diff --git a/resources/js/components/blueprints/Fields.vue b/resources/js/components/blueprints/Fields.vue
index 6d48bf3759a..5e0606befb3 100644
--- a/resources/js/components/blueprints/Fields.vue
+++ b/resources/js/components/blueprints/Fields.vue
@@ -128,16 +128,16 @@ export default {
             return field.type === 'import' ? 'ImportField' : 'RegularField';
         },
 
-        fieldtypeSelected(field) {
+        fieldtypeSelected({ config, icon }) {
             this.isSelectingNewFieldtype = false;
 
             const pending = {
                 _id: uniqid(),
                 type: 'inline',
-                fieldtype: field.type,
-                icon: field.icon,
+                fieldtype: config.type,
+                icon,
                 config: {
-                    ...field,
+                    ...config,
                     isNew: true,
                 },
             };
diff --git a/resources/js/components/fields/FieldtypeSelector.vue b/resources/js/components/fields/FieldtypeSelector.vue
index ae835d7ad8e..00c510cb289 100644
--- a/resources/js/components/fields/FieldtypeSelector.vue
+++ b/resources/js/components/fields/FieldtypeSelector.vue
@@ -252,9 +252,7 @@ export default {
                 return this.selectMeta(selection);
             }
 
-            const field = this.createField(selection.value);
-
-            this.$emit('selected', field);
+            this.$emit('selected', this.createField(selection.value));
             this.close();
         },
 
@@ -265,19 +263,21 @@ export default {
                 fieldtype = 'text';
             }
 
-            let field = this.createField(fieldtype);
-
-            field = Object.assign(
-                {
-                    display: __(`cp.${selection.value}`),
-                    handle: selection.value,
-                    type: fieldtype,
-                    isMeta: true,
-                },
-                field,
-            );
+            const { config, icon } = this.createField(fieldtype);
+
+            this.$emit('selected', {
+                icon,
+                config: Object.assign(
+                    {
+                        display: __(`cp.${selection.value}`),
+                        handle: selection.value,
+                        type: fieldtype,
+                        isMeta: true,
+                    },
+                    config,
+                ),
+            });
 
-            this.$emit('selected', field);
             this.close();
         },
 
@@ -291,7 +291,6 @@ export default {
                 type: fieldtype.handle,
                 display: __(':title Field', { title: fieldtype.title }),
                 handle: null, // The handle will be generated from the display by the "slug" fieldtype.
-                icon: fieldtype.icon,
                 instructions: null,
                 localizable: false,
                 width: 100,
@@ -307,8 +306,15 @@ export default {
                 defaults[configField.handle] = configField.default || null;
             });
 
-            // Smoosh the field together with the defaults.
-            return Object.assign(defaults, field);
+            // The icon is kept alongside the config rather than inside it. It belongs to the
+            // fieldtype, not the field, and would otherwise clobber the default value of a
+            // config field that happens to be handled "icon".
+            return {
+                icon: fieldtype.icon,
+
+                // Smoosh the field together with the defaults.
+                config: Object.assign(defaults, field),
+            };
         },
 
         close() {
diff --git a/resources/js/tests/components/FieldtypeSelector.test.js b/resources/js/tests/components/FieldtypeSelector.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2e4f0cd2d92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/tests/components/FieldtypeSelector.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+import { flushPromises, mount, shallowMount } from '@vue/test-utils';
+import { expect, test } from 'vitest';
+import * as Globals from '@/bootstrap/globals';
+import FieldtypeSelector from '@/components/fields/FieldtypeSelector.vue';
+import Fields from '@/components/blueprints/Fields.vue';
+
+Object.keys(Globals).forEach((fn) => (window[fn] = Globals[fn]));
+window.__ = (key) => key;
+window.cp_url = (url) => url;
+
+window.Statamic = {
+    $config: { get: (key) => (key === 'sites' ? [{ handle: 'default' }] : undefined) },
+    $commandPalette: { add: () => {}, category: { Actions: 'actions' } },
+    $toast: { success: () => {} },
+};
+
+const fieldtypes = [
+    {
+        handle: 'test',
+        title: 'Test',
+        icon: 'test-fieldtype-icon',
+        categories: ['special'],
+        keywords: [],
+        config: [
+            { handle: 'icon', default: 'default-icon' },
+            { handle: 'foo', default: 'bar' },
+        ],
+    },
+    {
+        handle: 'text',
+        title: 'Text',
+        icon: 'text-fieldtype-icon',
+        categories: ['text'],
+        keywords: [],
+        config: [],
+    },
+];
+
+async function mountSelector() {
+    const wrapper = mount(FieldtypeSelector, {
+        props: { allowTitle: true },
+        global: {
+            mocks: {
+                $axios: { get: () => Promise.resolve({ data: fieldtypes }) },
+                $config: { get: () => undefined },
+                $toast: { error: () => {} },
+            },
+            stubs: {
+                'ui-input': true,
+                'ui-panel': true,
+                'ui-panel-header': true,
+                'ui-description': true,
+                'ui-icon': true,
+            },
+        },
+    });
+
+    await flushPromises();
+
+    return wrapper;
+}
+
+test('the fieldtype icon is emitted alongside the config, leaving an "icon" config field intact', async () => {
+    const wrapper = await mountSelector();
+
+    wrapper.vm.select({ value: 'test' });
+
+    const [{ icon, config }] = wrapper.emitted('selected')[0];
+
+    expect(icon).toBe('test-fieldtype-icon');
+    expect(config.type).toBe('test');
+    expect(config.icon).toBe('default-icon');
+    expect(config.foo).toBe('bar');
+});
+
+test('meta fields also emit the icon alongside the config', async () => {
+    const wrapper = await mountSelector();
+
+    wrapper.vm.select({ value: 'title', isMeta: true });
+
+    const [{ icon, config }] = wrapper.emitted('selected')[0];
+
+    expect(icon).toBe('text-fieldtype-icon');
+    expect(config.isMeta).toBe(true);
+    expect(config.type).toBe('text');
+});
+
+test('the fieldtype icon does not leak into the created field config', () => {
+    const wrapper = shallowMount(Fields, {
+        props: { fields: [] },
+        global: {
+            mocks: { $toast: { success: () => {} } },
+        },
+    });
+
+    wrapper.vm.fieldtypeSelected({
+        icon: 'test-fieldtype-icon',
+        config: { type: 'test', icon: 'default-icon' },
+    });
+
+    const pending = wrapper.vm.pendingCreatedField;
+
+    expect(pending.icon).toBe('test-fieldtype-icon');
+    expect(pending.fieldtype).toBe('test');
+    expect(pending.config.icon).toBe('default-icon');
+});
diff --git a/src/Fields/FieldTransformer.php b/src/Fields/FieldTransformer.php
index ab992143676..36d04352102 100644
--- a/src/Fields/FieldTransformer.php
+++ b/src/Fields/FieldTransformer.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ private static function inlineTabField(array $submitted)
 
         $field = collect($submitted['config'])
             ->reject(function ($value, $key) use ($fields) {
-                if (in_array($key, ['isNew', 'icon'])) {
+                if ($key === 'isNew') {
                     return true;
                 }
 
diff --git a/tests/Fields/FieldTransformerTest.php b/tests/Fields/FieldTransformerTest.php
index c594161bf70..442ffffc296 100644
--- a/tests/Fields/FieldTransformerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Fields/FieldTransformerTest.php
@@ -115,6 +115,35 @@ public function configFieldItems(): array
         ], $fromVue['field']);
     }
 
+    #[Test]
+    public function a_fieldtype_can_have_an_icon_config_field()
+    {
+        $fieldtype = new class extends Fieldtype
+        {
+            protected static $handle = 'test';
+
+            public function configFieldItems(): array
+            {
+                return [
+                    'icon' => ['type' => 'text', 'default' => 'default-icon'],
+                ];
+            }
+        };
+        $fieldtype::register();
+
+        $fromVue = FieldTransformer::fromVue([
+            'fieldtype' => 'test',
+            'handle' => 'test',
+            'type' => 'inline',
+            'config' => [
+                'icon' => 'chosen-icon',
+                'foo' => 'bar',
+            ],
+        ]);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(['icon' => 'chosen-icon', 'foo' => 'bar'], $fromVue['field']);
+    }
+
     #[Test]
     public function it_removes_full_width_from_field_config()
     {