diff --git a/docs/frontend-system/architecture/15-plugins.md b/docs/frontend-system/architecture/15-plugins.md
index 600dd3b4bd..65fc86c8be 100644
--- a/docs/frontend-system/architecture/15-plugins.md
+++ b/docs/frontend-system/architecture/15-plugins.md
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ export default createFrontendPlugin({
 
 ### `icon` option
 
-The display icon of the plugin, used in page headers and navigation. The type is `IconComponent` from `@backstage/frontend-plugin-api`, which is a React component that accepts an optional `fontSize` prop.
+The display icon of the plugin, used in page headers and navigation. The type is `IconElement` (`JSX.Element | null`) from `@backstage/frontend-plugin-api`.
 
 ```tsx
 export default createFrontendPlugin({
   pluginId: 'my-plugin',
-  icon: MyPluginIcon,
+  icon: <MyPluginIcon />,
   extensions: [...],
 });
 ```
diff --git a/docs/frontend-system/building-plugins/04-built-in-data-refs.md b/docs/frontend-system/building-plugins/04-built-in-data-refs.md
index 1cd30f6bc6..9949c4a3ae 100644
--- a/docs/frontend-system/building-plugins/04-built-in-data-refs.md
+++ b/docs/frontend-system/building-plugins/04-built-in-data-refs.md
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ The `title` data reference can be used for defining the extension input/output o
 
 ### `icon`
 
-|     id      |      type       |
-| :---------: | :-------------: |
-| `core.icon` | `IconComponent` |
+|     id      |     type      |
+| :---------: | :-----------: |
+| `core.icon` | `IconElement` |
 
-The `icon` data reference can be used for defining the extension input/output of icon components. The type is `IconComponent` from `@backstage/frontend-plugin-api`.
+The `icon` data reference can be used for defining the extension input/output of icon elements. The type is `IconElement` (`JSX.Element | null`) from `@backstage/frontend-plugin-api`.
 
 ### `routePath`