diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index 333fbb635..a8e727d90 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 - **Popup** - Popup `preserve` setting (which preserves popup in DOM to avoid regenerating on each show/hide) was set to `true` by default causing generated popups to remain in DOM. #1369
 - **Input** - Fixed errored input field having incorrect border radius with `labeled input`
 - **Divider/Grid** - `vertical divider` no longer has inexplicable right border when stacked on mobile #2558
-
+- **Icon** - `black icon` have been added back as a color option
 
 **Additional Bugs**
 - **Form** - URL regexp will now match now works correctly, and matches against non `http://` prefixed urls like `www.google.com`
diff --git a/src/definitions/elements/icon.less b/src/definitions/elements/icon.less
index 0fc4c9bc7..3e5bd8bd1 100755
--- a/src/definitions/elements/icon.less
+++ b/src/definitions/elements/icon.less
@@ -362,6 +362,19 @@ i.inverted.circular.grey.icon {
   color: @white !important;
 }
 
+/* Black */
+i.black.icon {
+  color: @black !important;
+}
+i.inverted.black.icon {
+  color: @lightBlack !important;
+}
+i.inverted.bordeblack.black.icon,
+i.inverted.circular.black.icon {
+  background-color: @black !important;
+  color: @white !important;
+}
+
 /*-------------------
         Sizes
 --------------------*/