diff --git a/assets/css/theme.css b/assets/css/theme.css
index d19724990f..b309e786e4 100644
--- a/assets/css/theme.css
+++ b/assets/css/theme.css
@@ -1825,7 +1825,9 @@ html[dir='rtl'] .expand[open] > .box-label > i.expander-icon {
   margin-inline-end: 3px;
 }
 
-.list-tree i.cstyle {
+/* icons with style attribute */
+
+i.cstyle {
   color: var(--VARIABLE-BOX-color);
 }
 
diff --git a/docs/content/introduction/releasenotes/7/6.en.md b/docs/content/introduction/releasenotes/7/6.en.md
index befb9ec2a8..101df166b3 100644
--- a/docs/content/introduction/releasenotes/7/6.en.md
+++ b/docs/content/introduction/releasenotes/7/6.en.md
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ weight = -6
 
 - {{% badge style="info" icon="plus-circle" title=" " %}}New{{% /badge %}} The new [`tree` shortcode](shortcodes/tree) displays lists as nicely formatted trees with configurable icon and icon color.
 
+- {{% badge style="info" icon="plus-circle" title=" " %}}New{{% /badge %}} The [`icon` shortcode](shortcodes/icon) has learned the `style` and `color` options known from other shortcodes.
+
 - {{% badge style="info" icon="plus-circle" title=" " %}}New{{% /badge %}} The theme [supports versioning](configuration/sitemanagement/versioning) now, where you can keep older versions of your site accessible via a version switcher at the top of the menu.
 
 - {{% badge style="info" icon="plus-circle" title=" " %}}New{{% /badge %}} The menu configuration for the main menu area, [introduced in 7.1.0](introduction/releasenotes/7/1), is extended to the non-scrolling menu header area between search box and main scrolling area using the `sidebarheadermenus` option and to the menu footer area using the `sidebarfootermenus` option.
diff --git a/docs/content/shortcodes/icon.en.md b/docs/content/shortcodes/icon.en.md
index 5994b62076..624fd9381a 100644
--- a/docs/content/shortcodes/icon.en.md
+++ b/docs/content/shortcodes/icon.en.md
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ title = 'Icon'
 
 The `icon` shortcode displays icons using the [Font Awesome](https://fontawesome.com) library.
 
-{{% icon exclamation-triangle %}}
-{{% icon angle-double-up %}}
 {{% icon skull-crossbones %}}
+{{% icon style="warning" %}}
+{{% icon icon="angle-double-up" color="blue" %}}
 
 ## Usage
 
@@ -16,18 +16,18 @@ The `icon` shortcode displays icons using the [Font Awesome](https://fontawesome
 {{% tab title="shortcode" %}}
 
 ````go
-{{%/* icon icon="exclamation-triangle" */%}}
-{{%/* icon icon="angle-double-up" */%}}
 {{%/* icon icon="skull-crossbones" */%}}
+{{%/* icon style="warning" */%}}
+{{%/* icon icon="angle-double-up" color="blue" */%}}
 ````
 
 {{% /tab %}}
 {{% tab title="shortcode (positional)" %}}
 
 ````go
+{{%/* icon skull-crossbones */%}}
 {{%/* icon exclamation-triangle */%}}
 {{%/* icon angle-double-up */%}}
-{{%/* icon skull-crossbones */%}}
 ````
 
 {{% /tab %}}
@@ -36,15 +36,16 @@ The `icon` shortcode displays icons using the [Font Awesome](https://fontawesome
 ````go
 {{ partial "shortcodes/icon.html" (dict
     "page" .
-    "icon" "exclamation-triangle"
+    "icon" "skull-crossbones"
+)}}
+{{ partial "shortcodes/icon.html" (dict
+    "page" .
+    "style" "warning"
 )}}
 {{ partial "shortcodes/icon.html" (dict
     "page" .
     "icon" "angle-double-up"
-)}}
-{{ partial "shortcodes/icon.html" (dict
-    "page" .
-    "icon" "skull-crossbones"
+    "color" "blue"
 )}}
 ````
 
@@ -56,6 +57,8 @@ The `icon` shortcode displays icons using the [Font Awesome](https://fontawesome
 | Name                  | Position | Default         | Notes       |
 |-----------------------|----------|-----------------|-------------|
 | **icon**              | 1        | _<empty>_ | [Font Awesome icon name](#finding-an-icon) to be displayed. It will be displayed in the text color of its according context. |
+| **style**             |          | _&lt;empty&gt;_ | The style scheme used for the icon.<br><br>- by severity: `caution`, `important`, `info`, `note`, `tip`, `warning`<br>- by brand color: `primary`, `secondary`, `accent`<br>- by color: `blue`, `cyan`, `green`, `grey`, `magenta`, `orange`, `red`<br>- by special color: `default`, `transparent`, `code`<br><br>You can also [define your own styles](shortcodes/notice#defining-own-styles). |
+| **color**             |          | _&lt;empty&gt;_ | The [CSS color value](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/color_value) to be used. If not set, the chosen color depends on the **style**. Any given value will overwrite the default.<br><br>- for severity styles: a nice matching color for the severity<br>- for all other styles: the corresponding color<br><br> |
 
 ### Finding an icon
 
@@ -63,7 +66,7 @@ Browse through the available icons in the [Font Awesome Gallery](https://fontawe
 
 Once on the Font Awesome page for a specific icon, for example the page for the [heart](https://fontawesome.com/v6/icons/heart?s=solid), copy the icon name and paste into the Markdown content.
 
-### Customising Icons
+### Customizing Icons
 
 Font Awesome provides many ways to modify the icon
 
@@ -84,6 +87,14 @@ Built with {{%/* icon heart */%}} by Relearn and Hugo
 
 Built with {{% icon heart %}} by Relearn and Hugo
 
+### With color
+
+````go
+Built with {{%/* icon icon="heart" style="red" */%}} by Relearn and Hugo
+````
+
+Built with {{% icon icon="heart" style="red" %}} by Relearn and Hugo
+
 ### Advanced HTML Usage
 
 While the shortcode simplifies using standard icons, the icon customization and other advanced features of the Font Awesome library require you to use HTML directly. Paste the `<i>` HTML into markup, and Font Awesome will load the relevant icon.
diff --git a/layouts/partials/shortcodes/icon.html b/layouts/partials/shortcodes/icon.html
index c850debe22..1f3253b240 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/shortcodes/icon.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/shortcodes/icon.html
@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@
   {{- $filepath := "[virtual file]" }}{{ with and $page $page.File $page.File.Filename }}{{ $filepath = . }}{{ end }}
   {{- warnf "%q: DEPRECATED parameter 'context' for shortcode 'icon' found, use 'page' instead; see https://mcshelby.github.io/hugo-theme-relearn/introduction/releasenotes/5/#5-18-0" $filepath }}
 {{- end }}
-{{- $icon := .icon | default "" }}
-{{- $icon = trim $icon " " }}
+{{- $color := .color | default "" }}
+{{- $style := .style | default "" }}
+{{- $boxStyle := partial "_relearn/boxStyle.gotmpl" (dict "style" $style "icon" .icon) }}
+{{- $icon := trim ($boxStyle.icon) " " }}
 {{- if and $icon (not (findRE ".*?\\bfa-\\w.*?" $icon)) }}
   {{- $icon = printf "fa-fw fas fa-%s" $icon }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- with $page }}
   {{- if $icon -}}
-<i class="{{ $icon }}"></i>
+<i class="{{ $icon }}{{ if $style }} cstyle {{ $style }}{{ end }}"{{ if $color }} style="color: {{ $color }};"{{ end }}></i>
   {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/layouts/partials/version.txt b/layouts/partials/version.txt
index 015061267d..ddefa49ced 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/version.txt
+++ b/layouts/partials/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.5.0+64c314c65460adb4477a7001dae028ccc241bcc2
\ No newline at end of file
+7.5.0+a5b517d1aadb9c5feb6e5fed9f848527763e35e7
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/icon.html b/layouts/shortcodes/icon.html
index a0e422addc..f5048d2766 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/icon.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/icon.html
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
 {{- partial "shortcodes/icon.html" (dict
   "page"    .Page
   "icon"    (.Get "icon" | default (.Get 0))
+  "style"   (.Get "style" )
+  "color"   (.Get "color" )
 ) }}
\ No newline at end of file