-left (`"rtl"`).
+         */
+        "iconFlipRtl": FlipContext;
+        /**
+          * Specifies an icon to display at the start of the component.
+         */
+        "iconStart": string;
         /**
           * Use this property to override individual strings used by the component.
          */
@@ -652,6 +664,7 @@ export namespace Components {
         "setFocus": () => Promise<void>;
         /**
           * Displays a status-related indicator icon.
+          * @deprecated Use `icon-start` instead.
          */
         "status": Status;
         /**
@@ -8314,6 +8327,18 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
         "status"?: Status;
     }
     interface CalciteBlockSection {
+        /**
+          * Specifies an icon to display at the end of the component.
+         */
+        "iconEnd"?: string;
+        /**
+          * Displays the `iconStart` and/or `iconEnd` as flipped when the element direction is right-to-left (`"rtl"`).
+         */
+        "iconFlipRtl"?: FlipContext;
+        /**
+          * Specifies an icon to display at the start of the component.
+         */
+        "iconStart"?: string;
         /**
           * Use this property to override individual strings used by the component.
          */
@@ -8332,6 +8357,7 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
         "open"?: boolean;
         /**
           * Displays a status-related indicator icon.
+          * @deprecated Use `icon-start` instead.
          */
         "status"?: Status;
         /**
diff --git a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/block-section/block-section.scss b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/block-section/block-section.scss
index 74aafa8ce11..863ae4f77e6 100644
--- a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/block-section/block-section.scss
+++ b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/block-section/block-section.scss
@@ -24,12 +24,8 @@
     border-0
     bg-transparent
     font-medium;
-}
 
-.toggle--switch {
-  .status-icon {
-    margin-inline-start: theme("margin.2");
-  }
+  gap: var(--calcite-spacing-md);
 }
 
 .toggle--switch,
@@ -53,33 +49,49 @@
   }
 }
 
-.section-header .status-icon {
-  @apply self-end;
+.label {
+  @apply flex items-center justify-center my-1;
+
+  margin-inline-start: var(--calcite-spacing-md);
 }
 
 .section-header__text {
-  @apply mx-3
-    my-0
+  @apply my-0
     flex-auto;
 
   text-align: initial;
   word-wrap: anywhere;
 }
 
-.toggle--switch-container {
-  @apply flex items-center relative bg-transparent w-full;
+.toggle-container {
+  @apply flex items-center relative bg-transparent;
   word-break: break-word;
 
-  .focus-guard {
-    --calcite-label-margin-bottom: 0;
-    @apply absolute pointer-events-none;
-    inset-inline-end: 0;
-    margin-inline-start: theme("margin.1");
+  .toggle--switch__content {
+    @apply flex flex-auto items-center;
+  }
+
+  .icon--end,
+  .icon--start {
+    @apply flex items-center;
+
+    color: var(--calcite-color-text-3);
+
+    &:hover {
+      color: var(--calcite-color-text-1);
+    }
+  }
+
+  .switch {
+    @apply flex items-center;
+
+    inset-block-start: 50%;
+    transform: translate(0, 50%);
   }
 }
 
-.toggle--switch__content {
-  @apply flex flex-auto items-center;
+.status-icon {
+  @apply flex items-center;
 }
 
 .status-icon.valid {
@@ -90,10 +102,8 @@
   color: theme("colors.danger");
 }
 
-:host([toggle-display="switch"]) .toggle {
-  .toggle--switch__content {
-    @apply me-7;
-  }
+.chevron-icon {
+  @apply flex items-center;
 }
 
 @include base-component();
diff --git a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/block-section/block-section.tsx b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/block-section/block-section.tsx
index 8da1777686d..909834bf36f 100644
--- a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/block-section/block-section.tsx
+++ b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/block-section/block-section.tsx
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ import {
   VNode,
   Watch,
 } from "@stencil/core";
-import { focusFirstTabbable, getElementDir, toAriaBoolean } from "../../utils/dom";
+import { focusFirstTabbable, toAriaBoolean } from "../../utils/dom";
 import { isActivationKey } from "../../utils/key";
 import { connectLocalized, disconnectLocalized, LocalizedComponent } from "../../utils/locale";
+import { FlipContext } from "../interfaces";
 import {
   connectMessages,
   disconnectMessages,
@@ -48,6 +49,15 @@ export class BlockSection implements LocalizedComponent, T9nComponent, LoadableC
   //
   // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+  /** Specifies an icon to display at the end of the component. */
+  @Prop({ reflect: true }) iconEnd: string;
+
+  /** Displays the `iconStart` and/or `iconEnd` as flipped when the element direction is right-to-left (`"rtl"`). */
+  @Prop({ reflect: true }) iconFlipRtl: FlipContext;
+
+  /** Specifies an icon to display at the start of the component. */
+  @Prop({ reflect: true }) iconStart: string;
+
   /**
    * When `true`, expands the component and its contents.
    */
@@ -55,6 +65,8 @@ export class BlockSection implements LocalizedComponent, T9nComponent, LoadableC
 
   /**
    * Displays a status-related indicator icon.
+   *
+   * @deprecated Use `icon-start` instead.
    */
   @Prop({ reflect: true }) status: Status;
 
@@ -198,14 +210,33 @@ export class BlockSection implements LocalizedComponent, T9nComponent, LoadableC
     ) : null;
   }
 
+  renderIcon(icon: string): VNode {
+    const { iconFlipRtl } = this;
+
+    if (icon === undefined) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    const flipRtlStart = iconFlipRtl === "both" || iconFlipRtl === "start";
+    const flipRtlEnd = iconFlipRtl === "both" || iconFlipRtl === "end";
+
+    const isIconStart = icon === this.iconStart;
+
+    /** Icon scale is not variable as the component does not have a scale property */
+    return (
+      <calcite-icon
+        class={isIconStart ? this.iconStart : this.iconEnd}
+        flipRtl={isIconStart ? flipRtlStart : flipRtlEnd}
+        icon={isIconStart ? this.iconStart : this.iconEnd}
+        key={isIconStart ? CSS.iconStart : CSS.iconEnd}
+        scale="s"
+      />
+    );
+  }
+
   render(): VNode {
-    const { el, messages, open, text, toggleDisplay } = this;
-    const dir = getElementDir(el);
-    const arrowIcon = open
-      ? ICONS.menuOpen
-      : dir === "rtl"
-        ? ICONS.menuClosedLeft
-        : ICONS.menuClosedRight;
+    const { messages, open, text, toggleDisplay } = this;
+    const arrowIcon = open ? ICONS.menuOpen : ICONS.menuClosed;
 
     const toggleLabel = open ? messages.collapse : messages.expand;
 
@@ -213,7 +244,7 @@ export class BlockSection implements LocalizedComponent, T9nComponent, LoadableC
       toggleDisplay === "switch" ? (
         <div
           class={{
-            [CSS.toggleSwitchContainer]: true,
+            [CSS.toggleContainer]: true,
           }}
         >
           <div
@@ -230,31 +261,42 @@ export class BlockSection implements LocalizedComponent, T9nComponent, LoadableC
             tabIndex={0}
             title={toggleLabel}
           >
+            {this.renderIcon(this.iconStart)}
             <div class={CSS.toggleSwitchContent}>
               <span class={CSS.toggleSwitchText}>{text}</span>
             </div>
+
+            {this.renderIcon(this.iconEnd)}
             {this.renderStatusIcon()}
+            {/* we use calcite-label to use a simple component that will allow us to prevent keyboard focus by setting tabindex="-1" on the host */}
           </div>
-          {/* we use calcite-label to use a simple component that will allow us to prevent keyboard focus by setting tabindex="-1" on the host */}
-          <calcite-label class={CSS.focusGuard} layout="inline" tabIndex={-1}>
-            <calcite-switch checked={open} label={toggleLabel} scale="s" />
+          <calcite-label class={CSS.label} layout="inline" tabIndex={-1}>
+            <calcite-switch checked={open} class={CSS.switch} label={toggleLabel} scale="s" />
           </calcite-label>
         </div>
       ) : (
-        <button
-          aria-controls={IDS.content}
-          aria-expanded={toAriaBoolean(open)}
+        <div
           class={{
-            [CSS.sectionHeader]: true,
-            [CSS.toggle]: true,
+            [CSS.toggleContainer]: true,
           }}
-          id={IDS.toggle}
-          onClick={this.toggleSection}
         >
-          <calcite-icon icon={arrowIcon} scale="s" />
-          <span class={CSS.sectionHeaderText}>{text}</span>
-          {this.renderStatusIcon()}
-        </button>
+          <button
+            aria-controls={IDS.content}
+            aria-expanded={toAriaBoolean(open)}
+            class={{
+              [CSS.sectionHeader]: true,
+              [CSS.toggle]: true,
+            }}
+            id={IDS.toggle}
+            onClick={this.toggleSection}
+          >
+            {this.renderIcon(this.iconStart)}
+            <span class={CSS.sectionHeaderText}>{text}</span>
+            {this.renderIcon(this.iconEnd)}
+            {this.renderStatusIcon()}
+            <calcite-icon class={CSS.chevronIcon} icon={arrowIcon} scale="s" />
+          </button>
+        </div>
       );
 
     return (
diff --git a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/block-section/resources.ts b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/block-section/resources.ts
index a33e0955350..67509fc607f 100644
--- a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/block-section/resources.ts
+++ b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/block-section/resources.ts
@@ -4,24 +4,28 @@ export const IDS = {
 };
 
 export const CSS = {
+  chevronIcon: "chevron-icon",
   content: "content",
   focusGuard: "focus-guard",
+  iconStart: "icon--start",
+  iconEnd: "icon--end",
   invalid: "invalid",
+  label: "label",
   sectionHeader: "section-header",
   sectionHeaderText: "section-header__text",
   statusIcon: "status-icon",
+  switch: "switch",
   toggle: "toggle",
   toggleSwitch: "toggle--switch",
-  toggleSwitchContainer: "toggle--switch-container",
+  toggleContainer: "toggle-container",
   toggleSwitchContent: "toggle--switch__content",
   toggleSwitchText: "toggle--switch__text",
   valid: "valid",
 };
 
 export const ICONS = {
-  menuOpen: "chevron-down",
-  menuClosedLeft: "chevron-left",
-  menuClosedRight: "chevron-right",
+  menuOpen: "chevron-up",
+  menuClosed: "chevron-down",
   valid: "check-circle",
   invalid: "exclamation-mark-triangle",
 };
diff --git a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/block/block.stories.ts b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/block/block.stories.ts
index 0450cfe1061..36e14e63e27 100644
--- a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/block/block.stories.ts
+++ b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/block/block.stories.ts
@@ -303,3 +303,29 @@ export const toggleDisplayWithLongText_TestOnly = (): string =>
       </calcite-notice>
     </calcite-block-section>
   </calcite-block>`;
+
+export const icons_TestOnly = (): string => html`
+  <calcite-block heading="Heading" description="summary" collapsible open>
+    <calcite-block-section
+      text="Planes, trains, and automobiles are some examples of modes of transportation"
+      open
+      icon-end="pen"
+      icon-start="pen"
+      toggle-display="switch"
+      status="valid"
+    >
+      <p>Block section content</p>
+    </calcite-block-section>
+
+    <calcite-block-section
+      text="Planes, trains, and automobiles are some examples of modes of transportation"
+      open
+      icon-end="pen"
+      icon-start="pen"
+      toggle-display="button"
+      status="valid"
+    >
+      <p>Block section content</p>
+    </calcite-block-section>
+  </calcite-block>
+`;
diff --git a/packages/calcite-components/src/demos/block.html b/packages/calcite-components/src/demos/block.html
index 83915821656..afd8bce9dbe 100644
--- a/packages/calcite-components/src/demos/block.html
+++ b/packages/calcite-components/src/demos/block.html
@@ -65,6 +65,45 @@
         </div>
       </div>
 
+      <!-- icon-start/end + switch + deprecated status (shown)-->
+      <div class="parent">
+        <div class="child right-aligned-text">icon-start/end + switch + deprecated status (shown)</div>
+
+        <div class="child">
+          <calcite-block heading="Heading" description="summary" collapsible open>
+            <calcite-block-section
+              text="Planes, trains, and automobiles are some examples of modes of transportation"
+              open
+              icon-end="pen"
+              icon-start="pen"
+              toggle-display="switch"
+              text="a block-section"
+              status="valid"
+            >
+            </calcite-block-section>
+          </calcite-block>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <!-- icon-start/end + button + deprecated status -->
+      <div class="parent">
+        <div class="child right-aligned-text">icon-start/end + button + deprecated status</div>
+
+        <div class="child">
+          <calcite-block heading="Heading" description="summary" collapsible open>
+            <calcite-block-section
+              text="Planes, trains, and automobiles are some examples of modes of transportation"
+              open
+              icon-end="pen"
+              icon-start="pen"
+              toggle-display="button"
+              text="a block-section"
+            >
+            </calcite-block-section>
+          </calcite-block>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
       <!-- switch collapsible + no controls -->
       <div class="parent">
         <div class="child right-aligned-text">switch collapsible + no controls</div>