diff --git a/core/src/components/item-divider/item-divider.md.scss b/core/src/components/item-divider/item-divider.md.scss
index 6c9d95a5c1..6eadfdf906 100644
--- a/core/src/components/item-divider/item-divider.md.scss
+++ b/core/src/components/item-divider/item-divider.md.scss
@@ -43,12 +43,15 @@
 // --------------------------------------------------
 
 ::slotted(ion-icon) {
-
   color: $item-md-icon-slot-color;
 
   font-size: $item-md-icon-slot-font-size;
 }
 
+:host(.ion-color) ::slotted(ion-icon) {
+    color: current-color(contrast);
+}
+
 ::slotted(ion-icon[slot]) {
   @include margin($item-md-icon-slot-margin-top, $item-md-icon-slot-margin-end, $item-md-icon-slot-margin-bottom, $item-md-icon-slot-margin-start);
 }
diff --git a/core/src/components/item-divider/test/preview/index.html b/core/src/components/item-divider/test/preview/index.html
index 686cfcdfda..f0d09880da 100644
--- a/core/src/components/item-divider/test/preview/index.html
+++ b/core/src/components/item-divider/test/preview/index.html
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@
       </ion-item-divider>
 
       <ion-list>
+        <ion-item-divider>
+          <ion-label>
+            Divider with a slotted icon
+          </ion-label>
+          <ion-icon name="trash" slot="start"></ion-icon>
+        </ion-item-divider>
+      
         <ion-item-divider>
           <ion-label>
             Divider in List
diff --git a/core/src/components/item/item.md.scss b/core/src/components/item/item.md.scss
index bc87126498..0e37905a49 100644
--- a/core/src/components/item/item.md.scss
+++ b/core/src/components/item/item.md.scss
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@
   font-size: $item-md-icon-slot-font-size;
 }
 
+:host(.ion-color) ::slotted(ion-icon) {
+  color: current-color(contrast);
+}
+
 ::slotted(ion-icon[slot]) {
   @include margin($item-md-icon-slot-margin-top, $item-md-icon-slot-margin-end, $item-md-icon-slot-margin-bottom, $item-md-icon-slot-margin-start);
 }
diff --git a/core/src/components/item/test/icons/index.html b/core/src/components/item/test/icons/index.html
index 170e85509d..68480f236d 100644
--- a/core/src/components/item/test/icons/index.html
+++ b/core/src/components/item/test/icons/index.html
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@
     </ion-header>
 
     <ion-content id="content">
+    
+      <ion-item color="primary" lines="none">
+        <ion-label>
+          ion-item w/ color
+        </ion-label>
+        <ion-icon name="trash" slot="start"></ion-icon>
+      </ion-item>
+          
       <ion-item detail>
         <ion-label>
           ion-item [detail] attr