diff --git a/yazi-binding/src/icon.rs b/yazi-binding/src/icon.rs
index cef7fe07..1a8486d1 100644
--- a/yazi-binding/src/icon.rs
+++ b/yazi-binding/src/icon.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ use crate::{Style, cached_field};
 pub struct Icon {
 	inner: &'static yazi_config::Icon,
 
-	v_text:  Option<Value>,
-	v_style: Option<Value>,
+	v_text:         Option<Value>,
+	v_style:        Option<Value>,
+	v_hovered_text: Option<Value>,
 }
 
 impl Deref for Icon {
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ impl Deref for Icon {
 
 impl From<&'static yazi_config::Icon> for Icon {
 	fn from(icon: &'static yazi_config::Icon) -> Self {
-		Self { inner: icon, v_text: None, v_style: None }
+		Self { inner: icon, v_text: None, v_style: None, v_hovered_text: None }
 	}
 }
 
@@ -27,5 +28,8 @@ impl UserData for Icon {
 	fn add_fields<F: UserDataFields<Self>>(fields: &mut F) {
 		cached_field!(fields, text, |lua, me| lua.create_string(&me.text));
 		cached_field!(fields, style, |_, me| Ok(Style::from(me.style)));
+		cached_field!(fields, hovered_text, |lua, me| {
+			me.hovered_text.as_ref().map(|s| lua.create_string(s)).transpose()
+		});
 	}
 }
diff --git a/yazi-config/preset/theme-dark.toml b/yazi-config/preset/theme-dark.toml
index 1d36e9d0..89c7b8bb 100644
--- a/yazi-config/preset/theme-dark.toml
+++ b/yazi-config/preset/theme-dark.toml
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ conds = [
 	{ if = "dummy", text = "", fg = "#f44336" },
 
 	# Fallback
-	{ if = "dir", text = "", fg = "#03a9f4" },
+	{ if = "dir", text = "", fg = "#03a9f4", hovered_text = "" },
 	{ if = "exec", text = "", fg = "#8bc34a" },
 	{ if = "!dir", text = "", fg = "#ffffff" },
 ]
diff --git a/yazi-config/src/icon.rs b/yazi-config/src/icon.rs
index d19cdc21..fe418474 100644
--- a/yazi-config/src/icon.rs
+++ b/yazi-config/src/icon.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use crate::Style;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct Icon {
-	pub text:  String,
-	pub style: Style,
+	pub text:         String,
+	pub style:        Style,
+	pub hovered_text: Option<String>,
 }
diff --git a/yazi-config/src/theme/icon.rs b/yazi-config/src/theme/icon.rs
index e0b13699..5522b544 100644
--- a/yazi-config/src/theme/icon.rs
+++ b/yazi-config/src/theme/icon.rs
@@ -132,15 +132,22 @@ impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for PatIcons {
 	{
 		#[derive(Deserialize)]
 		struct Shadow {
-			url:  Pattern,
-			text: String,
-			fg:   Option<Color>,
+			url:          Pattern,
+			text:         String,
+			fg:           Option<Color>,
+			hovered_text: Option<String>,
 		}
 
 		Ok(Self(
 			<Vec<Shadow>>::deserialize(deserializer)?
 				.into_iter()
-				.map(|s| (s.url, I { text: s.text, style: Style { fg: s.fg, ..Default::default() } }))
+				.map(|s| {
+					(s.url, I {
+						text:         s.text,
+						style:        Style { fg: s.fg, ..Default::default() },
+						hovered_text: s.hovered_text,
+					})
+				})
 				.collect(),
 		))
 	}
@@ -162,15 +169,22 @@ impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for StrIcons {
 	{
 		#[derive(Deserialize)]
 		struct Shadow {
-			name: String,
-			text: String,
-			fg:   Option<Color>,
+			name:         String,
+			text:         String,
+			fg:           Option<Color>,
+			hovered_text: Option<String>,
 		}
 
 		Ok(Self(
 			<Vec<Shadow>>::deserialize(deserializer)?
 				.into_iter()
-				.map(|s| (s.name, I { text: s.text, style: Style { fg: s.fg, ..Default::default() } }))
+				.map(|s| {
+					(s.name, I {
+						text:         s.text,
+						style:        Style { fg: s.fg, ..Default::default() },
+						hovered_text: s.hovered_text,
+					})
+				})
 				.collect(),
 		))
 	}
@@ -192,16 +206,47 @@ impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for CondIcons {
 	{
 		#[derive(Deserialize)]
 		struct Shadow {
-			r#if: Condition,
-			text: String,
-			fg:   Option<Color>,
+			r#if:         Condition,
+			text:         String,
+			fg:           Option<Color>,
+			hovered_text: Option<String>,
 		}
 
 		Ok(Self(
 			<Vec<Shadow>>::deserialize(deserializer)?
 				.into_iter()
-				.map(|s| (s.r#if, I { text: s.text, style: Style { fg: s.fg, ..Default::default() } }))
+				.map(|s| {
+					(s.r#if, I {
+						text:         s.text,
+						style:        Style { fg: s.fg, ..Default::default() },
+						hovered_text: s.hovered_text,
+					})
+				})
 				.collect(),
 		))
 	}
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+	use super::*;
+	#[test]
+	fn test_icon_struct_with_hovered_text() {
+		let icon = I {
+			text:         "normal_icon".to_string(),
+			style:        Style::default(),
+			hovered_text: Some("hovered_icon".to_string()),
+		};
+
+		assert_eq!(icon.text, "normal_icon");
+		assert_eq!(icon.hovered_text, Some("hovered_icon".to_string()));
+	}
+	#[test]
+	fn test_icon_struct_without_hovered_text() {
+		let icon =
+			I { text: "normal_icon".to_string(), style: Style::default(), hovered_text: None };
+
+		assert_eq!(icon.text, "normal_icon");
+		assert_eq!(icon.hovered_text, None);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/preset/components/entity.lua b/yazi-plugin/preset/components/entity.lua
index aad13b12..86e38a71 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/preset/components/entity.lua
+++ b/yazi-plugin/preset/components/entity.lua
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ function Entity:icon()
 	if not icon then
 		return ""
 	elseif self._file.is_hovered then
-		return icon.text .. " "
+		local text = icon.hovered_text or icon.text
+		return text .. " "
 	else
 		return ui.Line(icon.text .. " "):style(icon.style)
 	end