diff --git a/projects/core/src/icon/icon.test.ts b/projects/core/src/icon/icon.test.ts
index 0a345712a..8c531b0ff 100644
--- a/projects/core/src/icon/icon.test.ts
+++ b/projects/core/src/icon/icon.test.ts
@@ -161,6 +161,47 @@ describe(Icon.metadata.tag, () => {
     expect((customElements.get(Icon.metadata.tag) as typeof Icon)._icons['test-svg']).toBeDefined();
   });
 
+  it('should render the solid icon appearance when available', async () => {
+    await (customElements.get(Icon.metadata.tag) as typeof Icon).add({
+      'test-appearance': { svg: () => '<svg id="test-appearance"><path d=""/></svg>' },
+      'test-appearance-solid': { svg: () => '<svg id="test-appearance-solid"><path d=""/></svg>' }
+    });
+
+    removeFixture(fixture);
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @nvidia-elements/lint/no-unexpected-attribute-value
+    fixture = await createFixture(html`<nve-icon name="test-appearance" appearance="solid"></nve-icon>`);
+    const el = fixture.querySelector<Icon>(Icon.metadata.tag);
+    await elementIsStable(el);
+
+    expect(el.appearance).toBe('solid');
+    expect(el.shadowRoot.innerHTML).toContain('test-appearance-solid');
+  });
+
+  it('should fall back to the outline icon when a solid appearance is unavailable', async () => {
+    await (customElements.get(Icon.metadata.tag) as typeof Icon).add({
+      'test-outline-only': { svg: () => '<svg id="test-outline-only"><path d=""/></svg>' }
+    });
+
+    removeFixture(fixture);
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @nvidia-elements/lint/no-unexpected-attribute-value
+    fixture = await createFixture(html`<nve-icon name="test-outline-only" appearance="solid"></nve-icon>`);
+    const el = fixture.querySelector<Icon>(Icon.metadata.tag);
+    await elementIsStable(el);
+
+    expect(el.shadowRoot.innerHTML).toContain('test-outline-only');
+    expect(el.shadowRoot.innerHTML).not.toContain('test-outline-only-solid');
+  });
+
+  it('should not reflect the default outline appearance', async () => {
+    expect(element.appearance).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(element.hasAttribute('appearance')).toBe(false);
+
+    element.appearance = 'outline';
+    await elementIsStable(element);
+
+    expect(element.hasAttribute('appearance')).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it('should requestUpdate when new icon is registered', async () => {
     const spy = vi.spyOn(element, 'requestUpdate');
     element.name = 'test-svg-request-update' as IconName;
@@ -188,6 +229,30 @@ describe(Icon.metadata.tag, () => {
     window.fetch = original;
   });
 
+  it('should ignore stale SVG loads after the icon name changes', async () => {
+    const first = Promise.withResolvers<string>();
+    const second = Promise.withResolvers<string>();
+    const original = window.fetch;
+    window.fetch = vi.fn().mockImplementation((name: string) =>
+      Promise.resolve({ text: () => (name === 'first.svg' ? first.promise : second.promise) })
+    );
+
+    element.name = 'first.svg' as IconName;
+    await element.updateComplete;
+    element.name = 'second.svg' as IconName;
+    await element.updateComplete;
+
+    second.resolve('<svg id="second"><path d=""/></svg>');
+    await elementIsStable(element);
+    first.resolve('<svg id="first"><path d=""/></svg>');
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve));
+    await elementIsStable(element);
+
+    expect(element.shadowRoot.innerHTML).toContain('id="second"');
+    expect(element.shadowRoot.innerHTML).not.toContain('id="first"');
+    window.fetch = original;
+  });
+
   it('should dispatch event with icons detail when adding icons', async () => {
     const iconName = 'test-svg-with-detail';
     let receivedDetail: unknown;
diff --git a/projects/core/src/icon/icon.ts b/projects/core/src/icon/icon.ts
index fd466e3dd..20f7552cf 100644
--- a/projects/core/src/icon/icon.ts
+++ b/projects/core/src/icon/icon.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ declare global {
  * @cssprop --color
  * @cssprop --width
  * @cssprop --height
+ * @attr appearance - Selects the outline or solid form of a named icon.
  * @slot - Custom SVG content to override the named icon
  * @aria https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/img
  */
@@ -46,6 +47,12 @@ export class Icon extends LitElement {
    */
   @property({ type: String, reflect: true }) direction?: 'up' | 'down' | 'left' | 'right';
 
+  /**
+   * Selects the outline or solid form of the named icon. Solid icons use an optional `-solid` asset and fall back to
+   * the outline form when that asset is unavailable.
+   */
+  @property({ type: String }) appearance?: 'outline' | 'solid';
+
   /**
    * The name of the icon SVG sprite to render.
    */
@@ -80,12 +87,26 @@ export class Icon extends LitElement {
   /** @private */
   declare _internals: ElementInternals;
 
+  get #resolvedIconName() {
+    if (!this.name || this.name.endsWith('.svg') || this.appearance !== 'solid' || this.name.endsWith('-solid')) {
+      return this.name;
+    }
+
+    const solidName = `${this.name}-solid`;
+    return Icon._iconsRegistry[solidName] ? solidName : this.name;
+  }
+
   get #iconString() {
-    return isServer && globalThis._NVE_SSR_ICON_REGISTRY ? globalThis._NVE_SSR_ICON_REGISTRY[this.name!] : this.svg;
+    const iconName = this.#resolvedIconName;
+    return isServer && globalThis._NVE_SSR_ICON_REGISTRY && iconName
+      ? globalThis._NVE_SSR_ICON_REGISTRY[iconName]
+      : this.svg;
   }
 
   #iconRegistryEventName?: string;
 
+  #renderRequest = 0;
+
   #onIconRegistryUpdate = (event: Event) => this.#asyncRender(event as CustomEvent<IconSVG>);
 
   render() {
@@ -133,7 +154,7 @@ export class Icon extends LitElement {
 
   async updated(props: PropertyValues<this>) {
     super.updated(props);
-    if (props.has('name')) {
+    if (props.has('name') || props.has('appearance')) {
       this.#removeIconRegistryListener();
       this.#addIconRegistryListener();
     }
@@ -141,8 +162,9 @@ export class Icon extends LitElement {
   }
 
   #addIconRegistryListener() {
-    if (!this.isConnected || !this.name || this.#iconRegistryEventName) return;
-    this.#iconRegistryEventName = `${Icon.metadata.tag}-${this.name}`;
+    const iconName = this.#resolvedIconName;
+    if (!this.isConnected || !iconName || this.#iconRegistryEventName) return;
+    this.#iconRegistryEventName = `${Icon.metadata.tag}-${iconName}`;
     globalThis.document?.addEventListener(this.#iconRegistryEventName, this.#onIconRegistryUpdate);
   }
 
@@ -159,11 +181,14 @@ export class Icon extends LitElement {
   }
 
   async #render() {
-    if (!this.name) return;
-    const svg = await (this.name.endsWith('.svg')
-      ? fetch(this.name).then(res => res.text())
-      : (Icon._iconsRegistry[this.name]?.svg() ?? Promise.resolve('')));
-    Icon._iconsRegistry[this.name] = { svg: () => svg, ...Icon._iconsRegistry[this.name] };
+    const renderRequest = ++this.#renderRequest;
+    const iconName = this.#resolvedIconName;
+    if (!iconName) return;
+    const svg = await (iconName.endsWith('.svg')
+      ? fetch(iconName).then(res => res.text())
+      : (Icon._iconsRegistry[iconName]?.svg() ?? Promise.resolve('')));
+    if (renderRequest !== this.#renderRequest) return;
+    Icon._iconsRegistry[iconName] = { svg: () => svg, ...Icon._iconsRegistry[iconName] };
     this.svg = svg;
   }
 }
diff --git a/projects/core/src/tag/tag.test.lighthouse.ts b/projects/core/src/tag/tag.test.lighthouse.ts
index 908358461..cac43b4a1 100644
--- a/projects/core/src/tag/tag.test.lighthouse.ts
+++ b/projects/core/src/tag/tag.test.lighthouse.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ describe('tag lighthouse report', () => {
     expect(report.scores.performance).toBe(100);
     expect(report.scores.accessibility).toBe(100);
     expect(report.scores.bestPractices).toBe(100);
-    expect(report.payload.javascript.kb).toBeLessThan(19.1);
+    expect(report.payload.javascript.kb).toBeLessThan(19.2);
   });
 });
diff --git a/projects/media/src/seek-button/seek-button.test.lighthouse.ts b/projects/media/src/seek-button/seek-button.test.lighthouse.ts
index 01d69dd0e..791aa0e5c 100644
--- a/projects/media/src/seek-button/seek-button.test.lighthouse.ts
+++ b/projects/media/src/seek-button/seek-button.test.lighthouse.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ describe('media seek button lighthouse report', () => {
     expect(report.scores.performance).toBe(100);
     expect(report.scores.accessibility).toBe(100);
     expect(report.scores.bestPractices).toBe(100);
-    expect(report.payload.javascript.kb).toBeLessThan(21);
+    expect(report.payload.javascript.kb).toBeLessThan(21.1);
   });
 });
diff --git a/projects/site/src/docs/elements/icon.md b/projects/site/src/docs/elements/icon.md
index f8568f155..a0bfd5e1c 100644
--- a/projects/site/src/docs/elements/icon.md
+++ b/projects/site/src/docs/elements/icon.md
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ See the searchable [Interactive Icon Catalog](/docs/foundations/iconography/)
 
 {% example '@nvidia-elements/core/icon/icon.examples.json' 'Direction' %}
 
+## Appearance
+
+Set `appearance="solid"` to render the optional solid asset for a named icon. When no `-solid` asset is available,
+the icon renders its outline form. Omit the attribute, or set `appearance="outline"`, to render the outline form.
+
+{% api 'nve-icon', 'property', 'appearance' %}
+
 ## Themes
 
 {% example '@nvidia-elements/core/icon/icon.examples.json' 'Themes' %}