diff --git a/packages/material-react-table/src/head/MRT_TableHeadCellSortLabel.tsx b/packages/material-react-table/src/head/MRT_TableHeadCellSortLabel.tsx
index f9ee59f9d..852720fe5 100644
--- a/packages/material-react-table/src/head/MRT_TableHeadCellSortLabel.tsx
+++ b/packages/material-react-table/src/head/MRT_TableHeadCellSortLabel.tsx
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export const MRT_TableHeadCellSortLabel = <TData extends MRT_RowData>({
               ? (props) => (
                   <SyncAltIcon
                     {...props}
+                    direction={isSorted ? (column.getIsSorted() as 'asc' | 'desc') : undefined}
                     style={{
                       transform: 'rotate(-90deg) scaleX(0.9) translateX(-1px)',
                     }}