diff --git a/modules/react/action-bar/lib/ActionBarItem.tsx b/modules/react/action-bar/lib/ActionBarItem.tsx
index bfc28986d7..5297c88980 100644
--- a/modules/react/action-bar/lib/ActionBarItem.tsx
+++ b/modules/react/action-bar/lib/ActionBarItem.tsx
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@ import {useActionBarModel} from './useActionBarModel';
 export interface ActionBarItemProps {
   /**
    * The contents of the action item. This will be the accessible name of the action for screen readers.
+   * Omit it to render an icon-only button, and provide an `aria-label` instead.
    *
    * ```tsx
    * <ActionBar.Item>First Action</ActionBar.Item>
+   * <ActionBar.Item icon={trashIcon} aria-label="Delete" />
    * ```
    */
-  children: React.ReactNode;
+  children?: React.ReactNode;
   /**
    * The identifier of the action. This identifier will be used for correct overflow behavior.
    * If this property is not provided, it will default to a string representation
diff --git a/modules/react/action-bar/spec/ActionBar.spec.tsx b/modules/react/action-bar/spec/ActionBar.spec.tsx
index 4f8dc6749e..88e44476fb 100644
--- a/modules/react/action-bar/spec/ActionBar.spec.tsx
+++ b/modules/react/action-bar/spec/ActionBar.spec.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,23 @@
+import {render} from '@testing-library/react';
+import * as React from 'react';
+
+import {trashIcon} from '@workday/canvas-system-icons-web';
+
 import {ActionBar} from '../lib/ActionBar';
 import {useActionBarModel} from '../lib/useActionBarModel';
 
 describe('ActionBar.Item', () => {
   verifyComponent(ActionBar.Item, {modelFn: useActionBarModel});
+
+  it('should render an icon-only item named by its aria-label', () => {
+    const screen = render(
+      <ActionBar>
+        <ActionBar.List>
+          <ActionBar.Item icon={trashIcon} aria-label="Delete" />
+        </ActionBar.List>
+      </ActionBar>
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', {name: 'Delete'})).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/modules/react/action-bar/stories/ActionBar.mdx b/modules/react/action-bar/stories/ActionBar.mdx
index 242c8a4a49..08326d6c70 100644
--- a/modules/react/action-bar/stories/ActionBar.mdx
+++ b/modules/react/action-bar/stories/ActionBar.mdx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {Meta} from '@storybook/blocks';
 import {ExampleCodeBlock, SymbolDoc} from '@workday/canvas-kit-docs';
 import {Basic} from './examples/Basic';
 import {Icons} from './examples/Icons';
+import {IconOnly} from './examples/IconOnly';
 import {DeleteAction} from './examples/DeleteAction';
 import {OverflowActionBar} from './examples/OverflowActionBar';
 import {OverflowActionBarCustomButtonCount} from './examples/OverflowActionBarCustomButtonCount';
@@ -42,6 +43,14 @@ with `ActionBar.Item` such as `icon` or `size`.
 
 <ExampleCodeBlock code={Icons} />
 
+### Icon-Only Example
+
+An `ActionBar.Item` can render an icon-only button by passing an `icon` without `children`. Because
+there is no visible text, provide an `aria-label` so the action has an accessible name. Wrapping the
+item in a [Tooltip](/components/popups/tooltip/) also shows the label to sighted users.
+
+<ExampleCodeBlock code={IconOnly} />
+
 ### Delete Action Example
 
 `ActionBar.Item` is a `SecondaryButton` by default but it's posible to change it to another element,
diff --git a/modules/react/action-bar/stories/ActionBar.stories.ts b/modules/react/action-bar/stories/ActionBar.stories.ts
index 25a3ee10b7..9da6f96d7d 100644
--- a/modules/react/action-bar/stories/ActionBar.stories.ts
+++ b/modules/react/action-bar/stories/ActionBar.stories.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {ActionBar} from '@workday/canvas-kit-react/action-bar';
 import mdxDoc from './ActionBar.mdx';
 import {Basic as BasicExample} from './examples/Basic';
 import {DeleteAction as DeleteActionExample} from './examples/DeleteAction';
+import {IconOnly as IconOnlyExample} from './examples/IconOnly';
 import {Icons as IconsExample} from './examples/Icons';
 import {OverflowActionBar as OverflowActionBarExample} from './examples/OverflowActionBar';
 import {OverflowActionBarCustomButtonCount as OverflowActionBarCustomButtonCountExample} from './examples/OverflowActionBarCustomButtonCount';
@@ -28,6 +29,9 @@ export const Basic: Story = {
 export const Icons: Story = {
   render: IconsExample,
 };
+export const IconOnly: Story = {
+  render: IconOnlyExample,
+};
 export const DeleteAction: Story = {
   render: DeleteActionExample,
 };
diff --git a/modules/react/action-bar/stories/examples/IconOnly.tsx b/modules/react/action-bar/stories/examples/IconOnly.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..84eddd2ba9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/react/action-bar/stories/examples/IconOnly.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import {ActionBar} from '@workday/canvas-kit-react/action-bar';
+import {PrimaryButton} from '@workday/canvas-kit-react/button';
+import {editIcon, trashIcon} from '@workday/canvas-system-icons-web';
+
+export const IconOnly = () => {
+  return (
+    <ActionBar>
+      <ActionBar.List position="relative" as="section" aria-label="Icon-only Action Bar">
+        <ActionBar.Item as={PrimaryButton}>Save</ActionBar.Item>
+        <ActionBar.Item icon={editIcon} aria-label="Edit" />
+        <ActionBar.Item icon={trashIcon} aria-label="Delete" />
+      </ActionBar.List>
+    </ActionBar>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/modules/react/action-bar/stories/examples/index.ts b/modules/react/action-bar/stories/examples/index.ts
index 4f37831963..12efa4dfbd 100644
--- a/modules/react/action-bar/stories/examples/index.ts
+++ b/modules/react/action-bar/stories/examples/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 export {Basic} from './Basic';
 export {DeleteAction} from './DeleteAction';
+export {IconOnly} from './IconOnly';
 export {Icons} from './Icons';
 export {OverflowActionBar} from './OverflowActionBar';
 export {OverflowActionBarCustomButtonCount} from './OverflowActionBarCustomButtonCount';
diff --git a/modules/react/action-bar/stories/visual-testing/testing.stories.tsx b/modules/react/action-bar/stories/visual-testing/testing.stories.tsx
index e16ade025d..1f165125ba 100644
--- a/modules/react/action-bar/stories/visual-testing/testing.stories.tsx
+++ b/modules/react/action-bar/stories/visual-testing/testing.stories.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {ActionBar} from '@workday/canvas-kit-react/action-bar';
 import {PrimaryButton, SecondaryButton} from '@workday/canvas-kit-react/button';
 import {ComponentStatesTable, StaticStates} from '@workday/canvas-kit-react/testing';
 import {cssVar, px2rem} from '@workday/canvas-kit-styling';
+import {editIcon, trashIcon} from '@workday/canvas-system-icons-web';
 import {base} from '@workday/canvas-tokens-web';
 
 export default {
@@ -55,6 +56,39 @@ export const ActionBarStates = {
   ),
 };
 
+const ActionBarIconOnlyTest = () => (
+  <StaticStates>
+    <ComponentStatesTable
+      rowProps={[
+        {label: 'Icon-only items', props: {}},
+        {label: 'Icon-only items (small)', props: {size: 'small'}},
+      ]}
+      columnProps={[
+        {label: 'Icons only', props: {withText: false}},
+        {label: 'With a text action', props: {withText: true}},
+      ]}
+    >
+      {({size, withText}) => (
+        <ActionBar>
+          <ActionBar.List position="relative">
+            {withText && (
+              <ActionBar.Item as={PrimaryButton} size={size}>
+                Save
+              </ActionBar.Item>
+            )}
+            <ActionBar.Item icon={editIcon} aria-label="Edit" size={size} />
+            <ActionBar.Item icon={trashIcon} aria-label="Delete" size={size} />
+          </ActionBar.List>
+        </ActionBar>
+      )}
+    </ComponentStatesTable>
+  </StaticStates>
+);
+
+export const ActionBarIconOnlyStates = {
+  render: () => <ActionBarIconOnlyTest />,
+};
+
 export const ActionBarWithOverflowMenuStates = {
   render: () => {
     const [items] = React.useState<MyActionItem[]>([