diff --git a/.changeset/spotty-hornets-unite.md b/.changeset/spotty-hornets-unite.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9cf08b3d79f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/spotty-hornets-unite.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@shopify/polaris-icons': minor
+---
+
+Added optimize script
diff --git a/polaris-icons/package.json b/polaris-icons/package.json
index 88266b28c74..3a3edda2e00 100644
--- a/polaris-icons/package.json
+++ b/polaris-icons/package.json
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "rollup -c",
+    "clean": "rm -rf .turbo node_modules dist",
     "dev": "rollup -c -w",
-    "test": "jest",
-    "clean": "rm -rf .turbo node_modules dist"
+    "optimize": "yarn svgo -f icons",
+    "test": "jest"
   },
   "exports": {
     ".": {
diff --git a/polaris-icons/rollup.config.mjs b/polaris-icons/rollup.config.mjs
index 9448e91b439..eca14b86e2b 100644
--- a/polaris-icons/rollup.config.mjs
+++ b/polaris-icons/rollup.config.mjs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import globby from 'globby';
 import jsYaml from 'js-yaml';
 import svgr from '@svgr/core';
 import {optimize} from 'svgo';
+import svgoConfig from './svgo.config.js';
 
 const convert = svgr.default;
 const iconBasePath = new URL('./icons', import.meta.url).pathname;
@@ -101,48 +102,6 @@ function svgBuild(options = {}) {
   const filter = createFilter(options.include || '**/*.svg', options.exclude);
 
   /** @type {import('svgo').OptimizeOptions} */
-  const svgoConfig = {
-    plugins: [
-      {
-        name: 'preset-default',
-        params: {
-          overrides: {
-            /**
-             * viewBox is needed in order to produce 20px by 20px containers
-             * with smaller (minor) icons inside.
-             */
-            removeViewBox: false,
-
-            /**
-             * The following 2 settings are disabled to reduce rendering inconsistency
-             * on Android. Android uses a subset of the SVG spec called SVG Tiny:
-             * https://developer.android.com/studio/write/vector-asset-studio#svg-support
-             */
-
-            /**
-             * Merging mutliple detached paths into a single path can lead to
-             * rendering issues on some platforms where detatched paths are joined
-             * by hairlines. Not merging paths results in greater compatibility
-             * with minimal additional overhead.
-             */
-            mergePaths: false,
-
-            convertPathData: {
-              /**
-               * Mixing absolute and relative path commands can lead to rendering
-               * issues on some platforms. This disables converting some path data to
-               * absolute if it is shorter, keeping all path data relative. Using
-               * relative paths means that data points are relative  to the current
-               * point at the start of the path command, which does not greatly
-               * increase the quantity of path data.
-               */
-              utilizeAbsolute: false,
-            },
-          },
-        },
-      },
-    ],
-  };
 
   svgoConfig.plugins.push({
     ...replaceFillAttributeSvgoPlugin(),
diff --git a/polaris-icons/svgo.config.js b/polaris-icons/svgo.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..12726de1237
--- /dev/null
+++ b/polaris-icons/svgo.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+module.exports = {
+  plugins: [
+    {
+      name: 'preset-default',
+      params: {
+        overrides: {
+          /**
+           * viewBox is needed in order to produce 20px by 20px containers
+           * with smaller (minor) icons inside.
+           */
+          removeViewBox: false,
+
+          /**
+           * The following 2 settings are disabled to reduce rendering inconsistency
+           * on Android. Android uses a subset of the SVG spec called SVG Tiny:
+           * https://developer.android.com/studio/write/vector-asset-studio#svg-support
+           */
+
+          /**
+           * Merging mutliple detached paths into a single path can lead to
+           * rendering issues on some platforms where detatched paths are joined
+           * by hairlines. Not merging paths results in greater compatibility
+           * with minimal additional overhead.
+           */
+          mergePaths: false,
+
+          convertPathData: {
+            /**
+             * Mixing absolute and relative path commands can lead to rendering
+             * issues on some platforms. This disables converting some path data to
+             * absolute if it is shorter, keeping all path data relative. Using
+             * relative paths means that data points are relative  to the current
+             * point at the start of the path command, which does not greatly
+             * increase the quantity of path data.
+             */
+            utilizeAbsolute: false,
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  ],
+};