diff --git a/api-generator/components/menubar.js b/api-generator/components/menubar.js
index 8b024fa749..e36616ff2f 100644
--- a/api-generator/components/menubar.js
+++ b/api-generator/components/menubar.js
@@ -16,15 +16,23 @@ const MenubarProps = [
 const MenubarSlots = [
     {
         name: 'start',
-        description: 'Custom content before the content'
+        description: 'Custom content before the content.'
     },
     {
         name: 'end',
-        description: 'Custom content after the content'
+        description: 'Custom content after the content.'
     },
     {
         name: 'item',
-        description: 'Template of a menuitem.'
+        description: 'Custom menuitem template.'
+    },
+    {
+        name: 'baricon',
+        description: 'Custom bar icon template.'
+    },
+    {
+        name: 'submenuicon',
+        description: 'Custom submenu icon template.'
     }
 ];
 
diff --git a/components/lib/menubar/Menubar.d.ts b/components/lib/menubar/Menubar.d.ts
index ab11aacfb7..0c2070a269 100755
--- a/components/lib/menubar/Menubar.d.ts
+++ b/components/lib/menubar/Menubar.d.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,23 @@ export interface MenubarSlots {
          */
         item: MenuItem;
     }): VNode[];
+    /**
+     * Custom bar icon template.
+     */
+    baricon(): VNode[];
+    /**
+     * Custom submenu icon template.
+     */
+    submenuicon(scope: {
+        /**
+         * Whether item is root
+         */
+        root: boolean;
+        /**
+         * Whether item is active
+         */
+        active: boolean;
+    }): VNode[];
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/components/lib/menubar/Menubar.vue b/components/lib/menubar/Menubar.vue
index cd57f02a92..a7ffcf325e 100755
--- a/components/lib/menubar/Menubar.vue
+++ b/components/lib/menubar/Menubar.vue
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
             @keydown="menuButtonKeydown($event)"
             v-bind="buttonProps"
         >
-            <i class="pi pi-bars" />
+            <slot name="baricon">
+                <component :is="'BarsIcon'" />
+            </slot>
         </a>
         <MenubarSub
             :ref="menubarRef"
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@
             class="p-menubar-root-list"
             role="menubar"
             :items="processedItems"
-            :template="$slots.item"
+            :template="$slots"
             :root="true"
             :mobileActive="mobileActive"
             tabindex="0"
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
+import BarsIcon from 'primevue/icon/bars';
 import { DomHandler, ObjectUtils, UniqueComponentId, ZIndexUtils } from 'primevue/utils';
 import MenubarSub from './MenubarSub.vue';
 
@@ -605,7 +608,8 @@ export default {
         }
     },
     components: {
-        MenubarSub: MenubarSub
+        MenubarSub: MenubarSub,
+        BarsIcon: BarsIcon
     }
 };
 </script>
diff --git a/components/lib/menubar/MenubarSub.vue b/components/lib/menubar/MenubarSub.vue
index 656f3d6d56..98ef5db4a2 100755
--- a/components/lib/menubar/MenubarSub.vue
+++ b/components/lib/menubar/MenubarSub.vue
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
                 :aria-posinset="getAriaPosInset(index)"
             >
                 <div class="p-menuitem-content" @click="onItemClick($event, processedItem)" @mouseenter="onItemMouseEnter($event, processedItem)">
-                    <template v-if="!template">
+                    <template v-if="!template.item">
                         <router-link v-if="getItemProp(processedItem, 'to') && !isItemDisabled(processedItem)" v-slot="{ navigate, href, isActive, isExactActive }" :to="getItemProp(processedItem, 'to')" custom>
                             <a v-ripple :href="href" :class="getItemActionClass(processedItem, { isActive, isExactActive })" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" @click="onItemActionClick($event, navigate)">
                                 <span v-if="getItemProp(processedItem, 'icon')" :class="getItemIconClass(processedItem)"></span>
@@ -26,10 +26,12 @@
                         <a v-else v-ripple :href="getItemProp(processedItem, 'url')" :class="getItemActionClass(processedItem)" :target="getItemProp(processedItem, 'target')" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true">
                             <span v-if="getItemProp(processedItem, 'icon')" :class="getItemIconClass(processedItem)"></span>
                             <span class="p-menuitem-text">{{ getItemLabel(processedItem) }}</span>
-                            <span v-if="getItemProp(processedItem, 'items')" :class="getSubmenuIcon()"></span>
+                            <slot v-if="getItemProp(processedItem, 'items')" name="submenuicon">
+                                <component :is="template.submenuicon || (root ? 'AngleDownIcon' : 'AngleRightIcon')" :root="root" :active="isItemActive(processedItem)" class="p-submenu-icon" />
+                            </slot>
                         </a>
                     </template>
-                    <component v-else :is="template" :item="processedItem.item"></component>
+                    <component v-else :is="template.item" :item="processedItem.item"></component>
                 </div>
                 <MenubarSub
                     v-if="isItemVisible(processedItem) && isItemGroup(processedItem)"
@@ -53,6 +55,8 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
+import AngleDownIcon from 'primevue/icon/angledown';
+import AngleRightIcon from 'primevue/icon/angleright';
 import Ripple from 'primevue/ripple';
 import { ObjectUtils } from 'primevue/utils';
 
@@ -77,7 +81,7 @@ export default {
             default: false
         },
         template: {
-            type: Function,
+            type: Object,
             default: null
         },
         exact: {
@@ -171,9 +175,6 @@ export default {
         },
         getSeparatorItemClass(processedItem) {
             return ['p-menuitem-separator', this.getItemProp(processedItem, 'class')];
-        },
-        getSubmenuIcon() {
-            return ['p-submenu-icon pi', { 'pi-angle-right': !this.root, 'pi-angle-down': this.root }];
         }
     },
     computed: {
@@ -181,6 +182,10 @@ export default {
             return { 'p-submenu-list': !this.root, 'p-menubar-root-list': this.root };
         }
     },
+    components: {
+        AngleRightIcon: AngleRightIcon,
+        AngleDownIcon: AngleDownIcon
+    },
     directives: {
         ripple: Ripple
     }