diff --git a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/dialog/res/values/styles.xml b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/dialog/res/values/styles.xml
index ef30b5bb922..3d51110208f 100644
--- a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/dialog/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/dialog/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -130,7 +130,12 @@
     <item name="android:layout_height">@dimen/m3_alert_dialog_icon_size</item>
     <item name="android:layout_marginEnd" tools:ignore="NewApi">@dimen/m3_alert_dialog_icon_margin</item>
     <item name="android:layout_marginRight">@dimen/m3_alert_dialog_icon_margin</item>
-    <item name="tint">?attr/colorSecondary</item>
+    <item name="android:theme">@style/ThemeOverlay.MaterialAlertDialog.Material3.Title.Icon</item>
+  </style>
+
+  <!-- Theme overlay to override icon colors if it's a vector drawable with default colors. -->
+  <style name="ThemeOverlay.MaterialAlertDialog.Material3.Title.Icon" parent="">
+    <item name="colorControlNormal">?attr/colorSecondary</item>
   </style>
 
   <style name="MaterialAlertDialog.Material3.Title.Icon.CenterStacked">