diff --git a/packages/main/cypress/specs/RatingIndicator.cy.tsx b/packages/main/cypress/specs/RatingIndicator.cy.tsx
index c0eafc8ab876..6af958374c92 100644
--- a/packages/main/cypress/specs/RatingIndicator.cy.tsx
+++ b/packages/main/cypress/specs/RatingIndicator.cy.tsx
@@ -1,39 +1,116 @@
 import RatingIndicator from "../../src/RatingIndicator.js";
 import { RATING_INDICATOR_ARIA_DESCRIPTION } from "../../src/generated/i18n/i18n-defaults.js";
+import "@ui5/webcomponents-icons/dist/heart.js";
+import "@ui5/webcomponents-icons/dist/heart-2.js";
+import "@ui5/webcomponents-icons/dist/thumb-up.js";
+import "@ui5/webcomponents-icons/dist/thumb-down.js";
 
 describe("RatingIndicator", () => {
-	describe("Half Icon appearance", () => {
-		it("Half icon should be filled when rating indicator is disabled", () => {
-			const attributeValue = "favorite";
+	describe("Custom Icons", () => {
+		it("should render default icons when no custom icons are specified", () => {
+			cy.mount(<RatingIndicator value={3}></RatingIndicator>);
 
-			cy.mount(<RatingIndicator value={2.5} disabled={true}></RatingIndicator>);
+			cy.get("[ui5-rating-indicator]")
+				.shadow()
+				.find(".ui5-rating-indicator-item-sel [ui5-icon]")
+				.first()
+				.should("have.attr", "name", "favorite");
+
+			cy.get("[ui5-rating-indicator]")
+				.shadow()
+				.find(".ui5-rating-indicator-item-unsel [ui5-icon]")
+				.first()
+				.should("have.attr", "name", "unfavorite");
+		});
+
+		it("should render custom icons for selected and unselected states", () => {
+			cy.mount(<RatingIndicator value={3} iconSelected="heart" iconUnselected="heart-2"></RatingIndicator>);
+
+			cy.get("[ui5-rating-indicator]")
+				.shadow()
+				.find(".ui5-rating-indicator-item-sel [ui5-icon]")
+				.first()
+				.should("have.attr", "name", "heart");
+
+			cy.get("[ui5-rating-indicator]")
+				.shadow()
+				.find(".ui5-rating-indicator-item-unsel [ui5-icon]")
+				.first()
+				.should("have.attr", "name", "heart-2");
+		});
+
+		it("should render custom icon with default unselected icon when only iconSelected is specified", () => {
+			cy.mount(<RatingIndicator value={2} iconSelected="thumb-up"></RatingIndicator>);
+
+			cy.get("[ui5-rating-indicator]")
+				.shadow()
+				.find(".ui5-rating-indicator-item-sel [ui5-icon]")
+				.first()
+				.should("have.attr", "name", "thumb-up");
+
+			cy.get("[ui5-rating-indicator]")
+				.shadow()
+				.find(".ui5-rating-indicator-item-unsel [ui5-icon]")
+				.first()
+				.should("have.attr", "name", "unfavorite");
+		});
+
+		it("should render custom unselected icon with default selected icon when only iconUnselected is specified", () => {
+			cy.mount(<RatingIndicator value={2} iconUnselected="thumb-down"></RatingIndicator>);
+
+			cy.get("[ui5-rating-indicator]")
+				.shadow()
+				.find(".ui5-rating-indicator-item-sel [ui5-icon]")
+				.first()
+				.should("have.attr", "name", "favorite");
 
 			cy.get("[ui5-rating-indicator]")
 				.shadow()
-				.find(".ui5-rating-indicator-item-half [ui5-icon]")
-				.should("have.attr", "name", attributeValue);
+				.find(".ui5-rating-indicator-item-unsel [ui5-icon]")
+				.first()
+				.should("have.attr", "name", "thumb-down");
 		});
 
-		it("Half icon should be filled when rating indicator is readonly", () => {
-			const attributeValue = "favorite";
+		it("should render custom icons in half-star state", () => {
+			cy.mount(<RatingIndicator value={2.5} iconSelected="heart" iconUnselected="heart-2"></RatingIndicator>);
 
-			cy.mount(<RatingIndicator value={2.5} readonly={true}></RatingIndicator>);
+			cy.get("[ui5-rating-indicator]")
+				.shadow()
+				.find(".ui5-rating-indicator-item-half .ui5-rating-indicator-half-icon-left [ui5-icon]")
+				.should("have.attr", "name", "heart");
 
 			cy.get("[ui5-rating-indicator]")
 				.shadow()
-				.find(".ui5-rating-indicator-item-half [ui5-icon]")
-				.should("have.attr", "name", attributeValue);
+				.find(".ui5-rating-indicator-item-half .ui5-rating-indicator-half-icon-right [ui5-icon]")
+				.should("have.attr", "name", "heart-2");
 		});
 
-		it("Half icon should be border only when rating indicator is regular", () => {
-			const attributeValue = "unfavorite";
+		it("should render custom icon (filled) in half-star state when readonly", () => {
+			cy.mount(<RatingIndicator value={2.5} iconSelected="heart" iconUnselected="heart-2" readonly></RatingIndicator>);
 
-			cy.mount(<RatingIndicator value={2.5}></RatingIndicator>);
+			cy.get("[ui5-rating-indicator]")
+				.shadow()
+				.find(".ui5-rating-indicator-item-half .ui5-rating-indicator-half-icon-left [ui5-icon]")
+				.should("have.attr", "name", "heart");
+
+			cy.get("[ui5-rating-indicator]")
+				.shadow()
+				.find(".ui5-rating-indicator-item-half .ui5-rating-indicator-half-icon-right [ui5-icon]")
+				.should("have.attr", "name", "heart");
+		});
+
+		it("should render custom icon (filled) in half-star state when disabled", () => {
+			cy.mount(<RatingIndicator value={2.5} iconSelected="heart" iconUnselected="heart-2" disabled></RatingIndicator>);
+
+			cy.get("[ui5-rating-indicator]")
+				.shadow()
+				.find(".ui5-rating-indicator-item-half .ui5-rating-indicator-half-icon-left [ui5-icon]")
+				.should("have.attr", "name", "heart");
 
 			cy.get("[ui5-rating-indicator]")
 				.shadow()
-				.find(".ui5-rating-indicator-item-half [ui5-icon]")
-				.should("have.attr", "name", attributeValue);
+				.find(".ui5-rating-indicator-item-half .ui5-rating-indicator-half-icon-right [ui5-icon]")
+				.should("have.attr", "name", "heart");
 		});
 	});
 
diff --git a/packages/main/src/RatingIndicator.ts b/packages/main/src/RatingIndicator.ts
index f9f2793f1831..976dee370ed9 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/RatingIndicator.ts
+++ b/packages/main/src/RatingIndicator.ts
@@ -177,6 +177,25 @@ class RatingIndicator extends UI5Element {
 	@property()
 	tooltip?: string;
 
+	/**
+	 * Defines the icon to be displayed for the selected (filled) rating symbol.
+	 *
+	 * @default "favorite"
+	 * @public
+	 * @since 2.20
+	 */
+	@property()
+	iconSelected?: string;
+
+	/**
+	 * Defines the icon to be displayed for the unselected (empty) rating symbol.
+	 * @default "unfavorite"
+	 * @public
+	 * @since 2.20
+	 */
+	@property()
+	iconUnselected?: string;
+
 	/**
 	 * @private
 	 */
@@ -341,6 +360,14 @@ class RatingIndicator extends UI5Element {
 	get ariaReadonly() {
 		return this.readonly ? "true" : undefined;
 	}
+
+	get effectiveIconSelected() {
+		return this.iconSelected || "favorite";
+	}
+
+	get effectiveIconUnselected() {
+		return this.iconUnselected || "unfavorite";
+	}
 }
 
 RatingIndicator.define();
diff --git a/packages/main/src/RatingIndicatorTemplate.tsx b/packages/main/src/RatingIndicatorTemplate.tsx
index 80fd0aa8f4bb..d5843ec80a8f 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/RatingIndicatorTemplate.tsx
+++ b/packages/main/src/RatingIndicatorTemplate.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import type RatingIndicator from "./RatingIndicator.js";
 import type { Star } from "./RatingIndicator.js";
 import Icon from "./Icon.js";
-import favorite from "@ui5/webcomponents-icons/dist/favorite.js";
-import unfavorite from "@ui5/webcomponents-icons/dist/unfavorite.js";
 
 export default function RatingIndicatorTemplate(this: RatingIndicator) {
 	return (
@@ -37,38 +35,40 @@ function starLi(this: RatingIndicator, star: Star) {
 	if (star.selected) {
 		return (
 			<li data-ui5-value={star.index} class="ui5-rating-indicator-item ui5-rating-indicator-item-sel">
-				<Icon data-ui5-value={star.index} name={favorite} />
+				<Icon data-ui5-value={star.index} name={this.effectiveIconSelected} />
 			</li>
 		);
 	} if (star.halfStar) {
 		return (
 			<li class="ui5-rating-indicator-item ui5-rating-indicator-item-half">
-				<Icon data-ui5-value={star.index} name={halfStarIconName.call(this)} />
-				<div class="ui5-rating-indicator-half-icon-wrapper">
-					<Icon data-ui5-value={star.index} name={favorite} class="ui5-rating-indicator-half-icon" />
+				<div class="ui5-rating-indicator-half-icon-wrapper ui5-rating-indicator-half-icon-left">
+					<Icon data-ui5-value={star.index} name={this.effectiveIconSelected} />
+				</div>
+				<div class="ui5-rating-indicator-half-icon-wrapper ui5-rating-indicator-half-icon-right">
+					<Icon data-ui5-value={star.index} name={halfStarIconName.call(this)} />
 				</div>
 			</li>
 		);
 	} if (this.readonly) {
 		return (
 			<li class="ui5-rating-indicator-item ui5-rating-indicator-item-unsel">
-				<Icon data-ui5-value={star.index} name={favorite} />
+				<Icon data-ui5-value={star.index} name={this.effectiveIconSelected} />
 			</li>
 		);
 	} if (this.disabled) {
 		return (
 			<li class="ui5-rating-indicator-item ui5-rating-indicator-item-unsel">
-				<Icon data-ui5-value={star.index} name={favorite} />
+				<Icon data-ui5-value={star.index} name={this.effectiveIconSelected} />
 			</li>
 		);
 	}
 	return (
 		<li data-ui5-value={star.index} class="ui5-rating-indicator-item ui5-rating-indicator-item-unsel">
-			<Icon data-ui5-value={star.index} name={unfavorite}/>
+			<Icon data-ui5-value={star.index} name={this.effectiveIconUnselected}/>
 		</li>
 	);
 }
 
 function halfStarIconName(this: RatingIndicator) {
-	return this.disabled || this.readonly ? favorite : unfavorite;
+	return this.disabled || this.readonly ? this.effectiveIconSelected : this.effectiveIconUnselected;
 }
diff --git a/packages/main/src/themes/RatingIndicator.css b/packages/main/src/themes/RatingIndicator.css
index 30e759f2691c..f587d87b7a0b 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/themes/RatingIndicator.css
+++ b/packages/main/src/themes/RatingIndicator.css
@@ -91,21 +91,35 @@
 }
 
 .ui5-rating-indicator-item.ui5-rating-indicator-item-half {
-	color: var(--sapContent_UnratedColor);
+	display: flex;
+	flex-direction: row;
+}
+
+.ui5-rating-indicator-half-icon-wrapper {
+	width: 50%;
+	height: 100%;
+	overflow: hidden;
+	position: relative;
 }
 
-.ui5-rating-indicator-item [ui5-icon].ui5-rating-indicator-half-icon {
+.ui5-rating-indicator-half-icon-wrapper [ui5-icon] {
 	position: absolute;
-	inset-inline-start: 50%;
+	width: var(--_ui5_rating_indicator_item_width);
+	height: var(--_ui5_rating_indicator_item_height);
+}
+
+.ui5-rating-indicator-half-icon-left {
 	color: var(--sapContent_RatedColor);
 }
 
-.ui5-rating-indicator-half-icon-wrapper {
-	width: 100%;
-	height: 100%;
-	position: absolute;
-	inset-inline-start: -50%;
-	top: 0;
-	z-index: 32;
-	overflow: hidden;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+.ui5-rating-indicator-half-icon-left [ui5-icon] {
+	inset-inline-start: 0;
+}
+
+.ui5-rating-indicator-half-icon-right {
+	color: var(--sapContent_UnratedColor);
+}
+
+.ui5-rating-indicator-half-icon-right [ui5-icon] {
+	inset-inline-end: 0;
+}
diff --git a/packages/main/test/pages/RatingIndicator.html b/packages/main/test/pages/RatingIndicator.html
index 700648e3db52..f9b4568f774c 100644
--- a/packages/main/test/pages/RatingIndicator.html
+++ b/packages/main/test/pages/RatingIndicator.html
@@ -134,6 +134,32 @@ <h3>sizes</h3>
 		<br>
 
 	</section>
+
+	<h3>Custom Icons - Hearts</h3>
+	<ui5-rating-indicator id="rating-hearts" value="3" icon-selected="heart" icon-unselected="heart-2"></ui5-rating-indicator>
+	<br>
+	<br>
+
+	<h3>Custom Icons - Thumbs Up</h3>
+	<ui5-rating-indicator id="rating-thumbs" value="2.5" icon-selected="thumb-up" icon-unselected="border"></ui5-rating-indicator>
+	<br>
+	<br>
+
+	<h3>Custom Icons - Hearts (readonly)</h3>
+	<ui5-rating-indicator id="rating-hearts-readonly" value="2.5" icon-selected="heart" icon-unselected="heart-2" readonly></ui5-rating-indicator>
+	<br>
+	<br>
+
+	<h3>Custom Icons - Hearts (disabled)</h3>
+	<ui5-rating-indicator id="rating-hearts-disabled" value="3" icon-selected="heart" icon-unselected="heart-2" disabled></ui5-rating-indicator>
+	<br>
+	<br>
+
+	<h3>Custom Icons - Only selected icon (circles)</h3>
+	<ui5-rating-indicator id="rating-circle" value="2" icon-selected="circle-task-2"></ui5-rating-indicator>
+	<br>
+	<br>
+
 	<script>
 		var changeCount = 0;
 		var ratingIndicator4 = document.getElementById("rating-indicator4");
diff --git a/packages/website/docs/_components_pages/main/RatingIndicator.mdx b/packages/website/docs/_components_pages/main/RatingIndicator.mdx
index 1750b9c1cdf1..b5e57d650446 100644
--- a/packages/website/docs/_components_pages/main/RatingIndicator.mdx
+++ b/packages/website/docs/_components_pages/main/RatingIndicator.mdx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ slug: ../RatingIndicator
 
 import Basic from "../../_samples/main/RatingIndicator/Basic/Basic.md";
 import Sizes from "../../_samples/main/RatingIndicator/Sizes/Sizes.md";
+import CustomIcons from "../../_samples/main/RatingIndicator/CustomIcons/CustomIcons.md";
 
 <%COMPONENT_OVERVIEW%>
 
@@ -18,3 +19,8 @@ import Sizes from "../../_samples/main/RatingIndicator/Sizes/Sizes.md";
 The RatingIndicator supports several sizes of the Icons (S, M and L).
 
 <Sizes />
+
+### Custom Icons
+The RatingIndicator supports custom icons for both selected and unselected states using the `icon-selected` and `icon-unselected` properties.
+
+<CustomIcons />
diff --git a/packages/website/docs/_samples/main/RatingIndicator/Basic/main.js b/packages/website/docs/_samples/main/RatingIndicator/Basic/main.js
index a4061d2ad8d7..6f7164a938a9 100644
--- a/packages/website/docs/_samples/main/RatingIndicator/Basic/main.js
+++ b/packages/website/docs/_samples/main/RatingIndicator/Basic/main.js
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-import "@ui5/webcomponents/dist/RatingIndicator.js";
\ No newline at end of file
+import "@ui5/webcomponents/dist/RatingIndicator.js";
+import "@ui5/webcomponents-icons/dist/favorite.js";
+import "@ui5/webcomponents-icons/dist/unfavorite.js";
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/website/docs/_samples/main/RatingIndicator/CustomIcons/CustomIcons.md b/packages/website/docs/_samples/main/RatingIndicator/CustomIcons/CustomIcons.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ffccbf6dd13e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/website/docs/_samples/main/RatingIndicator/CustomIcons/CustomIcons.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import html from '!!raw-loader!./sample.html';
+import js from '!!raw-loader!./main.js';
+
+<Editor html={html} js={js} />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/website/docs/_samples/main/RatingIndicator/CustomIcons/main.js b/packages/website/docs/_samples/main/RatingIndicator/CustomIcons/main.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9337b79a9fa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/website/docs/_samples/main/RatingIndicator/CustomIcons/main.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import "@ui5/webcomponents/dist/RatingIndicator.js";
+import "@ui5/webcomponents-icons/dist/heart.js";
+import "@ui5/webcomponents-icons/dist/heart-2.js";
+import "@ui5/webcomponents-icons/dist/thumb-up.js";
+import "@ui5/webcomponents-icons/dist/border.js";
+import "@ui5/webcomponents-icons/dist/circle-task-2.js";
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/website/docs/_samples/main/RatingIndicator/CustomIcons/sample.html b/packages/website/docs/_samples/main/RatingIndicator/CustomIcons/sample.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d296752be125
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/website/docs/_samples/main/RatingIndicator/CustomIcons/sample.html
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<!-- playground-hide -->
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <title>Sample</title>
+</head>
+
+<body style="background-color: var(--sapBackgroundColor)">
+    <!-- playground-hide-end -->
+    <ui5-rating-indicator value="3" icon-selected="heart" icon-unselected="heart-2"></ui5-rating-indicator></br>
+    <ui5-rating-indicator value="4" icon-selected="thumb-up" icon-unselected="border"></ui5-rating-indicator></br>
+    <ui5-rating-indicator value="2.5" icon-selected="circle-task-2" icon-unselected="border" readonly></ui5-rating-indicator>
+    <!-- playground-hide -->
+    <script type="module" src="main.js"></script>
+</body>
+
+</html>
+<!-- playground-hide-end -->
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/website/docs/_samples/main/RatingIndicator/Sizes/main.js b/packages/website/docs/_samples/main/RatingIndicator/Sizes/main.js
index a4061d2ad8d7..6f7164a938a9 100644
--- a/packages/website/docs/_samples/main/RatingIndicator/Sizes/main.js
+++ b/packages/website/docs/_samples/main/RatingIndicator/Sizes/main.js
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-import "@ui5/webcomponents/dist/RatingIndicator.js";
\ No newline at end of file
+import "@ui5/webcomponents/dist/RatingIndicator.js";
+import "@ui5/webcomponents-icons/dist/favorite.js";
+import "@ui5/webcomponents-icons/dist/unfavorite.js";
\ No newline at end of file