diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/popup_menu.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/popup_menu.dart
index 8b84b2760d5..6ff222c4541 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/popup_menu.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/popup_menu.dart
@@ -446,6 +446,11 @@ class PopupMenuItemState<T, W extends PopupMenuItem<T>> extends State<W> {
         data: IconThemeData(opacity: isDark ? 0.5 : 0.38),
         child: item,
       );
+    } else {
+      item = IconTheme.merge(
+        data: IconThemeData(color: style.color),
+        child: item,
+      );
     }
 
     return MergeSemantics(