diff --git a/docs/setup/changing-the-logo-and-icons.md b/docs/setup/changing-the-logo-and-icons.md
index c267fba00..c1fac775c 100644
--- a/docs/setup/changing-the-logo-and-icons.md
+++ b/docs/setup/changing-the-logo-and-icons.md
@@ -72,6 +72,37 @@ theme:
   [Favicon support]: https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/releases/tag/0.1.0
   [Favicon default]: https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/blob/master/material/assets/images/favicon.png
 
+### Site icons
+
+Most icons you see on your site, such as navigation icons, can also be changed. For example,
+to change the navigation arrows in the footer, add the following lines to `mkdocs.yml`:
+
+```yaml
+theme:
+  icon:
+    previous: fontawesome/solid/angle-left
+    next: fontawesome/solid/angle-right
+```
+
+The following is a complete list of customizable icons used by the theme:
+
+| Icon name    | Purpose                                                                       |
+|:-------------|:------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `logo`       | See [Logo](#logo)                                                             |
+| `menu`       | Open drawer                                                                   |
+| `alternate`  | Change language                                                               |
+| `search`     | Search icon                                                                   |
+| `share`      | Share search                                                                  |
+| `close`      | Reset search, dismiss announcements                                           |
+| `top`        | Back-to-top button                                                            |
+| `edit`       | Edit current page                                                             |
+| `view`       | View page source                                                              |
+| `repo`       | Repository icon                                                               |
+| `admonition` | See [Admonition icons](../reference/admonitions.md#admonition-icons)          |
+| `tag`        | See [Tag icons and identifiers](setting-up-tags.md#tag-icons-and-identifiers) |
+| `previous`   | Previous page in footer, hide search on mobile                                |
+| `next`       | Next page in footer                                                           |
+
 ## Customization
 
 ### Additional icons
diff --git a/material/base.html b/material/base.html
index 5cc9944f8..b0f974fa7 100644
--- a/material/base.html
+++ b/material/base.html
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@
           <div class="md-banner__inner md-grid md-typeset">
             {% if "announce.dismiss" in features %}
               <button class="md-banner__button md-icon" aria-label="{{ lang.t('announce.dismiss') }}">
-                {% include ".icons/material/close.svg" %}
+                {% set icon = config.theme.icon.close or "material/close" %}
+                {% include ".icons/" ~ icon ~ ".svg" %}
               </button>
             {% endif %}
             {% block announce %}{% endblock %}
@@ -192,7 +193,8 @@
         </div>
         {% if "navigation.top" in features %}
           <button type="button" class="md-top md-icon" data-md-component="top" hidden>
-            {% include ".icons/material/arrow-up.svg" %}
+            {% set icon = config.theme.icon.top or "material/arrow-up" %}
+            {% include ".icons/" ~ icon ~ ".svg" %}
             {{ lang.t("top") }}
           </button>
         {% endif %}
diff --git a/material/mkdocs_theme.yml b/material/mkdocs_theme.yml
index 89ab33054..aaa47f5ea 100644
--- a/material/mkdocs_theme.yml
+++ b/material/mkdocs_theme.yml
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ font:
   # Fixed-width font for code listings
   code: Roboto Mono
 
-# From Material 5.x on, icons are inlined into the HTML and CSS as SVGs. Some
-# icons that are part of the HTML can be configured and replaced
+# From Material 5.x on, icons are inlined into the HTML and CSS as SVGs.
+# Icons that are part of the HTML can be configured and replaced
 icon:
 
 # Favicon to be rendered
diff --git a/material/partials/footer.html b/material/partials/footer.html
index 6afb8f43e..79e312676 100644
--- a/material/partials/footer.html
+++ b/material/partials/footer.html
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
           {% set direction = lang.t("footer.previous") %}
           <a href="{{ page.previous_page.url | url }}" class="md-footer__link md-footer__link--prev" aria-label="{{ direction }}: {{ page.previous_page.title | e }}" rel="prev">
             <div class="md-footer__button md-icon">
-              {% include ".icons/material/arrow-left.svg" %}
+              {% set icon = config.theme.icon.previous or "material/arrow-left" %}
+              {% include ".icons/" ~ icon ~ ".svg" %}
             </div>
             <div class="md-footer__title">
               <span class="md-footer__direction">
@@ -36,7 +37,8 @@
               </div>
             </div>
             <div class="md-footer__button md-icon">
-              {% include ".icons/material/arrow-right.svg" %}
+              {% set icon = config.theme.icon.next or "material/arrow-right" %}
+              {% include ".icons/" ~ icon ~ ".svg" %}
             </div>
           </a>
         {% endif %}
diff --git a/material/partials/header.html b/material/partials/header.html
index 3b3c52f71..f35aa254c 100644
--- a/material/partials/header.html
+++ b/material/partials/header.html
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
       {% include "partials/logo.html" %}
     </a>
     <label class="md-header__button md-icon" for="__drawer">
-      {% include ".icons/material/menu" ~ ".svg" %}
+      {% set icon = config.theme.icon.menu or "material/menu" %}
+      {% include ".icons/" ~ icon ~ ".svg" %}
     </label>
     <div class="md-header__title" data-md-component="header-title">
       <div class="md-header__ellipsis">
@@ -73,7 +74,8 @@
     {% endif %}
     {% if "material/search" in config.plugins %}
       <label class="md-header__button md-icon" for="__search">
-        {% include ".icons/material/magnify.svg" %}
+        {% set icon = config.theme.icon.search or "material/magnify" %}
+        {% include ".icons/" ~ icon ~ ".svg" %}
       </label>
       {% include "partials/search.html" %}
     {% endif %}
diff --git a/material/partials/search.html b/material/partials/search.html
index daf177295..4ad3b36fa 100644
--- a/material/partials/search.html
+++ b/material/partials/search.html
@@ -7,17 +7,21 @@
     <form class="md-search__form" name="search">
       <input type="text" class="md-search__input" name="query" aria-label="{{ lang.t('search.placeholder') }}" placeholder="{{ lang.t('search.placeholder') }}" autocapitalize="off" autocorrect="off" autocomplete="off" spellcheck="false" data-md-component="search-query" required>
       <label class="md-search__icon md-icon" for="__search">
-        {% include ".icons/material/magnify.svg" %}
-        {% include ".icons/material/arrow-left.svg" %}
+        {% set icon = config.theme.icon.search or "material/magnify" %}
+        {% include ".icons/" ~ icon ~ ".svg" %}
+        {% set icon = config.theme.icon.previous or "material/arrow-left" %}
+        {% include ".icons/" ~ icon ~ ".svg" %}
       </label>
       <nav class="md-search__options" aria-label="{{ lang.t('search') }}">
         {% if "search.share" in features %}
           <a href="javascript:void(0)" class="md-search__icon md-icon" title="{{ lang.t('search.share') }}" aria-label="{{ lang.t('search.share') }}" data-clipboard data-clipboard-text="" data-md-component="search-share" tabindex="-1">
-            {% include ".icons/material/share-variant.svg" %}
+            {% set icon = config.theme.icon.share or "material/share-variant" %}
+            {% include ".icons/" ~ icon ~ ".svg" %}
           </a>
         {% endif %}
         <button type="reset" class="md-search__icon md-icon" title="{{ lang.t('search.reset') }}" aria-label="{{ lang.t('search.reset') }}" tabindex="-1">
-          {% include ".icons/material/close.svg" %}
+          {% set icon = config.theme.icon.close or "material/close" %}
+          {% include ".icons/" ~ icon ~ ".svg" %}
         </button>
       </nav>
       {% if "search.suggest" in features %}
diff --git a/src/base.html b/src/base.html
index f81bebc6a..2628a8794 100644
--- a/src/base.html
+++ b/src/base.html
@@ -243,7 +243,8 @@
                 class="md-banner__button md-icon"
                 aria-label="{{ lang.t('announce.dismiss') }}"
               >
-                {% include ".icons/material/close.svg" %}
+                {% set icon = config.theme.icon.close or "material/close" %}
+                {% include ".icons/" ~ icon ~ ".svg" %}
               </button>
             {% endif %}
 
@@ -360,7 +361,8 @@
             data-md-component="top"
             hidden
           >
-            {% include ".icons/material/arrow-up.svg" %}
+            {% set icon = config.theme.icon.top or "material/arrow-up" %}
+            {% include ".icons/" ~ icon ~ ".svg" %}
             {{ lang.t("top") }}
           </button>
         {% endif %}
diff --git a/src/mkdocs_theme.yml b/src/mkdocs_theme.yml
index 89ab33054..aaa47f5ea 100644
--- a/src/mkdocs_theme.yml
+++ b/src/mkdocs_theme.yml
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ font:
   # Fixed-width font for code listings
   code: Roboto Mono
 
-# From Material 5.x on, icons are inlined into the HTML and CSS as SVGs. Some
-# icons that are part of the HTML can be configured and replaced
+# From Material 5.x on, icons are inlined into the HTML and CSS as SVGs.
+# Icons that are part of the HTML can be configured and replaced
 icon:
 
 # Favicon to be rendered
diff --git a/src/partials/footer.html b/src/partials/footer.html
index f04455fbc..665b455fe 100644
--- a/src/partials/footer.html
+++ b/src/partials/footer.html
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@
             rel="prev"
           >
             <div class="md-footer__button md-icon">
-              {% include ".icons/material/arrow-left.svg" %}
+              {% set icon = config.theme.icon.previous or "material/arrow-left" %}
+              {% include ".icons/" ~ icon ~ ".svg" %}
             </div>
             <div class="md-footer__title">
               <span class="md-footer__direction">
@@ -76,7 +77,8 @@
               </div>
             </div>
             <div class="md-footer__button md-icon">
-              {% include ".icons/material/arrow-right.svg" %}
+              {% set icon = config.theme.icon.next or "material/arrow-right" %}
+              {% include ".icons/" ~ icon ~ ".svg" %}
             </div>
           </a>
         {% endif %}
diff --git a/src/partials/header.html b/src/partials/header.html
index b02d09249..f76c76344 100644
--- a/src/partials/header.html
+++ b/src/partials/header.html
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@
 
     <!-- Button to open drawer -->
     <label class="md-header__button md-icon" for="__drawer">
-      {% include ".icons/material/menu" ~ ".svg" %}
+      {% set icon = config.theme.icon.menu or "material/menu" %}
+      {% include ".icons/" ~ icon ~ ".svg" %}
     </label>
 
     <!-- Header title -->
@@ -142,7 +143,8 @@
     <!-- Button to open search modal -->
     {% if "material/search" in config.plugins %}
       <label class="md-header__button md-icon" for="__search">
-        {% include ".icons/material/magnify.svg" %}
+        {% set icon = config.theme.icon.search or "material/magnify" %}
+        {% include ".icons/" ~ icon ~ ".svg" %}
       </label>
 
       <!-- Search interface -->
diff --git a/src/partials/search.html b/src/partials/search.html
index 7987456bc..1854a7d36 100644
--- a/src/partials/search.html
+++ b/src/partials/search.html
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@
 
       <!-- Button to open search -->
       <label class="md-search__icon md-icon" for="__search">
-        {% include ".icons/material/magnify.svg" %}
-        {% include ".icons/material/arrow-left.svg" %}
+        {% set icon = config.theme.icon.search or "material/magnify" %}
+        {% include ".icons/" ~ icon ~ ".svg" %}
+        {% set icon = config.theme.icon.previous or "material/arrow-left" %}
+        {% include ".icons/" ~ icon ~ ".svg" %}
       </label>
 
       <!-- Search options -->
@@ -65,7 +67,8 @@
             data-md-component="search-share"
             tabindex="-1"
           >
-            {% include ".icons/material/share-variant.svg" %}
+            {% set icon = config.theme.icon.share or "material/share-variant" %}
+            {% include ".icons/" ~ icon ~ ".svg" %}
           </a>
         {% endif %}
 
@@ -77,7 +80,8 @@
           aria-label="{{ lang.t('search.reset') }}"
           tabindex="-1"
         >
-          {% include ".icons/material/close.svg" %}
+          {% set icon = config.theme.icon.close or "material/close" %}
+          {% include ".icons/" ~ icon ~ ".svg" %}
         </button>
       </nav>