diff --git a/src/components/icon/icon-state.broadcast.ts b/src/components/icon/icon-state.broadcast.ts
index abca40130..62b684866 100644
--- a/src/components/icon/icon-state.broadcast.ts
+++ b/src/components/icon/icon-state.broadcast.ts
@@ -84,8 +84,12 @@ export class IconsStateBroadcast {
 
     this.send({
       actionType: ActionType.SyncState,
-      collections: this._getUserSetCollection(this._iconsCollection),
-      references: this._getUserRefsCollection(this._iconReferences),
+      collections: this._getUserSetCollection(
+        this._iconsCollection
+      ).toPlainMap(),
+      references: this._getUserRefsCollection(
+        this._iconReferences
+      ).toPlainMap(),
       origin: IconsStateBroadcast._origin,
     });
   }
diff --git a/src/components/icon/icon.registry.ts b/src/components/icon/icon.registry.ts
index 879703463..27a324f6f 100644
--- a/src/components/icon/icon.registry.ts
+++ b/src/components/icon/icon.registry.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class IconsRegistry {
 
     this._broadcast.send({
       actionType: ActionType.RegisterIcon,
-      collections: icons,
+      collections: icons.toPlainMap(),
     });
 
     this._notifyAll(name, collection);
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class IconsRegistry {
 
       this._broadcast.send({
         actionType: ActionType.UpdateIconReference,
-        references: refs,
+        references: refs.toPlainMap(),
       });
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/components/icon/icon.spec.ts b/src/components/icon/icon.spec.ts
index f6f6742d7..41252ce04 100644
--- a/src/components/icon/icon.spec.ts
+++ b/src/components/icon/icon.spec.ts
@@ -470,6 +470,134 @@ describe('Icon BFCache (pageshow/pagehide) handling', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('DefaultMap serialization for cross-browser compatibility', () => {
+  let channel: BroadcastChannel;
+  let events: MessageEvent<BroadcastIconsChangeMessage>[] = [];
+  const collectionName = 'serialization-test';
+
+  const handler = (message: MessageEvent<BroadcastIconsChangeMessage>) =>
+    events.push(message);
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    channel = new BroadcastChannel('ignite-ui-icon-channel');
+    channel.addEventListener('message', handler);
+    events = [];
+  });
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    channel.close();
+    events = [];
+  });
+
+  it('DefaultMap.toPlainMap() returns a plain Map instance, not DefaultMap', () => {
+    const defaultMap = createIconDefaultMap<string, SvgIcon>();
+    const plainMap = defaultMap.toPlainMap();
+
+    // Verify that plainMap is a Map but not a DefaultMap
+    expect(plainMap).to.be.instanceOf(Map);
+    expect(plainMap[Symbol.toStringTag]).to.equal('Map');
+    expect(defaultMap[Symbol.toStringTag]).to.equal('DefaultMap');
+  });
+
+  it('toPlainMap() preserves all entries from DefaultMap', () => {
+    const defaultMap = createIconDefaultMap<string, SvgIcon>();
+    const testData: SvgIcon = { svg: bugSvg };
+
+    // Add data to DefaultMap
+    const collection = defaultMap.getOrCreate('test-collection');
+    collection.set('bug', testData);
+
+    // Convert to plain Map
+    const plainMap = defaultMap.toPlainMap();
+
+    // Verify entries are preserved
+    expect(plainMap.has('test-collection')).to.be.true;
+    const plainCollection = plainMap.get('test-collection');
+    expect(plainCollection?.get('bug')).to.eql(testData);
+  });
+
+  it('broadcasted collections data is sent as plain Maps', async () => {
+    registerIconFromText('test-icon', bugSvg, collectionName);
+    await aTimeout(0);
+
+    const { collections } = first(events).data;
+
+    expect(collections?.[Symbol.toStringTag]).to.equal('Map');
+    // Verify the inner collection is also a Map
+    const innerCollection = collections?.get(collectionName);
+    expect(innerCollection?.[Symbol.toStringTag]).to.equal('Map');
+    expect(innerCollection?.get('test-icon')).to.eql(
+      getIconRegistry().get('test-icon', collectionName)
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('broadcasted references data is sent as plain Maps', async () => {
+    registerIconFromText('ref-test', bugSvg, collectionName);
+    const refName = 'bug-ref';
+    const refCollection = 'ref-collection';
+
+    setIconRef(refName, refCollection, {
+      name: 'ref-test',
+      collection: collectionName,
+    });
+    await aTimeout(0);
+
+    const { references } = last(events).data;
+
+    expect(references?.[Symbol.toStringTag]).to.equal('Map');
+    // Verify the inner reference collection is also a Map
+    const refInnerCollection = references?.get(refCollection);
+    expect(refInnerCollection?.[Symbol.toStringTag]).to.equal('Map');
+    expect(refInnerCollection?.get(refName)).to.eql(
+      getIconRegistry().getIconRef(refName, refCollection)
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('nested plain Maps can be structured cloned and transmitted safely', async () => {
+    registerIconFromText('nested-icon', bugSvg, collectionName);
+    await aTimeout(0);
+
+    const { collections } = first(events).data;
+
+    // Verify that nested plain Maps can be structured-cloned (as BroadcastChannel would do)
+    const clonedCollections = structuredClone(collections);
+
+    // Outer structure should remain a Map
+    expect(clonedCollections?.[Symbol.toStringTag]).to.equal('Map');
+
+    // Inner collection for the test collection should also remain a Map
+    const clonedInnerCollection = clonedCollections?.get(collectionName);
+    expect(clonedInnerCollection?.[Symbol.toStringTag]).to.equal('Map');
+
+    // The nested icon entry should be preserved after cloning
+    expect(clonedInnerCollection?.has('nested-icon')).to.be.true;
+  });
+
+  it('toPlainMap preserves nested Map structures for icon collections', () => {
+    const defaultMap = createIconDefaultMap<string, SvgIcon>();
+
+    // Create nested DefaultMap with icons
+    const collection1 = defaultMap.getOrCreate('material');
+    collection1.set('home', { svg: bugSvg });
+    collection1.set('settings', { svg: virusSvg });
+
+    const collection2 = defaultMap.getOrCreate('bootstrap');
+    collection2.set('star', { svg: searchSvg });
+
+    // Convert to plain Map
+    const plainMap = defaultMap.toPlainMap();
+
+    // Verify structure is preserved
+    expect(plainMap.size).to.equal(2);
+    expect(plainMap.get('material')!.size).to.equal(2);
+    expect(plainMap.get('bootstrap')!.size).to.equal(1);
+
+    // Verify nested data integrity
+    expect(plainMap.get('material')?.get('home')?.svg).to.include('<svg');
+    expect(plainMap.get('bootstrap')?.get('star')?.svg).to.include('<svg');
+  });
+});
+
 describe('Icon component', () => {
   before(() => {
     defineComponents(IgcIconComponent);
diff --git a/src/components/icon/registry/default-map.ts b/src/components/icon/registry/default-map.ts
index 120ebfacf..a077f43b5 100644
--- a/src/components/icon/registry/default-map.ts
+++ b/src/components/icon/registry/default-map.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,29 @@ class DefaultMap<K, V> extends Map<K, V> {
 
     return this.get(key) as V;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Converts the DefaultMap to a plain Map for structured cloning.
+   *
+   * @remarks
+   * This method helps with cross-browser compatibility when using BroadcastChannel
+   * or postMessage, as custom Map subclasses are not properly cloned in Safari.
+   * Returns a plain Map instance so that the container itself can be structured-cloned
+   * consistently across browsers. Structured cloning will still only succeed if the
+   * map's keys and values are themselves structured-cloneable.
+   *
+   * @returns A plain Map with the same entries as this DefaultMap.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * ```typescript
+   * const defaultMap = new DefaultMap<string, Set<number>>();
+   * const plainMap = defaultMap.toPlainMap();
+   * channel.postMessage({ data: plainMap });
+   * ```
+   */
+  public toPlainMap(): Map<K, V> {
+    return new Map(this.entries());
+  }
 }
 
 /**