diff --git a/.changeset/eighty-ghosts-count.md b/.changeset/eighty-ghosts-count.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..324c8638b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/eighty-ghosts-count.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@capawesome/capacitor-app-shortcuts': minor
+---
+
+feat(android): string type support for `androidIcon`
diff --git a/packages/app-shortcuts/README.md b/packages/app-shortcuts/README.md
index 0cef32278..f3bf90004 100644
--- a/packages/app-shortcuts/README.md
+++ b/packages/app-shortcuts/README.md
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ Remove all listeners for this plugin.
 | **`id`**          | <code>string</code>           | The unique identifier.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 6.0.0 |
 | **`title`**       | <code>string</code>           | The display name.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 6.0.0 |
 | **`icon`**        | <code>string \| number</code> | The icon to display. On **Android**, the icon is the constant integer value of the [R.drawable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/R.drawable) enum (e.g. `17301547`). On **iOS**, the icon can be one of the following: - The constant integer value of the [UIApplicationShortcutIcon.IconType](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/uikit/uiapplicationshortcuticon/icontype) enum (e.g. `6`). - A system symbol name (e.g. `star.fill`). - Name of the image asset from the asset catalogue. | 6.1.0 |
-| **`androidIcon`** | <code>number</code>           | The icon to display on Android. The icon is the constant integer value of the [R.drawable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/R.drawable) enum (e.g. `17301547`).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 7.2.0 |
+| **`androidIcon`** | <code>string \| number</code> | The icon to display on Android. The icon is the constant name or the integer value of the [R.drawable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/R.drawable) enum (e.g. `17301547`, `"alert_dark_frame"`).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 7.2.0 |
 | **`iosIcon`**     | <code>string \| number</code> | The icon to display on iOS. The icon can be one of the following: - The constant integer value of the [UIApplicationShortcutIcon.IconType](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/uikit/uiapplicationshortcuticon/icontype) enum (e.g. `6`). - A system symbol name (e.g. `star.fill`). - Name of the image asset from the asset catalogue.                                                                                                                                                                     | 7.2.0 |
 
 
diff --git a/packages/app-shortcuts/android/src/main/java/io/capawesome/capacitorjs/plugins/appshortcuts/AppShortcutsHelper.java b/packages/app-shortcuts/android/src/main/java/io/capawesome/capacitorjs/plugins/appshortcuts/AppShortcutsHelper.java
index 4fc3db239..45b3e9eca 100644
--- a/packages/app-shortcuts/android/src/main/java/io/capawesome/capacitorjs/plugins/appshortcuts/AppShortcutsHelper.java
+++ b/packages/app-shortcuts/android/src/main/java/io/capawesome/capacitorjs/plugins/appshortcuts/AppShortcutsHelper.java
@@ -57,8 +57,14 @@ public static List<ShortcutInfoCompat> createShortcutInfoCompatList(JSArray shor
                     (String) id
                 )
             );
+
             if (androidIcon != null) {
-                shortcutInfoCompat.setIcon(IconCompat.createWithResource(context, (int) androidIcon));
+                try {
+                    int iconResId = context.getResources().getIdentifier((String) androidIcon, "drawable", "android");
+                    shortcutInfoCompat.setIcon(IconCompat.createWithResource(context, iconResId));
+                } catch (Exception exception) {
+                    shortcutInfoCompat.setIcon(IconCompat.createWithResource(context, (int) androidIcon));
+                }
             } else if (icon != null) {
                 shortcutInfoCompat.setIcon(IconCompat.createWithResource(context, (int) icon));
             }
diff --git a/packages/app-shortcuts/example/package-lock.json b/packages/app-shortcuts/example/package-lock.json
index 2a12023df..302c0563c 100644
--- a/packages/app-shortcuts/example/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/app-shortcuts/example/package-lock.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     },
     "..": {
       "name": "@capawesome/capacitor-app-shortcuts",
-      "version": "7.1.0",
+      "version": "7.2.0",
       "funding": [
         {
           "type": "github",
diff --git a/packages/app-shortcuts/example/src/js/script.js b/packages/app-shortcuts/example/src/js/script.js
index 011468c62..121bfdf6b 100644
--- a/packages/app-shortcuts/example/src/js/script.js
+++ b/packages/app-shortcuts/example/src/js/script.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { AppShortcuts } from '@capawesome/capacitor-app-shortcuts';
-import { Capacitor } from '@capacitor/core';
 
 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
   const initialize = async () => {
@@ -24,7 +23,8 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
             description: 'Let us know how we can improve',
             id: 'feedback',
             title: 'Feedback',
-            icon: Capacitor.getPlatform() === 'ios' ? 6 : 17301547,
+            iosIcon: 6,
+            androidIcon: 17301547, // 'alert_dark_frame'
           },
         ],
       });
diff --git a/packages/app-shortcuts/src/definitions.ts b/packages/app-shortcuts/src/definitions.ts
index 112897e05..60f213ebc 100644
--- a/packages/app-shortcuts/src/definitions.ts
+++ b/packages/app-shortcuts/src/definitions.ts
@@ -132,12 +132,13 @@ export interface Shortcut {
   /**
    * The icon to display on Android.
    *
-   * The icon is the constant integer value of the [R.drawable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/R.drawable) enum (e.g. `17301547`).
+   * The icon is the constant name or the integer value of the [R.drawable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/R.drawable) enum (e.g. `17301547`, `"alert_dark_frame"`).
    *
    * @since 7.2.0
    * @example 17301547
+   * @example "alert_dark_frame"
    */
-  androidIcon?: number;
+  androidIcon?: number | string;
   /**
    * The icon to display on iOS.
    *