diff --git a/packages/webawesome/docs/docs/resources/changelog.md b/packages/webawesome/docs/docs/resources/changelog.md
index a6f2c5e36..bc4553f9f 100644
--- a/packages/webawesome/docs/docs/resources/changelog.md
+++ b/packages/webawesome/docs/docs/resources/changelog.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Components with the <wa-badge variant="warning">Experimental</wa-badge> badge sh
 - Fixed a bug in `<wa-icon>` that caused some icon libraries to render with the incorrect SVG fill [issue:1733]
 - Fixed a bug in `<wa-tree-item>` that caused the spinner to not show when lazy loading [issue:1678]
 - Fixed a bug in `<wa-dropdown>` that caused the browser to hang when cancelling the `wa-hide` event [issue:1483]
+- Fixed a bug in `<wa-dropdown-item>` that prevented the icon dependency from being imported [issue:1825]
 - Improved performance of `<wa-icon>` so initial rendering occurs faster, especially with multiple icons on the page [issue:1729]
 - Modified the default `transition` styles of `<wa-dropdown-item>` to use design tokens [pr:1693]
 
diff --git a/packages/webawesome/src/components/dropdown-item/dropdown-item.ts b/packages/webawesome/src/components/dropdown-item/dropdown-item.ts
index 4e43f5d6f..c01b7fcb9 100644
--- a/packages/webawesome/src/components/dropdown-item/dropdown-item.ts
+++ b/packages/webawesome/src/components/dropdown-item/dropdown-item.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { customElement, property, query, state } from 'lit/decorators.js';
 import { animateWithClass } from '../../internal/animate.js';
 import { HasSlotController } from '../../internal/slot.js';
 import WebAwesomeElement from '../../internal/webawesome-element.js';
+import '../icon/icon.js';
 import styles from './dropdown-item.css';
 
 /**