diff --git a/core/src/components.d.ts b/core/src/components.d.ts
index 3d54823801..6c296514b3 100644
--- a/core/src/components.d.ts
+++ b/core/src/components.d.ts
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ export namespace Components {
          */
         "disabled": boolean;
         /**
-          * The icon name to use for the back button.
+          * The built-in named SVG icon name or the exact `src` of an SVG file to use for the back button.
          */
         "icon"?: string | null;
         /**
@@ -3511,7 +3511,7 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
          */
         "disabled"?: boolean;
         /**
-          * The icon name to use for the back button.
+          * The built-in named SVG icon name or the exact `src` of an SVG file to use for the back button.
          */
         "icon"?: string | null;
         /**
diff --git a/core/src/components/back-button/back-button.tsx b/core/src/components/back-button/back-button.tsx
index ea66e2736c..3942241b2c 100644
--- a/core/src/components/back-button/back-button.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/back-button/back-button.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ export class BackButton implements ComponentInterface, ButtonInterface {
   @Prop({ reflect: true }) disabled = false;
 
   /**
-   * The icon name to use for the back button.
+   * The built-in named SVG icon name or the exact `src` of an SVG file
+   * to use for the back button.
    */
   @Prop() icon?: string | null;
 
diff --git a/core/src/components/back-button/readme.md b/core/src/components/back-button/readme.md
index ba55f5174b..9c2433d675 100644
--- a/core/src/components/back-button/readme.md
+++ b/core/src/components/back-button/readme.md
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 | `color`           | `color`        | The color to use from your application's color palette. Default options are: `"primary"`, `"secondary"`, `"tertiary"`, `"success"`, `"warning"`, `"danger"`, `"light"`, `"medium"`, and `"dark"`. For more information on colors, see [theming](/docs/theming/basics). | `string \| undefined`                                   | `undefined` |
 | `defaultHref`     | `default-href` | The url to navigate back to by default when there is no history.                                                                                                                                                                                                       | `string \| undefined`                                   | `undefined` |
 | `disabled`        | `disabled`     | If `true`, the user cannot interact with the button.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | `boolean`                                               | `false`     |
-| `icon`            | `icon`         | The icon name to use for the back button.                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | `null \| string \| undefined`                           | `undefined` |
+| `icon`            | `icon`         | The built-in named SVG icon name or the exact `src` of an SVG file to use for the back button.                                                                                                                                                                         | `null \| string \| undefined`                           | `undefined` |
 | `mode`            | `mode`         | The mode determines which platform styles to use.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | `"ios" \| "md"`                                         | `undefined` |
 | `routerAnimation` | --             | When using a router, it specifies the transition animation when navigating to another page.                                                                                                                                                                            | `((baseEl: any, opts?: any) => Animation) \| undefined` | `undefined` |
 | `text`            | `text`         | The text to display in the back button.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | `null \| string \| undefined`                           | `undefined` |